17' Bass Pro Shop Pro Crappie Pro Boat Detail - First Ever!

[05gpgtp]

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Here is the beginning of photos galore. This is a 2002 17' Bass Pro Shop Crappie 175 Pro I'm doing for a client. This is my FIRST boat detail. Now this boat is neglected like crazy. Come to me spider webs, interior trashed, exterior aluminum oxidized and dull and more....

As talking with the customer, they are wanting to sell the boat, so it's not a full hardcore show style boat detail. Now the polishing is hardcore, meaning it's hard and hurts my core, lol.

Mario from Please Wash Me Detailing turned me onto wool pads for the project.

I turned to Mike Philips at Autogeek/Marine 31 to guide to me a pad to fit my old Wen 7" Rotary. This thing is an oldie but still works. Oh and I've never used a rotary either or wool pads. Soo first time boat, first time alumnuim polishing, first time wool pad and first time rotary use.
We found such pad.

Understand also I'm not polishing everything like crazy, mostly removing the top oxidation.

Now I haven't used everything in the list below yet, since boat isn't even close to being done. Just listing what I will use.

Products used:

Lake Country Mfg 8.5 inch 4 Ply 100% Twisted Wool Compounding Pad
Marine 31 Finish Cut Metal Restoring Polish
Meguiar's APC+
Bissell Shampooer with cleaner
Meguiar's Tire Gel
Meguiar's Ultimate Polish on the motor housing with hand applicator
Meguiar's NXT on the Motor Housing with hand applicator


Here is just a few pictures of the boat itself and a couple photos of some metal polishing

Before anything done

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18702.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18692.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18713.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18682.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18671.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18662.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18641.JPG

Before Polished

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18601.JPG

After Polished

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_18891.JPG

Before Polished

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18841.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_1885.JPG

50/50 Shot

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_1900.JPG

After Polished by hand, 1 application

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19052.JPG

After Polished by hand, 1 application

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_1906.JPG

Before Polished

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1954/medium/IMG_18922.JPG

50/50 Shot

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1954/medium/IMG_18933.JPG

After Polished by hand, 1 application

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1954/medium/IMG_18942.JPG

Before Polish

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1954/medium/IMG_1895.JPG

50/50 Shot

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1954/medium/IMG_18971.JPG

After Polish

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1954/medium/IMG_18982.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1954/medium/IMG_1899.JPG

[05gpgtp]

Here are a few shots of before and after 1 pass of buffing


Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18662.JPG

40/20/40 shot, lol

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1984/medium/IMG_1910.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18713.JPG

After 1st pass

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1984/medium/IMG_1911.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18671.JPG

After 1st pass

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1984/medium/IMG_19122.JPG

MORE TO COME!! STAY TUNED!!

[HellaBroke]

awesome work so far! thanks for posting all the pictures along the way! hope you can share some lessons learned as you go through it all.

[Bunky]

Looks much better !

[05gpgtp]

Seats cleaned with Meguiar's APC+ and scrubbed then Applied Meguiar's Gold Glass Rich Leather/Vinyl Cleaner Conditioner

Motor housing polished with Meguiar's Ultimate Polish and finished with Meguiar's Gold Glass Quick Spray Wax (was going to use NXT)

SEATS

Drivers Seats Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1976/medium/IMG_18381.JPG

Drivers Seats After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1977/medium/IMG_19621.JPG

Drivers Seat Upper half Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1976/medium/IMG_18361.JPG

Drivers Seat Upper half After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1977/medium/IMG_1963.JPG

Passengers Seat Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1976/medium/IMG_18351.JPG

Passengers Seat After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1977/medium/IMG_1960.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1977/medium/IMG_19611.JPG

Rear Seat Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1976/medium/IMG_18432.JPG

Rear Seat Center Cleaned

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1976/medium/IMG_1907.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1976/medium/IMG_1908.JPG

Rear Seat After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1977/medium/IMG_1968.JPG

Front Seat Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1976/medium/IMG_18251.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1976/medium/IMG_18261.JPG

Front Seat After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1977/medium/IMG_1954.JPG


MOTOR

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1980/medium/IMG_18791.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1981/medium/IMG_1928.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1980/medium/IMG_18872.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1981/medium/IMG_1926.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1980/medium/IMG_1883.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1981/medium/IMG_1927.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1980/medium/IMG_18802.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1981/medium/IMG_19251.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1980/medium/IMG_18811.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1981/medium/IMG_19241.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1980/medium/IMG_18781.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1981/medium/IMG_1929.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1980/medium/IMG_18732.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1981/medium/IMG_19221.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1981/medium/IMG_19212.JPG


OTHER MOTOR AFTER SHOTS!!

