JSou
03-12-2013, 03:20 PM
First write-up Im the MAN
Took care of a co-worker's truck this weekend. It is his daily driver but he wanted it to "shine". There were RIDS everywhere. He had rock chips all over the front of the vehicle. Some defects were even past the clear. The next time he comes in for a "detail" it will be a true paint correction as I have educated him in what will need to be done. I also recommended him to look into the Dr.colorchip kit or a respray in some sections.
Really fun one for me as I wanted to use what I learned here from members and develop a skill set. Spent all of Saturday, finished up and touched up on Sunday morning.
Procedure & Products:
Interior
-Removed mats and hosed down and scrubbed with soap.
-Vacuumed interior and removed dog hairs with Pet Mitt from Walmart.
-Folex for carpets and extracted with Bissell LGM Proheat.
-Shark portable steam the cupholders and hard to reach areas.
-Wiped down dash, panels, and seats with BLACKFIRE Interior Cleaner, dashboard cleaner, vinyl cleaner. (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-interior-cleaner.html)
-Dressed everything with BLACKFIRE Interior Protectant (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-interior-protectant.html).
-Clean door jams with BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond Rinseless Wash, no rinse car wash. (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-rinseless-wash.html)
-Freshened air with Chemical Guys Stripper Scent Premium Air Freshener 16 oz. (http://www.autogeek.net/chemical-guys-stripper-scent-air-freshener.html)
Exterior
-Engine bay, Fender wells & Wheels degreased with Meguiar’s Super Degreaser Concentrate, 1 Gallon, cleans and degreases the engine compartment of your car. A concentrated car engine cleaner and (http://www.autogeek.net/mg10801.html)
-Daytona Speed Master Jr. Wheel Brush, wheel cleaning brush, detail brush, cleaning brush, mini detailing brush (http://www.autogeek.net/daytona-mini-wheel-brush.html) to agitate areas.
-Rinsed entire car including wheels.
-Foamed with Dawn soap.
-Rinsed entire car again.
-2 Bucket Wash Method BLACKFIRE Gloss Shampoo, auto shampoo, car wash. (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-gloss-shampoo.html)
-Rinsed entire car one last time.
-Dried using Leafblower and Cobra Guzzler HD Waffle Weave Drying Towel,Guzzler HD,Cobra Drying Towel,Microfiber towel,Microfiber Drying towel,car drying towel. (http://www.autogeek.net/cobra-guzzler-hd-towel.html)
-Took the heatgun and a plastic razor blade to the rear emblem area to remove the sticky stuff. (This step took the longest)
-Clayed entire car including trim with BLACKFIRE Poly Clay & Lubricant Combo (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-clay-combo.html).
-Decided to AIO with BLACKFIRE Total Polish & Seal, polish and wax, cleaner wax, car polish (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-total-polish-seal.html) on a Single 5 1/2 x 7/8 Inch Hydro-Tech Tangerine Ultra Polishing Foam Pad (http://www.autogeek.net/h2o-2255-130mm.html) using the Griots Garage 6 Inch Random Orbital Polisher - NEW 3rd Generation In Stock! (http://www.autogeek.net/new-griots-polisher.html)
-Dressed exterior trim with BF Interior protectant
-BLACKFIRE Tire Gel, tire dressing, tire shine (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-tire-gel.html) on tires.
Pictures:
Arrival.
http://i47.tinypic.com/2vjcuth.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/33kdq9d.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/1zo973c.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/5zoavq.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2sb3ntx.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2pzmady.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2vdqni8.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/zsjmll.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2rzp5p4.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/2zyaljp.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/2j3qtmf.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/33xil39.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/eprdyt.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/2814p3l.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/ckidv.jpg
The Wash
http://i50.tinypic.com/111qs6d.jpg
"Looks clean"
http://i50.tinypic.com/2wdu238.jpg
Inspecting the paint. Water spots everywhere.
http://i49.tinypic.com/ic8oqq.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/335gt4x.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/xlflvo.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/vybk9i.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/20kagt2.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/2cmnla0.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/2zs8xht.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/w2nk79.jpg
This was just a quarter of the door.
http://i49.tinypic.com/t8kp39.jpg
All he wanted a wash and "throw some wax on it". Here's what was used.
http://i45.tinypic.com/opqxz7.jpg
My weak attempt at a 50/50. This was after 4 passes.
http://i47.tinypic.com/sxm1c9.jpg
Before pickup I organized some of the things.
http://i46.tinypic.com/2djyrna.jpg
Took care of a co-worker's truck this weekend. It is his daily driver but he wanted it to "shine". There were RIDS everywhere. He had rock chips all over the front of the vehicle. Some defects were even past the clear. The next time he comes in for a "detail" it will be a true paint correction as I have educated him in what will need to be done. I also recommended him to look into the Dr.colorchip kit or a respray in some sections.
