Detailed: 2003 HD Soft Tail

justin30513

Mobile Detailing Services
This one is owned by my close friend's in-laws. I actually have two more vehicles to post from them. This bikes was dirty. She was embarrassed to even let me see it. It's been sitting in her garage for over 2 years now with no attention. I sat back, got my game plan together and went to work.



Wash Cycle:

(Pinnacle's Bodywork Shampoo and EDGE Wash ShMitt)

Boy did the ShMitt save my hands here! After pressure washing the bike down, I started washing. THe ShMitt allowed me to get into places that would have normally cut my hands up. RIP poor ShMitt!

This shampoo also did a great job at cleaning up the leather and chrome.



Metal Polishing:

(Mother's Power Metal Polish with MF covered applicator)

This product really surprised me. It removed tarnish and rust spots from the chrome parts very easily. The applicator I used was a pocketed blue one from Wa-Mart. Very good quality. Stayed right on my hands too.

Here's a before and after of the polishing....

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Guess which side is polished?

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Paint Correction and Protection:

(XMT#4 and Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax)

Yep. XMT#4. Why so harsh? The paint on the tank was tough as nails and since I was doing it by hand, why not? I used a Wolfgang foam finger pad. This took out a lot of the scratches and finished off well. No marring at all. The tank, fenders, and chrome were treated to two coats of Souveran Paste. It was simply a pleasure to use.



Leather Cleaning and Protection:

(Pinnacle's Leather Cleaner and Leather Conditioner)

Even though I cleaned the leather well while cleaning the bike, I wanted to make sure it was really clean. I sprayed the cleaner onto a MF towel and worked it into the leather. I then allowed it to dry. I then used the conditioner lotion with another pocketed applicator. I applied 3 layers....it soaked up too like crazy. The bags and seats were left soft and supple.



The windshield is to be replaced and did not receive any polishing.



Befores.......

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Jmiller07 said:
Great job, what would you charge for something like this in comparison to a full detail of a car?

I do not quote my prices based on the size of a vehicle entirely. I look at it hourly. I try to get 50.00 per hour per job. This bike took longer than some of the details I've done. Mainly because of the metal polishing. It took about 4.5 hours but I only charged 175.00. She is a new client and has several more for me to do there.





Sometimes you have to look at the big picture when pricing too.
 
justin30513 said:
I do not quote my prices based on the size of a vehicle entirely. I look at it hourly. I try to get 50.00 per hour per job. This bike took longer than some of the details I've done. Mainly because of the metal polishing. It took about 4.5 hours but I only charged 175.00. She is a new client and has several more for me to do there.





Sometimes you have to look at the big picture when pricing too.



Alright, thanks a lot for the info...
 
bigfoot said:
I'm not a big bike fan, but you did a great job there! Nice!



I'm not either........especially after this one. Oh well, pays the bills. I also picked up two more details here though.



Thanks bro.
 
Very nice job. :)



Personally, I like doing bikes because I can sit on my butt for much of the detail. ;)



You might want to look into S100 Total Cycle Cleaner, it'll save your pads, pretty much all the dirt and grime sprays off! Also, I don't know if you did it or not (no pics of the bike stripped down) but removing the saddle bags and windscreen really make it a lot easier to get the entire bike clean, polished and sealed.
 
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