march entry /pimp that caddy

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by mixxer, Mar 30, 2008.

  1. mixxer

    mixxer Birth of a Detailer

    Detail time : 7 - 7 1/2 hours Outside detail only with basic engine bay degrease and dress. 1976 Caddy Eldurado vert 18,000 original miles. Single stage paint with lots of oxidation ,paint contamination, and swirls galore . Car came out great finished off real nice except a couple spots had some bodyshop wet sand marks that looks like they never stepped to a different paper to finish off,and a few water spots on hood that had etched into paint and damaged paint pigment.It looked like a different color when i was done because of the oxidation. DETAILED REFLECTIONS

    -Wash - foam gun [DP soap] , wheels and tires with ARO,Engine degrease with megs degreaser.
    -Car spot clayed Pinnacle poly clay and lube and respot clayed while polishing
    -Polished with menzerna SIP via FLEX and orange 6.5 LC pad
    -Polished via PC menzerna 106 Nano to finsih down and get in tight areas and deep grooves with white 5.5 lc pad
    -Paint cleaned with KAIO via PC finish pad[ black]
    -Wax applied by hand ,Surf city barrier reef liquid carnuba - removed by hand.
    -Outside glass polished with Klasse AIO
    -Engine bay dressed with 425 and bold n bright
    -Door jams wiped down with megs ultimate QD
    -Tires and trim dressed with bold n bright
    -All chrome wiped down with 425.
    -Final wipe down for inspection by owner done with megs ultimate QD

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    HOPE YOU ENJOYED!
     
  2. littlemissGTO

    littlemissGTO Welcome to Detailing

    Nice work. I swear there's nothing like LONG panels to give you a good workout.
     
  3. Tonya

    Tonya Welcome to Detailing

    Very nice!! Love the white walls! Thanks for sharing! I love seening the older cars! Good luck!
     
  4. jshillin

    jshillin Birth of a Detailer

    LOL, those cars are HUGE... My buddy had one of them.
     
  5. Nica

    Nica Banned

    Good luck on the competition :thumb:
     
  6. bigpoppa

    bigpoppa Jedi Nuba

    Man, what I would do to work on a car like that!

    Sweet work. :afro:
     
  7. trhland

    trhland Nuba Guru

    DAM that things like 30 feet long!!!! its twice as long as my f350 crewcab:yikes::yikes:
     
  8. mixxer

    mixxer Birth of a Detailer

    lol he said it was almost 19 feet long
     

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