This job was done last year, guess it got lost in the mix. We spent a total of 80 hours or so over 7 days on this car. We restored the paint to like new conditions, the before pictures will show you all the burn marks, holograms, swirls, and damage left by the previous detailer. The interior was cleaned up, and the engine was done as well.
Take a look at what was done -
Exterior
- Wheels were prepped with P21S Wheel Gel and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wheel wells were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Wheels polished and protected with Swissvax Autobahn
- Tires dressed with Swissvax Pneu
- 3 Step Paint correction (Power Gloss, SIP, and PO85RD)
- Inspection with various lights
- Swissvax Divine
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
Interior Detail
- All interior surfaces cleaned and protected, including glass, and all
vinyl/plastic surfaces.
- Carpets and upholstery vacuumed.
Product List:
Exterior:
Adam's Car Wash
einszett Blitz
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Swissvax Clay Bar and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Einszett Spray Wax
Menzerna Power Gloss
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
Swissvax Divine
Wheels and tires:
Uber Wheel/Wheel Well/Tire/Engine Kit
Interior:
Einszett Cockpit
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Leather Master Trio
Tools:
Infratech 5300
Flex 3403
Makita
Metabo
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Interior clean up
Before shots





10k on this one


These were extremely rare #10 of 12

Dusting the crevices and vent



Wiped down and polished


Carpets being vaccumed

Cleaning/Treating the leather



Using the vac to clean up the ashes from the ashtray

50/50 shot of the ashtray


Before Ashtray cover

After

50/50 of the door sill trim

Before shot of the lighter

After

After shots of the interior (sorry didn't take much on the afters)


Before shots (the car was in storage for a few years on a battery tender)

Thick coat of dust





Wheels were not bad but were cleaned up later

Imperfections in the paint







Exhaust tips

Bug and tar on the grill

Bug and tar on the mirror

After taking a look at the car we started to pre-soak the car with P21S TAW, spraying down the tires, wheel wells, engine bay, bug and tar etc...



Before engine


P21S Total Autowash applied, Dan brushing down the engine bay


Thorough rinse down

After shots (engine)




Wheels and tires




Foam gun with Adam's Car Wash (repeated this step a few times to ensure we removed the dust without making things worse)





Rinse down

After the rinse we went right to claying the car (we were in a shaded cool area)


Trashed clay bar

After claying we took some readings.



Masking Prior to paint correction



Compounding and Polishing
Before shots of the hood





50/50 of the hood



50/50 shot (right side cleaned up)


More Before



More After




Before shot of the rear taillights

After


Action shot

After 3 stages of correction

Final touches

Polishing up the Chrome wheels


Wiping down and Polishing the trim

After pictures











Take a look at what was done -
Exterior
- Wheels were prepped with P21S Wheel Gel and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wheel wells were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Wheels polished and protected with Swissvax Autobahn
- Tires dressed with Swissvax Pneu
- 3 Step Paint correction (Power Gloss, SIP, and PO85RD)
- Inspection with various lights
- Swissvax Divine
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
Interior Detail
- All interior surfaces cleaned and protected, including glass, and all
vinyl/plastic surfaces.
- Carpets and upholstery vacuumed.
Product List:
Exterior:
Adam's Car Wash
einszett Blitz
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Swissvax Clay Bar and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Einszett Spray Wax
Menzerna Power Gloss
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
Swissvax Divine
Wheels and tires:
Uber Wheel/Wheel Well/Tire/Engine Kit
Interior:
Einszett Cockpit
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Leather Master Trio
Tools:
Infratech 5300
Flex 3403
Makita
Metabo
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Interior clean up
Before shots





10k on this one


These were extremely rare #10 of 12

Dusting the crevices and vent



Wiped down and polished


Carpets being vaccumed

Cleaning/Treating the leather



Using the vac to clean up the ashes from the ashtray

50/50 shot of the ashtray


Before Ashtray cover

After

50/50 of the door sill trim

Before shot of the lighter

After

After shots of the interior (sorry didn't take much on the afters)


Before shots (the car was in storage for a few years on a battery tender)

Thick coat of dust





Wheels were not bad but were cleaned up later

Imperfections in the paint







Exhaust tips

Bug and tar on the grill

Bug and tar on the mirror

After taking a look at the car we started to pre-soak the car with P21S TAW, spraying down the tires, wheel wells, engine bay, bug and tar etc...



Before engine


P21S Total Autowash applied, Dan brushing down the engine bay


Thorough rinse down

After shots (engine)




Wheels and tires




Foam gun with Adam's Car Wash (repeated this step a few times to ensure we removed the dust without making things worse)





Rinse down

After the rinse we went right to claying the car (we were in a shaded cool area)


Trashed clay bar

After claying we took some readings.



Masking Prior to paint correction



Compounding and Polishing
Before shots of the hood





50/50 of the hood



50/50 shot (right side cleaned up)


More Before



More After




Before shot of the rear taillights

After


Action shot

After 3 stages of correction

Final touches

Polishing up the Chrome wheels


Wiping down and Polishing the trim

After pictures











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