Kiwi treatment for Black Lux.

[Aaryn NZ]

Hello all. :xyxthumbs:

Still awaiting my Autogeek order (shipped today) so here's another time filler until my box of goodies arrives.

This little ute (truck) is a Toyota Hilux, or "Lux" as us Kiwi's call 'em. I say "little" because while in Florida for Boot Camp I couldn't help but notice - your trucks are MASSIVE!!! :dblthumb2: Saw a whole lot of lift kits & real BIG tyres over there. Very cool!!! rops:

Anyway - Hilux came to me via a dealership. They traded this in & as the condition wasn't great it ended up with me. For those who hadn't read my "typical kiwi ute" post - trucks like this are a fairly common for me to get in this condition.

On to the - how it turned up pictures - :dblthumb2:

Yup! Thats a common sight for me. Love the look of those holograms that are visible through all the dirt - someones already been here me thinks. :nomore:


A couple of pics of the condition of the paint after wash, decon, clay etc . . . not so nice.

Some photos of the interior after some steaming, extracting, scrubbing, wiping, vacuuming, plenty of elbow grease etc . . .

And finally, some finished pictures out in the sunshine. :xyxthumbs:

Didn't scrub up to bad considering. Paint had a lot of RIDS that were far to deep to make any major improvement on but overall, happy with a generous 75% better than before score card.

Thank you all for looking. :dblthumb2:

Aaryn NZ.

 

[lawrenceSA]

I think you are underestimating the turn around mate.... 75% pfft.... looks more like 175% better to me....:applause:

And whilst I am not familiar with the Holden Kingswood, the 'Lux's' as you guys call them are a common site on our South African roads....

Man that car was in a state - nice save buddy :dblthumb2:

Thanks for sharing!!!!

 

[BillE]

OUTSTANDING!

What is/are those cob web looking 'things'? Cobwebs?

Great save buddy.

Bill

 

[VP Mark]

Well done. One of the finest turn around I've seen in a long time.

 

[RPM_BR]

Holy mother! Relentless work, awesome results! Top notch detailer, mate!

 

[Paul A.]

That's incredible...just insanely incredible! Looks brand new again and from a "before condition" that was horrid.

 

[AZ Mike]

Fantastic work as always. Love the cobwebs.

 

[Aaryn NZ]

OUTSTANDING!

What is/are those cob web looking 'things'? Cobwebs?

Great save buddy.

Bill

Hey there Bill. :xyxthumbs:

Thank you my friend. Yep - they're cobwebs alright. I'm not a huge fan of spiders either to be honest. luckily poisonous spiders are very rare in NZ.

Hope the shoulders getting better Bill.

Aaryn. :xyxthumbs:

 

[Mike Moore]

Outstanding EXTREME MAKEOVER!

Great job!

 

[Aaryn NZ]

I think you are underestimating the turn around mate.... 75% pfft.... looks more like 175% better to me....:applause:

And whilst I am not familiar with the Holden Kingswood, the 'Lux's' as you guys call them are a common site on our South African roads....

Man that car was in a state - nice save buddy :dblthumb2:

Thanks for sharing!!!!

Thank you Lawrence. rops:

Wow! Thanks mate. Huge compliment! :dblthumb2: Much appreciated.

Yeah, poor old Lux looked as if it were only the spiders that loved it.

Aaryn. :xyxthumbs:

 

[Aaryn NZ]

Well done. One of the finest turn around I've seen in a long time.

Wow! Thank you Mark. :dblthumb2:

I'd rather do nice vehicles but theres something rewarding about turn arounds like this.

Aaryn. :xyxthumbs:

Holy mother! Relentless work, awesome results! Top notch detailer, mate!

Cheers mate. :dblthumb2:

Appreciate the great compliments. Kinda neat having the before photos to remind you at the end what it was like when you started. You tend to forget what it was like as each section goes by.

Aaryn. :xyxthumbs:

That's incredible...just insanely incredible! Looks brand new again and from a "before condition" that was horrid.

