This customer had seen some of my work online and looked me up. He just purchased the car and said it had only been washed twice since he'd gotten it! There was just a little over 9k miles on the odometer! This is my kind of guy, haha! So, obviously there were some dealer defects and some minor hard water etching on the roof, trunk and spoiler but overall the car was in real good shape, just need a light swirl removal.

Products:

Exterior:
Dawn Soap Pre-Wash
Optimum Car Wash-Final Wash
ONR diluted to clay lube
COBRA UMF Wash Mitt
COBRA Deluxe "Jr" MF's
Dual Buckets with Grit Guards
3m Masking Tape
Adams Professional Clay Bar
P21S TAW
Meguairs APC+
Meguairs Hyperdressing
Menzerna SIP/WHITE FLAT x2
Menzerna Top Inspection
Tons of Uber MF Towels(AP)
Swissvax Pneu



LSP:
Lusso Oro applied with Uber Foam Applicator

Tools:
Dual Work Lamps
Dewalt Hi Speed Rotary
World's Greatest Boar's Hair Wheel Brush
Foam Pad Cleaning Brush
DD Detail Sponge
The Wheel Well/Fender Brush
The Spoke Brush
Canon Rebel XTi
Craftsmen 295MPH Vac/Blow
E-Z Detail Wheel Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush

Before:





















50/50




Complete hood polished..

 

Etching on roof..owner didnt want wetsand, but M105 got them about 99%




Working in SIP after M105




Its nice when you cant tell where the paint/glass end and begin! :D


Same damage on the Wing..




After 1 pass with M105/Wool..


After M105/Wool & SIP/White




Same damage on trunk also..


After M105/Wool & SIP/White

 

Drivers side in halogens..


After SIP/White x2..


And since it was dark, all I got are some cool reflections! This car looks SO WET!

 

yay

 

Great job, how many hours invested?

 

sex man, i always like to see you detail jobs

 

I worked on this one for about 15 hours straight. Would have been quicker, but I had to compound the roof, trunk, and wing panels. Thanks!

 

Thanks, I am glad people enjoy my threads!

 

another job done well! if u come to ATL lemme know... awesome work! cant wait to see another

 

Wow...nice!

 

I know this will be probably one of those impossible questions -- but I'm curious as to how long this type of application will be good for?

I mean, that's a TON of time ($$$$) to invest if this type of treatment will be needed every few months for most paint finishes.

 

Well, it really comes down to how you treat the car after I hand you back the keys. You can run it through an automatic car wash or use improper washing methods and it will have swirls again instantly(depending on how hard the clear is). It also depends on the color, of course black is the worse to show every imperfection in proper lighting. After I detail a car, I go through the steps of washing it and what not to do before they leave. And the wax down here in FL is only good for a little over a month, then it needs another coat unless you use a sealant which gives it another month or two maybe...

 

nice work

 

Awesome.

 

Thanks!

 

got a question, after the 105 is there a need to do anything finer to get any marks out or is the 105 sufficent in leaving a clear finish?

 

nice job. That color looks good when its squeaky clean.

 

what is SIP and M105?

 

Yes, I was able to use SIP/White pad to get the marring from the wool pad out. It varies per car, but most likely you will always need to follow it up with an intermediate polish/pad combo.

 

They are both polishes made for machine use. SIP is Menzerna Super Intensive Polish, and M105 is Meguairs M105 Heavy Cut Compound.

 

how much do you charge?

 

I am not aloud to post pricing, but you could expect to pay anywhere from 3-600 for a job like this from most competent detailers.