Some of my 2009 details

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Been a LONG time since I`ve posted here.



Here are pics of some detail jobs I`ve done in 2009.



First off in in May I did my buddies CTS-V (again, did it last year when he got it)



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Followed by a Black Evo



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Next was a 08 FXT with a limited edition STi appearance package (owner said they imported maybe 500 like this, with OEM JDM Forester STi stuff on it)



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Next I went to go visit a buddy in Dearborn, MI for a weekend and detailed a bunch of cars while I was out there:



First up was an 07 Mustang with some spray paint all over the drivers side:



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Then this Legacy GT

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Then a bad *** daily driven and tracked 1 series. check out the brake dust on that sucker!



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Followed by a wash and wax only of this STi. The LGT, 1 series and the STi were all done on a Saturday, here`s what it looked like when I was done:



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Then my buddies new 09 MX Five:



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Next was a Acura TL a few weeks ago:



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Then a very clean STi:



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And his swapped Rukus. hella dope

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Then I went back to Dearborn, MI. The 1 series had been parked outside 24/7 and tracked a bunch of times so he wanted it done again, so I did. No pics of it though other than these 2, looked pretty much the same as before, gunmetal wheels.



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And an 06 STi that I also did while out there:



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These next 4 are what wax/sealant looks like on the car. the drivers side front door has sealant applied too it, the rear drivers side does not. THIN EVEN COATS is key.

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Then the guy with the TL sold a bunch of Honda`s that he had and bought this 86 foxbody Mustang. This thing was awesome!, the paint was faded badly and was a pain to detail, but came out tons better (though not as good as I would have liked)





Befores, after washing/claying the car, you can see the oxidation



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In this pic, the drivers side and center of the hood (at the top of the pic) were polished, the pass side was not (bottom)

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These next 2 pics, the front of the pass side was done (near the headlights) and near the cowl/windshield was not done

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The roof before:



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And the pass side done



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And some all done shots.



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Who says you can`t get depth from light colors?

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The stance on this thing is amazing from the side. Very aggressive.

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More done pics:



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And a quick video of what she sounds like. (fap fap fap)



YouTube - Kyle Mustang (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqDDQ-bJe70&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eyoutube%2Ecom%2Fuser%2Fblu esun011477&feature=player_profilepage)

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And of course my Mazdaspeed3 (with a full write up, pretty much identical process on all the above cars except the 86 Mustang, that got some extra steps)



Pics:

-Wash with foam gun

-Rinse

-Clayed using soap from foaming gun as lubricant

-Rinse

-Wash again with foam gun and a fresh bucket of clean water and a new wash mitt

-Wheels, tires and wheel wells cleaned with Hi-Temp`s Wheel cleaner

-Tires dressed with Meguiar`s Hyperdressing 3:1 while wet

-Dry with California water blade

-Finish drying with waffle weave MF drying towel

-Polished paint with Meguiar`s Dual Action Cleaner & Polish on a Meguiar`s cutting pad via the Porter Cable 7242

-Applied Meguiar`s NXT Tech Wax over entire car via PC

-While the NXT cured, the wheels/tires were cleaned with Quick Detailer and the tires dressed with Meguiar`s Hyper Dressing (again). Wheels got a coat of NXT as well

-The exhaust was cleaned and polished with generic glass cleaner and #0000 steel wool

-Engine bay was cleaned with Meguiars APC 1:10 and dressed with Hyper Dressing(3:1) as well

-Exterior windows were cleaned with Stoners Glass Cleaner

-Then the NXT was removed with the PC and a MF bonnet

-Then the entire car was misted down with Meguiar`s Ultimate Quick Detailer and another MF bonnet on the PC

-Engine bay and door jams were cleaned with Meguiar`s APC (1:10)



Here are the pics:



Before:

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See how swirly my paint was after weekly washings for 14 months! ;)

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Clay bar after the hood was done, very dirty!

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Rinsed after clayed the entire car

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Hood after clay/rinse

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After washing a 2nd time

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Hood in the garage after drying, very swirled as you can see ;)

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Engine bay cleaned and dressed.

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Exterior after first coat of NXT

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Thanks for looking!

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Back in April local Mitsu shop AMS called me to detail a hearse they had for sale (not sure if it`s sold or not)



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My brother in law has been hounding me for a while to detail his Toyota Tundra for him. He pulled his boat up to Canada in this Tundra a few weeks ago, so he wanted to wait until he got back to have me detail the truck for him.



I think he runs it through an automatic brush touch wash place and the hood/roof show the years of scratches from those places. I was able to get 95% of those scratches out, but some were too deep to get out.



Here are the pics:



scratches from the wash place:

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All gone

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More before

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After

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Fender before

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After

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Stock exhaust was very rusted, I tried my exhaust/metal restore technique on it and it got it pretty decent for a non-stainless

right half done, left have not.

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All done

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And some afters

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This is my favorite pic I think, the chrome mirrors all polished

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