Today`s Detail - Silver 99 Pontiac Grand Am

[Skotter]

Well, I`m not quite as good as the rest of you guys but i figured I`d post up my pics for today.



NXT Wash

DACP

SMR 2.0

Show Car Glaze

NXT Liquid Wax 2x



The reslts:



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Skotter86/1Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Skotter86/2Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Skotter86/5Medium.jpg

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She screamed "OH MY GOD" as loud as she could when i pulled up, so either it looks terrible or great. Post comments etc.



Thanks,

Skotter

[gav'spurplez]

looks good to me :D

[splattj]

Wow, it didn`t even occur to me that those rims were chrome until I saw the after pics. Looks nice.



What process did you use to shine the "grooved" side paneling?



Did you try polishing out the headlight lenses?

[Skotter]

Thanks for the reply, In the grooved paneling i just angled my PC a touch as i went over them. I didn`t try buffing the headlights, i`m not sure what to use on them???

[JaCkaL829]

Looks great, and looks like you put another pair of rims on it :eek: Nice job though :xyxthumbs



Did you work everything by hand or machine?

[2000firebird]

wow it had absolutely no reflection before u detailed it

[Skotter]

I do all my work via PC and Megs Softbuff foam pads.





Thanks for the reply`s, anymore feedback?

[whiteg240]

Wow, the car looks great. I second the comment about the rims.. simply amazing.. What did you top the rims with?

[Skotter]

I didn`t coat them with anything, just a toothbrush and full strength super clean...



What would a person use to coat wheels?

[imported_themightytimmah]

Wow, first rate job on the rims. If you find yourself seeing cars in that shape regularly, you might want to get a pressure washer and a good acid based wheel cleaner. It might not look any better than that when you`re done, but it`ll only take 5-10 minutes for all 4 rims.



To coat the rims, you can use any sealant, but the best results come from a sealant designed for wheels. My favorite is Detailer`s Pride Wheel Glaze, but Poorboys makes a decent product too (same results, harder to work with).



Also, if you keep up on the track that you`re going, you will be "that good" pretty quickly. You`re better than I was 6 months ago, thats for sure. It looks like you`ve pretty much got the routine and attention to detail down, just step up your products and equipment a notch, and you`ll be there. Consider switching to a rotary, Menzerna polishes, and a high-end paste wax. It`ll give you that extra 10%, and save atleast an hour in the process :).

[Ben Kenobi]

Nice job on the Grand Am! I`d say you know what you`re doing, big change in the wheels and paint. Try some AIO and SG on the wheels Skotter, I`ve had great results with it.



:xyxthumbs



Paul

[Skotter]

this is only about my 6th car, so i haven`t gotten any sealants yet, when i start to run low on my megs stuff i`ll most likely be orderin online. Not sure what yet though.....*thinks*

[imported_series1]

Major improvement! Nice work

[Skotter]

I appreciate everyones good words, I`ve got another set of pictures I`ll post whenever I`m not exhausted...