2013 Black Cadillac Escalade Platium Edition

[DP 08 GXP]

Here is a 2013 Cadillac Escalade Platinum addition. It has 12,000 miles on it but the paint looks a lot worse then what it should. This car has been getting regular washes at the dealership and it shows their lack of car cleaning knowledge and attention to detail. There was a lot of water that came out of the crevices while being delivered and had gotten baked on by the sun. They said they put there wax on that is supposed to last forever. Well we all know that is a line of BS. Chemical Guys Wash n Gloss stripped it very easily so the dealers sealant sucked. They also must have used a glaze to hide imperfections as there was a scratch on the drivers side front fender that didn't show up until after a strip wash and claying. The interior was in really good shape so that made the detail a little easier.

I also tried out Blackfire SRC compound with this one step and I was really impressed. I have to do some more testing but it may be replacing Menzerna PF2500 as my go to one step. It wiped off extremely easy and cut well leaving a nice finish behind. There are a ton of pics because this has been the most expensive vehicle I have ever worked on so I apologize. Enjoy!

Before

 

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After

 

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50/50

Dressed the key fob as well

Tried these out after a job well done

 

[Superman0440]

Nice turnaround

 

[DP 08 GXP]

Nice turnaround

Thanks!

 

[custmsprty]

Holy **** that's a hell of a lot of acreage! OMG! Nice job, your a better man than me. That's like a Thursday night detail at AG, you need a house party on that beast!

 

[02accordSE]

Looks better than when he bought it I bet! Awesome job!

 

[DP 08 GXP]

Thanks everyone!

 

[LatinFG2]

Awesome work!

 

[DP 08 GXP]

Thanks!!

 

[BuckeyeR/T]

Very nice work! I loved the pics especially some of the reflection ones...you know what I'm talk'n about. O - H!

 

[hernandez.art13]

Looks really good rops:

I like this picture

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[DP 08 GXP]

Very nice work! I loved the pics especially some of the reflection ones...you know what I'm talk'n about. O - H!

Thanks! -I-O!!

Looks really good rops:

I like this picture

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Thank you!

 

[Chris@AutoCleanse]

Very beautiful work you achived. The black paint has definite gloss and wetness to it, great turnaround. Just curious how many hours total invested in this project. Thanks for posting and sharing as it takes time to upload the photos and document the pictures, much appreciated.

 

[Love's Auto]

I wish I could have helped you on that project. Nice work!

 

[DP 08 GXP]

Very beautiful work you achived. The black paint has definite gloss and wetness to it, great turnaround. Just curious how many hours total invested in this project. Thanks for posting and sharing as it takes time to upload the photos and document the pictures, much appreciated.

Thank you. It took me roughly 9 hours. The interior carpet had been replaces a week prior so I didn't have to do much besides sweep that up. It probably cut an hour off my time.

I wish I could have helped you on that project. Nice work!

Thanks!