A detailing RPG

[skadet]

A Detailing RPG

v.1



You awaken in bed. You slowly wipe the slobber off of your face and you see the sun shining through the half-closed blinds. There is a pair of shoes nearby.



> PUT ON SHOES



You can`t reach your shoes from here.



> GET UP



*thump* You barely make it.



> PUT ON SHOES



Bunny ear 1, bunny ear 2...



> GO OUTSIDE



You walk outside, spilling out onto the driveway. You see a car. There is a toolkit nearby.



> OPEN TOOLKIT



The toolkit is open, almost overflowing with detailing supplies.



> LOOK AT SUPPLIES



You see:

Megs #2, #7, #23

Detailing clay

Meg`s Diamond Shine (?) Car Wash

2 buckets and a wash mitt

An assortment of MF, WW, and cotton towels, and a chamois

Various finishing components (QD, Interior QD, Hot Shine, tools, etc).



> LOOK AT VOLVO



You see a 1996 Volvo 960 wagon, rife with defects from years of neglect. There is plenty of swirling, along with various chips and scratches. You notice the seashore effect on the top of the tailgate. There is a camera nearby.



> TAKE CAMERA



Taken.



> USE CAMERA ON VOLVO



You take several shots of the car, capturing the defects with unfortunate clarity.



> LOOK AT PICTURES



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/1.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/2.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/3.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/4.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/5.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/6.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/7.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/8.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/9.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/10.jpg

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http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/11.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/12.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/13.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/14.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/15.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/16.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/17.jpg



http://cedantxl.cedant.com/skadet/volvo/18.jpg



> TAKE WW



Taken.



> TAKE #2



Taken.



> PUT #2 ON WW



Done.



> USE WW ON VOLVO



Nothing happens. You need a PC. What do you do next?



> _

[Otravez]

>GET IN VOLVO



Done



>START VOLVO



Started



>DRIVE TO LOWES



Driving.......



Sorry but I just had to do that. Other than getting a rotary I wouldn`t know what to tell you.



BTW, very creative post! I laughed the whole time I was reading it :chuckle:

[Scottwax]

You are going to need more than a PC to deal with those areas of clear coat failure.

[Sherman8r44]

>PICK UP PHONE



call geico and save 15% on your car insurance



>GET IN VOLVO



Don`t hit your head on the way in again



>DRIVE TO NEAREST CLIFF



Stop before you go off...



>FIND ROCK



A good heavy one



>PUT ROCK ON ACCELERATOR



Let the damn wagon roll down in flames







Seriously though, that car doesn`t need a PC...it needs a rotary! :shocked I say find someone experienced with rotary work and have them polish the car for you. That is, if they don`t have a heart attack looking at those defects :bolt



Cool post

[Jowlz]

I think that car looks ready for a repaint. At minimum I think it could use the roof sanded and recleared. That could be more time consuming than painting the roof.

[White95Max]

I also was chuckling through the whole post. And I agree with the others...that Volvo needs a lot of work. The clearcoat failure can only be corrected by repainting. The swirls and scuffs will present a challenge, as will the scratches on and behind the door handles.

[AMDin93103]

Sure it`s not going to be perfect :( . . . but there is hope. Never give up on a Volvo!! :) My advice is find a good detailer in your area (which is not listed in your profile) and have the majority of the issues resolved. With the products you own and some simple procedures from autopia you will be able to preserve the results from the professional polish . . er compound. . er sand in some spots. . . job. The clearcoat failure looks to be on the rear spoiler. Remove it, take it to a body shop and have it painted for like $75. Ask for a quote to touch up the rest. If you feel its worth it, giterdone.



Your kids :nixweiss (who caused the majority of the defects :rolleyes: ) are probably old enough to know better which will make it easier to maintain.



HIH.



edit: FWIW, I`d give it an estimate in the $500 range to repair the shabang.

[skadet]

Hehe, glad I could entertain you guys a little bit :)



So.. I`m gathering that the defects are pretty much there to stay. What about the swirls? I`ve seen worse posted, would SSR 2.5 or maybe even 3 not be enough?



I think if I can get it to ~90% less swirls, live with the chips & whatnot, I`d be ok.



I`m tempted to paintbomb the roof (the seashored part is just a bolt-on kind of mini-spoiler thing made of plastic) -- i could yank that thing off and do it, maybe. I`ve only got most of a weekend with the thing, so I`m gonna say some SSR work is the best it`s gonna get. I hope it`s enough to make a little difference. It`ll never be up to my standards (see my chrome-like reflection on my black volvo maybe a month ago), but I think anything will help the green beast.

[skadet]

Ah, yeah the car is in San Luis Obispo, my parents car. I am unfortunately one of those kids that caused damage when the car was new, a shame I wasn`t taught proper paint care early.



Any good detailers on the Central Coast?

[White95Max]

SSR2.5 and/or SSR3 could correct the majority of the defects, even when used by PC. It will take a while, but you WILL see the swirls diminish and eventually disappear.

[AMDin93103]

Any good detailers on the Central Coast?



. . . :nervous:

[imported_Neothin]

Wowzers... I`m smelling an extreme detail! You could always just use the car as a test platform for your more aggressive polishes and compounds. I mean, it really couldn`t hurt :(

[imported_mrecktid]

For the scratches behind the door handle, how aggressive would you need to go with hand polishing to reduce the swirls?



-Mark

[imported_Neothin]

Don`t even think about hand polishing. Use a 4" pad instead to get into the tight areas.