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2008 Honda Element SC Sale Readiness Detail
Former co-worker saw my work on Facebook and asked me to work on his wife’s Honda Element. When I got there, I learned his wife just bought a new Mini Cooper and was begrudgingly selling her Honda Element.
It was DIRTY outside and the interior had tremendous dog hair and dog odor.
The exterior had LOTS of defects, many quite deep. You can’t tell it from the pics though. I intended to just use XMT 360, but I ended up using Wolfgang Uber Compound on the roof, hood, and front clip as well as a few other areas. It was brutal as I was working in the sun and it was nearly 100F that day.
The rest of the areas got hit with XMT 360.
The wheels were caked with brake dust. I spent a LONG while on the wheels and tires and still didn’t get them to where I wanted them.
Lesson learned: Take bug spray to every job! As I was hosing the car off, I felt something on my leg. I looked down and I was COVERED in ants! They were more than a bit upset about me drowning their home, I suppose. They were ALL over the hose and some of my bottles too. All I could do was spray them (and my leg) down in APC. They were on and in my sneakers too.
I spent the next 10min in an outright war with the ants. I won, barely. The next few days and for a couple WEEKS afterwards, my leg had itchy sore red spots.
Now I inspect the work area for ant hills, and other nests, etc…and take a high concentration of DEET spray with me.
Back to the detail…
The owners were very impressed. I received lots of compliments.
The most important thing…they used my after pics on Craigslist and sold the vehicle within ONE day!
Wash – Meguiars Hyperwash / Wolfgang Quart Foamaster Foam Gun / Chemical Guys Chenille Microfiber Premium Wash Mitt / Supreme Guzzler Waffle Weave / Werner Pro Deck Aluminum Work Platform
Bugs – Poorboy’s World Bug Squash
/ Stoners Tarminator / Safe Scrub Bug and Tar Pad
Wheels / Tires / Wheel Wells – Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner / Stoner’s Tarminator / Poorboy’s World Spray and Rinse Wheel Cleaner 1:2 / Detailers Pro Series Hi-Intensity APC 1:4 / Speed Master Wheel Brush / TUF SHINE Tire Brush / Clean Wheel Lug Nut Brush / Mothers Wheel Brush / Generic Tire Brush / Optimum Opt-Bond Tire Gel / Meguiars D156
Paint – Porter Cable 7424XP / Wolfgang Uber Compound / Chemical Guys Hex Cut Medium Cutting Pads (Orange) / Lake County CSS Orange Pads / Lake County CSS White Pads / Pinnacle XMT 360 / D156
Trim – CarPro PERL
Interior - McCulloch MC1385 Steamer / DP Total Interior Cleaner / DP Hi-Intensity APC / RIDGID WD1270 / Folex / Chemical Guys Fabric Clean / Bissell SpotClean ProHeat / 303 Aerospace Protectant
Glass – DP Krystal Vision Glass Cleaner / Waffle Weave Glass Towels
Former co-worker saw my work on Facebook and asked me to work on his wife’s Honda Element. When I got there, I learned his wife just bought a new Mini Cooper and was begrudgingly selling her Honda Element.
It was DIRTY outside and the interior had tremendous dog hair and dog odor.
The exterior had LOTS of defects, many quite deep. You can’t tell it from the pics though. I intended to just use XMT 360, but I ended up using Wolfgang Uber Compound on the roof, hood, and front clip as well as a few other areas. It was brutal as I was working in the sun and it was nearly 100F that day.
The rest of the areas got hit with XMT 360.
The wheels were caked with brake dust. I spent a LONG while on the wheels and tires and still didn’t get them to where I wanted them.
Lesson learned: Take bug spray to every job! As I was hosing the car off, I felt something on my leg. I looked down and I was COVERED in ants! They were more than a bit upset about me drowning their home, I suppose. They were ALL over the hose and some of my bottles too. All I could do was spray them (and my leg) down in APC. They were on and in my sneakers too.
I spent the next 10min in an outright war with the ants. I won, barely. The next few days and for a couple WEEKS afterwards, my leg had itchy sore red spots.
Now I inspect the work area for ant hills, and other nests, etc…and take a high concentration of DEET spray with me.
Back to the detail…
The owners were very impressed. I received lots of compliments.
The most important thing…they used my after pics on Craigslist and sold the vehicle within ONE day!
Wash – Meguiars Hyperwash / Wolfgang Quart Foamaster Foam Gun / Chemical Guys Chenille Microfiber Premium Wash Mitt / Supreme Guzzler Waffle Weave / Werner Pro Deck Aluminum Work Platform
Bugs – Poorboy’s World Bug Squash
/ Stoners Tarminator / Safe Scrub Bug and Tar Pad
Wheels / Tires / Wheel Wells – Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner / Stoner’s Tarminator / Poorboy’s World Spray and Rinse Wheel Cleaner 1:2 / Detailers Pro Series Hi-Intensity APC 1:4 / Speed Master Wheel Brush / TUF SHINE Tire Brush / Clean Wheel Lug Nut Brush / Mothers Wheel Brush / Generic Tire Brush / Optimum Opt-Bond Tire Gel / Meguiars D156
Paint – Porter Cable 7424XP / Wolfgang Uber Compound / Chemical Guys Hex Cut Medium Cutting Pads (Orange) / Lake County CSS Orange Pads / Lake County CSS White Pads / Pinnacle XMT 360 / D156
Trim – CarPro PERL
Interior - McCulloch MC1385 Steamer / DP Total Interior Cleaner / DP Hi-Intensity APC / RIDGID WD1270 / Folex / Chemical Guys Fabric Clean / Bissell SpotClean ProHeat / 303 Aerospace Protectant
Glass – DP Krystal Vision Glass Cleaner / Waffle Weave Glass Towels
