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Old 03-30-2008, 10:29 AM
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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 303
-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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HOOD BEFORE

AFTER

REAR QUARTER BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

AFTER

FRONT QUARTER BEFORE

AFTER


DOOR PANEL BEFORE

AFTER

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Nice job !!!!! One of America's classics.
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Old 03-30-2008, 02:15 PM
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Re: Detailed Reflections pimp that caddy

Very nice job! Glossy! Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Detailed Reflections pimp that caddy

that's not a car, that's a boat!!!! very nice, that red is nice and deep
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I enjoyed the pictures. I appreciate the work. Certainly is a lot of paint surface to work is it not? Very shiny after pictures. Thanks for sharing!!!!
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Thanks all!
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Old 04-01-2008, 06:22 PM
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That was fun to detail I bet, great job.
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Nice turnaround
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