with 9k miles on it , in good shape but with a need of refresh interior & exterior. process: - wheels wash with onr dress with m40 , and klasse aio. - dashboard leather , console, door panels got 303 protectant and dash/console paint panels opti-seal - leather seats was treated with d180 meguiar`s leather cleaner conditioner agitated with a soft brush - paint panels behind the seats got opti-seal - windows was clean in/out - rear plastic window was polish with plexus on foam aplicator - vacuum - wash whole car with onr (optimum no rinse) - claybar whole car and windows with meguiar`s white claybar - protection : 1 coat of opti-seal and 1 coat of duragloss 105 the plastic get`s green , foggy after: hardtop got same treatment as paint ( clay and protection) set-up , after opti-seal interior: all this pic are after:
Mercedes-Benz GL550 , in need of a clean up in and outside. process: - poorboys bug squash for front of the car also assist with a bug sponge , same liquid use for tar too - onr wash - p21s gel on wheels , klasse aio on wheels , m40 on tires - optimum car wax , and duragloss 105 as protection - inside clean and cond leather with meguiar`s d180 and a soft brush - 303 protectant for plastic - little bissell extractor for carpets and 2 stain/dirt spots - apc+ for cleaning agitated with brush - vinegar in rinse step after cleaner on carpets and stains. some tar, it was on at least 4 panels after , there is a spare tire in the white bag. inside after cleaning
Bentley , was in for some interior leather cleaner and conditioner , plus a quick wash & wax. i think will be on schedule for paint correction soon , the paint is in bad shape. being a convertable , a lot of dust , mess on the rear leather seats and panel. of course front seats has some light "grime " on it. process: - all the leather from doors, rear panel , rear seats , front seats , console was treated with meguiar`s d180 cleaner conditioner , and agitated with a soft brush, and wipe with mf towel. - all wood panels got opti-seal - dashboard was protected with 303 protectant - car was wash with onr in qd dilution - wax optimum car wax. - wheels was clean with onr , optimum car wax on top , m40 on tires. as i said the car needs a good paint correction , previous owner drive it to car washes multiple times. leather before, hard to notice the dust , mess onto panels but was there , i use few mf towels , and usually one mf does the job. leather after:
Nice friggin work man. I just looked over a couple of your threads and you do great work with really minimal(in a good way) steps!:thumb:
wow man, great work. You are the second person to post up a Z8 in the past day or two. I have never heard of those BMW's before but man they sure look nuts. Nice work on the back window as well. I always wondered what to use on those windows that get beat up from the sun and what not. Looks like you paved the way. That Mercedes was plastered with bugs! Nice job on all the rides.
yeah no kidding. I'm sure each step still takes a fair amount of time but it sure does seem to be like a lot less work when reading and thinking about it.
let`s see the time for each: Mercedes-Benz GL550 was...6 hours Bentley was.... 5 hours Z8 was....5-6 hours in some of this time is load and unload , talk with owner , few brakes. Cosmin :mounty:
i think weather is the only thing that may hold me back sometimes. detail cars in 100`s is not fun , i am afraid to do corrections even in shade ,dries everything.
I just went through his album on Facebook and found three cars I used to detail years ago. Small world.
yeah it is a small world, and round! nope i didn`t run into any detailer so far, but i did saw some of other`s work ) i may hire an model to hold me an umbrella when i detail , is craizy hot outside and around concrete is oven.