2007 Dodge Magnum - Premier Detailing

[gothamite302]

I recently was asked if I could take care of a "cloudy" residue on a hood of a Dodge Magnum and as a member of a local car club, he was embarrassed to even take his car to shows in the condition it was in. This customer was a referral to me from a great customer, so I let him know that I would do what I can and that I would need to see the car in person before I gave him a definitive response and price. He brought me the car a few days later and I was able really assess the situation. The hood had severe oxidation and was in need for some heavy compounding and polish work. I carried out my test spot for the hood, made some great progress, and we settled on a day to get his car back. The hood would receive the most attention and the rest of the car would get a single stage to help the paint look much clearer.

Products Used:

Body Wash and Decon
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash
Microfiber wash mitt
2 Bucket method
AutoGeek Foam Gun
CarPro IronX
Speedy Prep Fine prep pad
Optimum No Rinse (mixed to lube ratio)
Wheels:
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Megs APC+ 4:1
Megs Super Degreaser 4:1
Chemical Guy BareBones
Daytona Speed Master brush
Soft Wheel Brush
Megs Metal Polish
Megs Polishing Cone
Mothers Curved Tire brush
Megs Tire Gel
Interior:
1Z Premium Cockpit
Megs Glass Cleaner 10:1
Megs APC+ 10:1
Leatherique Pristine Clean
Correction and LSP:
Flex 3401
LC Cyan pads
B&S Microfiber Cutting Pads
LC Tang pads
LC CCS Black pads
Menzerna FG400
Megs M105
HD Polish
BlackFire Gloss Enhancing Polish
BlackFire Wet Diamond


As delivered

You can really see the oxidation on this one

Getting all washed up

Oxidation up close

I got my system going on the oxidation and went at getting the hood completed since I knew it would be the biggest time consumer. I started with several passes of M105 on a cyan pad to get the surface level and smooth again. I followed that up with FG400 on a B&S pad to clear up hazing and a get the last bit of real cut to get the surface looking great. I finished it off with HD Polish and a LC black pad to really get the maximum gloss. I did completed the entire hood before moving on to the rest of the vehicle and this is how it went:

Hood completed

Now moving on to the rest of the vehicle
I got a sample bottle of HD Polish and had been tinkering on my own vehicle to see how it worked and i had liked the results so I chose it for this single stage. I used the LC Tangerine Pads and got outstanding result with very few passes and very little dusting.

Before

After

50/50

 

[gothamite302]

After I went over the whole vehicle i followed up with BF GEP and BFWD. I let that cure for an hour while I did the interior which was in good shape so it went smoothly. now without further ado, the final shots:

I didn't have direct sunlight out for direct pictures but it was a major improvement on the entire vehicle. BlackFire never leaves me anything less than astonished in how good it looks every time. Everything else went very smoothly thanks mainly to the help of HD Polish.

Jonathan Arrecis
Premier Detailing

 

[Pats300zx]

Awesome job :bigups

 

[mjlinane]

Great job!

 

[Wors]

Really nice job.

 

[ShaneB]

Good save. You would think if the guy takes it to shows he would keep it protected and looking its best. Guess not though

 

[rzatch]

Nice save, he sure let it go way too long.