O.C.Detailing and Hill City Auto Detail (Lynchburg, VA) - 2004 Mustang Mach I

[O.C.Detailing]

So I got together with another detailer here in town and we decided to give co-detailing a shot. We're both capable detailers, and I've found that I really need some help detailing to the best of my abilities and I believe John of Hill City Auto Detail may be in the same boat, though he has a better idea of what he needs to do in relation to time spent on a detail. I.E. he has better time management skills than I do.

This particular car only took us 5.5 hours to finish, so 11 man-hours, but we would have enough time to do a second car if we had started at 8:30am instead of really getting started at 11am after introducing John to the other lot people and chit-chatting and such. Granted, we didn't make much money on it, but we got it done quickly. We'll get faster as we get to know each other better and once John's Flex DA gets to him!!! :drool:

I went to my lot today and was commissioned to detail a white, 2004 Mustang Mach I with a Procharger Supercharger :drool: and gutted cats as it was SEVERELY swirled and had some staining in the paint we were asked to try to get out.

Process:
- Washed Via Super Wash car shampoo with a bit of degreaser mixed in to remove any old polish residue or sealants that may have been lurking in the paint.
- No claying was done and it really didn't need it.
- Dried with 2 absorbers (1 for me and 1 for John.)
- Initial polishing started with John using M105/205 and a PC 7424 and me using M95/82 on my Griot's on the other side. We figured the power of my machine would make the 95 and 82 work at about the same speed as his PC with 105 and 205 and we were right as you'll see in the pics below.
- Once polished out, it got sealed with Poorboy's EX-P.
- John ALSO got to use his headlight restoration kit on this car. The lights came out BEAUTIFULLY, though I'm not sure we took any before and after pictures of them. He might have though.

ONTO THE PICS!!

Tons and Tons and TONS of swirls. The roof wasn't too bad, but the hood and trunk were terrible!
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2804.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2805.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2806.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2807.jpg

Here is a picture of the staining on the front bumper that we couldn't remove. Even wetsanding wouldn't take it out, so we had to leave it alone.
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2809.jpg

This stain is a chemical burn of some sort and we believe it may have eaten all the way through the clearcoat. We did a lot of work on it though and the color came all out of it and it was white again, though it left a visible defect in the paint in the sunlight.
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2810.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2811.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2813.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2815.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2816.jpg

These swirls were much deeper than the pictures show them to be. By no means, were they superficial.
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2819.jpg

[O.C.Detailing]

Now ONTO THE AFTERS!

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2820.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2822.jpg

Here's a pictures using my flash to show the correction achieved.
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2823.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2824.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2825.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2826.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2827.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2828.jpg

Another flash shot on the other side of the car.
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2829.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2830.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2831.jpg

I forget which Meg's product John used on the spoiler for this 50/50, but I'm sure he'll pop in and specify.
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2832.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2833.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2834.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2835.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2836.jpg

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http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2838.jpg

And some Full SUN shots!!!
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2839.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2840.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2841.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2842.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2843.jpg

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http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2847.jpg

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http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/adrock2003/2004%20Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%20I/DSCF2849.jpg

[dave52]

nice job what all do u use when u detail a car

[O.C.Detailing]

Thank you for your compliment and looking. We enjoyed this detail a lot. And it was fun getting to know each other a bit more.

Everything we used is pretty much listed in the description at the top of the post. I have a ton more product and equipment in my car and so does John, but I usually only post what was used for each vehicle.

[Fred114]

Great job guys :xyxthumbs:

[ICEMAN]

nice job.

we have the same problem with our front bumper.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/20630-finally-our-01-mustang-gt.html

[dickwitham]

Great work! Being a fellow Mach 1 owner it is nice to see them being taken care of properly, beautiful car!

[HHIslander]

nice work.. it can be difficult for white cars to have pop depth like that.. really nice

[O.C.Detailing]

Great job guys :xyxthumbs:

Thanks so much Fred.


nice job.

we have the same problem with our front bumper.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/20630-finally-our-01-mustang-gt.html

We tried with the wetsanding, like I posted in your Mustang post, but it didn't work. We decided to just leave it. Thanks for your compliment, and good luck with the stains in your front bumper! :D


Great work! Being a fellow Mach 1 owner it is nice to see them being taken care of properly, beautiful car!

This one has a Procharger Supercharger in it and gutted cats...OMG talk about a beast!!! Sounds so good and runs like a champ. Now it looks like it sounds. ;) Thanks for your kind words and taking the time to comment. I'm sure John will hop in here later and toss in his thanks as well.


nice work.. it can be difficult for white cars to have pop depth like that.. really nice

Yeah, I was saying that to John while we were detailing it, but in the end, I could really see how nice it looked. The sealant really set off the reflections nicely. We didn't get an insane correction level, but I attribute that to the PC and my unfamiliarity with M95/82 products. It was a blast working with someone and actually being DONE in 5.5 hours. Thanks for your comments HHIslander. We'll strive to keep you all up to date with the work we do, either as a team or individually. :D :dblthumb2: