2016 Cadillac Escalade - A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz FINEST

Mike Moore

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2016 Cadillac Escalade - A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz FINEST

Polishing machines: Rupes - 21 MKI, 15 MKII, 75 Mini and Nano iBrid.
Polish/Pads: Carpro Essence w/CP MF pad - Essence w/CP Gloss pad.
Glass and Trim: FyBy Forte coating on glass - CQuartz Dlux on trim.
Last Step Product: All paint coated with two coats of CQuartz FINEST!

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Thanks for Looking...
 
That's a BiiiiiG job!

Beautifully finished too. Look at all that shiny black perfect paint! I bet that took a while to do.
 
Did you do the paint correction outdoors?

Just thinking of the effect wind has on possibly introducing dirt on the paint during the correcting process.

Looks excellent by the way!
 
oldmodman said:
That's a BiiiiiG job!

Beautifully finished too. Look at all that shiny black perfect paint! I bet that took a while to do.
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Thank you...Yes, there was a LOT of Real Estate to perfect on jet black.
 
mike33175 said:
Did you do the paint correction outdoors?

Just thinking of the effect wind has on possibly introducing dirt on the paint during the correcting process.

Looks excellent by the way!
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If it's a nice day (No wind, dirt and heat) I prefer to do correction outdoors. "The sun is my best friend and worst enemy!"
I have a LOT of indoor lights... ...Enough to make you go snow blind...but I still prefer the sun. (If I can). It's my favorite light.

Thank you. That is very kind.
 
That was a lot of real estate to cover Mike. Awesome job. How many mls. to coat that beast?
 
I'm taking your video, trimming it from 20-25, and making a playback loop from that. I'll play it on my work PC as a screen saver (or just when I want a distraction).

Nice work
 
Did this truck start very dirty? All the cars that ive personally worked on recently have been suvs the size of this, which when dirty, take long hours
 
Rsurfer said:
That was a lot of real estate to cover Mike. Awesome job. How many mls. to coat that beast?
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Yes, it was.
Thank you.
CQuartz Finest only comes in one size 50ml It took 2 bottles (Actually a bottle and a half) for two coats including the roof.
 
Bill1234 said:
Did this truck start very dirty? All the cars that ive personally worked on recently have been suvs the size of this, which when dirty, take long hours
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I gave it a foam bath and a Two Bucket Wash with IronX Snow soap before I started claying.
It wasn't very dirty when I got it. but the glass had some kind of heavy water stains...
Polishing the glass alone for took over 10 hours before I could apply FlyBy Forte.
The stains looked like tiger stripes (possibly stained into the glass)
The client wanted FlyBy Forte applied and I soon learned why.
The glass was 1,000 times better but sadly just under 100%.
My guess...In total, I had over 50 hours in the vehicle.
 
JustJesus said:
I'm taking your video, trimming it from 20-25, and making a playback loop from that.
I'll play it on my work PC as a screen saver (or just when I want a distraction).

Nice work
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WOW...That is way kewl!

Thank you!
 
What? 50 hrs in one detail. Hope your charged a pretty penny, otherwise, you're working for peanuts. Just sayin.
 
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