Recent content by Redwings97

Haven't been on the site lately because I have been getting my house ready for sale. We put the for sale sign in the yard on Feb. 1st and we already have a contract on the house. The close date is March 19th if all goes well with the inspection and appraisal. We are moving north of Dallas - up...

This was a basic wash, clay and wax job for a neighbor’s son. The trim was not addressed but did talk to the owner that the grey trim needs some Poorboy’s Trim Restorer to bring it back to life. Process was Wash – 2 bucket method – PB’s SS&S with PB’s mf wash mitt Clay – Ricardo yellow using...

This job came as a referral from the 2009 Corvette I detailed about a month ago. Thanks Mark for the referral. This was not a full correction detail. The owner of this car has owned black cars before and knows that keeping this black finish perfect on an almost daily driver, is nearly...

This is a 2006 Mercedes S500 – The car gets run through the automatic car washes, has 51,000 miles, and needed some attention. My oldest son JT helped me on this one, or I would not have finished in one day. I did not have time to grab a ton of correction photos, so I chose to do a couple...

I went to the owner’s house this past Sunday to look at the car and discuss what the owner was looking to have done. The sun was partially out and I did notice some swirls etc, but nothing like I expected when I got the car in the garage and under the lights. The owner definitely had me nervous...

What a nice change (from the Passat I just detailed). This is either a 06 or 07 Volvo C70 – hardtop convertible – owner has had this detailed before and I have to say the paint was in great shape. However, I was surprised at how much contamination was on the paint. The wheels, as with a lot of...

This is a 1999 VW Passat – owner of the car is the wife of one of the owners here at the place I work. To be plain and simple – this car is not properly maintained at all – inside or outside. Contamination was at its worse. The claying process started off real loud (like sandpaper) and was...

This is a 2005 Toyota Tundra – was purchased from an auction – this was used in construction. This truck had some scratches and scuffs. Contamination was pretty bad. Here we go Wash PB’s SS&S – 2 bucket method Wheels – PB’s S&R on inside of rims – P21 gel cleaner on outside Wheel well...

This is Uncle’s D car. 1997 Aurora with 201,000 miles on it. Sorry guys – completely forgot about the before pictures. It has been a long 9 days here and I am happy this is the last car. When finished, I will actually have about 3 days to rest and hang out before heading home. Washed – 2...

Finally – camera is at the right setting This is one of Grammy’s friend. She told me she tries to keep the car up to snuff. For a 2004/2005ish, the water beaded quite nicely as I was washing. Completely forgot the before pictures - Some terrible after pictures. This week is wearing me down…...

Warning – Large pictures follow – Camera was still on the wrong setting One of Grammy’s friends – Tom – this car does not get driven very much and sits in the garage. Tom only wanted me to clean it up and keep the cost down. Wash - 2 bucket method – PB’s SS&S Ricardo clay – S&W mixed 50:50...

Long Distance Detail #5 Warning - Please excuse some of the pictures – I changed the camera setting by accident. This is one dirty, stinky car. This is Uncle D’s father in law’s car in which he has had bladder control issues . Need I say more!!! Since the car does not get driven very much and...

Long Distance Detail #4 This is my wife’s uncles work truck. Uncle D does lots of gardening and selling of cantaloupe, watermelon, tomatoes, green beans etc etc at the local farmers market every Saturday. Wash – SS&S – 2 bucket method – with PB’s bug squash PB’s Clay - S&W mixed 50:50 with...

Long Distance Detail #3 This is one of Grammy’s friends. It is a 2002 Cadillac Deville. The car was not in to bad of shape starting out. Wash – SS&S – 2 bucket method Ricardo blue clay – S&W mixed 50:50 with water PB’s SSR2.5 Orange CCS light cut pad – Flex PB’s SSR 1 white polishing pad...

Long Distance Detail #2 This is Grammy’s PT Cruiser. This car sits a lot for she drives a Buick Luzerne most of the time. Yes, the Buick will be detailed later this week. This car has some swirls and some marks in the paint from who knows what. She is thinking about selling the car. Wash –...