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I posted a teaser on this one in another post several months back.
Shortly after that my hard drive crashed. I nearly lost everything. After having my data recovered and replacing my hard drive I had other minor computer issues. Couple that with planning my wedding in September and write ups just became low on the list of priorities. Sorry for the delay.
I am posting this one, not because of the impressive detailing, but because the car has a story. It was featured in European Car Magazine and included on the cover.
This car is truly a wolf in sheep’s clothing. When you get into some cars you have high expectations. You know a Ferrari or a Lamborghini is going to impress. But, even after learning the story of this car, I still must say it surprised me. Not since I first drove my mom’s Grand National when I was a teenager have I been so surprised by a car. I didn’t lay down any rubber or test the top speed. Just a few good accelerations when I was first at a stop light. I was not interested in learning the stopping or handling limits the hard way and would never do anything extreme in a customer’s vehicle without their prior permission. Now it isn’t going to be blowing the doors off any supercars, but I could easily enjoy this car as a DD. In fact, if the owner ever sells, I might be interested in turning it into my mobile unit.
Here is the Article.
I found this thread discussing the car just prior to the publication: sweedspeed forum
My customer picked up the car a few months after the magazine article published. He was in search of a work wagon and discovered it online. It now has about 100k and is his DD/work vehicle.
And since this is about detailing: This was only an exterior detail to get rid of the heavy water spots.
And remove the residue from the previous badges. The owner had new ones to replace them.
So a good bath with CGCW, clay and a little OPC in certain areas…
… and some 3M Adhesive Remover…
… and I could inspect.
Test spot.
I was a bit discouraged by the lack of results. I broke out M95 and wool on rotary. What that left me with…
After removing as much as .2mils in some areas there was still etching that remained. I decided going further was only going to increase risk without significant further improvement. It is important to know when to say when.
Results would have to be satisfactory.
I used almost an entire roll of tape on this one.
And I didn’t have any sun for the final shots, but the car looked much better.
Thanks for looking.
Shortly after that my hard drive crashed. I nearly lost everything. After having my data recovered and replacing my hard drive I had other minor computer issues. Couple that with planning my wedding in September and write ups just became low on the list of priorities. Sorry for the delay.
I am posting this one, not because of the impressive detailing, but because the car has a story. It was featured in European Car Magazine and included on the cover.
This car is truly a wolf in sheep’s clothing. When you get into some cars you have high expectations. You know a Ferrari or a Lamborghini is going to impress. But, even after learning the story of this car, I still must say it surprised me. Not since I first drove my mom’s Grand National when I was a teenager have I been so surprised by a car. I didn’t lay down any rubber or test the top speed. Just a few good accelerations when I was first at a stop light. I was not interested in learning the stopping or handling limits the hard way and would never do anything extreme in a customer’s vehicle without their prior permission. Now it isn’t going to be blowing the doors off any supercars, but I could easily enjoy this car as a DD. In fact, if the owner ever sells, I might be interested in turning it into my mobile unit.
Here is the Article.
I found this thread discussing the car just prior to the publication: sweedspeed forum
My customer picked up the car a few months after the magazine article published. He was in search of a work wagon and discovered it online. It now has about 100k and is his DD/work vehicle.
And since this is about detailing: This was only an exterior detail to get rid of the heavy water spots.
And remove the residue from the previous badges. The owner had new ones to replace them.
So a good bath with CGCW, clay and a little OPC in certain areas…
… and some 3M Adhesive Remover…
… and I could inspect.
Test spot.
I was a bit discouraged by the lack of results. I broke out M95 and wool on rotary. What that left me with…
After removing as much as .2mils in some areas there was still etching that remained. I decided going further was only going to increase risk without significant further improvement. It is important to know when to say when.
Results would have to be satisfactory.
I used almost an entire roll of tape on this one.
And I didn’t have any sun for the final shots, but the car looked much better.
Thanks for looking.