Really fun one for me as I wanted to use what I learned here from members and develop a skill set. Spent all of Saturday, finished up and touched up on Sunday morning.
Procedure & Products:
Interior
-Removed mats and hosed down and scrubbed with soap.
-Vacuumed interior and removed dog hairs with Pet Mitt from Walmart.
-Folex for carpets and extracted with Bissell LGM Proheat.
-Shark portable steam the cupholders and hard to reach areas.
-Wiped down dash, panels, and seats with BLACKFIRE Interior Cleaner, dashboard cleaner, vinyl cleaner. (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-interior-cleaner.html)
-Dressed everything with BLACKFIRE Interior Protectant (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-interior-protectant.html).
-Clean door jams with BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond Rinseless Wash, no rinse car wash. (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-rinseless-wash.html)
-Freshened air with Chemical Guys Stripper Scent Premium Air Freshener 16 oz. (http://www.autogeek.net/chemical-guys-stripper-scent-air-freshener.html)
Exterior
-Engine bay, Fender wells & Wheels degreased with Meguiar’s Super Degreaser Concentrate, 1 Gallon, cleans and degreases the engine compartment of your car. A concentrated car engine cleaner and (http://www.autogeek.net/mg10801.html)
-Daytona Speed Master Jr. Wheel Brush, wheel cleaning brush, detail brush, cleaning brush, mini detailing brush (http://www.autogeek.net/daytona-mini-wheel-brush.html) to agitate areas.
-Rinsed entire car including wheels.
-Foamed with Dawn soap.
-Rinsed entire car again.
-2 Bucket Wash Method BLACKFIRE Gloss Shampoo, auto shampoo, car wash. (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-gloss-shampoo.html)
-Rinsed entire car one last time.
-Dried using Leafblower and Cobra Guzzler HD Waffle Weave Drying Towel,Guzzler HD,Cobra Drying Towel,Microfiber towel,Microfiber Drying towel,car drying towel. (http://www.autogeek.net/cobra-guzzler-hd-towel.html)
-Took the heatgun and a plastic razor blade to the rear emblem area to remove the sticky stuff. (This step took the longest)
-Clayed entire car including trim with BLACKFIRE Poly Clay & Lubricant Combo (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-clay-combo.html).
-Decided to AIO with BLACKFIRE Total Polish & Seal, polish and wax, cleaner wax, car polish (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-total-polish-seal.html) on a Single 5 1/2 x 7/8 Inch Hydro-Tech Tangerine Ultra Polishing Foam Pad (http://www.autogeek.net/h2o-2255-130mm.html) using the Griots Garage 6 Inch Random Orbital Polisher - NEW 3rd Generation In Stock! (http://www.autogeek.net/new-griots-polisher.html)
-Dressed exterior trim with BF Interior protectant
-BLACKFIRE Tire Gel, tire dressing, tire shine (http://www.autogeek.net/blackfire-tire-gel.html) on tires.
Pictures:
Arrival.
http://i47.tinypic.com/2vjcuth.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/33kdq9d.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/1zo973c.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/5zoavq.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2sb3ntx.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2pzmady.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2vdqni8.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/zsjmll.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2rzp5p4.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/2zyaljp.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/2j3qtmf.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/33xil39.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/eprdyt.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/2814p3l.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/ckidv.jpg
The Wash
http://i50.tinypic.com/111qs6d.jpg
"Looks clean"
http://i50.tinypic.com/2wdu238.jpg
Inspecting the paint. Water spots everywhere.
http://i49.tinypic.com/ic8oqq.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/335gt4x.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/xlflvo.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/vybk9i.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/20kagt2.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/2cmnla0.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/2zs8xht.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/w2nk79.jpg
This was just a quarter of the door.
http://i49.tinypic.com/t8kp39.jpg
All he wanted a wash and "throw some wax on it". Here's what was used.
http://i45.tinypic.com/opqxz7.jpg
My weak attempt at a 50/50. This was after 4 passes.
http://i47.tinypic.com/sxm1c9.jpg
Before pickup I organized some of the things.
http://i46.tinypic.com/2djyrna.jpg