a soccor moms rendevouz meets bufferbarry

Incredible resurrection Barry!



Ya know... the first thing that came to mind when I saw the "before" shots was that this was a sobering example of what many of us encounter when we are contacted about full/complete details. It's great for new guys to see these and realize that not every job will be a Concours prep of an exotic European sports car.



Great job!
 
Scottwax said:
Amazing recovery! :bow



What I find more amazing though, is that you found someone with a soccer mom vehicle willing to pay for proper, high end detailing. :eek:
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Scott thanks man! i admire the way you do this job highly so much respect to ya!



RickRack said:
Wow Barry, you really outdid yourself on this one!!



That's gotta be the cleanest and best looking 98,000 mile mini van in the United States!! :chuckle:



Holy crap, it looks great!! :xyxthumbs
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rick thank you man! i got a lot of work put into that one lol! hopefully all is well with the new shop!!!! congrats on that by the way!



billzabub said:
Incredible resurrection Barry!



Ya know... the first thing that came to mind when I saw the "before" shots was that this was a sobering example of what many of us encounter when we are contacted about full/complete details. It's great for new guys to see these and realize that not every job will be a Concours prep of an exotic European sports car.



Great job!
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billazub thank you for the kind words
 
I know this has been said before but it deserves to be repeated... incredible turn-around Barry! Awesome job! :wow:



No doubt, you've just inspired a rash of "transformation" details all across autopia. :lol We can call this the bufferbarry method!
 
bufferbarry- Please please please fix your photobucket account so I can see this one...PLEASE!! The written part has me on the edge of my seat (more so than any thread about some exotic sportscar ;) ).





Setec Astronomy said:
Why would you "jewel" a minivan?
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Uhmm...urh....and I think *I* am the resident heretic around here :chuckle: OR.. is it just that I go nuts with my MPV :think:



Hope is somehow *stays* nice though...man I just *gotta* see those pics!
 
Barry, any chance of getting a few fotos posted when the soccer mom came to pick up her ride? We'd love to see the expression :)
 
seven said:
I know this has been said before but it deserves to be repeated... incredible turn-around Barry! Awesome job! :wow:





No doubt, you've just inspired a rash of "transformation" details all across autopia. :lol We can call this the bufferbarry method!
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LOL @ the bufferbarry method! gee that would be something!!! i have a buddy who calls me opitmus prime because of some of my transformations lol thank you seven!!



Accumulator said:
bufferbarry- Please please please fix your photobucket account so I can see this one...PLEASE!! The written part has me on the edge of my seat (more so than any thread about some exotic sportscar ;) ).





Accumulator its fixed now



Uhmm...urh....and I think *I* am the resident heretic around here :chuckle: OR.. is it just that I go nuts with my MPV :think:



Hope is somehow *stays* nice though...man I just *gotta* see those pics!
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tom p. said:
Barry, any chance of getting a few fotos posted when the soccer mom came to pick up her ride? We'd love to see the expression :)
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Tom sorry i don't have any i wish i did!



JoshVette said:
Barry, I should have looked at this thread earlier cause now I'll I see are little boxes saying "bandwidth exceeded, upgrade to pro."
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pampos said:
The same here...
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JOshvette and pampos there on now!!!!
 
Nice work, very thorough. :bigups



I must say, that thing is probably one of the ugliest cars to come from GM in a long time. Thankfully they did away with them!
 
Bigpoppa3346 said:
Nice work, very thorough. :bigups



I must say, that thing is probably one of the ugliest cars to come from GM in a long time. Thankfully they did away with them!
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thank you for those kind words



JoshVette said:
Now I can see the pics.



All I can say is WOOOOOW!!!! Very impressive.



Hopefully they will keep it maintained now.



Josh
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thanks josh very much!
 
