Detailing a high mileage, newer, dirt road SUV

[98RegalGS]

The other day I detailed a 2002 GMC Yukon XL in white, and it has 75k miles on it, woman owned.

The paint was a nightmare, let alone the inside.

I did the best I could on it.

I washed it twice, claybarred, AIO and SG'ed the exterior. The running boards, tires, rims, and trim all had the dusty look even after multple washings. I didnt know what to do with this. This was my first SUV and it took me approximately 9 hours to do it. I did the carpets and extracted with a shopvac, I cleaned the leather with Lexol (even though it doesnt remove the usage stains, in the cracks?). The trim looked dusty, despite me rubbing a cloth down em.

I just dont know if I did the adequate job. I only charged 120$ for this one, but I felt guilty like I forgot something or it wasnt UP TO PAR I guess.

Comments? Exterior and interior came out nicely IMO, just small stuff like the running boards (plastic), rusted/pitted chrome trim around the vehicle, etc.

[themightytimmah]

There's not much you can do for some things. The paint might have needed a decontamination kit and compounding, and for the future, use a good trim cleaner, like GR-40, on the trim. It will get it clean. As for the rusted/pitted chrome, not much you can do short of replacing it.

On a woman owned, dirt road SUV, don't beat yourself up too much if you can't get it perfect. I usually spend 8 hours or so on a full size SUV, and rarely does it come 100% perfect. I shoot for 100%, but if I have to stick with 95%, that's business.

[98RegalGS]

Thanks for the response, makes me feel much better

[Asonyexec]

If the paint was that bad I'm surprised you didn't use one or two other products before the AIO. I would think at minimum you would want to hit the paint with meg's DACP or #80 or SSR2.5 maybe SSR3 then work your way down from there.

[98RegalGS]

It wasnt BAD, I guess what I mean it was way worse than my clean white on my car. It needed a claybar badly.