January 2009 entry: Buick regal revisited

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by bigfoot, Jan 28, 2009.

  1. bigfoot

    bigfoot Jedi Nuba

    The Buick was revisited back in early December for a pre-sale demo and auto show, so the owner called me again to make it look the best possible. This car hasn’t been washed since the last time I washed it back in October. Now, as you will see, the car is covered in dust, scratches, swirls and holograms that were not taken out before and they need to be out! My process was the following:

    Wash wheels and wheel wells with Dr. Mecanico APC(Local brand)
    Wash with Meguiars NXT soap
    Polish with OP and LC Orange with the PC
    Wax with Liquido Souveran Policharged version
    After 12 hours, a coat of OCW to seal the shine of LS
    Tires dressed with Crystal Tire shine(local brand)

    This is the day started for me(remember this is December)
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    And this is the condition of the car before
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    Now, this is some weird $#!t for most of you. This is actual wild lizard doo-doo making company to the good ole’ bird crap
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    Some more damage, you can actually see the holograms
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    I then started to work on the wheels. Dr. Mecanico was used full strength to make sure the tires were clean. In this pic you can see the APC working on getting the crud and dirt out of the wheel
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    And here’s right after a good scrub and drying
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    After this proceeded to wash the car and dry thoroughly, polish it with OP and an orange flat pad, which left the finish like this
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    That is after polishing, but before waxing.

    Now after a hards day work, I applied the Souveran by hand and let it cure overnight. The owner came the next day at 9am to pick it up and take it to the auto show, but before he left, I applied a quick coat of OCW leaving the car looking like this

    Afters
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    And to end it, 2 reflex shots. First one at the trunk lid and the last one the owner looking at the finish while I take the pic
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    Gotta love this one
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    Thanks for looking

    Joey
     
  2. Denzil

    Denzil Guest

    Looks great!
     
  3. zoomzoom mazda5

    zoomzoom mazda5 Wax on..Wax off

    Looks sweet Joey, good luck my amigo, Me llamas cuando estas en Tampa!:thumb:
     
  4. SSTG

    SSTG DB Forum Supporter

    Great work Joey. Good luck to you.
     
  5. slanguage

    slanguage OD On Detailing

    Nice shine :thumb:
     
  6. bigfoot

    bigfoot Jedi Nuba

    Thanks Guys!

    Angelo, I'll be arriving on the 12th late at night, so expect a call from me on Friday the 13th :aord:
     
  7. Nice man! Looks great!
     

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