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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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This customer just bought the car recently and wanted to get it cleaned up a bit. The previous owner was a snowbird so it mostly sat, but the paint wasnt kept up too well, looked like multiple auto-washes,etc. So we set up the detail, and I spent a couple days to get it back in shape. It was moderately difficult to get the defects back out of the paint, but we got it to about 95% corrected. Anyways, on to the pics!

Exterior:
Dawn Soap Pre-Wash
Optimum Car Wash-Final Wash
DD "Uber" Red Drying Towel
DD "Uber" Wool Mitt
Dual Buckets with Grit Guards
3m "green" Masking Tape
Adams Professional Clay Bar
P21S TAW
Meguairs APC+
Meguairs Hyperdressing
Menzerna SIP/LC FLAT Orange 5.5" (x2 on some areas)
Menzerna PO85rd/LC FLAT Black 5.5"
Menzerna Top Inspection
Tons of Uber MF Towels
Black WOW
Griots Garage Wheel Cleaner Gel
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:














Wheels getting treated..


After pre-wash..






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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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I forgot to get some before shots in the halogens, but the sun shots showed what condition the vehicle was in overall..here are the few that I did happen to capture..






Here is a 50/50 after SIP/Orange pad..






Now finished in the halogens..


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Couple shots I got during the day..




I finished the vehicle after the sun was set, so I couldnt get any full pictures unfortunately..but here are some reflection shots for ya anyway!






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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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Damn thats dope man..good work
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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you like the lusso, ehh?

i know the lady who developed that stuff.
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 04:27 AM
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At first I didnt, then I figured out how to use it and now I love it! My newfound trik with the lusso is to spritz water on the panel after putting down a layer of wax and it comes RIGHT OFF, it cut my wax time down by half atleast!
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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You are a god of detailing.
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 03:19 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rSol93 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You are a god of detailing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I wouldn't go that far, but thanks! haha!
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 01:40 AM
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car looks great
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 04:27 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM_95_LS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">car looks great </TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 04:34 PM
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subcribed.
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