Show N’ Shine Contest (December)

[Meghan]

We're looking for some incredible photos that showcase your best work. It could earn you a $100 gift certificate to Autogeek.net for a monthly winner, or a $1000 check at year's end if your work is deemed the very best. Show us your detailing skills and we'll show you the money!

The Autogeek staff will pick the photo that shows the most impressive results. The winner will get a $100 gift certificate at the end of the month and be entered to win a $1000 check from Max at the end of this year.

For our final show n' shine we are looking for the best paint correction photos. For example the best swirl/scratch, and/or oxidation removal. We want to see befores and afters and a list of the products and machines used to get the results.

Submit your pictures by posting them on this thread. We will announce a winner at the end of this month. Good luck and happy detailing!

Please do not reply or comment on this thread, just post pics if you are entering this contest!

[Dust2Glory]

I know I know... ur thinking this guy already won, he's greedy.. but somebody had to get the ball rolling!

Products/Machine used:

50/50 IP/SIP via UDM and Yellow LC pad Sp.6
75/25 IP:SIP/106ff via UDM and cleaned Yellow LC pad Sp.6

Zymol Creame via Green/Red AG wax applicator
Liquid Souveran Spray Wax via mf
Tires coat of RL exterior dressing, then DP tire gel
Windows SIG via MF WW
PB spray and gloss wipe down

Befores:















During reconditioning process:






























more to come...

[AjNavo61490]

Items Used: PC 7424, LC Pads (Orange, White, and Blue), Meguiar's Supreme Shine MF Towels, 500 Watt Halogen Light.

Products Used: Meguiar's Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner, Pinnacle XMT Swirl Remover #3, Pinnacle XMT Swirl Remover #1, Pinnacle XMT Finishing Glaze, Pinnacle XMT Pad Conditioner, Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax.

Before:




After:






Others: (some items in this picture i was using on a test spot on another part of the car)






Whole Car Shots:

[Dust2Glory]

Afters:























My sig shot:


Enjoy!! and happy polishing

[Pats300zx]

Here's two for me...

[dontsleeponit]

My first ever real correction work...

2005 Chevy Cobalt black (just the hood)
UDM
PB SSR 1 & 2.5 for the scratched area
LC White CCS pads
DP Clay
Aquawax LSP

Its not a full job or anything amazing, but I was proud of it for being my first time out. I got out some deep scratches from a snow scraper that I wasnt sure were going to come out, and a lot of etchings from bird crap and just never washing. The paint actually looks black now. I will give the car a full detail this spring most likely.













Happy Holidays Everyone!

[DantheMan]

Man I just did a perfect job for a thread like this, but didn't bother to take my camera like most days... I need to learn how to take pics and start bringing it along with me.. Here's the best I have online right now:

Drivers door before:









Afters:




What key marks???


Nasty scratch where??




Products used:

Makita Rotary
3m 2000 grit paper
Menz PG/LC twisted wool
Menz SIP/LC Foamed wool
Menz 106ff/LC CCS white
And some other stuff, but that covers the correction portion!

I may replace this entry some time this month if I get another good correction job to do on black and get some pics to turn out.. We'll see how it goes..

[shuskan3]

This is a prep I did on my Bmw 3-Series for an Ultima and Opti-Seal comparison. It had some swirls and heavy marring. I used Rotary and Menzerna.

[mshu7]

Optimum Compound
Makita Rotary polisher
Meguiar's Yellow (turned burgundy) polishing pad

Bye Bye Oxidation:

[ehuth1]

This one was my favorite

Before then after





50/50



Before then after





Afters of exterior