THATS FRESH Detailed: 2003 Sable Black CTS

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Thats Fresh

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5 cars in a row and theyre all black. i love black but da mn. lOL. Owner took his car to the local car wash for his washes which caused the ever so deep swirls. The water at the car wash left a nice wax on it but also left the paint with water pits all over the car. The CTS is his DD and his daughter rides in the back. We met a week before the detail so i could take a closer look. Upon inspection, the car was in great condition, just hardened bug spots and minor swirls. After the initial wash i found alot more discrepancies like those water pits and DEEP swirls. But, no rock chips, nice! i wasnt able to correct it to perfection but i got close to 100% as i could. on to the detail. enjoy





INTERIOR

303 Spot Cleaner

Tuff Stuff Cleaner

Hot Towel & Soft Bristle Brush for removal

Wet/Dry Shop Vac

LeatheriqueRO&PC



ENGINE

TAW & 303



WHEELS/WELLS

Craftsman LoJack

P21S TAW

P21S Wheel Gel

BHB, Various brushes, Grout Sponge



WASH

Foam Gun/CGW&G

Rinse

2BM/Megs GC

Rinse



CLAY

Megs White

ONR lube

rinse/leaf blower



HEADLIGHTS

3M Block

3M 1500, 2000 grit

Megs PlastX/4" orange



POLISH

PC7424

PG/Orange 2x

IP/Orange

PO85rd/Blue

ONR wash/WW MF



SEALANT

JetSeal109



LSP

DodoJuice Purple Haze



FINAL

OPT Tire Gel 1:1

303 Protectant

Stoners IG

RainX

Mothers Metal Polish/MF applicator

Swissvax Wood Polish

ONR QD

PAKSHAK plush





now lets see how all that stuff worked.





headlight is past gone. a safety issue

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notice the straight line. overspray.

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hardened stains everywhere, no worries

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took coins and let them soak in hot water, then placed them in coin holder after drying

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massaging deep into the open pores, seams and where there were cracks in the leather.

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90degrees perfect for the curing time. closed door and went to lunch.



jacked car up to get into fenders since i saw some dirt in there

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overall car was clean. this was red overspray on panels (custom painted calipers)

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artillery

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after PG (left door)

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before

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after

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next morning, sealant & wax and final touches



indoor afters

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roof shots

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now for the real afters. outside in the sun.

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Swissvax Wood Polish on the wood trim

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thanks to 303 and Tuff Stuff. no elbow grease required

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water pits showing in the sun. wasnt able to correct that

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headlights alot better now. owner painted grill himself for now. getting it professionally painted next week along with CTS V bumper thats coming in also.

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save the best for last (=

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as always, thanks for looking and C&C welcome.





and guess what im getting tomorrow, a BLACK NSX. can i get a white car for once?
 
Really nice work!



Were the headlights just dirty in that early shot or did you perform some amount of correction?
 
great turn around. The headlights were horrible for only being an '03. Interior difference if HUGE. hope the owner appreciates the miracle you worked on this!
 
thanks yall for the kind words.





certifydg said:
yes my car was long overdue....thanx Fresh for working on my ride.....!!
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no problem. thanks for letting me work on it versus taking it to those hack 'pro detailer shops' here in our area. glad you liked it and welcome to autopia.





Got More Wax said:
Looks great! You East Coasters always crack me up, detailing in flip flops!!!!



Andy
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haha. we get to wear flippers while the west coast gets the nice weather



Cholleman said:
Muuuuchh more comfortable.



Nice job on the car, TF.
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YGPM





tom p. said:
Really nice work!



Were the headlights just dirty in that early shot or did you perform some amount of correction?
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no that first shot was taken when i got the car. that last shot of it was the best i could get it. maybe someone with more expertise can give me tips on how they dealt with it IF it even is correctable. the owner is going to buy new headlights anyways.



Bigpoppa3346 said:
Lookin' good.



Is the owner a smoker? Because that looked like nasty smoke staining on the B pillar.
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yes he is but he quit. I was amazed at 303 Spot Cleaner with the dark color. i could have used it on the other stains but the price of 303 vs. Tuff Stuff made me use the 303 just for the hard spots.
 
thanks barry! i was happy to acheive that kinda of results. some spots i couldnt get but most of it was corrected (=



customer was appreciative and is armed with proper maintenance knowledge now.
 
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