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Old 07-31-09, 06:15   #1 (permalink)
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I'm no good at internet, how did this get here?

Here are some notable details from the past month.

Teton Homes 40' 5th Wheel Wash and Wax

40' and 35 gallons of water consumed.

Removed the A/C and SAT covers on the roof, used frankensoap and both long telescoping and short handle brushes.

Canopy was discolored due to standing water, preventing UV rays from wearing the fabric evenly. Revisited 10 days later and the color was even.

The brightwork all around was polished with a Lake Country woolie.

Collinite Insulator 845, I must have gone through around 8 towels taking it off.

Range Rover HSE Mild Correction

This was for a regular customer who didn't want perfection, but who has shown me a great amount of support so I put in some extra work.

M105 on green for everything above the body line to take out some of the deeper scratches and swirls.

Followed by M205 on the entire vehicle.

Topped with Nattys Blue; and the sun was starting to dip below the trees, so I needed some pics. :This thread would have been worthless without them:

26' Some POS Can't Polish a Turd

This thing was done, couldn't save it. The roof is still heavily stained, but in comparison it's night and day.

Chevy Cobalt SS Repair Dealer 'Detailing'

Owner of this only wanted a new car for a new car price that looked new- doesn't seem to unreasonable to me. No buffer trails, just abnormally difficult swirls and only 1500 miles if I remember correctly.

This pic is backwards as well, after on the left and before on the right. Taking pictures of this car wasn't working out.

This was after M105 on green, before M205 on blue and then P21S Concours. 95% swirl removal, a bill that didn't break the bank, and hopefully convinced the owner to pick up his own PC to maintain the finish.

Ford Focus, VW Passat Interior Only

Both of these were trash, but the Ford was especially bad. This vehicle was quarantined, inspected by Nicholas Cage's lab assistant from The Rock whom had his protective suit melted- again, then cleaned with Megs APC, Woolite and assorted of brushes. DEP has recertified this vehicle as habitable.

BMW M3 Sedan New Car Prep

Two bucket wash method, Clearkote Fine Clay as opposed to the Meguiars Mild I primarily use, P21S Paint Cleanser, 1Z Glanz Wax, P21S Concours x 2 coats and Meguiars Dbl Coat on the lowers. P21S on the wheels and Meguiars Non Silicone Dressing on the tires.

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nice before and afters
 
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Great work with the before/afters, my favs are the Rover and the rear seats of the Focus.

Advertisement overload, and I wish the photos were a little larger, but thanks for sharing none the less
 
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nice before and afters
Thank you, sir.

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Great work with the before/afters, my favs are the Rover and the rear seats of the Focus.

Advertisement overload, and I wish the photos were a little larger, but thanks for sharing none the less
That Focus was the worst interior I've seen all year, but it came out good for what I started with.

You're probably right on the 'advertisement' part, but I post here once a month and I'm not doing this to garner business or uploading 11ty huge pictures to prove anything. Just sharing publicly on the internet where I don't want anyone using my work as their own; so they get a watermark.
 
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Feel free to watermark, but you shouldn't use your URL . . . otherwise, I'll have to remove the pics.

Please re-watermark with just your business name, no contact info.

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Tort- I took care of it, Thanks for the heads up.
 
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