Volvo 480 Turbo - Animal Farm Edition

[Racer]

Hi

I was looking for this detail for some time, its a full neglected Volvo 480 Turbo of 1993 , the owner drives through dusty areas with windows down , stores all kinds of things in the car, washes when rains...a mess

When i saw the car, the interior was like an Animal Farm, all kinds of dirt, "animals", dirt, dirt and more dirt.

The paint was swirled and shallow, lots of scractchs, a big one on the side door, the front fender was a mess.

The process was :

- Washed with sonax, and sonax and more sonax, i spent almost 2 hours washing the car.
- Full clay
- PG yellow pad ( died after the work ) e PC x 2
- IP green pad PC x 1
- FF white pad PC x 1
- Sealed with Grojet
- Nattys
- 1Z Balsam in the trim

Inside, APC 1:10 , 1z Tiefenfleger
1Z Leather treatment

So lets look the before :

the roof was full of bird bombs

Swirl city

Animal Farm

Animal Farm 2

Animal Farm 3 ( mud and more dust )

Mega zega Swirl

The result of offroad driving

Many type of scracthes

16 hours and little more after...

Shame the fender wasnt painted yet...

Akele abraço

 

[tubafeak]

WOW, it's like night and day. You did that all with a PC, dang. Did you use an extractor or did you just use a shop vac and lots of water? Great job, hope you were justly compensated.

 

[Racer]

Thanks, but i only used an shop vac it need an extractor.
THe interior was washed with lots of APC .

 

[JaredPointer]

That is absolutely AMAZING!! What a transformation!! You are a Detailing Idol. :cool

When i saw the car, the interior was like an Animal Farm, all kinds of dirt, "animals", dirt, dirt and more dirt.

:lol :rofl :lol

That is classic!!!! I wanna use it as my signature!! :lol :rofl

 

[klnyc]

Take that car out from the shade and do some shot under the sun Man, its my 1st time I see those Volvo, esp those pop up head light :cool

 

[Beemerboy]

Great job and that is a cool looking car, do not see those here in the US.

The plastic rear light lens if you had some good light cut compound and polish you can work those over and that haze will lift somewhat. best solution for those is wet sanding.


All in all you did a killer job and I'm sure the owner was REAL happy with the results.

 

[Bellydawg]

Beautiful. Incredible transformation. I am truly in the presence of greatness.

Jim

 

[Ferrarislave]

WOW!!! Get a picture of this up at exotiXboard, even though its not exotic, the detail job on this was a true extreme make over.

 

[Boss_429]

Great transformation... excellent! :bigups :bigups

 

[CharlesW]

Absolutely unbelieveable!!!

Is that truly the same vehicle in the after pictures?

:bow :bow :bow :bigups :bigups :bigups

Charles

 

[jpzapata]

Great job and that is a cool looking car, do not see those here in the US.

The plastic rear light lens if you had some good light cut compound and polish you can work those over and that haze will lift somewhat. best solution for those is wet sanding.


All in all you did a killer job and I'm sure the owner was REAL happy with the results.

It actually remind me of the Izusu Impulse

 

[jaybs02]

Amazing turnaround :bow
I amazed it only took you 16 hrs

"J"

 

[TrueDetailer]

Nice work. How long you been detailing?

 

[max080]

Very Good Job :mohawk

 

[Racer]

TrueDetailer :I started detailing in last september , 2004.



Akele abraço

 

[05SilverTRD]

That is freaking amazing. I am completely impressed. You seem to do great work on all of the cars that you detail.

 

[Racer]

Thanks , wait for the next one, a Renault Megane Cabriolet
from 2000 , detailed the front and the top , i only stopped because my 2 cutting pads died

Akele abraço

 

[SMcpot]

You have some fortitude, my friend....

Great job!

 

[cej93]

Amazing work; I would have loved to see the owner's face when he/she saw what a transformation you had done. Great job. :bigups