`97 Expedition

[mose]

Holey Smokes!! The things I do for money!! :scared:



Another softball friend. Single mom, two kids and no time to wax an SUV. According to her it had never been waxed, only washed and had never had the inside done. Boy howdy was that ever evident when I started pokin` around. There were MAJOR water spots on the drivers side that didnt come all the way out. The windeshield is cracked, there was coco puffs everywhere I looked, I found a choclate and peanut butter easter egg buried somewhere. Yeah......it was in the 80`s that day so it was like reaching into a baby`s diaper...:bawling: This things was in pretty bad shape...I helped a little....but I couldn`t get it perfect. Let me know what you think!!



So here ya go!



Washed w/ Dawn (after degreasing engine)



Paint: Total polish time - 8 hours

Clayed w/Megs clay (all paint, glass, chrome and rims)

XMT w/yellow ccs pad x 2

OP w/orange ccs pad

KAIO w/white ccs pad

Megs #16

AW



Interior

Vaccumed w/shopvac

Vacuumed all the cheez-its, coco puffs and crayons out of all the little cubby holes I could find.

Cleaned as much of the carpet and seats as I could w/Folex

Used a LGCM for the first time - Need to practice more and use it with more light in order to check my work as I go.

Wiped down with APC

Dressed w/ HD (I really missed using DP Protectant...am placing an order right now)



Engine:

Cleaned w/Megs DG

Actually took a chance and sprayed the engine down with water (with it running) for the first time. Everything seemed to work fine when I was done!

Dressed w/ HD



Tires. rims and wells

Cleaned w/WB

Dressed w/Tire Foam

Wells w/DG and Meg Endurance Gel



Pics!

This is what was waiting for me in the valleys that you hook the back seat into....:eek:

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On to the regular pics...

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Half and half

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[mose]

Part two!!



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[awahl63]

Nice detail!

[Ron Harris]

What year was it last washed?



I think you did a great job for what it was.

[sneek]

Nicely done. Which XMT did you use? I am guessing 3 or 4?

[mose]

XMT 4



Thanks guys! There wasn`t much to work with on this one. I think it came out great!

[Scottwax]

Why am I not suprised how nasty that Expidtion was? Oh yeah...because every one I have done has been that nasty! :LOLOL



Excellent recovery, I am amazed at how much better it looks. :up

[mr.ikon]

is that the one you were telling me about mose? the pics where you hook the back seat into could just make someone wanna yack!! spectacular work indeed sir.

[Pats300zx]

Awesome job....:bow Is that a half eaten Rice Krispie treat in the back.....:bolt

[imported_paradigm]

i`m not sure if the CDC, HAZMAT, or BOTH should have been notified of that thing. gross.



nice recovery on it...i wonder how long it`ll stay that way!:shocked

[GlossyTundra]

mose, you continue to amaze me, great job dude!

[SVTContour]

For the love of Pete. Outstanding work. So was the slob owner shocked?



It never ceases to amaze me, I can`t image this lady lets her house get that way, so why her car? :nixweiss

[mose]

Pat300ZX - It was actually a rice cake.



Brandon1 - Thanks bro!!



mrikon - YEP!! That`s the one!



SVTContour - I actually played softball with her brother in law last night and had asked my how my weekend was. (Not knowing that I have detailed her car) When I told him he just started laughing his a$$ off! First words out of his mouth were, "Yeah...they don`t take car of their stuff". Which leads me to believe that the rest of their lives are in the same state of emergency!! LOL!! Scary stuff!! He also told me "Well, if you did a good job on the Expedition, she will want you to do her Honda next....and it`s in worse condition" :eek:



HOW?

[Scooby]

, I can`t image this lady lets her house get that way, so why her car?

no kidding, that was gross!

[David703]

:shocked :shocked OMG!! WHAT A DIFFERENCE!! I wouldn`t have done that truck for anything less than $250.