Deep Gloss Auto Salon
07-28-2010, 10:46 PM
Deep Gloss Auto Salon
Chevrolet Suburban
Average Joe/Jane Detail- The Power of a 1 Step.
Often times we seem to get caught up in the complexity of our work so much to the extent that it may intimidate a person just getting into the craft. My inspiration to post this job was to help the average Joe and Jane see what can be achieved with minimal cash investment –only one buffer, one color pad and one polish were used for this job… Granted, this was not 100% correction.
This vehicle is a family hauler daily driver. Rain, sleet, hail, snow, it has seen it all. The owner knows the value in full correction as he has contracted me to maintain his CTS-V for the past 3 years but, considering the duty of this vehicle, full correction is not something that I encouraged.
One thing I have noticed my customers respect is when I don’t “sell” them on services that are not appropriate for the duty of the vehicle and/or discourage full correction if they do not intend to exert the proper effort to maintain it. By doing so, I have earned the respect and trust of my customers to do the right thing for each vehicle. I am not “tooting my own horn” here but rather, I am sharing my approach that has worked very well for me should you care to adopt such an approach.
My customer purchased this vehicle used and, as you would expect (and will see) it was (key word is “was”) hammered!
Paint Correction Process:
Power Finish
Cyan Hydro Pad
Meguiars V2 DA
*lighting used to highlight defects was Fenix TK-11 240 lumen led flashlight)*
Before
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0431.jpg
After
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0432.jpg
Before:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0434.jpg
After:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0435.jpg
50/50 shot:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0437.jpg
Video Walk Around After 1st Section completed (click on image to play video):
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/th_MOV03023.jpg (http://s300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/?action=view¤t=MOV03023.mp4)
Dent Before – Not easy to notice so I circled the damaged area – notice the body line is not as pronounced as it should be:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0446-1.jpg
After PDR – MUCH better – now to get rid of that scratch!
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0442.jpg
After Shots:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0451.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0508.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0502.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0484.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0482.jpg
Thanks for looking!
Chevrolet Suburban
Average Joe/Jane Detail- The Power of a 1 Step.
Often times we seem to get caught up in the complexity of our work so much to the extent that it may intimidate a person just getting into the craft. My inspiration to post this job was to help the average Joe and Jane see what can be achieved with minimal cash investment –only one buffer, one color pad and one polish were used for this job… Granted, this was not 100% correction.
This vehicle is a family hauler daily driver. Rain, sleet, hail, snow, it has seen it all. The owner knows the value in full correction as he has contracted me to maintain his CTS-V for the past 3 years but, considering the duty of this vehicle, full correction is not something that I encouraged.
One thing I have noticed my customers respect is when I don’t “sell” them on services that are not appropriate for the duty of the vehicle and/or discourage full correction if they do not intend to exert the proper effort to maintain it. By doing so, I have earned the respect and trust of my customers to do the right thing for each vehicle. I am not “tooting my own horn” here but rather, I am sharing my approach that has worked very well for me should you care to adopt such an approach.
My customer purchased this vehicle used and, as you would expect (and will see) it was (key word is “was”) hammered!
Paint Correction Process:
Power Finish
Cyan Hydro Pad
Meguiars V2 DA
*lighting used to highlight defects was Fenix TK-11 240 lumen led flashlight)*
Before
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0431.jpg
After
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0432.jpg
Before:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0434.jpg
After:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0435.jpg
50/50 shot:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0437.jpg
Video Walk Around After 1st Section completed (click on image to play video):
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/th_MOV03023.jpg (http://s300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/?action=view¤t=MOV03023.mp4)
Dent Before – Not easy to notice so I circled the damaged area – notice the body line is not as pronounced as it should be:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0446-1.jpg
After PDR – MUCH better – now to get rid of that scratch!
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0442.jpg
After Shots:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0451.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0508.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0502.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0484.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/PL%20Suburban%202010/IMG_0482.jpg
Thanks for looking!