2004 Silver 350Z - detail for resale

smprince1 · 11-01-09, 10:18

Today's detail was to clean up a 2004 Sivler 350Z that was purchased by my client to resell. Mostly just a grungy interior and some dull paint that needed to be spruced up.

This car has beautiful lines IMO ... not too practical for a family guy like myself but fun to work on. Color is a little too "bland", but it cleaned up nicely.

After a full wash and clay, I went old school and hit it with M80 followed by M16. Client didn't want to pay for multi-step polish and the paint color tended to de-empahasize the existing minor swirls too.

Sorry about the pics, the sun just isn't coming out on this cloudy/rainy SC weekend. At least the drought is over and groundwater levels are rising so I suppose the rain is good for something.

Befores:

Afters:

Comments/questions always welcome

tdekany · 11-01-09, 11:24

Real nice and shiny, you did an excellent job - the inside of the wheel could use a bit more work though.

Devilsown · 11-01-09, 11:25

Damn looks really good for a not doing multiple steps, I'm impressed. What did you use to clean the seats?

smprince1 · 11-01-09, 11:35

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Originally Posted by tdekany

....the inside of the wheel could use a bit more work though.

Of course, a purist would agree with you

I only clean the outside of wheels in my standard detail ... removal and cleaning the inside of wheels is an upcharge.

smprince1 · 11-01-09, 11:37

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Originally Posted by Devilsown

What did you use to clean the seats?

Megs APC, a soft feather-tipped brush, and steam.

smprince1 · 11-01-09, 04:14

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Originally Posted by JCastro1085

You did a real good job, but what did you use to clean up the leather? It seemed in really bad shape!

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Originally Posted by smprince1

Megs APC, a soft feather-tipped brush, and steam.

And I thought my wife was the only one who didn't pay attention to what I'm saying ...

JCastro1085 · 11-01-09, 08:30

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Originally Posted by smprince1

And I thought my wife was the only one who didn't pay attention to what I'm saying ...

My computer had froze on me and I didn't see the previous message, I deleted the already asked question

Got_Leather · 11-01-09, 09:26

Why is the inside of the wheels extra? Grab both the Mini and Full Size EZ Detail brush to use with your wheel cleaner and give your customers car a proper wheel treatment. Granted not all wheels will be perfect without removing, but most of the time you can get great looking wheels without removing. If I were a customer, I would be upset about the inside of the wheels not being done. Great job on the paint, looks glossy!

smprince1 · 11-02-09, 04:37

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Originally Posted by Got_Leather

Why is the inside of the wheels extra?

Because you have to draw the line somewhere, and that's where I choose to draw mine. To do it right you need to remove the wheels or you're not going to get a complete job as you also implied in your comments. So, I stop at the wheel face for standard details and offer removing the wheels as an upcharge. To be honest, in 5 years I think only 2 customers wanted to have the wheels removed.

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Originally Posted by Got_Leather

If I were a customer, I would be upset about the inside of the wheels not being done.

Every customer is different, that's my point... most are not looking for the kind of Autopian detail nor are they wanting to pay for it. In this case of being a resale, they basically only wanted the car "cleaned up" .... not a Concours Detail package.

To each his own .... it's not always Autopian way or the high way.

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Originally Posted by Got_Leather

Great job on the paint, looks glossy!

Thanks!!!

OrangeStang · 11-03-09, 08:24

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Originally Posted by Devilsown

Damn looks really good for a not doing mutilate steps, I'm impressed.

I don't know what kind of process you use to detail a car, but I'm going to alert the authorities!

Devilsown · 11-03-09, 09:09

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Originally Posted by OrangeStang

I don't know what kind of process you use to detail a car, but I'm going to alert the authorities!

I use the the least aggressive method a common mistake among rookies. Would you not agree that the car looked good for what they did?

SilverQx4 · 11-03-09, 12:32

The car looks good...everyone needs to stop being so critical of this guy. The owner didn't want to pay a ton of money to get the car detailed...id say it looks 100% better that it did, the interior was ridiculous. Good job on the detail.