What did you do detailing wise today?

[TuxedoTaurus]

Day 2 done
Glass, wheels, tires, soft top coated, interior sealed, Dr. Colorchip applied



Tomorrow: Essence polish and coating

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[Angus]

Use my trusty Autopia rear-view mirror sign to make sure the dealership didn`t offer any DISO`s this morning:



Thanks Autopia

[Bill D]

I`ll happily buy one of those signs in my next order. Didn`t know they existed

[Angus]

I`ll happily buy one of those signs in my next order. Didn`t know they existed

Yeah man, it a great sign. I printed it out from a free pdf that was posted a while back:

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[TuxedoTaurus]

20 hours later

This paint taught me a lot! Anyone taking a black Porsche for correction for the first time beware it is extremely soft.

PA Viking Coat topped with Viking Spritz, McKees 37 glass and wheel coating, Cquartz Fabric on the soft top, Tuff Shine on tires.



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[GearHead_1]

^ That`s great. Be careful not to breathe on it.

[TuxedoTaurus]

^ That`s great. Be careful not to breathe on it.

You are not kidding! It took forever to find a system that would finish out. Good thing I had multiple types of pads and correcting liquids.

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[rlmccarty2000]

What pad worked best with Essence?

[TuxedoTaurus]

What pad worked best with Essence?

LC CCS Black at speed 3 with just a tad bit of pressure

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[gordster1122]

Used Mothers Chrome Polish , Meguiars Trim And Tire Gel , Meguiars Last Touch , Meguiars Glass Cleaner

[PA DETAILER]

One 2012 Ford Escape DONE! (Hers). Megs NXT wax. Mckees trim detailer. Megs carpet cleaner. Engine cleaned and dressed with hyper dressing. Megs interior detailer. Hyper dressing on tires. Glass cleaned with megs glass cleaner.


Now i have time to finish mine anytime the next 3 days.....



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[CG6Lemon]

2009 Smart Car Brabus: Wash, Decontaminate, Protect






This customer was a referral from the scion Xb job. The owner of the smart car wanted to sell the car. I talked with him about a couple things he could address to get a higher resale value out of the car. I went over the car with him and he specifically stated which areas he would like to be improved. Decided on my most basic exterior package, with pushing out a huge dent from the front bumper on driver side, and touch up some areas.




Took care of the wheels and tires first. Applied sealant to wheels to help clean up easier next time.




DSC_2670 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




2012 scion XB by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2672 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




Took care of the fabric top before washing it. (reason is because it takes very long to thoroughly rinse the foam off from the soap)




DSC_2678 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




Washed it, decontaminated with Iron X, then clayed.




DSC_2683 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2689 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2688 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2691 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




You can slightly see the dent near the body line. Touched up whole car




DSC_2693 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2694 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2696 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2697 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2699 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2700 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2701 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2702 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2703 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2705 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2707 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2708 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




Final finished pics:




DSC_2716 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2715 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2712 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2711 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr







Total hours: 7hr

What I learned from this job:

The gas lid unlocks and locks with keyfob

Gained more experience and knowledge regarding when to use cold water to shock the paint when pushing out dent with heat gun

[Ancient_1]

I was finally able to finish coating my car. I finished at 12:45 yesterday morning.

[PA DETAILER]

Putting a plan together for the XTERRA. The sun tracks different here at the new place. Not as much shade. Way too much sun in the afternoons. I have Mon/Tues off. So thinking of getting up way early Mon. AM. Already has a coat of BF TP&S on. And wheels are coated. Need to do...

Engine. Clean and Sonus motor kote.
Glass. DP Glass coat.
Good wash of course.
Thinking of adding a layer of BF CS ?
Other odds & ends.

[kevincwelch]

More like this weekend, but I cleaned my summer wheels, washed the car and racked my winter wheels.







Coated with Gyeon Wet Coat





Tires coated with Gyeon Q2 Tire.






Washed with Iron X Snow and then with Carpro HydroFoam. Wheels mounted.




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