512detail
08-24-2016, 09:35 PM
I received a message and then a text about a red vw convertible bug the owner said "it has been under a cover..."
She then proceeded to tell me that a cat had gotten under the cover and also her window was down on the passenger side and they just now got that fixed.
She admitted it was not a pretty sight and after delivery she told me that she had considered getting it towed to a detail shop, lol.
she works nearby so I drove by to look at the car at 1230p. I saw something out of some horror story and after I quoted her what I felt my afternoon was worth. She agreed and said that was more than fair and I just couldn`t resist taking the job so I drove the sad red bug back to my house.
Side note: i made a quick call to ACC on the drive back, lol
I ended up going a different route...more on that coming up.
Here is what I had at 1pm
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/70363f5c39e1985fda7e11c39da4d9b2.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/d386e04d388627e14573b427a1262d3c.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/068a0b227061fbb3a63dbe79980a9e74.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/e8c66adaf92c164236f7294f6fde3fd8.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/017482fa01fd80dbf993c81457423e39.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/7b5006c528a1978e3ce19994e8d21023.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/d98b4b93be1b948a78b8443aa386a894.jpg
Nice, huh?
How could you turn this sad car down?
It deserved to be brought back to something resembling autopia standards.
Oh and then there was this...
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/5e3c9d18f1e5f878e3c99db02d5f6857.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/7bdcf54a083420d41eb2a0f5dab0a686.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/36c3a5ba78f0ec2a7a1bd54c7b84ae77.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/6391d5f7666bc1c93d72c63eb60e5f6a.jpg
ha
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/f783afd8db9a2b43627abf2d5f2ce1e5.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/da1eb26016b62715ea70ebc3bc6b18a2.jpg
Decided to sacrifice a $5 pair of worn out gloves from lowes. Also had a bright idea of trying my Air Force 4hp blaster and just agitating the hair with fingers inside the gloves.
about 45 minutes later
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/57b8c8d747dc0c3d96d440572349791e.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/6867fc66c84b02cb50dc6d98acec051b.jpg
Absolutely nothing but that blaster and agitating the surface lightly with my hand. I was afraid to scratch it with anything else and if you notice. ..someone else already did.
She said she took it somewhere a few years ago (literally the same place that caused me to decide to start my business several years ago) and she said they must have used a steel brush or something, lol.
Lint roller got the rest.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/ace8b1cc711e855001cb6b763c354ee8.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/26321ecf7bc05cffe402fc13477db375.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/112ae4da2fb140040b77096e8a5605fc.jpg
I never wet it...there was a seal that looked quite etchy. I didn`t trust it.
i then did the wheels
Bdx
Brushes
Super slick and suds
Megs Apc 1:4 and tuff shine tire brush
Apc 1:4 on fenders
Mothers fender well brush
Gyeon wet coat
Bold n bright liquid via carrand tire applicator brush
Car-
Super slick and suds
2bm
Sheepskin mitts and micro mitts
Ultimate detailing brush
Cobra clay mitt
Gyeon wet coat on glass
Poorboy`s black hole applied to paint
Hazed over
Applied a nice coat of Natty`s Black on top
Let sit in garage for one hour
Removed with chilled spray and gloss ans dmts
Poorboy`s headlight restorer on lenses but they were trashed and need sanding or replacement
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/addfcd61515e1a801ad45fb2aa4de306.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/77687290206048f71fe7605726ad1a3d.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/6b8f6ea29d79c89c376da8feba67a2c0.jpg
oh wait, perhaps you were curious how prestine the interior was given the exterior state...
Well you`re in luck, because remember how that window was "down" and they just recently got it fixed. Well, indeed was it down, lol. I think a cat/cats was/were living inside the car as well as some insects.
Well this was a first for me...
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/b1e0a61e7fbb1485c9790b0db3430030.jpg
There were three different sets of those on the drivers side door sill or under the door itself.
Hmm
Gross
I put on a mask and said a little detailers prayer
Armed with my steamer snd some interior micros, i went to town on the interior
Took about an hour and a half, maybe more
Steamed thoroughly...EVERYTHING
Megs D line QID on everything
P808 on red painted areas inside that i also steamed.
