I'll apologize now for the lack of pictures on this one. Started washing when it was still only about 34* outside so I wasn't terribly motivated to stop and take pics. Also, this job was a time sensitive deal, needed to be turned around quick so I didn't want to spend too much time on pics once i really got into it. Its the property of Pollard Jeep (good friends of ours) and we promised to turn it around so they could sell it on their lot. PROCESS: Wheels cleaned with Deep Wheel Cleaner Boars Hair and Lug Brush for faces Medium Wheel Woolie and Turbostick for barrels Tires cleaned with full strength APC Scrubbed with Tire Brush Fender liners treated with APC and Fender Brush Exterior blasted with a pressure washer Foamed with a heavy mix of APC and Car Wash 2 bucket wash with grit guards and 2 wash pads Dried with Master Blaster, Great White Drying Towel and DS drying agent Clayed with Adam's Clay and DS Trim stains removed with APC and old Waterless Towel Prototype Tire Coating applied to the tires All exterior trim and engine bay dressed with SVRT and IOS Correction was done using some new products we're working on and various polishers including the Flex 3401, Rupes, and Flex PE14-2 for testing purposes All residues removed with Double Soft Towels Brilliant Glaze was applied with a Red pad Finished off with a coat of Buttery Wax (since Buttery hardly ever gets love in writeups) BEFORE: This was done by a "professional detailer" and as you can see from the pictures he definitely didn't have any business attempting to correct paint. Some of the worst holograms I've ever seen, coupled with heavy compound/wax stains on all the exterior trim. This thing was an absolute DISASTER! These shots are after the exterior was washed and dried. Before even starting on the paint I restored all the trim, removing stains/oxidation with APC and an old waterless wash towel Once the trim was cleaned I applied a VERY heavy coating of Super VRT. The trim appeared to have been neglected for a long time so an extra heavy coat would allow it to soak in and I could address excess later. Next the entire exterior was clayed Test patch on the hood was completed after claying with a 50/50 to see progress. Continuing to bring out the reflections, one panel at a time AFTER: As mentioned b/c this was a time sensitive job I had to skip taking pics of the correction process, heres the finished product after 8 hours. Lookin' pretty darn good for a 50,000+ mile rig! Dylan approved. Tucked back into the warehouse and waiting for the dealership to take it back to the lot and put it up for sale (hopfully for a lot more than they first thought they would!) Thanks for looking! :cheers:
Thanks guys! This one was certainly satisfying to turn around given the condition it arrived in. The dealer came to pick it and and was absolutely FLOORED! Their current 'detail' solution is an off site contract that basically does a wash & wax + vacuum... needless to say we may be seeing more cars from them in here for prep going forward based on how happy they were with this. Have to imagine that this will help that resale value on the used lot by a TON.
I agree with the dealer being able to resell is much easier loking the way it does after you detailed it, the problem is dealers never want to pay for the time it actually takes to do that kind of work on a regualr basis. I work at a Mercedes/Volvo dealer and there is NO way the owner, general manager or even a sales manager would pay the rates for a full blown correction like that, just won't happen. That is why most dealers have kids whipping Makita 9227s over the paint and slapping on some cheap ass oil filled liquid carnuba wax (to cover up the swirls and holograms)...then some poor sap buys the car, takes it home and washes it and when those oils get emulsiphied by the car soap, the car looks nothing like it did before they bought it! Damn-shame is what it is! But really nice job on the Bimmer though!
I totally agree... and this was definitely an extreme case where the paint was so bad even the uninitiated would agree that it was hurting the value of the vehicle to have it on the lot like that. Pollard is a different dealership, we've done business with them before, and while they won't pay for this kind of service on EVERY car, they do bring us vehicles on occasion that deserve it. I believe we'll have a 2014 SRT8 Jeep fresh off the truck in our warehouse for work soon. On something like that they have begun to understand that the customers will pay a little more for a car or truck delivered in pristine condition
Thrashed to no end.... what goes on in the minds of the monkeys that did this. Wait..probably wasn't much going on up there now that I think of it. ^ New pic style pioneered by Dylan.... the SNL Coneheads shot! I love it! Great work, it was really an incredible turnaround!
SVRT is a dressing, not so much a coating. Think of this as a much longer lasting tire dressing. Still a ways out from release, but being tested extensively at the moment. Thank you! LOL... thanks man. Was a gratifying one for sure.
