Detailed: 2004 Hummer H2

justin30513

Mobile Detailing Services
This will be the 14th referral from a single person. You might remember the H2 truck that I did that had 26's on it. Well, this is one of his close friends. Him and his dad own a larger truck repair center. They mainly focus on larger rigs and RV's so I'm hoping for even more business. Then again, this family owns 15 vehicles and boats so I'm expecting more business!



This H2 is in good condition. He did hit a cardboard box on the interstate which transferred some clear coat scraping. He doesn't a lot of correcting since he is probably going to sell it in about a month or so. This gave me a good chance to try out Pinnnacle's XMT 360 CCS.



Here's the full process.......



Wheels, Tires, and Wells.......

(Purple Power Degreaser and DP's Gel Wheel Cleaner)

I sprayed the wheels first with the Gel and worked it in with a small paint brush. I simply wanted to be careful with 8k in rims and tires! The tires and wells got a coating of Purple Power and then blasted with my pressure washer. The wells then received and coating of Armor All tire foam. The tires got a layer of Pinnacle's Black Onyx Tire Gel. Lastly, the wheels got a coating of DP's Wheel Glaze.



Wash Cycle.......

(NXT Car Wash and Regular Wash ShMitt)

I presoaked the grill, windshield, and mirrors with DP's Exterior Cleaner. Here's why.......

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After rinsing it down, I simply gave it a good bath from top to bottom.



Paint Correction and Protection

(Pinnacle's XMT 360 CCS with EDGE2K Green Pad at #6 PC setting)

Yep, all in one step here. 360 is XMT's call to Poli-Seal and PwS. This product has abrasive much like Poli-Seal but without the gumming up. It cleaned and did a lot of correction. Here are some before and afters of the correction....

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It finished down till it's almost invisible. Removal is easy and with no dusting. The surface is slick and smooth with depth and gloss. The only thing to be seen is durability. For now though, a very well thought out all-in-one.



Interior.....

(Pinnacle's Leather & Vinyl Conditioner, Vinyl & Rubber Protectant, and Diamondite's Glass Cleaner.)

The interior was not bad at all. Simply just a good vacuuming and cleaning.



Befores......

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What process did you do on the engine bay. I am going to be doing my wife's red 04 H2 here soon. Looks great.
 
Justin..



I never had any problems with Poli-Seal "gumming" up. Kinda confused by your statement regarding that.
 
Pats300zx said:
Justin..



I never had any problems with Poli-Seal "gumming" up. Kinda confused by your statement regarding that.

Maybe it was just me or the sample that I got. It was in the early stages when I received it.
 
Coupe said:
I dont understand how you didnt get micro-marring from such an aggresive pad.



Because I used a non-aggressive well lubricated chemical. I just vary my pressure as the chemical breaks down. This is why they are called diminishing abrasives.
 
1Bad81Bu said:
What process did you do on the engine bay. I am going to be doing my wife's red 04 H2 here soon. Looks great.



I clean then use Armor All Tire Foam.







Clean the bay and then spray on the foam while still wet. Do this first before washing so the over spray is washed away. Then simply close the hood and start the engine. Let bake for 15-20 minutes and let sit while you detail the rest of the vehicle. Open and then wipe down any residue left.

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Blake said:
Very nice work.

Unfortunately the orange peel reminds me of my friend's black fridge.



Thanks and that last comment sums it up completely!



I almost spit my Pepsi out!!!



Thanks for that bro.
 
justin30513 said:
Because I used a non-aggressive well lubricated chemical. I just vary my pressure as the chemical breaks down. This is why they are called diminishing abrasives.



I thought Diminishing abrasives were mineral particulates that during the rotation and friction break down to a powder like substance..they are usally either milled or rolled abrasives...chemical abrasives are Buffered abrasives which clean the paint to a point to have the pad abrasiveness work....called Chemical Mechanical polishing...





Nice job..the truck looks real good...I forgot to say that in my original post..sorry...



It has a nice gloss to it...nice clean look



Al
 
Coupe said:
I dont understand how you didnt get micro-marring from such an aggresive pad.



GM SUV paint is pretty hard. I can go with orange Cyclo pads and OC and get pretty much LSP ready paint.



Excellent as always, Justin. Looks really good for a one-step job. :)
 
wow Justin thats some sick sick sick work you do my friend, i was on autogeek and checked out the XMT 360 and thought the yellow ranger in the back looked familiar like i've seen it somewhere before lol



How do you like the 360 compared to the poli-seal?
 
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