Poorboy`s on glass interior and exterior just to be safe.
Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk
She then proceeded to tell me that a cat had gotten under the cover and also her window was down on the passenger side and they just now got that fixed.
She admitted it was not a pretty sight and after delivery she told me that she had considered getting it towed to a detail shop, lol.
she works nearby so I drove by to look at the car at 1230p. I saw something out of some horror story and after I quoted her what I felt my afternoon was worth. She agreed and said that was more than fair and I just couldn`t resist taking the job so I drove the sad red bug back to my house.
Side note: i made a quick call to ACC on the drive back, lol
I ended up going a different route...more on that coming up.
Here is what I had at 1pm
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/70363f5c39e1985fda7e11c39da4d9b2.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/d386e04d388627e14573b427a1262d3c.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/068a0b227061fbb3a63dbe79980a9e74.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/e8c66adaf92c164236f7294f6fde3fd8.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/017482fa01fd80dbf993c81457423e39.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/7b5006c528a1978e3ce19994e8d21023.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/d98b4b93be1b948a78b8443aa386a894.jpg
Nice, huh?
How could you turn this sad car down?
It deserved to be brought back to something resembling autopia standards.
Oh and then there was this...
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/5e3c9d18f1e5f878e3c99db02d5f6857.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/7bdcf54a083420d41eb2a0f5dab0a686.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/36c3a5ba78f0ec2a7a1bd54c7b84ae77.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/6391d5f7666bc1c93d72c63eb60e5f6a.jpg
ha
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/f783afd8db9a2b43627abf2d5f2ce1e5.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/da1eb26016b62715ea70ebc3bc6b18a2.jpg
Decided to sacrifice a $5 pair of worn out gloves from lowes. Also had a bright idea of trying my Air Force 4hp blaster and just agitating the hair with fingers inside the gloves.
about 45 minutes later
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/57b8c8d747dc0c3d96d440572349791e.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/6867fc66c84b02cb50dc6d98acec051b.jpg
Absolutely nothing but that blaster and agitating the surface lightly with my hand. I was afraid to scratch it with anything else and if you notice. ..someone else already did.
She said she took it somewhere a few years ago (literally the same place that caused me to decide to start my business several years ago) and she said they must have used a steel brush or something, lol.
Lint roller got the rest.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/ace8b1cc711e855001cb6b763c354ee8.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/26321ecf7bc05cffe402fc13477db375.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/112ae4da2fb140040b77096e8a5605fc.jpg
I never wet it...there was a seal that looked quite etchy. I didn`t trust it.
i then did the wheels
Bdx
Brushes
Super slick and suds
Megs Apc 1:4 and tuff shine tire brush
Apc 1:4 on fenders
Mothers fender well brush
Gyeon wet coat
Bold n bright liquid via carrand tire applicator brush
Car-
Super slick and suds
2bm
Sheepskin mitts and micro mitts
Ultimate detailing brush
Cobra clay mitt
Gyeon wet coat on glass
Poorboy`s black hole applied to paint
Hazed over
Applied a nice coat of Natty`s Black on top
Let sit in garage for one hour
Removed with chilled spray and gloss ans dmts
Poorboy`s headlight restorer on lenses but they were trashed and need sanding or replacement
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/addfcd61515e1a801ad45fb2aa4de306.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/77687290206048f71fe7605726ad1a3d.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/6b8f6ea29d79c89c376da8feba67a2c0.jpg
oh wait, perhaps you were curious how prestine the interior was given the exterior state...
Well you`re in luck, because remember how that window was "down" and they just recently got it fixed. Well, indeed was it down, lol. I think a cat/cats was/were living inside the car as well as some insects.
Well this was a first for me...
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160825/b1e0a61e7fbb1485c9790b0db3430030.jpg
There were three different sets of those on the drivers side door sill or under the door itself.
Hmm
Gross
I put on a mask and said a little detailers prayer
Armed with my steamer snd some interior micros, i went to town on the interior
Took about an hour and a half, maybe more
Steamed thoroughly...EVERYTHING
Megs D line QID on everything
P808 on red painted areas inside that i also steamed.
Poorboy`s on glass interior and exterior just to be safe.
Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk