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    Big "A" Detailing 2010 Blk Camaro 3 step ext +water spots,dull & lots of swirls

    the customer ran over something but i cant put my finger on it. to clean inside the wheel wells i used degreaser at full strength with some brushes & that worked well.
    clay removed it from the rims. to make things worse, i had to be extra carefull removing the stuff form the side of the car because there were parts that had some clear wrap material. the stuff was thick & raised on the paint. i did first try some lq thinner but decided it was best to use up a few pieces of clay instead. what a frustrating mess!















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    Re: Big "A" Detailing 2010 Blk Camaro 3 step ext +water spots,dull & lots of swirls

    i saved the front bumper for the end because i dont enjoy polishing clear bra material. i spent a good amount of time taping it up.
    taping is easy & fun to me. its the soft material that i dont enjoy working with!


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    thanks for looking!

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    Nice job. Looks much better. Do you k ow what he ran over? In the fender wells it looks like dirt but on the wheels and paint it looks different

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    Re: Big "A" Detailing 2010 Blk Camaro 3 step ext +water spots,dull & lots of swirls

    great work and i also like the red LED front...
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    Re: Big "A" Detailing 2010 Blk Camaro 3 step ext +water spots,dull & lots of swirls

    How do you measure 85% removal?
    Old Enough To Know Better, Too Stupid To Care....

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    Re: Big "A" Detailing 2010 Blk Camaro 3 step ext +water spots,dull & lots of swirls

    Andrew!!!!! Upgrade your photobucket, buddy. I`d really like to see these pics!

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    Re: Big "A" Detailing 2010 Blk Camaro 3 step ext +water spots,dull & lots of swirls

    There they are. Nice work Andrew, looks great.




    Quote Originally Posted by Beemerboy View Post
    How do you measure 85% removal?
    Simple. Tape off a 1`x1` area, then count all the individual swirls. Multiply that by 0.15 and you have the acceptable number of remaining swirls to get desired correction. Polish until only that number of swirls are present.Repeat throughout the car.

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    Re: Big "A" Detailing 2010 Blk Camaro 3 step ext +water spots,dull & lots of swirls

    Quote Originally Posted by mikenap View Post
    Simple. Tape off a 1`x1` area, then count all the individual swirls. Multiply that by 0.15 and you have the acceptable number of remaining swirls to get desired correction. Polish until only that number of swirls are present.Repeat throughout the car.
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    Re: Big "A" Detailing 2010 Blk Camaro 3 step ext +water spots,dull & lots of swirls

    Nice work A!

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    Re: Big "A" Detailing 2010 Blk Camaro 3 step ext +water spots,dull & lots of swirls

    Very nice

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    Re: Big "A" Detailing 2010 Blk Camaro 3 step ext +water spots,dull & lots of swirls

    Quote Originally Posted by Beemerboy View Post
    Thanks I`ll give that a try
    Let me know how that works out for you! It works best when you charge by the hour....

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    Re: Big "A" Detailing 2010 Blk Camaro 3 step ext +water spots,dull & lots of swirls

    Excellent work!

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    Re: Big "A" Detailing 2010 Blk Camaro 3 step ext +water spots,dull & lots of swirls

    Looks great Big A thats how black should look

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    Re: Big "A" Detailing 2010 Blk Camaro 3 step ext +water spots,dull & lots of swirls

    Quote Originally Posted by AutopiaTech View Post
    Excellent work!
    thank you!

    Quote Originally Posted by sal329 View Post
    Looks great Big A thats how black should look
    thanks sal.

    Quote Originally Posted by mikenap View Post
    Let me know how that works out for you! It works best when you charge by the hour....
    hey stop breaking my balls. dont feed the troll lol.
    do i really need to provide an explanation lol.

 

 

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