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What the Hell...cat - One bad kitty!
2015 Dodge Hellcat. Last 2015 off the production line.
Last year I completed a full detail on the owners Corvette. When I completed the Vette he said he wanted his Hellcat done. Well a year later he contacted me and said he was ready. There’s nothing better than repeat customers who trust you with their $70,000 cars. The owner wanted the full complement of services for the exterior.
The overall condition of the Hellcat was pretty good. The owner said it had been hand washed 4 times over the past two years. He thought it could be brought to another level, which is a lot harder to do with a car in good condition compared to a swirled out mess.
I started this project with the Tires, Wheels and Wells
The tires were cleaned with Shine Supply Wise Guy 1:3 and Tuff Shine Brush.
Wheels were done with M37 Wheel Cleaner, Wheel Woolies and CP IncrediFlair Mitt.
Wells cleaned with Shine Supply Wise Guy 1:3 and various brushes.
Tires were dressed with Opti-Bond 1:1 and Wheels sealed with CP Hydr02.
Before
Cleaning
After
Next I moved on to washing and decontaminating the paintwork.
Decon
- IronX
- NanoSkin Medium Grade Wash Mitt
Black is tough to see the IronX working but as you can see on the floor it was doing its job.
Wash
I started with foaming the car, letting it dwell a few minutes and rinsing with my power washer.
Next I completed a 2BM with CarPro Reset, Adams Wash Pad, and various brushes. The plastics and emblems were cleaned with M37 APC, various brushes, toothpicks and qtips.
Dried with Metro Master Blaster and GG PFM Towel
The black hood vents were removed, cleaned and later sprayed with M37 Trim Detailer.
Polishing
The paint was in pretty good condition. Only some minor scratches from hand washes and drying with a chamois. I talked to the owner about using a MF drying towel instead of a chamois when I dropped it off.
A couple before pics showing the type of scratches that were found all around the car.
The metallic flake made taking pics of the scratches difficult. I guess that is a good thing though!
After doing some test spots I found CarPro Essence with a yellow rupes pad gave me great results with only one polishing step needed.
Polishers used
- GG Boss 21
- Flex 3401
- Rupes Mini
- Rupes IBrid
LSP
- CQuartz Coating
- Topped with Reload
All hard plastics were treated with WETS
Interior
- Wiped down, vacuumed, glass cleaned. Hard plastics received WG Vinyl and Rubber Protectant.
Finished Pics – as you can see in the reflections it was cloudy outside. When the sun did peek out for a moment the metallic flake really popped!
Thanks for looking! All comments and criticism is appreciated.
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Re: What the Hell...cat - One bad kitty!
Amazing work!
How many hours did it take?
Also, tell me the secret of how you wash and foam indoors without soaking the items in the garage?
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Amazing work! Looks great!
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It is no coincidence that man's best friend cannot talk.
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Re: What the Hell...cat - One bad kitty!
Originally Posted by PaulMys
WOW!!
Love it!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!
Originally Posted by DETAILROOKIE
Thanks!
Originally Posted by fly07sti
Very nice work.
Thanks!
Originally Posted by mike33175
Amazing work!
How many hours did it take?
Also, tell me the secret of how you wash and foam indoors without soaking the items in the garage?
Thanks! I had about 14 hours into it. I guess I'm pretty careful with the foam cannon and pressure washer. It's nice to be able to do everything in the garage.
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Washing a car inside is so much easier than washing outside. I feel like I have an infinite amount of time to wash and dry inside. Outside there are too many variables to deal with.
Very nice results, great write-up and photos.
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Re: What the Hell...cat - One bad kitty!
Nice work, pics and write up! Well done!
Scott Harle
Autodermatology
#autodermatology
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Re: What the Hell...cat - One bad kitty!
Very detailed! Great job
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Nice work, the transformation of the tires alone probably made the customer happy.
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