My first car (pic)

joche26

joche26

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So this is my first "real" detail. This is my wife's car, 2007 never been detailed, washed by a tunnel car wash 95% of the time. Sorry for the pic quality, there were taken from her iPhone. Tried my best to make it as good as I could.

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Looks great!! No before pictures?? What products did you use?
 
Thanks!!! This car I started working on it about 2 weeks ago and forgot to take pics when I first started.
Products used:
1. Meguiar's Ultimate Compound (using PC7424 XP)
2. Menzerna Final Polish PO 85U (using PC7424 XP)
3. Black Light (by hand)
4. Pete's 53 (by hand)
5. V7
P.D. The work lights I bought on HD, worked perfect, I could really see what was going on.
 
Lighting while your working makes a huge difference. I understand being anxious to get started on the car and forgetting before pictures. Car looks beautiful. I bet your wife was thrilled with the outcome.
 
For my car i will do the before/after, but mine is a 2012 so I wont expect too much.
 
Your using blacklight, V07, and Pete's on yours right?
 
The excitement is written all over this post! :props:

Your wife's BMW cam out great and I'm sure both of you were impressed! :props:

Tell me, how long did the complete detail take you? I'm curious because you did some using your Porter Cable 7424 polisher and some by hand...:dblthumb2:
 
BobbyG said:
The excitement is written all over this post! :props:

Your wife's BMW cam out great and I'm sure both of you were impressed! :props:

Tell me, how long did the complete detail take you? I'm curious because you did some using your Porter Cable 7424 polisher and some by hand...:dblthumb2:
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Thanks BobbyG, it took me 3 days. I did the compounding and polishing about 2 weeks ago (saturday and sunday), had to go on a trip las weekend so this sunday I "finished" the job. The wife could not believe it was her car, she thought I put somekind of glossy liquid plastic to the paint jajaja.
 
sportscarhiatus said:
Looks great! I miss black cars.... Sorta ;)
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It looks black, but actually is a blue car. it had that effect that with sunlight looks blue and at night looks black. I've noticed that it had lost that ability of "changing color" but since detailing it, I see it got it back!!!
Alvin said:
Yes SIR look,s very good to me
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Thank you very much!!!
The_2nd_G said:
Great result on a great car.
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Thanks!!! Love the car, I dont drive it that much but when I do I really enjoy it.
willm7 said:
Fantastic looking.
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Thank you, lots of hard work and trial and error
Vegas Transplant said:
:goodjob2::wave::goodjob2:


I know that it's a linguistic/cultural difference, but you crack me up, jajaja!


Happy detailing...:autowash:
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Thanks to you guys on the forum for teaching me and giving me the right techniques and advice. For a noob like me its really gratifying to see the kindness and tolerance you guys have with us. You guys have a new friend down here in PR:dblthumb2:

vet said:
Good job!
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Thank you kind sir!!!
 
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