Today's Detail v.First detail for money

03COBRA

03COBRA

I miss my 03 Cobra......
Well it finally has come and gone. As some of you know, I detailed a friend of my GF's Accord after she was served with divorce papers around X-mas. Well her sister saw her car a little while after I did it and was pretty happy with the results. So I was contacted to do the work, and today was the day.:D



I wasn't really sure what I was getting into with this one. All that I knew was that they were up in Tahoe acouple of weeks ago, and they had not washed it since, or for how long before the trip. So I went and picked up the car this morning. As I pull up I notice quite a bit of brake dust on the rear wheel, but then I took a look at the front wheel and almost past out!:eek: The amount of brake dust was very impressive, I would have had to guess the wheel was silver, but no way to know for sure. Paint had a lot of water spots, your typical spider swirls.



To top everything off, about an hour after I dropped the car back off at her house, I got a call from her sister (Accord) to let me know that her best friend, and brother in law want me to do their cars as well, toal of 4 cars. So needless to say I am pretty excited about the weeks and months ahead.:xyxthumbs



I decided on the #83/#80 combo and was very impressed. The #80 leaves a very deep wet reflection without a paint sealant. Afer I was done with the polishing, I pulled the car out of the garage to look at it. I was very impressed, then I thought wait, I have not even sealed the paint yet. Very impressive combo, no wonder so many pros like #80, especially on black paint!! I did get some hazing from the #83, #80 took good care of that!



My Process:

--Wash w/Poorboy's Super Slick & Suds

--Clay (Mother's) w/Meguiar's Last Touch for lube

--Meguiar's #83 DACP Via PC and LC 7.5" yellow concaved cutting pad

--Meguiar's #80 Via PC and LC 7.5" white concaved polishing pad

--Poorboy's EX w/Carnauba by hand w/Pakshak yellow foam applicator

--Finish Kare FK1 Pink Wax by hand w/Pakshak yellow foam applicator



--Poorboy's APC (8:1) wheels, lower panels, wells

--Poorboy's bug squash remover (3:1) front bumper, grille, hood (Prototype)

--Interior cleaned w/Poorboy's APC (8:1)

--VM on windows, plastic lighting, and emblems



--BnB on tires, wells, trim

--303 on interior



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It looks very nice. Out of curiousty because I do not know a whole lot about the FK Pink, was there any particular reason you used EX and the FK??



Also, PM incoming.
 
I just have always liked a paint sealant topped with a good carnauba wax. It's funny, while I was doing the detail, I wa thinking to myself how I feel that my details are incomplete without a sealant with a topper. So it's funny you ask. I just feel something is missing without a sealant and a topper. I guess you can call it personal preference!



I will be awaiting your PM!:D
 
Excellent work! I agree about #80, it really has a nice deep glow even before you use an LSP.



It is a real rush to get that first payment for your work. :)
 
Scottwax said:
Excellent work! I agree about #80, it really has a nice deep glow even before you use an LSP.
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Couldn't have said it better myself. It makes black paint, like a pitch black. It really is amazing. I wanted to use FP II, but I wanted a little bit more bite.:cool:
 
6']['9 said:
looks great, did you notice any difference in reflectivity or depth when you topped the EX?
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With the Fk1 Pink Wax, you notice a ton. If you look at my mom's mustang post I made a week or so ago, all of the reflectivity and depth I would have to give credit to the Pink Wax. Same with the escape, the EX kicked up the shine, and the Pink Wax came in and added some deplth and reflection. The stuff is almost unreal. I've given some samples of the Pink Wax out to some well known pros on here. So hopefully they will say what they think of the stuff, and then everyone will know if I am crazy, or found a gold mine!
 
Terrific job! I received a bottle of EX for Christmas. I already have #83, #80 and a black car. I think I will try the same combo except top with Souveran paste wax which I just love. Thanks again for the great post.
 
Gorgeous work. You should be extremely proud of yourself....so tell us, what did your first paycheck look like?!
 
Thanks to everyone for the nice words!;)



Carl Anderson: I would highly recommend this combo for black. The reason I say black is because it's the only time I have used this combo, so black is the only color I can speak of! Do you have some Natty's? If so, apply the Souveran, then a week or so later when you wash the car again, apply a layer of Natty's over the Souveran and prepare to be amazed.:D I guarantee you will like this combo on you black vehicle. Pick up some Pink Wax if you really want to be amazed!



holland_patrick: Thanks. I pre-soaked the wheels in the Poorboy's APC (8:1), it did a great job loosening up the grime and brake dust, but by no means a spray and rinse wheel cleaner. I think if I do this more often I will look into something like A2Z, or Poorboy's Spray and rinse to help out. Then I used an old wash mitt to clean the wheels, that was a pain with all of the curves in the wheels. And Patrick, I slept in or I would have one the auction on eBay for Poorboy's wheel sealant!:angry But I am the high bidder on DC, and it's a great cause. I would have loved to use it on these wheels, but you won the auction, congrats!:p $125 is what I charged by the way! :nixweiss



CutNAction: What did my first paycheck look like. Well they were green, had a dead guy in the middle, they were about 6 1/8" long, 2 5/8 tall. One of them had 100 in every corner, one had 20 in every corner, and the one had 5 in every corner!
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Oh, you mean how much, sorry! I got $125.



Johnny: The before and afters were a little bit difficult. I had to look at the pics I took and then try to recreate them after I was done. I did pull it into the garage to do the work, so I had to guess where to park it and take the pics. They came out good, becuase there was no sunlight all day, so the before and afters are a good indication of the work performed!



tdekany: Thanks again for the Pink Wax, if you never found it, neither would I!:xyxthumbs
 
O4cobra said:
Thanks to everyone for the nice words!;)







CutNAction: What did my first paycheck look like. Well they were green, had a dead guy in the middle, they were about 6 1/8" long, 2 5/8 tall. One of them had 100 in every corner, one had 20 in every corner, and the one had 5 in every corner!
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Oh, you mean how much, sorry! I got $125.
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Ok ok you got me!!:bow

hahah
 
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