Yep. That's a real pile.
I hope you have let him know that it will take two days. And still won't be "perfect"
Do you have a plan yet? Or are you going to try a "best method" approach and he get what he gets.
I did a neighbor's beater a few years ago and I just hit it with Klasse AIO
Nowhere near perfect but such a huge improvement that he even had the badly leaking exhaust gasket replaced before he put it up for sale. It only sold because it was decently clean and didn't sound like it was going to blow up. I don't think anyone would have even wanted to test drive it the way it was before.
And it smelled terrible too.
Luckily, he's going out of town for the holidays tomorrow and I'll have several days to work on it before he gets back so that's not a problem. As far as my plan.... He lives directly across the street from me and is a close friend so he's been present and seen what can be done with regard to paint correction - in fact, I did a Benz he sold a couple of months ago that was also black and had serious swirl issues, road striping paint, etc., which turned out beautiful, so he knows what I'm capable of. However, knowing he's taking it to the dealership as soon as he gets back, I'm going to do as little as possible to gain thje best results. Meg's UC and a single, thin coat of wax/sealant - haven't decided which one yet. Skipping the polishing step and basically just making it shiny enough to make the black pop a little bit to help him get as high of a trade-in appraisal as possible. The truck is going to go to the auction and will never be on the Dodge dealer's lot so this whole process is just for him to have peace-of-mind that he got the most he could for the thing due to him cleaning it up as best as it could be.
And, for what he's paying me.... I really don't mind doing it since I have 4-5 days to do it so I'll do it in my spare time. The crazy, strange thing about Arizona is trucks hold their value higher here than in any other state because they're in high demand here. Even old beaters with high miles demand ridiculously high prices. Don't believe me, just take a look at Craig's List for the Phoenix metro area. Nuts!
And as bad as the exterior is, the interior is insanely clean! :laughing: Can't figure that one out. :scratches head: :laughing:
Aside from the rotary burn marks on the side of the bed, the real challenge believe it or don't, is the GD water spots. They take on a whole different existence here. First our water is unfathomably hard due to the enormous amount of evap that takes place leaving the minerals behind year after year after decade after.... you get the idea. And secondly, the climate here is so arid - especially in the summer (humidity in the low, single digits a lot of the time) water dries almost immediately then seers into the paint. It's a big issue for those of us who detail in AZ.
Every once in a while, you'll see a vehicle that has been waxed in the sun or the owner, detailer, whomever... forgot about a section that was probably in the shade when the wax was applied and then the sun hit that section and perma-bonded the wax to the finish..... just makes you cringe.