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1981/medium/IMG_1930.JPG

MORE PICTURES TO COME - Interior and finished exterior pics

[Mike Phillips]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Here is the beginning of photos galore. This is a 2002 17' Bass Pro Shop Crappie 175 Pro I'm doing for a client. This is my FIRST boat detail.





Congratulations on the first boat detail and a fun one at that...






As talking with the customer, they are wanting to sell the boat, so it's not a full hardcore show style boat detail.




And there's nothing wrong with not doing 100% of what you know your capable of as the first priority is to match your services to your customer, then always under promise and over deliver. That's exactly what this article is about...


A few tips on starting a part-time detailing business (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-make-money-detailing-cars/27827-few-tips-starting-part-time-detailing-business.html)
Match your services to your customer


Thank you for taking all the before and after pictures and sharing them on the forum. I noticed you uploaded to the AGO gallery and that's cool as we don't have to worry abut them disappearing.

Please keep us updated also after your custom sales this boat and his thoughts on how your work helped to speed up the sale and increase the value.


:xyxthumbs:

[Mike Phillips]

Man those were some grungy looking seats, I like these before and after shots...


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1976/medium/IMG_1907.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1976/medium/IMG_1908.JPG



Reminds me of a couple seats I clean...


1975 Vinyl Seats - Extreme Makeover (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/20341-1975-vinyl-seats-extreme-makeover.html)



:xyxthumbs:

[sproketser]

Gee that s crazy work mate ! Take days right ! Keep it on .

[05gpgtp]

Interior Pictures - This carpet was stained pretty severely in spots, not to mentioned mold. Not everything came out, but you can see the difference.

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1992/medium/IMG_1822.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1979/medium/IMG_19501.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1992/medium/IMG_18282.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1979/medium/IMG_19531.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1992/medium/IMG_1827.JPG

After - not sure why all the shadows. I'm thinking I took it when it was still wet and bad lighting. I really does look better than this pic, lol

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1979/medium/IMG_19551.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1992/medium/IMG_1831.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1979/medium/IMG_19561.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1992/medium/IMG_18371.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1979/medium/IMG_19651.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1992/medium/IMG_18391.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1979/medium/IMG_19641.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1992/medium/IMG_1840.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1979/medium/IMG_19662.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1992/medium/IMG_18442.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1979/medium/IMG_19672.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1992/medium/IMG_18502.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1979/medium/IMG_19692.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1992/medium/IMG_18511.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1979/medium/IMG_19722.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1992/medium/IMG_18541.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1979/medium/IMG_19581.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1992/medium/IMG_18552.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1979/medium/IMG_19571.JPG


FINAL PICTURES OF THE EXTERIOR COMING SOON!!!! STAY TUNED!!

[05gpgtp]

Ok final pics to post.

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/boatpic1.jpeg

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19751.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18591.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19203.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19422.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_1863.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_1933.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_1886.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_1932.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18601.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19311.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18671.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19791.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19801.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18641.JPG

1st pass - man it's all jacked up

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19191.JPG

Yes I used that! lol

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19162.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19782.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18583.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19741.JPG

Other Side shots After - Note: Both sides were just as bad

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19441.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19431.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19451.JPG

Full Shots

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19772.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19831.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19842.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19862.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19872.JPG

[05gpgtp]

Ok final pics to post.

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/boatpic1.jpeg

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19751.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18591.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19203.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19422.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_1863.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_1933.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_1886.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_1932.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18601.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_18891.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18671.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19791.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19801.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18641.JPG

1st pass - man it's all jacked up

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19191.JPG

Yes I used that! lol

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19162.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19782.JPG

Before

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1974/medium/IMG_18583.JPG

After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19741.JPG

Other Side shots After - Note: Both sides were just as bad

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19441.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19431.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19451.JPG

Full Shots

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19772.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19831.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19842.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19862.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1975/medium/IMG_19872.JPG

[05gpgtp]

Oops not sure what happened there but the "OK Final Pics" posted twice. You may remove one if you wish.

and yes those seats were bad. That one with the center cleaned was also moldy, as what those black spots were on the front.

[eff]

Great looking job on that turn around. Probably added like $5k to the resale value!

[05gpgtp]

Thank you. I do hope they get a good buck for the boat. He had a few things to do to it before sale but I'm anxious to find out what he gets for it.

[Nick McKees37]

Excellent work!