Ochnob
10-05-2019, 03:26 PM
Not a professional detailer, just a weekend warrior. But I enjoy detailing and everyone I know comes to me about taking care of their cars because my always look good.
I had a friend come to me who has twins but didn’t have a ton of money to spend on a car for his kids. At the last minute he asked if I could “clean it up” before he gave it to his kids.
2002 Honda Accord that has sat under someone’s tree for 2 years.
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The car was hammered. That’s not dirt. That’s moss that grew on it from sitting under the tree. Both the roof and trunk had horrible clear coat problems. It had break dust buildup on the rims since 2002.
So I went to work on it. Had to power wash the moss off 3 times. Compound, polish, and I had to figure out how to make the CCF not as noticeable. I tried DG111, and Sonax PNS. Neither made any noticeable difference. Then I grabbed Gyeon Cancoat. It made a lot of the whitening clear coat disappear and made the underlying base paint turn black again. Here is an example. The cancoat made it look 100 times better.
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I topped it with 2 coats of DG111/601 and a final layer of FK1000p trying to give it as much protection as I could so it would last.
After working on it all weekend I got to deliver it to the kids. It is far from perfect. The clear coat failure on the trunk and roof are still there but is much less noticeable.
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The kids had no idea I was dropping the car off. When I pulled it in the driveway the parents brought the kids out and they were confused. He explained that this was their new car to share because they are twins. The young girl started to cry. She said “but you told me we couldn’t afford a car!” The parents could not believe that it was the same car.
The surprise and genuine emotion was a special moment.
While we are constantly striving for perfection on this site with our vehicles, sometimes it’s not about that. Sometimes just better than the current condition makes all the difference in the world. Sometimes it’s not about being perfect. It’s about the tear in a young girls eye who wasn’t expecting to ever have a car of her own.
To all of you in this site, kudos to you. I have learned so much from all of you. I have enjoyed my detailing journey and was happy to be able to provide something to a special family. And you all deserve some credit in this as well.
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I had a friend come to me who has twins but didn’t have a ton of money to spend on a car for his kids. At the last minute he asked if I could “clean it up” before he gave it to his kids.
2002 Honda Accord that has sat under someone’s tree for 2 years.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191005/3284110a3cd28ca268bf4849936393b8.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191005/e632046b56f3c41115cb4cd65739cee0.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191005/2cfcd699c3ab2a4696c961ffaf2f9047.jpg
The car was hammered. That’s not dirt. That’s moss that grew on it from sitting under the tree. Both the roof and trunk had horrible clear coat problems. It had break dust buildup on the rims since 2002.
So I went to work on it. Had to power wash the moss off 3 times. Compound, polish, and I had to figure out how to make the CCF not as noticeable. I tried DG111, and Sonax PNS. Neither made any noticeable difference. Then I grabbed Gyeon Cancoat. It made a lot of the whitening clear coat disappear and made the underlying base paint turn black again. Here is an example. The cancoat made it look 100 times better.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191005/21d330a8a7f84d2e43798998fb1253f7.jpg
I topped it with 2 coats of DG111/601 and a final layer of FK1000p trying to give it as much protection as I could so it would last.
After working on it all weekend I got to deliver it to the kids. It is far from perfect. The clear coat failure on the trunk and roof are still there but is much less noticeable.
. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191005/b4ce7f770db0fd72f3e658d9b5416db7.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191005/f90a0620a4069a30dbdec249ae22e42c.jpg
The kids had no idea I was dropping the car off. When I pulled it in the driveway the parents brought the kids out and they were confused. He explained that this was their new car to share because they are twins. The young girl started to cry. She said “but you told me we couldn’t afford a car!” The parents could not believe that it was the same car.
The surprise and genuine emotion was a special moment.
While we are constantly striving for perfection on this site with our vehicles, sometimes it’s not about that. Sometimes just better than the current condition makes all the difference in the world. Sometimes it’s not about being perfect. It’s about the tear in a young girls eye who wasn’t expecting to ever have a car of her own.
To all of you in this site, kudos to you. I have learned so much from all of you. I have enjoyed my detailing journey and was happy to be able to provide something to a special family. And you all deserve some credit in this as well.
Sent from my iPhone using AGOnline