Mirror Detailing
11-12-2009, 11:35 PM
The owner is getting pictures done for it on saturday for a calendar. Believe he said he won March for a performance truck website. So he wanted to get this thing looking good. Only have about 4 1/2 hours into it so far. He did not drop it off till late this afternoon. I will spend the whole day on it tomorrow, get a chemical on it tomorrow night, let it then sit overnight, then get 2 coats of wax on it before he picks it up saturday morning. Anyways here are just some shots I have so far. Will get more tomorrow and satuday. Then hopefully he will be able to add his from the photoshot on saturday when he gets those. '
He got one of my starter buffing packages, so the truck is getting correction up to about 90%. Comming out nicely. Last 10% are some scratches that would need to be wet sanded out.
Anyways....
Engine Before:
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2175/enginebefore.jpg (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/enginebefore.jpg/)
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3536/enginebefore2.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/enginebefore2.jpg/)
Engine After:
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4850/engineafter.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/engineafter.jpg/)
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1954/engineafter2.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/engineafter2.jpg/)
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6001/engineafter3.jpg (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/engineafter3.jpg/)
Some shots I could get of swirls in the paint...
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/3189/before2f.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/i/before2f.jpg/)
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9231/beforec.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/beforec.jpg/)
After:
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/166/after3.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/after3.jpg/)
This one if you look just right of the light, you notice a haze line. That was where I tapped off for my test area, but could not get a good shot with the camera phone!
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/6195/sidebysideafter.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/sidebysideafter.jpg/)
Then just some general afters. Not great shots, but you can see the paint has a nice glossy/wet look to it. Will look even better once a sealant and two coats of wax go on it.
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6395/afteri.jpg (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/afteri.jpg/)
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6639/after2.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/i/after2.jpg/)
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9366/after4.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/after4.jpg/)
UPDATE
UPDATE:
Well another 7 hours into it today...and everything is done up to two coats of wax, the chrome dressed, and tire shine on it in the morning.
Random After:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9289/newafter2.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/newafter2.jpg/)
Then some shots of it before washing it again.
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7554/prewashafter2.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/prewashafter2.jpg/)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7899/prewashafter3.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/prewashafter3.jpg/)
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1175/prewashafter4.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/prewashafter4.jpg/)
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8538/prewashafter.jpg (http://img687.imageshack.us/i/prewashafter.jpg/)
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8058/prewashafter5.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/prewashafter5.jpg/)
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/8163/prewashafter6.jpg (http://img163.imageshack.us/i/prewashafter6.jpg/)
Interior Before:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5971/interiorbefore.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/interiorbefore.jpg/)
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/7318/interiorbefore2.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/interiorbefore2.jpg/)
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/1939/interiorbefore3.jpg (http://img121.imageshack.us/i/interiorbefore3.jpg/)
Interior After (yes you really cant tell that big of a difference in the picture...but there is!)
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1741/interiorafter.jpg (http://img163.imageshack.us/i/interiorafter.jpg/)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7421/interiorafter2.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/interiorafter2.jpg/)
THen some random good shots of afters that I was able to get...
Great reflection when the sun was coming up this morning...
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/371/newaftern.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/newaftern.jpg/)
Then the amount of water beading...and to think theres not any wax on it yet either!
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4814/beading.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/beading.jpg/)[/QUOTE]
He got one of my starter buffing packages, so the truck is getting correction up to about 90%. Comming out nicely. Last 10% are some scratches that would need to be wet sanded out.
Anyways....
Engine Before:
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2175/enginebefore.jpg (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/enginebefore.jpg/)
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3536/enginebefore2.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/enginebefore2.jpg/)
Engine After:
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4850/engineafter.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/engineafter.jpg/)
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1954/engineafter2.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/engineafter2.jpg/)
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6001/engineafter3.jpg (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/engineafter3.jpg/)
Some shots I could get of swirls in the paint...
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/3189/before2f.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/i/before2f.jpg/)
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9231/beforec.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/beforec.jpg/)
After:
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/166/after3.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/after3.jpg/)
This one if you look just right of the light, you notice a haze line. That was where I tapped off for my test area, but could not get a good shot with the camera phone!
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/6195/sidebysideafter.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/sidebysideafter.jpg/)
Then just some general afters. Not great shots, but you can see the paint has a nice glossy/wet look to it. Will look even better once a sealant and two coats of wax go on it.
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6395/afteri.jpg (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/afteri.jpg/)
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6639/after2.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/i/after2.jpg/)
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9366/after4.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/after4.jpg/)
UPDATE
UPDATE:
Well another 7 hours into it today...and everything is done up to two coats of wax, the chrome dressed, and tire shine on it in the morning.
Random After:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9289/newafter2.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/newafter2.jpg/)
Then some shots of it before washing it again.
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7554/prewashafter2.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/prewashafter2.jpg/)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7899/prewashafter3.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/prewashafter3.jpg/)
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1175/prewashafter4.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/prewashafter4.jpg/)
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8538/prewashafter.jpg (http://img687.imageshack.us/i/prewashafter.jpg/)
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8058/prewashafter5.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/prewashafter5.jpg/)
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/8163/prewashafter6.jpg (http://img163.imageshack.us/i/prewashafter6.jpg/)
Interior Before:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5971/interiorbefore.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/interiorbefore.jpg/)
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/7318/interiorbefore2.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/interiorbefore2.jpg/)
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/1939/interiorbefore3.jpg (http://img121.imageshack.us/i/interiorbefore3.jpg/)
Interior After (yes you really cant tell that big of a difference in the picture...but there is!)
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1741/interiorafter.jpg (http://img163.imageshack.us/i/interiorafter.jpg/)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7421/interiorafter2.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/interiorafter2.jpg/)
THen some random good shots of afters that I was able to get...
Great reflection when the sun was coming up this morning...
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/371/newaftern.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/newaftern.jpg/)
Then the amount of water beading...and to think theres not any wax on it yet either!
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4814/beading.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/beading.jpg/)[/QUOTE]