Flawless Image LATE NIGHT project!

beaurogel81 · 06-02-09, 09:03

A guy called me at 10pm and needed his jeep 'detailed' for a car show. I didnt quite realize that when he said it was a 'real' rock crawler, that the rocks had taken its toll.. Here's the reserrection..
BEFORE:

UNDERNEATH BEFORE:

UNDERNEATH AFTER:

GRILL BEFORE:

GRILL AFTER:

FENDER BEFORE:

FENDER AFTER:

50/50 OF THE HOOD:

AFTER DETAIL:

AT THE SHOW:

SINCE IT WAS PRETTY LATE AT NIGHT, AND I DIDNT WANT MY EQUIPMENT RUNNING LOUD IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, I DECIDED TO DO THE DETAIL AT AN EMPTY CAR WASH. ALSO THE LIGHT WAS GREAT.

junior_golfer · 06-02-09, 09:26

Looks great! Amazing how a used and abused vehicle like that can be turned into a "temporary" show piece. Awesome.

mrclrider · 06-02-09, 09:36

what products did you use to get such wonderful results?

beaurogel81 · 06-02-09, 09:49

all Ardex products.. I freakin love thier stuff. Alpha Grit with my Cyclo for the compounding. Show Glaze with Cyclo for polishing. Nano Sealant for the finale. Also used 7 cans of primer, 11 cans of black, and 5 cans of clear for the grill and underneath. Nothing extreme, but decent results for what I had to start with! ha.

RyansAutoDetail · 06-02-09, 10:46

good job ! too bad its obviously gonna get "muddy" again

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corrswitch · 06-03-09, 03:33

Wow, what a difference! Great job.

ohiostate · 06-03-09, 09:37

Very nice job... Also great idea to detail it their instead of in the neighboorhood!!

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Originally Posted by beaurogel81

all Ardex products.. I freakin love thier stuff. Alpha Grit with my Cyclo for the compounding. Show Glaze with Cyclo for polishing. Nano Sealant for the finale. Also used 7 cans of primer, 11 cans of black, and 5 cans of clear for the grill and underneath. Nothing extreme, but decent results for what I had to start with! ha.

Yes that is what I hear, still waiting on my samples cough BERRY cough... Hopefully this weekend I can get my hands on some samples

Jakerooni · 06-03-09, 11:51

OK what... You took the Jeep to the local coin op?? What happened to all of your own equipment? And what's up with the pics? Cell phone? I can't see how everyone is complementing the detail.. You can't see any of it. everything is blurry. No offense because I have seen some amazing details you've done but I wouldn't have put this one up in the C&B section. there's just nothing here to really look at.

bufferbarry · 06-03-09, 04:25

looks pretty good but you need a better camera. next time you order from ardex try there 1000, 1500 also there highline is a great polish it has some filling potentials, but just do a good ipa wipedown. so how do you like there nano sealent? I was just talking to the owner of ardex the other week about that stuff. Steve Goldman is a great guy. he is a owner who actually cares about his products and keeping prices reasonable. nice detail flawless.

beaurogel81 · 06-03-09, 07:04

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Originally Posted by bufferbarry

looks pretty good but you need a better camera. next time you order from ardex try there 1000, 1500 also there highline is a great polish it has some filling potentials, but just do a good ipa wipedown. so how do you like there nano sealent? I was just talking to the owner of ardex the other week about that stuff. Steve Goldman is a great guy. he is a owner who actually cares about his products and keeping prices reasonable. nice detail flawless.

yeah, im definately looking to try different ardex products. and i LOVE thier nano sealant. really makes the paint POP. And from what the local dealer told me, thier is a 6 month guarantee against water spots. I have yet to use that 'guarantee', but the nano sealant has been on my truck for 3 months now and NO waterspots after it rains or when i wash it.. I also love thier stereo glaze, but it turns plastic white. now thier hand paste wax is awesome. it goes on easy, comes off with no dust, doesnt turn plastic trim white, and looks amazing! I love not having to tape off a vehicle anymore!

beaurogel81 · 06-03-09, 07:08

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Originally Posted by Jakerooni

OK what... You took the Jeep to the local coin op?? What happened to all of your own equipment? And what's up with the pics? Cell phone? I can't see how everyone is complementing the detail.. You can't see any of it. everything is blurry. No offense because I have seen some amazing details you've done but I wouldn't have put this one up in the C&B section. there's just nothing here to really look at.

Jake, its obvious in the 'bad' pictures that I used my own equipment. Look at the first few pics and you can see my stuff strewn out everywhere. I used the local car wash because of the lighting and because i didnt want to disturb a neighborhood in the middle of the night. And yes, i had to use my camera phone. I was called up out of the bed at 10 pm, and i didnt have time or think about it, to grab my camera. It was definately a night and day difference with the jeep. It was in no way a show vehicle before OR after, but the customer was amazed by the results. I apologize for picture quality, but its all i had at the time..

bufferbarry · 06-04-09, 02:39

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Originally Posted by beaurogel81

yeah, im definately looking to try different ardex products. and i LOVE thier nano sealant. really makes the paint POP. And from what the local dealer told me, thier is a 6 month guarantee against water spots. I have yet to use that 'guarantee', but the nano sealant has been on my truck for 3 months now and NO waterspots after it rains or when i wash it.. I also love thier stereo glaze, but it turns plastic white. now thier hand paste wax is awesome. it goes on easy, comes off with no dust, doesnt turn plastic trim white, and looks amazing! I love not having to tape off a vehicle anymore!

always tape off!