Thanks Puckman. :dblthumb2:

Insanely incredible that people let them get to this state. Was a forestry contractors truck . . . why buy a black one? Probably bought a new black one too. :nomore:

Thanks mate.

Aaryn. :xyxthumbs:

Fantastic work as always. Love the cobwebs.

G'day Mike. :dblthumb2:

Thank you Mike. :xyxthumbs: Hahaha - I swear the spiders were the only love this truck got . . . ewww.

Aaryn. :xyxthumbs:

Outstanding EXTREME MAKEOVER!

Great job!

Cheers Merlin. :dblthumb2:

Haha - move that crud!!! move that crud!!! move that . . . yep.

Thank you. :xyxthumbs:

Aaryn. :xyxthumbs:

 

[hernandez.art13]

Awesome work! rops:

 

[Aaryn NZ]

Awesome work! rops:

Thank you sir! Appreciate it! :dblthumb2:

Aaryn. :xyxthumbs:

 

[fly07sti]

That truly is one of the biggest turn arounds I've ever seen as well. It doesn't just look better, it looks GOOD! How many hours did you spend on it? Hopefully they paid you well.

 

[Aaryn NZ]

That truly is one of the biggest turn arounds I've ever seen as well. It doesn't just look better, it looks GOOD! How many hours did you spend on it? Hopefully they paid you well.

Thanks mate. :dblthumb2:

Around eight hours on that from start to finish. Yeah, I don't do too bad out of these ones. This was a trade in at a dealership & years gone by most of this Hilux would've been repainted because they didn't think it could be saved. I can/have/do save dealerships thousands by fixing paint they would've had painted for a lot less than a respray.

Aaryn. :xyxthumbs:

 

[Tato]

Holy!, Honestly when seeing the before Pictures I couldn't imagine what kind of results were possible on this one.

In fact, I was just expecting the moment you decided to use Foam Gun and Pressure Washer for that interior ahahahah

Like already said, 175% improvement, you did an awesome work! Top Notch.

Thanks a lot for sharing,

Kind Regards.

 

[BillE]

Hey there Bill. :xyxthumbs:

Hope the shoulders getting better Bill.

Aaryn. :xyxthumbs:

STILL, one handed. Right arm 'wrapped' to my body as to negate upper arm movement.

Getting old ain't for sissy's (LOL)!

Bill

 

[whavens]

What a great job. You always do such incredible turn arounds on severely neglected vehicles. This one might be the biggest turn around yet. Thanks for posting, shows the rest of us just what is possible with trashed cars and trucks.

 

[Aaryn NZ]

Holy!, Honestly when seeing the before Pictures I couldn't imagine what kind of results were possible on this one.

In fact, I was just expecting the moment you decided to use Foam Gun and Pressure Washer for that interior ahahahah

Like already said, 175% improvement, you did an awesome work! Top Notch.

Thanks a lot for sharing,

Kind Regards.

Thank you my friend. :dblthumb2:

Hahaha - when I saw this one I thought of a can of gas & a match . . . but nope, "I can do that" I thought to myself.

Its like a little voice in my head is daring me to do it. :buffing:

Thanks Tato, your compliments mean the world.

Aaryn. :dblthumb2:

What a great job. You always do such incredible turn arounds on severely neglected vehicles. This one might be the biggest turn around yet. Thanks for posting, shows the rest of us just what is possible with trashed cars and trucks.

Cheers heaps Whavens. :dblthumb2:

Scary thing is, I have a camera full of jobs like this & plenty that I would say are worse than this one.

Thanks mate.

Aaryn NZ. :xyxthumbs:

 

[Aaryn NZ]

STILL, one handed. Right arm 'wrapped' to my body as to negate upper arm movement.

Getting old ain't for sissy's (LOL)!

Bill

Awh Bill, sorry to hear that mate.

I'll see if I can post some pics of the TR-6 I done today, may cheer you up some. rops:

Aaryn. :xyxthumbs: