This car belongs to my boss's wife. The front end was covered in overspray from staining a fence that has been there for months. Following the least to most aggressive strategy, I first employed Value Guard's 3 step process...it just laughed at it although it did clean the paint very well. Next up was my most aggressive clay with ONR as lube..no dice. I then tried it using IRA (isopropyl rubbing alcohol) as lube. That worked but I didn't like using it so I then tried using a trick that worked before and that was DG Bug remover as lube..once again to the rescue! It was still hard work that took 2 hours on hood and fenders to correct, but it worked. The rest of the car had a lot of scratches too..a 15 hour job all told....glad it's done (and so is my wife, LOL). The owner also tried to compound out the spots which you can see from the befores. The car has had paintwork where it was wheeled out by a butcher..I made sure I took pics and showed them where the damage was. The Process: Wheels/Tires/Wells: Wheels cleaned with DG cleaner and EZ brush (chrome was peeling badly in the barrels, so I mostly used just chemical so as to not to make it worse) Tires with APC Wells with APC Wheels polished with XMT 360 Wheels sealed with DG 105 Tires treated with DP gel Wash: DG Bug remover and bug sponge Value Guard 3 step process Paint: Aggressive clay (see above) Compound with rotary using Megs 105 and purple foamed wool (when needed) Compound with rotary using X3 and purple foamed wool Polish with rotary using XMT 360 with UDM and black pad Plastic polished with rotary using X3 then XMT 360 Sealed with DG 601/105 combo AW after curing period Head/Tail lights: Headlights wet sanded using 2000 grit Compounded using Megs 105 with mini purple foamed wool Polished using DG plastic polish Sealed with DG 105 Tails compounded with X3 and foamed wool Polished with XMT 360 Sealed with DG 105 Interior: Carpet Mats vacuumed, stain treated with Folex, power washed, vacuumed again Rubber Mats power washed, cleaned with APC, treated with Tire spray Carpeting stain treated with Folex where necessary Carpeting steam cleaned Plastic trim cleaned with Kleenol Plastic trim treated with 303 Glass with IG Leather treated with DG conditioner Exterior Trim: Black Wow or 303 BEFORES: Scratches and Overspray: Welcome to my Nightmare! Sanding Marks in Hood: Cloudy Lights: Other Befores: Stain Challenge: Other Detailer's Mistake: AFTERS: Jump, Flake, Jump Bye bye overspray! Bye bye stain!
WOW, What a great detail. Looks fantastic. you had your hands full w/that one. Way to go though you showed em...:worship2:
Great job Richy, the car in the afters looks completly different!!! I always seeing carpets with the lines in them, I can never get them to look as good as yours did.
Got my winnings from e-shine today..I was thrilled..a gallon of optimum car wash and a drying towel..thanks again Carlos for all your work running this board and doing these competitions, etc!! I for one, really appreciate all your work!!
:thud: Holy Cow Richy :thud: Man.... you started with a mess That overspray was nasty. I could see what you were saying with the rims too. Very impressive job! What did the boss or his wife say? I bet they could not believe the difference. Especially since some hack must have gotten his hands on it before you. Very well done... as always!
