50 hour Travel Trailer Detail (pic heavy)
I had been in contact with the gentleman who owns this camper for quite some time, but could never get our schedules in line in order to get it done. I knew just from talking to him, that this was going to be a huge job. We finally decided that the best thing to do would be for him to bring it to my house so I could have it for several days. He dropped it off on Wednesday, and I knew I was in for a ton of work once I saw it in person. The only problem was that we were leaving for Ohio that coming Monday, and I had to have it finished by then. So, I grabbed the phone and called in the Calvary. My friend Willie came out for a few hours on Friday evening, and also put in a 10 hour day on Saturday to help me finish the interior and also wash this monster, which took 5 hours alone with 2 men.
Kris Metje (member The Gloss Boss) came out on Sunday and also put in a 10 hour day just in polishing. If it wasn`t for these guys, I would have never finished this project on time. I am very grateful for their hard work and effort :bigups
Now on to the before pics
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And the interior
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MOLD :(
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More dust..
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And even more mold :mad::mad::mad:
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Once we got it washed, it did look MUCH better, but it was also much more apparent that the gelcoat was very oxidized, especially on the back side. Kris arrived on Sunday morning armed with every polisher and polish in his arsenal, and we got started. I had already done a few test spots, and had a pretty good idea of what it was going to take to do this in the least amount of steps possible. After some more testing with different product and pad combos, we ended up using some Marine 31 Heavy Oxidation Cleaner (compound), mixed with their Final Finish Polish, as well as their Sealant/Wax. Basically making our own AIO. Some areas responded better to Orange pads, some liked Blue or White better. It was really just 10 hours of trial and error, but our mix of Marine 31 products worked flawlessly throughout.
Left side is polished, right side is not
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Heres is a random shot of Kris hammering away
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Apparently someone had been on this section before because it was covered in very heavy buffer trails
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Much better..
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And the afters
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that`s almost enough to make you want to quit detailing. :D
turned out great.
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Incredible work Nathan. THAT is A LOT of detailing. No wonder the client was blown away.
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WOW
Now that`s a lot of work.
A lot of GOOD wrk
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Nice job, that interior was beat to hell.
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Amazing job and what a job...reminds me a 40 foot boat I did once.
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Nathan !
Congratulations on a Beautiful, Perfect, Job with the Best Attention to Detail !!!!!
You and your Team Rocked It !!!!
That thing was Filthy Dirty - inside perhaps more than the outside...
So, let me get this straight - you 3 each worked 50 hours ? Or the 3 of you each worked 16.66 hours+ ?
Dan F
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Awesome work - I`m not complaining about SUVs anymore!
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This was as much disinfecting as it was detailing. I`m guessing this was a repo bought cheaply? I honestly can`t imagine all the work involved.......
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Thank you all very much. Dan we had 50 hours total in it. My guys had 25 hours in it between the 2 of them, and I had another 25 hours in it myself.
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RTexasF
This was as much disinfecting as it was detailing. I`m guessing this was a repo bought cheaply? I honestly can`t imagine all the work involved.......
It was actually purchased new by my client. They lived in it for a while, used it on the occasional vacation, etc. Then they rented it out for a year or so, and that`s when it started to get trashed. They eventually just parked it under a tree and never messed with it much, and that`s how it got into the condition that it was in when I got it. We got it all lined out though and ready for a new owner :cool:
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HOLY LOTTA WORK! Awesome Job!!!
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Wow that`s a huge turnaround! Tons of work went into that! Awesome job!