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wolfpacker92
09-23-2007, 12:47 AM
Well my father in law called me up and said that his neighbor wanted me to detail her Infinity. No problem I thought. Went to pick it up and was shocked at what I saw. It looked as though the car had been washed with sandpaper. I was amazed at how bad the hood, roof and trunk looked. She is a very nice elderly lady and her generosity had cost her. I guy had come up that claimed to be out of work and wondered if he could wash her car for her to make some money. Well I don't knwo what he did but it looked as though he washed it with a brillo pad dipped in a mud hole. To make matters worse this is a lease vehicle that has to be turned in by March. Here are some pics of the hood:

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x11/wolfpacker92/Infinity/7.jpg
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She hoped I could help her out and I said I thought I could at least make it better. I have been practicing quite a bit with my Hitachi rotary and figured I couldn't do much more damage and the correction possibilities would be worth it. I used the rotary and like Nica kept assuring me it was a lot easier than I thought. I just had do make sure to work slower and pay attention and things went really well. Well here is what the process was:

Tires/Wheels: Cleaned the tires and wheels with DP Gel Wheel Cleaner and black wheel schmitt. The wheel wells got Megs APC undiluted. Dressed the wheel wells with Stoners Trim shine and the tires with Surf City Beyond Black Tire Pro. This is a great product as it leaves the tires looking fresh and new and application is easy. If you have not tried this product you should.

Wash: The bugs got the Poorboy's Bug Squash with the Pinnacle Safe Scrub. Washed with 2 oz. DG 901 and 1 oz. Surf City Wash in the AG foam gun. This soap combo is killer, plenty of foam and great cleaning ability. Used a rinse bucket and a White/Yellow Schmitt. Dried with a leaf blower and Cobra Guzzler. All door jambs were cleaned with DG #921.

Glass: All glass inside and out was cleaned with Stoners Invisible Glass. Applied with a MF and dried with a Cobra WW.

Engine: Lightly misted with water and sprayed down with Megs APC undiluted. Then worked in with soft bristle brush and lightly rinsed down. Then dressed with Stoners Trim Shine.

Interior: I used DP Total Interior Cleaner followed up by DP Interior Surface Protectant. I vacuumed out with shop vac. The leather seats got cleaned with DP Total Interior Cleaner and were conditioned with Surf City Leather Rejuvenator. This was my first time using SC Leather Rejuv. and it worked great. It left the seats very soft and it reminded me a lot of Wolfgang Leather Conditioner but was cheaper.

Paint: Well I decided to use my Hitachi and Menzerna SIP. DantheMan hooked me up with a sample of this and it was just the ticket for cleaning up the scratches. I used the orange LC pad with the Menzerna and it did a fabulous job. Here are some pics after doing about 3/4 of the hood:

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x11/wolfpacker92/Infinity/11.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x11/wolfpacker92/Infinity/12.jpg

I was amazed at how easy the rotary made the work. After polishing the car I used the Surf City Great Barrier Reef Wax. This was my first time using it and I really liked it. It went on very easy and came off just as easy. It left a beautiful shine and really enhanced the flake in the silver paint. Every Surf City product I have used has been phenomenal. The wax went on and off just like Liquid Souveran and gave a comparable shine. I can't make a true comparison because I have only used LS on dark colors but it really set off the silver well. Maybe this is like a liquid version of Signature Series II. Well needless to say the customer was ecstatic with how the car turned out because she knew that with the shape it was in she would get hammered when she returned it. She also was so pleased she wanted to get set up on a regular 3 week rotation to have the car cleaned....woo hoo my first "regular". Well here are the before and afters:

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x11/wolfpacker92/Infinity/1.jpg
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The signature shot:
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x11/wolfpacker92/Infinity/19.jpg
supercharged
09-23-2007, 01:20 AM
Looks aswesome! I really like those Q45s!
pirex
09-23-2007, 05:17 AM
VERY nice work :D Glad you took your rotary to work buddy :) I bet you are going to use it more an more now!! Ordering a bottle of 106FF huh? he he. Sweet job, always love to watch your work!
Truls
09-23-2007, 05:29 AM
Rotary + 106 is wicked..

