This 2000 Accord Coupe came to me with 92,700 miles via my financial advisor. He wanted to have his fiancee's vehicle detailed so he could convince her not to buy a new car. So I scheduled him for a 3-Piece Package which allots for up to 5.5 hours and gives customers the best WOW per dollar factor. 13 hours later....I worked on everyting except the engine compartment.
The worst part of this vehicle was the interior. It took me 7.5 hours. The hair fibers from a pet were woven into the fibers and the console was a mess. I ended up vacuuming the interior 4 separate times (including the 1st) to make sure nothing was left behind. Originally, I even tried blowing it out with air, but nothing budged. Crazy.
The exterior was not too hard, but required meticulous attention. Lots of fallout and little nodules which I've seen many times before. My guess is from trees. I didn't go for true correction, but it turns out many of the defects came out in one pass. My goal, was to bring back some gloss to the paint, get everything sqeaky clean (no gunk), and not run-up the cost with my perfection seeking tendencies.
So here's the process:
Total Time: 13 hours
Exterior: ONR Wash, ONR +Optimum Clay, Meg's Body Solvent on rocker panels, Meg's D151 Via Orange Pad + Flex, and Four Star Gloss Enhancer Wipe Down.
Interior: Vacuum...a lot, Cleanse with TOL APC (8:1) and several MF's/ Brushes, Lexol Vinyl Protectant, Odor Neutralizer, PB Natural Look on pedals, Upholstery Fluffed with special fiber comb. A few stains were removed with the APC.
Tires/Wheels/Undercarriage: Sprayed with Gloss-It Wheel Cleaner (4:1), ONR Spray after GIWC dwelled for 5 minutes, Agitate with Swissvax Wheel Brush and other stiffer bristle burshes, wiped down. Tires dressed with Meg's Hotshine, and undercarriage dressed with Griot's Undercarriage Spray.
Specialty Areas Fuel Cap Area cleansed thoroughly with ONR via various burshes and wiped down, all door and deck lid shuts throughly cleansed and wiped down.
Headlights: 3m P500, P800, Trizact 1000,3000 and Orange Pad + D151
Tailights:Meg's D151 via Orange Pad and Flex (2 passes)
Overall, I am pleased with the results. The paint is now actually silver although swirls are visible under defect detection lighting. The interior is completely different. It presents well, smells good, is uber-slick, and I bet...she doesn't trade it in. Shame is she has to pick it up with all the salt on the roads.
* I apologize for the pictures. Photobucket is all funky right now and I am having problems generating the codes correctly. Please bare with me, the ize of the photos (they are clickable), and the amount (i just clicked a button and got them all).*
Onto the Show:
The worst part of this vehicle was the interior. It took me 7.5 hours. The hair fibers from a pet were woven into the fibers and the console was a mess. I ended up vacuuming the interior 4 separate times (including the 1st) to make sure nothing was left behind. Originally, I even tried blowing it out with air, but nothing budged. Crazy.
The exterior was not too hard, but required meticulous attention. Lots of fallout and little nodules which I've seen many times before. My guess is from trees. I didn't go for true correction, but it turns out many of the defects came out in one pass. My goal, was to bring back some gloss to the paint, get everything sqeaky clean (no gunk), and not run-up the cost with my perfection seeking tendencies.
So here's the process:
Total Time: 13 hours
Exterior: ONR Wash, ONR +Optimum Clay, Meg's Body Solvent on rocker panels, Meg's D151 Via Orange Pad + Flex, and Four Star Gloss Enhancer Wipe Down.
Interior: Vacuum...a lot, Cleanse with TOL APC (8:1) and several MF's/ Brushes, Lexol Vinyl Protectant, Odor Neutralizer, PB Natural Look on pedals, Upholstery Fluffed with special fiber comb. A few stains were removed with the APC.
Tires/Wheels/Undercarriage: Sprayed with Gloss-It Wheel Cleaner (4:1), ONR Spray after GIWC dwelled for 5 minutes, Agitate with Swissvax Wheel Brush and other stiffer bristle burshes, wiped down. Tires dressed with Meg's Hotshine, and undercarriage dressed with Griot's Undercarriage Spray.
Specialty Areas Fuel Cap Area cleansed thoroughly with ONR via various burshes and wiped down, all door and deck lid shuts throughly cleansed and wiped down.
Headlights: 3m P500, P800, Trizact 1000,3000 and Orange Pad + D151
Tailights:Meg's D151 via Orange Pad and Flex (2 passes)
Overall, I am pleased with the results. The paint is now actually silver although swirls are visible under defect detection lighting. The interior is completely different. It presents well, smells good, is uber-slick, and I bet...she doesn't trade it in. Shame is she has to pick it up with all the salt on the roads.
* I apologize for the pictures. Photobucket is all funky right now and I am having problems generating the codes correctly. Please bare with me, the ize of the photos (they are clickable), and the amount (i just clicked a button and got them all).*
Onto the Show:
