Detailed: 2001 Ford Explorer Sport

justin_murphy

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I got a call from a friend that wanted to sell his "beater". This thing was in horrible shape. The carpets were stained.......pet hair everywhere........I despise pets in the car!!! The outside was oxidized and scratched. He told me to do what I could for 200.00 and he would be happy. I do 10 vehicles for his family so I figured I could stretch it out somemore for him!!!

Here's the process.......

Wash Cycle.....
( 2 oz. DP Xtreme Foam, 4 oz. Purple Power, and 26 oz. water via foam gun)
I pressure washed the vehicle off to loosen and remove any debris. I then used Purple Power on all tires and inner fender wells. While this soaked, I foamed the entire ride. I used a black ShMitt and a bucket of clean water with a Grit-Guard to rinsed my mitt out as I washed the paint. I rinsed then dried. The tires were then treated with Armor Tire Foam.

Paint Correction/Protection.....
(Menzerna's P106ff via UDM and E2K yellow Pad at a #5 setting)
This stuff dusts but who cares.......it freaking works! No oily residue either. Just a squeaky clean surface. I used a lower than normal setting on the UDM and found that it helps keep the dusting down. Maybe it slows the breaking down of the compound. I then topped it with Menzerna's Sealing Wax via UDM and E2K White Pad. This chemical really cleans up any missed compound and really rouges up the clear coat. No dusting here though.

Interior.......
A combination of Folex, Purple Power and vacuuming is what it took here. Time too.........about 2 hours! It finally came out a lot better than start. I treated all plastics with DP's Interior Protectant. Glass was cleaned with Diamondite's Glass Cleaner.

This thing was an initial mess. I must have down good because it sold the next day for the asking amount!!!

Now that is what's rewarding to me.

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Great job as usual, Justin! Haven't seen your posts in a while. Glad to see you back.
Explorer looks great. You cleaned up that interior, that's for sure! Very nice. Removed those horrible dark stains on the carpet.
 
Great job, Justin! PO106FF really does rock!:righton: It finishes down very well. Now I really wanna try tha Menzerna Sealing wax...
 
Nice turn around Justin, nice to see you back...hope all is well.

Thanks for sharing, vehicle looks wicked :righton:
 
No wonder it sold for the asking price! Those tires were awfully disgusting, well the whole vehicle was, but the tires stood out. It looked like it was driven through green horse poop :eek:
 
Nice job Justin :) Nice seeing you back ;)
 
Welcome back, we miss you around here... You have that Explorer looking great.....:applause:
 
Nice to see you again, thanks again for sharing your details with us, those carpets were nasty!
 
Geat job!!! I can't believe the interior, it was bad. What the heck was on the back floor carpet? :eek:
 
Tonya said:
Geat job!!! I can't believe the interior, it was bad. What the heck was on the back floor carpet? :eek:

I don't want to know!


I'm guessing a lot of Coke.
 
crap, just crap. i cant believe someone would actually pay you for that.... hehe j/p


and of course, Justin performs a spectacular turn around. you truly are at the top, buddy!
 
that expy was sick!!! but a sick turn around! i admire you professionalism. out of curosity, what did you charge?
 
Dust2Glory said:
that expy was sick!!! but a sick turn around! i admire you professionalism. out of curosity, what did you charge?

200.00
Normally, 300.00 but it was for a friend that does a lot with me.
 
Purple power on the outside with the black wheel mitt? I guess the price didnt include claying?
 
D&D Auto Detailing said:
Purple power on the outside with the black wheel mitt? I guess the price didnt include claying?

There was some Purple Power in the mix for washing. It really helps take dirt and grime off. I use the black ShMitt for washing when it's a full detail. It aids in grime removal too.

The black ShMitt has never marred any surface on any vehicle since I've used it.
 
bill walsh said:
nice job looks like coffe stains on back floor/carpets

Probably is. Along with red clay, Coke, ice cream, and probably even some pet defication.
 
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