2001 Ford Explorer Sport-Mercy Detail

[Pats300zx]

This is a detail of a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport that I did this past week on vacation. The vehicle is my sisters and the reason that I call it a "mercy detail" is that the vehicle was in pretty bad shape. No disrespect to female drivers but my sister is a put gas in and turn the key type driver. Very low on the maintenance aspects if you know what I mean. The car was covered with tree sap and grime.

Since I was on vacation I wasn't rushed and really had the time to work on my rotary skills on this detail. Also having the vehicle color as white helped alot as well.

I also had the chance to mix some Polycharged UPP. WOW..talk leaving the finish slick. I swear I could have blown it off after applying. Removal was incredibly easy.

Process: Exterior 5.5 hours (Day One)

Wash with Foam Gun and NXT wash and Purple Power mix with LC Ulti Mitt
Clay with Clay Magic with Foam Gun
Polish with OP/OC mix via rotary with Sonus Green pad at 1200 rpm
LSP Polycharged UPP x2 on paint and wheels
NXT Tech Protectorant on exterior trim
Megs Exterior Trim Detailer spray on wipe cowl
Wheels cleaned with Megs Hot Rims Multi Piece Wheel Wash
Tires Dressed with Megs Hot Shine
Wheel Wells dressed with Street Appeal Tire Dressing
Interior 3 hours (Day Two)

Clean with Mister Clean Magic Eraser and Woolite and Water
Leather dressed with Megs Gold Class Leather Conditioner/Cleaner
Vinyl dressed with Sonus Total Eclipse
Carpets cleaned and scrubbed with Tide/Oxy Clean mix

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[pirex]

DAAAAMN! That white is ready to be drinked, its just like finest milk!! Sweet work bro :D Everything looks fantastic! And the interior is great to, over the top! Really good! Bet your sister is happy now :D

[Dust2Glory]

Well it would of been nice to see some before pics.. but it looks "brand new" right now! Perfection would be the key word here.

[DantheMan]

If you told me it had 57 miles on it, I would believe you. It really does look brand new..

Awesome work.

[Surfer]

Wow UPP looks great on white.

[Nica]

Vehicle looks very nice, very slick and just so.....so...milky hahahaha.

Thank you for sharing with us.

[Gary Sword]

Very nice Pat! The UPP look good. The vehicle looks like new.

[bill walsh]

wow nice job pat

[wolfpacker92]

Great work the paint looks flawless. You must be getting really good with the rotary. I just ordered some UPP and have a white suburban so glad to see you make it look so good on white. Did you apply the UPP by hand or machine?

[Reddwarf]

Wow UPP looks great on white.

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I've never used UPP, but like Surfer said it does indeed look good on that white. Good job!

[P1et]

Pat, did you scan some pictures from a Ford catalog? Maybe from a magazine? Because DAMN those are some high quality and very impressive pictures! My wife has the same year and model, I love those little SUVs. The pain is a pleasure to work on, although a bit soft, but I love detailing it a lot more than my Dodge!

Beautiful work, very impressive!

[Pats300zx]

Great work the paint looks flawless. You must be getting really good with the rotary. I just ordered some UPP and have a white suburban so glad to see you make it look so good on white. Did you apply the UPP by hand or machine?

Thanks for the compliments. I applied it by hand after Polycharging it. The Polycharger really made a difference in the slickness. I will have to see how it holds up durability wise.