Very good job. The soccer mom should not of let it get so bad. She probably has baby wipes with her , she could have wiped up spills on the seats consel and door paneling. Every gas station and convenience store has a vacuum cleaner were she could have at least vaccumed her car out. A lot of gas stations have touchless car washes that if you fill with gas you can get a car wash for $4.00. What im saying that there is no reason to have a very bad car these days Barry you made her car new again.
 
bufferbarry- Thanks for getting the pics working, wow, great job :bow



Heh heh, I enjoyed this because of your wonderful transformation but my enjoyment was tempered a little because I found the "before" pics pretty sad...I simply cannot imagine anybody letting their vehicle get like that. I bet it that, in a sorta-perverse way, it was kinda fun to bring that back so dramatically.



Oh, and, heh heh, props to you for daring to post a pic where you're having a smoke. In these oh-so-PC times I'm surprised you didn't catch any flak for that :chuckle:



Did you do anything special for the really *black* marks in the interior?



How do you like the little 3" polisher? It looks handy.
 
lawrencea said:
Very good job. The soccer mom should not of let it get so bad. She probably has baby wipes with her , she could have wiped up spills on the seats consel and door paneling. Every gas station and convenience store has a vacuum cleaner were she could have at least vaccumed her car out. A lot of gas stations have touchless car washes that if you fill with gas you can get a car wash for $4.00. What im saying that there is no reason to have a very bad car these days Barry you made her car new again.
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good or bad this is a perfct example of why we have jobs ya kow!!

Accumulator said:
bufferbarry- Thanks for getting the pics working, wow, great job :bow



Heh heh, I enjoyed this because of your wonderful transformation but my enjoyment was tempered a little because I found the "before" pics pretty sad...I simply cannot imagine anybody letting their vehicle get like that. I bet it that, in a sorta-perverse way, it was kinda fun to bring that back so dramatically.



Oh, and, heh heh, props to you for daring to post a pic where you're having a smoke. In these oh-so-PC times I'm surprised you didn't catch any flak for that :chuckle:



Did you do anything special for the really *black* marks in the interior?



How do you like the little 3" polisher? It looks handy.
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accumulator: i did enjoy this one very much! i have a local detailer who just does basic waxes he is mobile unlike me and we are good friends he always calls me optimus prime from the transformer movie. he actually referred this client to me. he told the lady you should call optimus. lol she actually thought that was my name at first. an as far as the cigarette. i work out of my home, this car was smoked in obviously from the photos. ill never smoke during the interior phase of cleaning but when the car doors are shut it was three in the morning when i was polishing those wheels lol i know insane. so my opionion is i am who i am and if you don't like so be it. if i wanna smoke i will lmao! **** i was trained for battle to fight for this country i will enjoy my freedom lmao!!! the interior black marks. i used megairs gold class car wash soap and a fine scitch brite pad! and that little 3 inch polisher is my newest weapon of choice it spins a little fast but it can be controlled! a very worthwhile investment!!! thanks for the the kind words. im glad you enjoyed this more then me!! lol

weekendwarrior said:
Great job Barry...Ilove seeing your work.
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thank you man! you always have something nice to say!!!

OTG Vinyl said:
Black and Tan... two colors a soccer mom should never choose.
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lol agreed!!!!
 
bufferbarry said:
... he told the lady you should call optimus. lol she actually thought that was my name at first...
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Heh heh, that's good :D



an as far as the cigarette...my opionion is i am who i am and if you don't like so be it. if i wanna smoke i will lmao!...i will enjoy my freedom lmao!!!
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You and I are on the same page there all right :xyxthumbs

the interior black marks. i used megairs gold class car wash soap and a fine scitch brite pad!
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Ah, OK. The Scotchbrite I can see but I wouldn't have thought to use the GC shampoo. I'll have to keep that one in mind.

that little 3 inch polisher is my newest weapon of choice it spins a little fast but it can be controlled! a very worthwhile investment!!!
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Cool. Yeah...I can see where that'd be useful.
 
Great, great job.



One nitpick, though - When you jack up the car, you _need_ to use jackstands and wheelblocks, and not just rely on the jack itself. Hydraulics can fail, and when that happens, you're looking at bodily harm or new rotors at the very least.



That said, you did a very impressive job.
 
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