bretster
08-16-2011, 12:22 AM
This car took a while to get done and as many detailers know, using a PC7424XP takes a while to get a good correction done. The pictures i took of the before and afters when the afters still had the swirls is after the first go over, I rarely took second pass pictures except for at the end, but i'll let the reflections speak for themselves. Thanks for looking :)
What was done:
- Before pictures
- Wheels hit with Sonax full effect but didn't work out very well so i followed with a meguiars wheel brightener and adams APC mixture, 2oz each and that mixture was diluted 4:1 with water
- Tires treated with Adams APC and sonax tire gel
- Engine cleaned with adams apc and in n out spray
- exterior wash using lusso auto bathe + gilmour foam gun
- door jambs cleaned as well as hood and trunk jambs
- 303 aerospace on undercarriage
- clayed entire exterior including windows
- taped up
- paint measurement
- 3 step - m105 -> optimum poliseal -> menz powerlock
- inspection with 3m sungun
- rubber and vinyl cleaned
- exhaust tips cleaned
- windows clayed again and cleaned with prima clarity
Interior:
- vacuum
- trims treated with 303 aerospace and in n out spray
- interior glass cleaned
Products used:
Exterior wash:
- Lusso auto bath
- gilmour foamaster
- Grit guards
- Uber wool wash mitt
- Blue microfiber wash mitt
- Uber super drying microfiber towel
- 303 aerospace on undercarriage
- adams clay
Engine:
- Adams All purpose cleaner
- Adams In n out spray
Interior:
- In n out and 303 aerospace to clean the trims
- Prima clarity on windows and again over trims
Paint correction:
- Deflesko paint meter
- 3m sun gun
- Porter Cable PC 7424XP
- Uber green and blue 5.5 pads
- Surbuf pads 5.5
- Megs 105
- Optimum poliseal
- Menz PO106FA
- Menzerna powerlock
Wax:
- Sonax Nano Tech Wax
Now for the pictures :)
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5425.jpg
it was so sunny outside it was hard to foam the whole car without it drying, let alone getting around to it with the wash mitt
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5426.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5427.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5428.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5429.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5430.jpg
paint before
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5431.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5432.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5433.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5434.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5435.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5436.jpg
corrected
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5437.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5438.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5439.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5440.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5441.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5442.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5443.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5444.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5445.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5446.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5447.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5448.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5449.jpg
rocker panel before
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5451.jpg
somewhat 5050
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5452.jpg
after
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5450.jpg
What was done:
- Before pictures
- Wheels hit with Sonax full effect but didn't work out very well so i followed with a meguiars wheel brightener and adams APC mixture, 2oz each and that mixture was diluted 4:1 with water
- Tires treated with Adams APC and sonax tire gel
- Engine cleaned with adams apc and in n out spray
- exterior wash using lusso auto bathe + gilmour foam gun
- door jambs cleaned as well as hood and trunk jambs
- 303 aerospace on undercarriage
- clayed entire exterior including windows
- taped up
- paint measurement
- 3 step - m105 -> optimum poliseal -> menz powerlock
- inspection with 3m sungun
- rubber and vinyl cleaned
- exhaust tips cleaned
- windows clayed again and cleaned with prima clarity
Interior:
- vacuum
- trims treated with 303 aerospace and in n out spray
- interior glass cleaned
Products used:
Exterior wash:
- Lusso auto bath
- gilmour foamaster
- Grit guards
- Uber wool wash mitt
- Blue microfiber wash mitt
- Uber super drying microfiber towel
- 303 aerospace on undercarriage
- adams clay
Engine:
- Adams All purpose cleaner
- Adams In n out spray
Interior:
- In n out and 303 aerospace to clean the trims
- Prima clarity on windows and again over trims
Paint correction:
- Deflesko paint meter
- 3m sun gun
- Porter Cable PC 7424XP
- Uber green and blue 5.5 pads
- Surbuf pads 5.5
- Megs 105
- Optimum poliseal
- Menz PO106FA
- Menzerna powerlock
Wax:
- Sonax Nano Tech Wax
Now for the pictures :)
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5425.jpg
it was so sunny outside it was hard to foam the whole car without it drying, let alone getting around to it with the wash mitt
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5426.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5427.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5428.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5429.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5430.jpg
paint before
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5431.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5432.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5433.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5434.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5435.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5436.jpg
corrected
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5437.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5438.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5439.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5440.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5441.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5442.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5443.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5444.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5445.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5446.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5447.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5448.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5449.jpg
rocker panel before
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5451.jpg
somewhat 5050
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5452.jpg
after
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/Escalade%20ESV%20Detail/SAM_5450.jpg