Quick detail -- back to the basics

[budman3]

Hey everyone

Today I had a quick detail to do, exterior only. The owner hated all of the buffer swirls left by the dealer (bought the SUV used) and wanted them gone. Both of our schedules were pretty tight so I had to go back to the old school products. Tried and true :rockon. I had a few helpers on the detail and total time was about 2 1/2 hours. It's far from perfect but thats not what the owner was looking for today ... but maybe in the future :dnaughty.

Process:
Wash w/ QEW, seasponge
SSR2.5 5.5" light cut pad, UDM speed 6
PwC Blue 7.5" polishing pad, PC, speed 5
OCW

Products used (with exception to EX, time didn't allow):

Now the damage:

One door done:

Not your typical after but 50x better than before:

So those were my honest pictures and here's the cheating pictures in the shade:

And some fall scenery:

Don't mind the dirty wells and undressed tires, a full detail to it will be done at a later date. So to say the least the results were great considering the time and limited product usage. I really missed using Poorboy's Polish with Carnauba. I'm not sure why I haven't used it more often but I am sure glad that I did! It cleaned up a little micromarring left from the light cut pad and left some carnauba for protection. Topping that off with OCW added some more durability and made the surface a little slicker. It was nice using products that may have been forgotten by a lot of members, PwC blue, QEW and the sea sponge. Hope you liked the pictures :bigups

 

[Beemerboy]

I enjoyed the cheating pic the most...no your honesty in it....LOL


The car came out looking great, considering the time that you had...Steve's P-w-C is one of my go to products for detail such as this

 

[JaredPointer]

I like how you showed some "honesty pics." I see a few posts where people use lighting, shade, etc (as well as camera settings) to post up after pics. :bigups

Looks like someone had beat that paint up pretty bad. You did a pretty good job considering the time limit. If you can ever get your schedules together, I'm sure you could get it looking even better.

 

[Poorboy]

For the time allowed and the original condition given,
it came a long way and I'm sure the owner was happy. As much as I love PwC, I just find myself reaching for the PwS more.

 

[Stephan]

Looks great even for the time you were given...I agree the honesty pictures make it...

No polish in the world hides swirls better then the shade

 

[budman3]

No polish in the world hides swirls better then the shade

So true :rofl. I always try to get a sun shot on details or atleast a picture from under the halogens. I have nothing to hide :dnaughty. Steve, I have a near full bottle of PwC and it looked lonely and wanted some attention too :crazy2:

:thanks for the comments.

 

[blk45]

As everyone has said, great job, especially considering the circumstances. I'm also in agreement with everyone about the "honest" pics. Thank you for those. Pretty much anything will look great in the shade.

Well done budman! :cheers: