2001 Yukon, exterior detail

[RaskyR1]

2001 Yukon, exterior only.

This vehicle belongs to a co-worker of my roommates. She originally just wanted it waxed but I had him talk her into a 1-step as it was hammered with car wash scratches and surface defects.


Wash - Gold Class
Wheels - Wheel Brightner
Tires/wheel wells - Meguiars APC+
Clay - Smooth Surface Clay kit
Buffing - Meguiars M80 via Flex and W8207 pad
Wax - NXT 2.0
Chrome - Meguiars M105 on side moldings, Meguiars Hot Rims on bumpers.
Tires and trim - Meguiars Hyper Dressing
Wheel Well dressing - Meguiars Water Based Dressing
Glass - 3M Glass cleaner (Detailer line)


Before
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/214.JPG

http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/120.JPG

http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/314.JPG


Clay after one side of the hood
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/410.JPG

Chrome side moldings looked terrible

Before
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/5121.JPG

weird spots...
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/611.JPG

50/50
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/01_yukon_015.JPG

after M105
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/86.JPG

http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/712.JPG

http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/95.JPG


50/50 shot of the paint...I'd say 75% of the defects were removed
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/107.JPG


All done
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/1111.JPG

http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/127.JPG

http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/941/138.JPG


6hrs total time invested.

Thanks for looking,
Rasky

[Wendell Jarvis]

Looks great and especially for time invested, you kicked some butt, I really like the tires, nice deep black with a light gloss..........The Escalades, Yukons and Tahoes are big jobs( usually 8 hours for me) but its getting cooler here in Kentucky so maybe thats slowing me down......lol......Great Job !!

[critical_level2]

All I can say is Wow. From the before to after pics, it looks like a different truck. Very very nice.

[robb01]

Very nice

[RaskyR1]

Looks great and especially for time invested, you kicked some butt, I really like the tires, nice deep black with a light gloss..........The Escalades, Yukons and Tahoes are big jobs( usually 8 hours for me) but its getting cooler here in Kentucky so maybe thats slowing me down......lol......Great Job !!

Thanks. The customer didn't want to spend a lot of money on it. The M80 with the FLEX did a pretty good job but still left quite of few deeper scratches that could not be captured with the camera. I would have rather done a full correction.

Rasky

[ScottB]

the gloss in after pic's clearly shows a huge difference.

[Dust2Glory]

nice detail bro... for future use, go to harbor freight and pick up some collinite 845iw, about the same price as NXT 2.0 but ALOT longer protection!!

[Labster]

Very very nice. I love the metallic flake that GMC has been putting in some of their paints.

[twistedframe]

Great turn around Rasky! Truck looks awesome now!

[RaskyR1]

Thanks guys! :cheers: