1995? Camaro

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Guitarist302008

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Well my wedding came and went on the 19th, we went away on our honeymoon for a week and when I got back there was a car here waiting for me... a friend of my Mother's. I like the guy and am only charging him 215.00 for this work... It has taken me 4 days... i'm not sure about the hours, but around 25-30 is the most likely.



Zipwax car wash with 2 bucket method

Meguiars clay bar kit

Meguiars 105 compound

Menzerna FP

Orange CCS pad

Uber blue pad

Uber black pad

Klasse AIO (a sample from FJF)

Mother's cleaner wax

Meguiars hot rims chrome polish





Here are some befores:



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I really tried to capture just how scratched up, dull, etc this paint really was, the hood is basically what the entire car looked like.. I mean paint from other cars bumping into it, deep scratches.. of course i'm thinking, yeah i'll use the flex and it'll all come right out... no problem... WRONG!! Here's a little of the interior.



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These pics were actually after the wash and before the clay...





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I couldn't get enough of how bad this hood was lol



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I believe this was after the clay



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Oh look, this is JUST from the top of the rear bumper...

No problem, i'll just turn it over right?



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WRONG AGAIN!!!



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Getting ready to get the compounding started



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Looking over the car really well... this was a joy to see..



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After some compound work:



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The front bumper was in such bad shape and the scratches were so deep, I had to bite the bullet, get out a bucket and some 2000 grit paper and wetsand the entite front... here is a section after it had been sanded and part of it buffed.



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More buffed out



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Now I have started the Menzerna Final polish



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So now I have started to put the Klasse AIO on, but first I go around the car to get rid of all the old wax left in between all of the body panels and here... to get this done I use a Q-tip with some alcohol...



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It ends up turning out pretty good though. I am impressed with the Klasse's slickness and there is a noticeable difference from the paint that has been FP'ed to where the Klasse has been applied.



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Tires and glass aren't completed yet, but the paint came out good...



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These wheels are in bad shape... even using a very strong cleaner, much of the dust is still stuck on and I am using a cleaner wax to get it off... here is the center cap to show all of the oxidation this thing has suffered...



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Here is a small section that has been cleaned with chrome polish... the wheels are going to take a bit longer, but I think you all get the idea... I have one idea... I should have charged MORE $$$$ lol



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Looking awesome. You charged way too little for that. Your mothers friend will be ecstatic. Make sure you show him the befores and afters just so he can see how much work went into it
 
Dsoto87 said:
Looking awesome. You charged way too little for that. Your mothers friend will be ecstatic. Make sure you show him the befores and afters just so he can see how much work went into it
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Thanks man... yeah, I just don't know what to charge sometimes... and I need the business right now, so I try to do jobs for under what others would do.
 
Hey great work man, that turned out really nice. I just dont understand how some people can let their cars get that bad. Im with Dsoto though, I feel you could have asked for a lot more money for the attention you put into that car. $7/hr jobs just arent gonna put food on the table
 
RyanFee said:
Hey great work man, that turned out really nice. I just dont understand how some people can let their cars get that bad. Im with Dsoto though, I feel you could have asked for a lot more money for the attention you put into that car. $7/hr jobs just arent gonna put food on the table
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Yeah, you have a point... especially with a new wife. Luckily she works in sales and even though the economy is bad, has been doing quite well lately.



edit: oh and thanks for the compliment... it definitely came out better than expected which I was happy about.
 
Vdubby18 said:
You need some sort of trophy... or a medal... something for that! :D



Awesome work.
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Thanks, the compliments are greatly appreciated.



Is there by chance an area on the site where I could maybe advertise detail services in my area?
 
Balthazarr said:
Outstanding.

That was worth at least $350.



Where are you located... MD?
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Oh, hey guys sorry I haven't been on here in a week or so. I'm over on the Eastern Shore of Md.



Yeah, it probably was worth 350 or so, but oh well. I try to do the jobs a little cheaper just so I can at least get the extra work.
 
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