Some of the Work I did this weekend

[lensch09]

Before pics for reference
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00004-med.JPG
Note the oxidation up by the passenger side tailight
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00003-med.JPG
Here we go folks. Are you ready for this?... The car paint looks much darker/deeper than it has in the past
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738car_001-med.jpg
Now all the metallic flake in the paint "pops" a little bit too. Here's my point...picture with flash
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738car_005-med.jpg
Picture without flash taken from same angle within seconds of the first
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738car_006-med.jpg
That oxidation from the first picture?????Gone now...here's a higher res shot just so we can make sure.
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738car_012.jpg
Some randoms
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738car_022-med.jpg
Love this picture
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738car_036-med.jpg
I don't know if Keith/Ang changed the settings on their camera or what but this is what happened...looks hot
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738car_038-med.jpg
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738car_043-med.jpg
Well guys...Comments are welcome. IT'll reload me with energy for next weekend...
-Dan

[Lone_Star]

Looks nice!

[lensch09]

Products Used (exterior only):
Purple Power Degreaser (5:1 solvent mixed 5 water 1 Purlple)
P21s Wheel Cleaner
Meguiars Gold Shampoo & Conditioner
Ceneille Microfiber Wash mit
Absorber Drying Towel
Meguairs Clay bar (non-abrasive)
Meguairs Instant Detailer (I believe it's called showtime shine or some bullshit)
5 gallon bucket
Autogeek.net Grit gard (You should have bought one like,basically....yesterday, awesome product)
Microfiber cloths, lots of different ones ( i used roughly 30 in all to prevent cross product contamination)
Eagle one Wet Tire Shine (damnit, it's a dressing and it's what I have available)
Mothers Back to Black Trim/bumper Restore (use it with your finger or with a small fine too nylon brush)
Pinnacle XMT 1
Pinnacle XMT 3
Pinnacle XMT Glaze (smells like grapes and I love it to death)
Pinnacle Pad conditioner and Pinnacle pad cleaner
P21s Wax (awesome #### if you don't have it you should buy, now!...immediately, works almost as good as the 70 dollar pinnacle sov. and goes on and off like a lightswitch, or you can pay me to do it for you)
3m Machine Polish
3m Swirl Mark Remover (for dark colored vehicles)
Stoner Invisible Glass (if you use something else you're not being an intelligent consumer)
Mother's Aluminum polish
Random brushes ( i advise all of you to buy every non-marring detail brush you can get your hands on)
Porter Cable 7424 with 5.5 hook/loop Xtreme backing plate
Lake Country CCS pads 6 inch (used yellow briefly (cuts too hard), orange, white, black and blue. Also Lake Country lambs wool leveling pad and Lake country microfiber 6 inch mits for 7424
As always, hopes, dreams, and coors light during the final stages (I'm sure I forgot half of the #### I used)
1993 Ford Probe GT
J-Spec KLZE 2.5L V6 swap
Hotshot Headers
Hotshot Intake
Apexi Dunk Header back exhaust w/ cat delete
Fidanza Flywheel 9 lb Flywheel
Clutchmasters stage III clutch
RR-Racing Motor/tranny mounts
KYB Struts
Eibach Springs (I think?)
Some kind of light weight racing wheels (why list any non-go fast ####? it has a lot of other mods (way too many to list) that have nothing to do with getting tickets/thrown in jail)
Here's some pics..
Before...

Here's what we used on wheels today (ignore the stoner invisible glass)
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00008.JPG
Lettin the wheel soak before the wipe down/rinse
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00007.JPG
After the wash... After the rim cleaning/prepping/waxing, and after the dressings
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00009.JPG
Here's the dirty (before) pic just for reference
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00001.JPG
So then I pulled her in (pgt) so that she could be clayed and polished/glazed/waxed
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00014-med.JPG
She looks kinda ehhh here. Lots of neglected paint over the years (spiderwebs, micromarring and hairline scrathing from improper washing/drying technique) and from not being driven (damint keith put some miles on her)
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00018-med.JPG
Stage I clay and diagnosis
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00016-med.JPG
Stage II Hit the ##### with everything you deem necessary
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00020-med.JPG
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00019-med.JPG
Results...
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00022-med.JPG
Unfortunately I don't have any pre-buff pics that turned out...this car was assembled in 1992 (1993 model year) See any swirls? I got rid of them.
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00025-med.JPG
This picture is just for Jonny ( do you use an H or not?)
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00024.JPG
Some randoms of the sexiness...
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00029-med.JPG
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00028-med.JPG
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/500/738DSC00027-med.JPG

[lensch09]

I wasn't real sure where I was supposed to post all of this stuff. I'm pretty much a newb to this board. So, if I messed something up or did something wrong let me know
-Dan

[lensch09]

On a side note. How much do you think I should be charging for a detail such as the one above? Wash, dress, clay, minor paint correction (i don't want to spend more than 10 hours on a car), polish, glaze, wax...Exterior only. There's not much money in my market...what's a good starting figure (ballpark)?.. It is a side job weekend type thing.
-Dan

[scottgt]

anywhere from 120-280

[P1et]

Such nice work, a very nice detail. Thanks for going into detail as well with plenty of pics.

PS: let's see some more of the Audi!!!

[Gary Sword]

Nice Job! That's quite a list of products used.

[BlackCoupe]

On a side note. How much do you think I should be charging for a detail such as the one above? Wash, dress, clay, minor paint correction (i don't want to spend more than 10 hours on a car), polish, glaze, wax...Exterior only. There's not much money in my market...what's a good starting figure (ballpark)?.. It is a side job weekend type thing.
-Dan

Nice work--when are you gonna do the Audi?

[ltoman]

VERY nice work there!! You have quite the arsenal of supplies!! I really like your shade of blue there too.
Yah, i agree with Piet - let's see the Audi too!
Lauren :-)

[sparkie]

Wow look at all them products! Nice detail.

[klumzypinoy]

Wow you turned your car around. That's really nice work. You got a lotta stuff!