Car looks great

Great that you got the cleaning of the car regular too..
AL417
09-23-2007, 05:47 AM
Congratulations on using the rotary and doing a fine job with it. You saved that woman some big bucks on her lease turn in. She must have been really happy with your work, it looks great.
klumzypinoy
09-23-2007, 06:13 AM
I can't believe how that hood looked like! You sure made the vehicle look beautiful :)
DantheMan
09-23-2007, 06:21 AM
Wow.. Are you sure you didn't use the SIP?? I would've never thought the 106 would've knocked that out, even on the rotary! Great work, looks a bajillion times better..

Glad you liked the samples.. Menz is awesome when it works. Your DGPS should be there anytime.. I shipped it Thursday..
alban61
09-23-2007, 08:14 AM
Wow! Couldn't believe those circular scratches on that car from washing! Those were nasty! Congrats on your use of the Rotary! You knocked out the crap that was on that paint, and the whole car is looking great!! Sweet job on the interior and engine. I see you were jammin' to some tunes in that Sig shot!:D
Tonya
09-23-2007, 10:04 AM
Wow! Couldn't believe those circular scratches on that car from washing! Those were nasty! Congrats on your use of the Rotary! You knocked out the crap that was on that paint, and the whole car is looking great!! Sweet job on the interior and engine. I see you were jammin' to some tunes in that Sig shot!:D
:whs: great job!
wolfpacker92
09-23-2007, 03:57 PM
Wow.. Are you sure you didn't use the SIP?? I would've never thought the 106 would've knocked that out, even on the rotary! Great work, looks a bajillion times better..

Glad you liked the samples.. Menz is awesome when it works. Your DGPS should be there anytime.. I shipped it Thursday..

My bad I did use SIP. It was late at work when I wrote this and had just got through telling a co-worker how awesome 106 was and had that on the brain when I wrote it. It was Menzerna SIP and it did a super job on it. But I can't wait to try the 106 with my rotary! Your AW is on the way as well. I am going to edit the original now.


VERY nice work :D Glad you took your rotary to work buddy :) I bet you are going to use it more an more now!! Ordering a bottle of 106FF huh? he he. Sweet job, always love to watch your work!

Yes I will be using the rotary even more now. Man it made it so easy to get those scratches out. I appreciate the comments from you buddy and hopefully you can see more of my work with the rotary :D.


Congratulations on using the rotary and doing a fine job with it. You saved that woman some big bucks on her lease turn in. She must have been really happy with your work, it looks great.

Hey girl thanks for the props. You know this was one of the more satisfying details because when I returned it to her the look of relief on her face made my day. I could tell that she was stressing about it looking so bad, in fact she said she needed to have a mechanical problem looked at but wouldn't take it to the dealership because she didn't want them to see the paint in that kind of shape.


Wow! Couldn't believe those circular scratches on that car from washing! Those were nasty! Congrats on your use of the Rotary! You knocked out the crap that was on that paint, and the whole car is looking great!! Sweet job on the interior and engine. I see you were jammin' to some tunes in that Sig shot!:D

My Man alban61! Always love hearing from you. Yes I was jamming the only problem is I was using our ipod and my wife uses it to wake up to in the mornings. Well after a detail a lot of times I forget to put it back on her playlist and she ends up waking up to some of my Metal and she is none to happy about being awakened by a rippin' rendition of Enter Sandman by Mettallica!:righton:
DantheMan
09-23-2007, 04:52 PM
I thought that looked a little rough to be completely removed with the 106.. I would expect it to clean it up where it's only visible in certain light, but I wouldn't have called you a liar as pics can be deceiving. It's gone and thats all that matters :buffing:
fusion orange
09-23-2007, 05:06 PM
nice job...
I'm gonna have to try that surf city tire dressing,is that as applied or did you buff it off after a few minutes?
wolfpacker92
09-23-2007, 06:58 PM
nice job...
I'm gonna have to try that surf city tire dressing,is that as applied or did you buff it off after a few minutes?

That is as applied. The great thing about the Surf City is that I have never had to buff it off.
Deep Gloss Auto Salon
09-23-2007, 07:00 PM
Dang bro, you worked that SIP!!

Lookin good my friend lookin good!
Jimmie
09-23-2007, 07:12 PM
That car was dirty. You did a great job.
So you worked the SIP to LSP ready. I've had luck doing that but was afraid to ask if others did too. Some areas need another pass with 106FF but not many.