Desertnate
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- Aug 5, 2013
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After a busy summer, I'm finally getting a chance to catch up on posting some work I've done.
Back in January my daughter and son-in-law started shopping for a new car. I had the privilege of helping them through the process as first time car buyers and also helping them get something fun. My SIL has dreamed of owning a Hemi-powered Charger since they hit the market when he was a kid, so this made the car a little more special. When asked if I would detail the car, I answered "yes" without hesitation. Here are the results from the work I did over Memorial Day weekend.
The car was brand new with very few miles. The dealership honored their request and didn't detail it. Due to winter weather and constant rain, the car had only been washed a couple time and they gave it a layer of Griots 3 in 1 to protect it until I could come down and coat it for them (they live a couple states away). The paint was pristine it only a couple random spots of marring. Most likely from removal of the shipping materials.
Here is the car as I found it. A little wet and muddy from being driven in the rain for weeks.
Since I was going to coat it, I gave it a quick polish using Griots BOSS Perfecting Creme and a variety of polishing pads I have on hand. While I didn't have much to correct and the car was only a few months old, polishing it out did actually improve the gloss. The gloss was much more crisp and the paint looked like it was glowing.
When the polishing was complete I coated it in CQuartz UK 3.0. My go-to coating when I'm doing someone else's car. The blue color is insane. I've mentioned being a sucker for blue cars in the past, and this is a top contender for the best blue I've every seen. This is under my work lights in their garage.
Once I finished I backed it out for a couple quick photos. Sadly there was more rain on the way, so I couldn't get some full sun pictures, but it still looks really good.
Back in January my daughter and son-in-law started shopping for a new car. I had the privilege of helping them through the process as first time car buyers and also helping them get something fun. My SIL has dreamed of owning a Hemi-powered Charger since they hit the market when he was a kid, so this made the car a little more special. When asked if I would detail the car, I answered "yes" without hesitation. Here are the results from the work I did over Memorial Day weekend.
The car was brand new with very few miles. The dealership honored their request and didn't detail it. Due to winter weather and constant rain, the car had only been washed a couple time and they gave it a layer of Griots 3 in 1 to protect it until I could come down and coat it for them (they live a couple states away). The paint was pristine it only a couple random spots of marring. Most likely from removal of the shipping materials.
Here is the car as I found it. A little wet and muddy from being driven in the rain for weeks.
Since I was going to coat it, I gave it a quick polish using Griots BOSS Perfecting Creme and a variety of polishing pads I have on hand. While I didn't have much to correct and the car was only a few months old, polishing it out did actually improve the gloss. The gloss was much more crisp and the paint looked like it was glowing.
When the polishing was complete I coated it in CQuartz UK 3.0. My go-to coating when I'm doing someone else's car. The blue color is insane. I've mentioned being a sucker for blue cars in the past, and this is a top contender for the best blue I've every seen. This is under my work lights in their garage.
Once I finished I backed it out for a couple quick photos. Sadly there was more rain on the way, so I couldn't get some full sun pictures, but it still looks really good.
