BradsDetailing
05-22-2013, 10:42 PM
I would like to thank everyone on this forum. Most of you have helped me indirectly or directly in gaining knowledge and choosing the right products for the job. So I probably wouldn't be starting a detailing gig if it wasn't for autogeek, the forum and all of you awesome people.
History of myself in detailing:
Ok, this was my first ever detail for a profit. I've done your typical wash, vacuum and wax on my own cars with mostly over the counter stuff. In the last couple months I've done hours of research to get all the right knowledge on all the products and build my lineup with everything I liked. So this was my first ever detail on an auto that wasn't of my own with the serious products.
The Job:
A Harley Davidson motorcycle, not sure of type or year, I'm not a huge motorcycle buff so maybe someone can shed some light on it. The owner wanted an overall cleanup, he wasn't too into any knowledge about detailing and said he wanted it too look nice but nothing over the top.
The Motorcycle:
Per the owner, it's been sitting in storage for several years. He hasn't washed it in about 3 years he said. There was a lot of small surface rust on the chrome and some more major stuff on the exhaust. Nothing too serious but not all of it could be removed.
The products:
Wash
Duragloss 901
2 bucket method
Micro-Chenille mitt
Cobra guzzler
Decontamination
Iron X
Polish
GG 3"
Orange polishing pad
Meguiars 205
Mothers chrome polish
Sealants/Protection
Klasse HGSG
Mothers California Gold carnauba liquid wax
UTTG
Meguiars Leather Cleaner and Conditioner
Process:
Washed everything down with the two bucket method. There wasn't a whole lot of dirt or dust on it that had too be removed. There was more surface rust and neglected chrome than anything else.
I used Iron X for the first time and this was a savior. It made a huge difference and removed a lot of metal and particles from all over the bike. The rims went from that dull neglected look to a shinier chrome appearance. If I didn't know about this stuff this job would of been a lot more labor intensive.
After drying and rinsing everything off I used Meguiars 205 with an 3" orange polishing pad on a gg 3" da. There was no swirls of any kind but the paint looked a bit hazy and fogged. So after polishing up the paint I could see a huge difference in the silver flake, it had way more pop in it.
Then I topped all the painted surfaces with a coat of Klasse HGSG with a foam applicatr and a fine mist spray bottle and waited 24 hours after wiping it off. Then I added a coat of Mothers California Gold Liquid Carnauba wax. The shine it had looked like it was brand new.
Every chrome piece was polished with Mothers Chrome polish. I didn't have a chrome polish on hand but this worked decent I thought having never used a chrome polish. So if anyone has any recommendations on a chrome polish please let me know.
There were some parts on the bike that were too neglected and beyond repair unless I took a serious buffing at them which I wasn't feeling too confident about.
The tires were dressed with UTTG and the seat was cleaned and conditioned with Meguiars Leather cleaner and conditioner.
Forgot to take any before pictures but here is what I have. Thanks for looking.
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/B33vhfBHTaQNeT1wm1ruIDbKgZFYUIWEYhZ5eHMJqEA_zpscf3 748f2.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/zJN6yjy04Fnt4wP8rJuZd8-v4aK9qB2hYpg8c2s1CDs_zpsaf6513fe.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/WuK7qM4gRuYpnVscoO1CZktJ1CT1ExE5FGJWY53ilZg_zpsc58 a4877.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/aLTLC0OE2xh_9gfShWcvj2T8ZLbBfstL6S0jGOccKUs_zps43d c9dd2.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/pUKbDNX5hKMovBtsvAL4JYJBzRsKRvyHLI3zXlDKJ6w_zps706 82ac7.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/3Yp6-nhqnbvQ4t_qspFJ_yiUZG5UmDrSpnpD1qSuqcc_zps123a7720 .jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/CjDuKLPNI78v_KAev8APYHHPqWlrd-Js4uiRuBWlhmE_zps768225dd.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/GzZjzKF6YWV-2_NlzHhco0CW_WhYgysdDPAcPwaEWPA_zpsd9856acd.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/ZX38udfqurlr4n9XWe6-7npLoVzejeFxIAPzI78lrLE_zps66c6a607.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/_pyDfTWW8v8-VV4P-IG-qcUqEnqlZmAbrZwM-UxRKZE_zps38f559e9.jpg
History of myself in detailing:
Ok, this was my first ever detail for a profit. I've done your typical wash, vacuum and wax on my own cars with mostly over the counter stuff. In the last couple months I've done hours of research to get all the right knowledge on all the products and build my lineup with everything I liked. So this was my first ever detail on an auto that wasn't of my own with the serious products.
