2007 Volvo XC90

Andy602

Andy602

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So this is what I started out with, a 2007 Volvo XC90. I live in Sweden but a business man from Sweden bought it new in Dubai when working there and then brought it with him back here:)
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The wheels where in pretty bad shape
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I started out using Iron-X and I've never seen wheels "bleed" like this before.
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After that I hit the wheels with Valet Pros Bilberry Wheel Cleaner diluted 1:1 and the tyres got a good scrub with Meguiars Super Degreaser 4:1.
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The lower parts where infested with tar. I don't think this car had ever been properly washed because it took me quite some time to get rid of all the tar. I used Meguiars Body Solvent to loosen it up in several stages.
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When this was done I used CarPros Polyshave Clay Cloth over the entire car and some traditional clay on some really bad areas and eded up with this.
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After drying the car this is what the paint looked like.
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I then took things inside and began masking of plastic trim and other areas of concern.
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Since this is a daily driver it was never going to be a multi step restoration but more of a "bring back some shine to the big beast".
I tried some different polishes/compounds, including M205 and M83, but ended up with a pretty odd solution. I had an old gallon of the Meg's M85 and used with LC Hydro Tech polishing pads I got good results.

Being a product with DAT, using little to no pressure on the last pass did the trick and I achieved a result I was happy with.
Here's a 50/50 on the mirror cap and the front bumper.
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I used M205 and LC finishing pads on the pillars. Here's a before and after.
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Since where heading towards fall and eventually winter I decided to use Chemical Guys Jet Seal.
Aplied via DA and cured for about an hour.
 
There seemed to be some trouble at the end there, I couldn't add more photos.
But I'll continue here instead.

When the sealant cured I hit all the plastic trim with Wolfs Chemical Total Blackout.
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Here's a 50/50 on the big plastic piece found on the back end of the roof.
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The tyres got some Meguiars Tyre Gel
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And this is the final result.
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Thank you for taking the time.
 
Really nice job, I take care of my daughter's 2006 XC90, they are big vehicles. That is quite a turnaround, hope the owner was happy.

Walter

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GREAT JOB, SIR!

How long did the job take you? You sure put some work into the vehicle. Hopefully, the owner showed how pleased he was.
 
DeansDetailing said:
GREAT JOB, SIR!



How long did the job take you? You sure put some work into the vehicle. Hopefully, the owner showed how pleased he was.
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It took me 13 hours. If it hadn't been for all the tar I probably would have been able to do it in 9-10 hours.
The owner was very pleased and wants me to do the interior soon. Seven seats with white leather, that's going to be interesting:)


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whavens said:
Really nice job, I take care of my daughter's 2006 XC90, they are big vehicles. That is quite a turnaround, hope the owner was happy.

Walter

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Thanks Walter, they sure are big:)


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Mike@DedicatedPerfection said:
Beautiful transformation Andy! That looks great! I'm sure the owner couldn't believe the outcome.

Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Mike!
The owner was thrilled!

A couple of weeks ago I did a black 1995 Porsche 993 with a lot of holograms and swirls all over it. I'm working on a thread about that beauty.


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If you want to post more pictures use this Easy Thumbnails | Fookes Software most people on AG use it.

In the end everything came out very nice for Volvo, you & your friend (tell him before he bought this car in Dubai it was first in Oman).
 
Excellent job!

How did you find the paint on the XC90?
I have been reading that Volvo's have very hard paint however my XC90 seems to get swirls/scratches by just looking at it! It is a 2011 so I am thinking Volvo has cheaped out over the years on their paint quality. I picked up some M105/205 and optimum gloss coat to hopefully lock in the restored paint on mine.
 
ADCS said:
Excellent job!

How did you find the paint on the XC90?
I have been reading that Volvo's have very hard paint however my XC90 seems to get swirls/scratches by just looking at it! It is a 2011 so I am thinking Volvo has cheaped out over the years on their paint quality. I picked up some M105/205 and optimum gloss coat to hopefully lock in the restored paint on mine.
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I found the paint to be somewhere in the middle. But a couple of months ago I did a 2013 Volvo XC60 with the same color and found that one to be quite hard.


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Shark Politur said:
If you want to post more pictures use this Easy Thumbnails | Fookes Software most people on AG use it.



In the end everything came out very nice for Volvo, you & your friend (tell him before he bought this car in Dubai it was first in Oman).
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Thanks for the link, I'll be looking in to it.
Nice investigation work on the car history:)


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