My First DA Experience (pics included)

[littlemissGTO]

After a lot of reading around here I decided what I wanted to do to the car. Unfortunately there just wasn`t enough hours in the day...LOL Oh and my car sat for two days outside before I did anything to it.

Anywho my process was this:

Wash w/Dawn (don`t think I`ll be doing this any longer)

Clay w/Z18

Wash w/PB`s Suds

SSR2 w/orange DAS pad

EX

Natty`s Red

Wheels were cleaned using P21S gel

Tires were dressed w/Z16

Some before shots:

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC01985.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC01990.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC01991.jpg

This is what the claybar looked like when all was said and done. Guess the car was pretty clean:

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC01998.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC02003.jpg

Taping:

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC02007.jpg

After 1 Pass:

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC02010.jpg

I didn`t have any idea just how long this would take. I was truly exhausted after working on the car and I still didn`t get everything done that I wanted to. This was the only picture I managed to get taken that night. I also found out just how important lighting is...LOL

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC02011.jpg

Shots from the next day:

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC02017.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC02110.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC02013.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC02014.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC02118.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC02115.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k102/littlemissGTO/DSC02119.jpg

I know there`s more that needs to be done, but it may be a moot point because I found some issues that the dealer will have to deal with.

[imported_Sludge]

Love the shot with the chairs in it. Nice job. It is hard work though. Try my minivan sometime. LOL :grinno:

[littlemissGTO]

Love the shot with the chairs in it. Nice job. It is hard work though. Try my minivan sometime. LOL :grinno:



I`m waiting for the ex hubby to ask that very question. Thanks for the kind words. Was begining to think I`d done something wrong...LOL

[Kewjoe]

Nice work :) I remember my first experience with my PC... I spent a month reading this site, bought all the essentials, saw how most of these guys do a complete job in like 6 hours and set out to it.... 3 days later i finally finished :grinno:



But you get the hang of it eventually ;)



What issues did you find that the dealer has to fix?

[littlemissGTO]

Nice work :) I remember my first experience with my PC... I spent a month reading this site, bought all the essentials, saw how most of these guys do a complete job in like 6 hours and set out to it.... 3 days later i finally finished :grinno:



But you get the hang of it eventually ;)



What issues did you find that the dealer has to fix?



I hope my next job doesn`t take 8+ hours. I promised a friend that I`d detail his car as a wedding present to him and his soon to be wife. They get married on the 29th.



When I opened the hood to do a car show I noticed that the paint is bubbling along a weld. Can`t have that. I`ve been putting off having the trunk lid repainted, because I was so busy doing car shows all summer. Figure I better get this done now before any(more) rust starts to appear. Can you say uggg