Alaska Break Up Detail

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Here is a break up detail here in Fairbanks. Nice green Chevy Silverado.

I used a swirl-o-matic car wash to get the chunks off. Then used Poorboy’s S&W to clean it up for the detail. The owner was interested in getting rid of the accumulated swirls on the vehicle. I believe that I did just that.

I started out with SSR2.5 on the hood but it did not seem to get the job done so I brought out the SSR3 and used it on the entire vehicle then followed up with SSR2.5

SSR3 and yellow LC cutting pad
SSR2.5 with Orange LC light cutting pad
Poorboy’s PP with white LC polishing pad
Poorboy’s Ex-P with Black LC finishing pad

No interior work done on this vehicle or the engine compartment. Because it is break up around here the wheels and wheel wells were not done either.

The end results
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I tried to get a sun shot of the swirls that were left but to be honest I removed 90% of them. There still was marring on the whole truck but you did have to look very hard to see them.

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The reflection shot.

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Any questions or comments welcome.
 
Very nice looking job (but I got cold looking at it). You're on a roll -starting a side business in Alaska (LOL)?

Riddle me this... when I look at your post in the forum, no pictures show up. when I hit the 'quote' icon, I see pics of the Chevy and snow????
 
DFTowel said:
Ok I give up... what's "break up?"
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It is a term in the Northern regions refering to the river ice breaking up so it can travel down river in the spring. It has been shortened thru the years to mean that spring is coming but you have to get thru *break up* before spring can arrive.

At least that is how it was explained to me, over thirty years ago, when I asked the same question.
 
Great job! it looks really nice, better than brand new. By the way, judging by the wheels and front lights that is a GMC Sierra not Silverado.
 
HyundaiLvr87 said:
Great job! it looks really nice, better than brand new. By the way, judging by the wheels and front lights that is a GMC Sierra not Silverado.
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You are absolutely correct. I check my posts for spelling all the time but I am humbled by your attention to detail. By the time that I realized my mistake I was unable to change it. You caught me. Now I am embarrassed!
 
nyc_medic said:
Nice looking work. How cold was it when you did the work? Hope you did it inside somewhere it was warm.
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It was about 14 to 15 degree's when I left town to go to the shop at seven thirty. It was about 45 degree's when I left at four thirty that afternoon.

All done inside. Nice and toasty warm. Thermostatically controled oil fired forced air furnace.
 
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