Today`s Details - v. Ghetto Water Setup, Dakota, A4, Integra

[stilez]

First things first...I had to detail this 2003 Dakota Crew Cab this morning and needed to bring my own water. This is the first time I`ve done an onsite QEW so I had to figure out how to get the damn water there.



Using a little bit of brain power, I decided to grab a big cooler, fill it up and put it in the back seat. I then used the drain plug to fill up the buckets.



I needed 6 gals total... 2 gals in each bucket for QEW and 2 gals for my carpet cleaning solution.



Although this may be ghetto, it worked great and didn`t spill :D





http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02080.jpg

[stilez]

On to the 1st detail...



2003 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab...Damn this is a cool truck. I love the color combo, it`s got a V8, exhaust, tinted windows, rain guards, brush bars, fog lights, etc.



I loved the sound of the exahust but its already rusted out (hence why it`s dirty lookin in the pics) :nexweiss



Anyways, this thing was a freakin mess for an `03. The owner has a dog she brings to work everyday that comes in the truck, so dog hair everywhere. For the interior I did:



-Oxy solution on the carpets, seats, and door fabric

-Woolite mixture to clean vinyl, rubber, and plastic

-303 Aerospace to protect/dress the vinyl, rubber, and plastic

-Gliptone Glass Cleaner on the glass





Before

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02081.jpg



After

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02082.jpg





For the exterior, it needed plenty of TLC. My final processes were:



-QEW

-Rims, tires, and wells pretreated with Simple Green, then QEW`d

-VM via Rotary @ 1000 rpm using LC Polishing Pad

-EX-P by hand



-VM on lighting and chrome

-Rain-X on glass, then Gliptone Glass Cleaner to clean them

-Armor All on Tonneau Cover, wheel wells, tires, and plastic trim





Before

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02084.jpg



After

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02095.jpg



http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02091.jpg



http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02094.jpg

[stilez]

Now my car just went through 3 days of rain, but when it was still wet this morning I went to the Dakota detail on an open road at about 100mph for a minute or so...This left all but the back bumper rather clean.



I was pretty upset with the pictures the other day of my car, so these should make up for it :D . Oh BTW, the owner of the Dakota loved my car, but she thought it was a Camaro :rofl since it`s completely de-badged.





-WG x 3

-EX-P

-Liquid Souveran



http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02098.jpg



http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02099.jpg

[stilez]

Last for today - 2000 Audi A4



I saw Scottwax`s post last night with his blingin example of an M3 so I showed my friend with a silver A4. He loved it soo much that I told him I`d do his real quick today when I got home. He brought the car over all washed and everything. My final processes were:



-VM via Rotary @ 1000 rpm with a LC polishing pad

-EX-P by hand



-AA on Tires



http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02100.jpg



http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02105.jpg



Teh Wetness Shot

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02102.jpg





BTW: After talking to him and showing him these products, he will be purchasing some VM, EX-P, Trade Secret, and a PakShak MF Kit. :)





Enjoy!

[Aurora]

Very nice work! And on some crazy rstrictions there! I always plan to head to the local coin-op with two empty buckets and two gallons of water to a wash and then use their pressure rinse and no spotting rinse, but till haven`t done it. I can`t recall, do you use an extractor? Great work on both. That gray I`m sure is lifeless without your touch.

[Aurora]

Side note: On my car`s forum, there`s a member who crashed his Six through a fence, trying not to spill his buckets for a wash he was doing down the street. Could have been avoided if he just took gallon bottles.

[andriver]

Nice work Sean.

[stilez]

Thanks jroc and andriver (that sounds a bit funny :lol)!



There was just no hose hookup whatsoever so I had to QEW. I am forced to do the DIY car wash up at college every once and a while to remove all the crap from the undercarriage but other than that I try to stay away :)



I use a 5.0hp Shop Vac with the filter removed to extract the cleaning solution from the upholstery. The lines are from the attachment I have. As far as the lifeless-ness, yeah it was pretty beat up...



Here are 2 shots that really show the difference in condition...





Before

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02086.jpg



After

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC02092.jpg

[Spilchy]

Originally posted by GSRstilez

I use a 5.0hp Shop Vac with the filter removed to extract the cleaning solution from the upholstery. The lines are from the attachment I have.



That`s exactly what I do and it works great :xyxthumbs



Nice work too! :)



I know you use the Makita all the time, and I have started to use it as well - so far on three cars without incident.



However, I find I have to mask off all the trim and (believe it or not) I use Saran Wrap on the windows to catch the sling!! Clings tight, easy to manipulate and cheap.



Do you need to do any trim / window protecting?



Do you do the whole exterior with the Makita or do you have to switch to the PC or your hand with tighter spots?



Thanks

[ZaneO]

Great work as usual.



That A4 is super sweet. What springs does he have on it?

[stilez]

Spilchy:



I took that little tip from you :D . I stopped using my Bissel extractor (too much room in my little car) and just did the ShopVac deal...Works great for me.



I pretty much stick with VM or #80 and they wipe off everything pretty well. When I don`t use those I have to be cautious of sling. When I do heavy polishing, I tape off everything since I`m using pretty heavy pressure/speeds, but with VM I don`t find it necessary.



I haven`t had a problem with the Makita for the exterior. Tight spots get done by hand, but there aren`t many of them. I use smaller pads than normal (7.5" overall instead of 8.5). I think that helps too.





ZaneO: Thank you. I believe Eibach Pro Kit.

[JayJayPG]

Stile - Your car looks extremely low in those pictures. Did you swap out the suspension on your GS-R? It looks lower than usual.



BTW you are fast approaching Scottwax status w/your rotary ;)



Nice details

[LouisanaJeeper]

why would someone rice out a 4x4 dakota?



the detail work looks good

[thinkweb]

I agree to both.

[kb798]

I was wondering how much you charged for the Dakota?