2018 Ford Explorer

[Sizzle Chest]

2018 Ford Explorer
Sterling Grey
153 miles

I had this brand new Explorer come in for a coating. The paint was in really good shape considering the dealer touched it! A light polish was all that was needed.
This paint has so much metallic! It looked great after the initial polishing. Sun checks were amazing!

2BW with Adam’s shampoo.
Clayed with Griot’s medium mitt.
Adam’s wheel cleaner.
Adam’s tire/rubber cleaner.
Rupers MkII 21
Rupes iBrid.
Foam polishing pads.
Scangrip lighting.
CarPro Essence.
Spot polished with Meg’s D300 where necessary.
Eraser wipe down.
Blackfire glass cleaner.
SCG Pro Tire dressing.
NanoPro9H Pro Titanium ceramic coating. 2 coats.
NanoPro7H Pro Feather top coat. 1 coat.
Glass was coated with BEEDS DNA.
Plastic interior bits were coated with Gtechniq C4 trim coating.
Upholstery was coated with Scotchguard.


Thanks for looking!



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The metallic in this paint is nuts!

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So glossy!

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Sun shots!

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[Ebg18t]

Looks great. Nice to see a new car not all rid’d by a dealer.


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[richy]

Looks great Scott! My wife loves her '17 Platinum edition. I love the massaging seats in it. Hers got Self Heal Lite. I love the product a little more each time I wash it.

[Sizzle Chest]

Ebg: Me too! I was surprised it wasn't all swirled up!!!

Richy, it's a pretty darn nice vehicle! Bigger than I thought too!!!

[JDGolden]

Looks great, Ford picked a beautiful shade of gray. Those black pillar pieces scratch/swirl if you look at them wrong. I was shocked to see how bad they were in the before pics since it has 153 miles.

And Richy....massaging seats? I'd fall asleep!

[mc2hill]

Nice work on the pillars! I just corrected a pair on a Q5 this weekend.

[LSNAutoDetailing]

Nice work Scott!!!

[Sizzle Chest]

Thanks all!!!!!

Mike, you could have a business of just doing that! They are always hammered! lol

[TTQ B4U]

Nice job as always. Gotta love new car preps.

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[PaulMys]

Jeez, Scott..... I think my keyboard is running out of ink telling you how much I love your work, but I'm pretty sure it's worth it.

Where is the ink dipstick on one of these things, anyway?

Seriously, though......... You are amazing bud!

[prin]

Your are always knocking it out of the park!!!! Whenever I detail, I try to compare my detail to yours. Great job as always!!


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[Sizzle Chest]

Thanks everyone!

Thanks Paul!

prin: Appreciate your comment...I've seen your work here and on IG, and it's great!

[SWETM]

Awesome work and write up and pictures as always Scott! You always delivering high quality jobs. That's very much of metallic in that paint and think it is glisstering even more in real life.

/Tony

[fightnews]

Excellent job and awesome car. I don't understand how you can get all the contours with a 21? It stops spinning whenever it hits any type of shaped panel doesn't it?

Is that a coating you had to get certified for? How long did it take to do it all? How long between layers?

[Sizzle Chest]

Thanks Tony!!!

fightnews: Thank you! It won't stall on curved panels/etc. If you see the pad start to stall, move the machine around some to find the 'sweet spot', also on some curved areas you can use the edge of the pad--I believe there are a few threads on this technique, I will look to see if I can find them!

Yes, that is a pro coating. I probably had around 24 hrs into it. I waited approx. 4 hours between the two 9H coats. (they recommend 2+) and then I topped it the following morning with their top coat.