2014 Dark Charcoal Subaru Forester Detail

[J Z06]

This is still a tricky car to detail. We have had it in The fam since 2014. When it first came home, it was LOADED with swirls.scratches and holograms. It has nice gloss! Always did.... It's about to get traded, so, to increase the value...I decided to give it some love.

I started out with detailing the interior.

Vacuumed/Shampooed(Blue Coral Dri-Clean) scrubbed the daylights out of the carpets.
Cleaned the leather seats and door panels with Blue Magic Leather/Vinyl Conditioner...almost the entire interior had to be toothbrushed. It was THAT bad,.
Conditioned the seats with Zaino leather conditioner to make them soft along with a pleasant scent.

IMG_2611 by Jay Dobbins, on Flickr
IMG_2612 by Jay Dobbins, on Flickr
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On to the exterior.

Washed with Turtle Wax Zip Wax soap
Clayed
Iron-x
Dried by doing a highway run.
Cleaned and dried all the jambs
Grabbed The Flex 3401 and put on a CCS 6.5" Orange pad.
Washed after I was done
Panel wiped all the panels to insure the finish was clean/virgin.
Applied Collinite 476S
Cleaned Glass with Rain X glass cleaner
Wiped jambs/fuel door/underhood.
Dressed all the vinyl trim(there is a TON of it on this car) with a combination of Meguiar's Endurance and Adams VRT

Let's see if these photos load. It's been some time since I'd done this. I used to use photobucket. It was very easy to do. Here we go:

IMG_2723 by Jay Dobbins, on Flickr
The roof was HAMMERED! It had such little gloss. I really worked it in by slowly buffing it. I went through a ton of pads on this car.... They became very dirty at a rapid rate.
IMG_2679 by Jay Dobbins, on Flickr
IMG_2682 by Jay Dobbins, on Flickr
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IMG_2715 by Jay Dobbins, on Flickr
IMG_2716 by Jay Dobbins, on Flickr
IMG_2699 by Jay Dobbins, on Flickr
This one turns my stomach...look closely towards the rear of the photo. My 8 year old Nephew with ADHD decided to scratch in a cross which I tried not to photograph. The things this kid gets away with.
IMG_2707 by Jay Dobbins, on Flickr
Pretty darn impressive for a "one step".
Last one
IMG_2711 by Jay Dobbins, on Flickr

Hope You enjoy, I am one tired dude! LOL!

[J Z06]

Can this be moved to Show N Shine, please? I meant to post it there. Sorry. Thanks!!!

[Coatingsarecrack]

.... It's about to get traded,

Just to let you and fellow geeks know.... a frshly detail car will not increase your value in trade and may actually cost you money.

When customers come in with freshly detail cars they know you’ve done that to try and get top dollar for your car.

“When i sold cars had a couple come in and when the manager went to quote their trade trade. “He said.... you got a deal their here to BUY a car. I asked how’d he know he said that when people come to buy a car they get them detailed. When some one just stopped by with a dirty one they may have not thought about it.

Also most lots have a detail crew or a detail shop they use. Prolly pay 150-200 for an in and out and if they dont have to detail the car probably not passing savings on to you.

The real cost is if your car has flaws. More noticeable on a freshly detailed car and likely to get you a lower offer.

Trade your cars in dirty...


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[WillSports3]

Nice job, what polish did you end up using for this one? This is the one with the super sticky paint right?

[J Z06]

Nice job, what polish did you end up using for this one? This is the one with the super sticky paint right?

It was a bit of a bear! To say the least! I used Meguiar’s Ultimate Compound with The FLEX3401. Orange 6.5” ccs pads. It was sealed up with Collinite 476s. I’m glad it’s the last time I’m detailing it .


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[Sizzle Chest]

Paint looks good! Nice flake!!!

[TMQ]

You did great---looks too good to trade the Subaru!

To coatingsarecrack----Really? I thought you'll get a better price bringing a nice car.

But then I can see---that stealers will only give you a set price, dirty or cleaned.

Tom

[J Z06]

Paint looks good! Nice flake!!!

A friend said the same thing! He thought I did too much to it. Once I’m in My zone, I don’t stop until I get what I’m after. Thanks!


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