Wills.WindowsAndWheels
04-14-2013, 11:32 AM
So usually when a guy with an FR-S contacts us lately, he wants HIS ride done...well...not in this case! I was contacted this time about us doing his girlfriends Charger...a purple one he told me. My sister Dani lit up right away when she heard that. As usual we set up a time to bid it so we could see what we were working with.
Well...we were working with a lot...a whoooooole lot! Starting with lots of dirt:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060242_zps7666fa66.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060242_zps7666fa66.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060243_zps657b1857.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060243_zps657b1857.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060244_zps2f8c6ee4.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060244_zps2f8c6ee4.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060245_zps82f42d95.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060245_zps82f42d95.jpg.html)
And then some nice faded trim:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060246_zps16161e28.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060246_zps16161e28.jpg.html)
And of course...tons of swirls everywhere!
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060247_zps2acf9437.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060247_zps2acf9437.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060248_zpsb898a93b.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060248_zpsb898a93b.jpg.html)
Then there were the wheels....the wheels with 2" thick brake dust lol
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060251_zps5d050172.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060251_zps5d050172.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060252_zps4bba7d4d.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060252_zps4bba7d4d.jpg.html)
Thats an Arizona Road Coating there!
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060254_zps27e0fefa.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060254_zps27e0fefa.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060255_zpsb31692d5.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060255_zpsb31692d5.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060256_zps7a526412.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060256_zps7a526412.jpg.html)
Then there were a few rather deep scratches:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060258_zps1875aec7.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060258_zps1875aec7.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060279_zpsb7366a9f.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060279_zpsb7366a9f.jpg.html)
And bugs..
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060259_zps1d752f47.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060259_zps1d752f47.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060261_zpsd042d15e.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060261_zpsd042d15e.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060263_zps0889b50a.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060263_zps0889b50a.jpg.html)
And kitty paw prints!!!!
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060260_zps1d7247e0.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060260_zps1d7247e0.jpg.html)
And of course with all this...came lots of water spots...
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060266_zpsf53495fc.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060266_zpsf53495fc.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060267_zps529e4db4.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060267_zps529e4db4.jpg.html)
Looks like someone has been setting cups on the roof...bad bad bad!
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060268_zpsd1d1a919.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060268_zpsd1d1a919.jpg.html)
Oh yeah and more swirls...under the dirt:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060270_zps2208ea8e.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060270_zps2208ea8e.jpg.html)
And more of this:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060274_zps4aa3e5e8.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060274_zps4aa3e5e8.jpg.html)
This is what a sad Hemi looks like:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060277_zps04386738.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060277_zps04386738.jpg.html)
And some more trim asking for help:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060278_zpsb8ca9f1e.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060278_zpsb8ca9f1e.jpg.html)
*Sigh* and bird droppings:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060280_zps906ec1da.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060280_zps906ec1da.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060281_zps035f9984.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060281_zps035f9984.jpg.html)
Ok so, now you see what we saw during the bid lol. We set a price and a time....he said he wanted it to be opti-coated as well...which got a big thumbs up from us for sure. We arranged for it to be dropped off Saturday afternoon and picked up Sunday afternoon...and we used almost every minute of that time (except our few hours of sleep in between!)
The drop off day came...he was able to get it to us a few hours earlier than expected, about 2 p.m
First thing was first, those wheels, tires and wheel wells HAD to be taken care of....and it took over an hour just to clean them:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060282_zpsd6bdd948.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060282_zpsd6bdd948.jpg.html)
Foaming goodness to the rescue:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060283_zps7b73af52.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060283_zps7b73af52.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060284_zps5db42128.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060284_zps5db42128.jpg.html)
Well...we were working with a lot...a whoooooole lot! Starting with lots of dirt:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060242_zps7666fa66.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060242_zps7666fa66.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060243_zps657b1857.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060243_zps657b1857.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060244_zps2f8c6ee4.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060244_zps2f8c6ee4.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060245_zps82f42d95.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060245_zps82f42d95.jpg.html)
And then some nice faded trim:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060246_zps16161e28.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060246_zps16161e28.jpg.html)
And of course...tons of swirls everywhere!
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060247_zps2acf9437.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060247_zps2acf9437.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060248_zpsb898a93b.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060248_zpsb898a93b.jpg.html)
Then there were the wheels....the wheels with 2" thick brake dust lol
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060251_zps5d050172.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060251_zps5d050172.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060252_zps4bba7d4d.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060252_zps4bba7d4d.jpg.html)
Thats an Arizona Road Coating there!
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060254_zps27e0fefa.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060254_zps27e0fefa.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060255_zpsb31692d5.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060255_zpsb31692d5.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060256_zps7a526412.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060256_zps7a526412.jpg.html)
Then there were a few rather deep scratches:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060258_zps1875aec7.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060258_zps1875aec7.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060279_zpsb7366a9f.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060279_zpsb7366a9f.jpg.html)
And bugs..
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060259_zps1d752f47.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060259_zps1d752f47.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060261_zpsd042d15e.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060261_zpsd042d15e.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060263_zps0889b50a.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060263_zps0889b50a.jpg.html)
And kitty paw prints!!!!
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060260_zps1d7247e0.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060260_zps1d7247e0.jpg.html)
And of course with all this...came lots of water spots...
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060266_zpsf53495fc.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060266_zpsf53495fc.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060267_zps529e4db4.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060267_zps529e4db4.jpg.html)
Looks like someone has been setting cups on the roof...bad bad bad!
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060268_zpsd1d1a919.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060268_zpsd1d1a919.jpg.html)
Oh yeah and more swirls...under the dirt:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060270_zps2208ea8e.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060270_zps2208ea8e.jpg.html)
And more of this:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060274_zps4aa3e5e8.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060274_zps4aa3e5e8.jpg.html)
This is what a sad Hemi looks like:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060277_zps04386738.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060277_zps04386738.jpg.html)
And some more trim asking for help:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060278_zpsb8ca9f1e.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060278_zpsb8ca9f1e.jpg.html)
*Sigh* and bird droppings:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060280_zps906ec1da.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060280_zps906ec1da.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060281_zps035f9984.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060281_zps035f9984.jpg.html)
Ok so, now you see what we saw during the bid lol. We set a price and a time....he said he wanted it to be opti-coated as well...which got a big thumbs up from us for sure. We arranged for it to be dropped off Saturday afternoon and picked up Sunday afternoon...and we used almost every minute of that time (except our few hours of sleep in between!)
The drop off day came...he was able to get it to us a few hours earlier than expected, about 2 p.m
First thing was first, those wheels, tires and wheel wells HAD to be taken care of....and it took over an hour just to clean them:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060282_zpsd6bdd948.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060282_zpsd6bdd948.jpg.html)
Foaming goodness to the rescue:
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060283_zps7b73af52.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060283_zps7b73af52.jpg.html)
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff374/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060284_zps5db42128.jpg (http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/Wills_WindowsAndWheels/media/Jasons%2007%20Charger/P1060284_zps5db42128.jpg.html)