PDA

View Full Version : Detailed Reflections pimp that caddy



mixxer
03-30-2008, 09:29 AM
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
BEFORE
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0454.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0455.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0456.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0457.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0458.jpg
HOOD BEFORE
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0459.jpg
AFTER
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0470.jpg
REAR QUARTER BEFORE
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0461.jpg
DURING
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0462.jpg
AFTER
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0463.jpg
AFTER
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0468.jpg
FRONT QUARTER BEFORE
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0465.jpg
AFTER
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0466.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0472.jpg
DOOR PANEL BEFORE
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0467.jpg
AFTER
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0469.jpg
AFTERS
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0474.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0476.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0473.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/detailedreflections/100_0471.jpg
HOPE YOU ENJOYED!

gary26
03-30-2008, 10:40 AM
Nice job !!!!! One of America's classics.

supercharged
03-30-2008, 01:15 PM
Very nice job! Glossy! Thanks for sharing!

Dust2Glory
03-30-2008, 04:01 PM
that's not a car, that's a boat!!!! very nice, that red is nice and deep

cwcad
03-31-2008, 06:30 AM
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!!!!

mixxer
04-01-2008, 04:16 PM
Thanks all!

Meghan
04-01-2008, 05:22 PM
That was fun to detail I bet, great job.

HighEndDetail
04-01-2008, 05:51 PM
Nice turnaround