Mini Show 'N Shine: Jet Black 2001 GMC Yukon XL Denali

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

This one came to me from a coworker that is thinking about selling it. He wanted to get the freshened up a bit before selling. Boy is this black paint hammered and in need of some serious attention.

The level of above surface contamination was incredible. Enough contamination present to bog down the 3401 driving the Nano Skin Medium pad. If the Nano Skin pad was on a traditional DA it probably would have stopped it from rotating.

Anyways I was able to clear up the paint nicely to give it a nice shine but the amount of defects in the paint was far to much for just an AIO. It would have needed a rotary and wool to really knock out the defects.


Wheels and tires cleaned up with Meguiar’s D143
Wheel Wells cleaned up with Meguiar’s D101
Exterior trim and crevices cleaned up with D101
Door Jambs blown out and cleaned with Tornador Black and D101

Exterior Deconed with CarPro TRIX
Exterior foamed up with SONAX PreWash Ultra Power & HP rinse
Exterior foamed again with Hyperwash and washed via Meguiar’s wash media
Clayed with Nano Skin disc on 3401 with D155

AIO with BlackFIRE TP&S via 3401 and Meguiar’s 7” polishing pads
Smaller areas hit with 3M 3” pneumatic DA and Meguiar’s 4” polishing pads
Exterior trim dressed with Solution Finish
Tires protected with McKee’s 37 Gloss Tire Gel
Exhaust, wheels, & Grill cleaned up with Pinnacle Exhaust Cleaner and Brightener
Windows cleaned with Wolfgang Perfekt Vision Glass Cleaner


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Quick 50/50
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Not to bad for 15 years old at 170K miles
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[GSKR]

Looks good.

[Sicoupe]

Turned out beautiful Mike! Great job my friend.

[richy]

Wow, that's a great turnaround on that big beast!! He must have been thrilled.

[LSNAutoDetailing]

Great work Mike!

[WAXOFF]

Looks great Mike. That thing was rough. Those things never seem to end when you're buffing.

[fly07sti]

Great job Mike. I'm impressed that the BF was able to make that much of an improvement.

[coles_paint_correction]

Nice job mike!
That thing has seen better days lol, that bubbly paint on the back looked like a scary spot to touch up.

[wing commander]

I bet you did not take your wife on the autobahn with that beast!

[Nightwing]

Great job!

[DetailedByPrecision]

Looks good for an AIO job Mike!

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Looks good.

Thank you.


Turned out beautiful Mike! Great job my friend.

Thanks Kyle! It did.


Wow, that's a great turnaround on that big beast!! He must have been thrilled.

Thanks Richy! Couldn't believe it could look like that again.


Great work Mike!

Thanks Paul!


Looks great Mike. That thing was rough. Those things never seem to end when you're buffing.

Thanks Dave! It was in bad shape before but came out pretty nice.

I agree, it seemed like there was no end in sight when I started.


Great job Mike. I'm impressed that the BF was able to make that much of an improvement.

Thanks Don! I was thrilled with the transformation the TP&S was able to provide.


Nice job mike!
That thing has seen better days lol, that bubbly paint on the back looked like a scary spot to touch up.

Thank you good sir!
It sure has seen better days. Not sure what was going on with the rear left gate.


I bet you did not take your wife on the autobahn with that beast!

Hahahaha! Its like driving a house with wheels compared to the BMW!


Great job!

Thank you!


Looks good for an AIO job Mike!

Thanks Limny!

[Rod73]

Great turnaround!

[Paul A.]

Phenomenal job as usual Mike. And my favorite color to work on! That will sell well.

[Sizzle Chest]

Nice Mike! That 50/50 really shows what you did! It really amped up the gloss and depth substantially! Nice work as usual!!!