The Job:
A Harley Davidson motorcycle, not sure of type or year, I'm not a huge motorcycle buff so maybe someone can shed some light on it. The owner wanted an overall cleanup, he wasn't too into any knowledge about detailing and said he wanted it too look nice but nothing over the top.
The Motorcycle:
Per the owner, it's been sitting in storage for several years. He hasn't washed it in about 3 years he said. There was a lot of small surface rust on the chrome and some more major stuff on the exhaust. Nothing too serious but not all of it could be removed.
The products:
Wash
Duragloss 901
2 bucket method
Micro-Chenille mitt
Cobra guzzler
Decontamination
Iron X
Polish
GG 3"
Orange polishing pad
Meguiars 205
Mothers chrome polish
Sealants/Protection
Klasse HGSG
Mothers California Gold carnauba liquid wax
UTTG
Meguiars Leather Cleaner and Conditioner
Process:
Washed everything down with the two bucket method. There wasn't a whole lot of dirt or dust on it that had too be removed. There was more surface rust and neglected chrome than anything else.
I used Iron X for the first time and this was a savior. It made a huge difference and removed a lot of metal and particles from all over the bike. The rims went from that dull neglected look to a shinier chrome appearance. If I didn't know about this stuff this job would of been a lot more labor intensive.
After drying and rinsing everything off I used Meguiars 205 with an 3" orange polishing pad on a gg 3" da. There was no swirls of any kind but the paint looked a bit hazy and fogged. So after polishing up the paint I could see a huge difference in the silver flake, it had way more pop in it.
Then I topped all the painted surfaces with a coat of Klasse HGSG with a foam applicatr and a fine mist spray bottle and waited 24 hours after wiping it off. Then I added a coat of Mothers California Gold Liquid Carnauba wax. The shine it had looked like it was brand new.
Every chrome piece was polished with Mothers Chrome polish. I didn't have a chrome polish on hand but this worked decent I thought having never used a chrome polish. So if anyone has any recommendations on a chrome polish please let me know.
There were some parts on the bike that were too neglected and beyond repair unless I took a serious buffing at them which I wasn't feeling too confident about.
The tires were dressed with UTTG and the seat was cleaned and conditioned with Meguiars Leather cleaner and conditioner.
Forgot to take any before pictures but here is what I have. Thanks for looking.
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/B33vhfBHTaQNeT1wm1ruIDbKgZFYUIWEYhZ5eHMJqEA_zpscf3 748f2.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/zJN6yjy04Fnt4wP8rJuZd8-v4aK9qB2hYpg8c2s1CDs_zpsaf6513fe.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/WuK7qM4gRuYpnVscoO1CZktJ1CT1ExE5FGJWY53ilZg_zpsc58 a4877.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/aLTLC0OE2xh_9gfShWcvj2T8ZLbBfstL6S0jGOccKUs_zps43d c9dd2.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/pUKbDNX5hKMovBtsvAL4JYJBzRsKRvyHLI3zXlDKJ6w_zps706 82ac7.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/3Yp6-nhqnbvQ4t_qspFJ_yiUZG5UmDrSpnpD1qSuqcc_zps123a7720 .jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/CjDuKLPNI78v_KAev8APYHHPqWlrd-Js4uiRuBWlhmE_zps768225dd.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/GzZjzKF6YWV-2_NlzHhco0CW_WhYgysdDPAcPwaEWPA_zpsd9856acd.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/ZX38udfqurlr4n9XWe6-7npLoVzejeFxIAPzI78lrLE_zps66c6a607.jpg
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/bradmbonville/_pyDfTWW8v8-VV4P-IG-qcUqEnqlZmAbrZwM-UxRKZE_zps38f559e9.jpg