finerdetails
07-14-2006, 01:57 AM
Sometimes you get a detail where the owner has specific requests to improve the car`sappearance in order to sell.
On a small budget, and extremely tight time frame (this was done before I went to work one morning this week), you have to improve the appearance of a car as best you can.
The car:
No surprises! SEAT Leon. The problem?
these:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pe92e330285998b6914847fa055e104a7/ee05733a.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pca19d6f9f96859f327a1945e9d36697e/ee05733b.jpg
As the car was fresh from the nearest jet wash I dried, and removed any missed dirt before inspecting the condidtion of the paint. Quick discussion with the owner regarding my plan, and time to get on. Whilst the owner used a wheel brush and sponge to clean the alloys properly, I used the PC, a polishing pad and home made brew to `improve the car`. The aim being to clean and mask the swirling as best we could. There was also holograming on one side from a recent bodyshop visit:rolleyes: Having completed the whole car, wiped off, I then applied a layer of DP Max Wax, Megs natural shine to the plastics, and Armor All Endurance Tyre Shine to the treads.
The end result?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pa05711ff81f8550c0ed05b437bdf3e61/ee057339.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p4d90c31f362cfd20d5a694be435368f4/ee057255.jpg
the real sicking bit for me as a detailer, these shots show some of the potential of this paintwork:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pa671592ff518b1e1fe286f71514945d3/ee0572c3.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pdade515d1bc2df91549c4a8ba0b321bb/ee0572a4.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p975467f9fffab4a5836fae3cc158e277/ee057245.jpg
and just to show there is nothing to hide, here are the comparison shots for the swirling,
before:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pca19d6f9f96859f327a1945e9d36697e/ee05733b.jpg
after:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p6178ad89927b72c7ab1acc4e7d4c0e15/ee0572c5.jpg
Personally, even tho seeing a car drive away from me still wearing swirls, I was pleased with the improvements made in an hour and a quarter!
thanks for reading
On a small budget, and extremely tight time frame (this was done before I went to work one morning this week), you have to improve the appearance of a car as best you can.
The car:
No surprises! SEAT Leon. The problem?
these:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pe92e330285998b6914847fa055e104a7/ee05733a.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pca19d6f9f96859f327a1945e9d36697e/ee05733b.jpg
As the car was fresh from the nearest jet wash I dried, and removed any missed dirt before inspecting the condidtion of the paint. Quick discussion with the owner regarding my plan, and time to get on. Whilst the owner used a wheel brush and sponge to clean the alloys properly, I used the PC, a polishing pad and home made brew to `improve the car`. The aim being to clean and mask the swirling as best we could. There was also holograming on one side from a recent bodyshop visit:rolleyes: Having completed the whole car, wiped off, I then applied a layer of DP Max Wax, Megs natural shine to the plastics, and Armor All Endurance Tyre Shine to the treads.
The end result?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pa05711ff81f8550c0ed05b437bdf3e61/ee057339.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p4d90c31f362cfd20d5a694be435368f4/ee057255.jpg
the real sicking bit for me as a detailer, these shots show some of the potential of this paintwork:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pa671592ff518b1e1fe286f71514945d3/ee0572c3.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pdade515d1bc2df91549c4a8ba0b321bb/ee0572a4.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p975467f9fffab4a5836fae3cc158e277/ee057245.jpg
and just to show there is nothing to hide, here are the comparison shots for the swirling,
before:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pca19d6f9f96859f327a1945e9d36697e/ee05733b.jpg
after:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p6178ad89927b72c7ab1acc4e7d4c0e15/ee0572c5.jpg
Personally, even tho seeing a car drive away from me still wearing swirls, I was pleased with the improvements made in an hour and a quarter!
thanks for reading