justin_murphy
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Firdays are usually a day set aside for my maintenance cleanings. Everyone wants their vehicles cleaned for the weekend.......and everyone waits to the last minute to schedule a full detail. Case in point. I did 4 follow up routines this morning from 7:30 to 10:00AM. Thinking my day was over, I got a call for real estate agent/friend of mine. Seems he had bought this truck about 7 months ago and well, it's not been touched in the sense of cleaning. I had to pick my youngest boy up from school at 2:30 so this was going to have to be fast.
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Arrival Time:
11:00AM
Befores.......
Wash Cycle:
All lower panels were sprayed with Purple Power cut 1:1. This was the same for the wheels, tires, inner fender wells (arches), and door jams. I blasted these areas thoroughly with my pressure washer. I then foamed the exterior 3 times with my NXT/Purple Power foam mix. Each time I washed it with a LC Ulti-Mitt. No engine cleaning on this one. Not enough time and the customer didn't want it. I didn't even look.
Some foamage.....
Interior:
After about an hour on the outside, I decided to move into the inside. What a week! Two consecutive days of massive interior work. Good thing I've have a technique in place for interiors like this. Basically the same process as when I do an engine bay. I vacuum up every inch of the interior. I was told not to worry about the seat/cover though. The customer was simply going to wash them in their washing machine. I now took my Purple Power and covered everything in reach. I let it sit and then with my vac, I extracted any puddles. I cam back with an MF towel and a bucket of water to rinse with. This actually takes less time than shampooing carpets. After cleaning, the floors were covered with Armor All Tire foam. While it sat, I treated the interior panels, dash, and rubber seals with STP (otc) Protectant. Yep it's oily. Yep it has silicone in it. This truck needed it though. Once this was done, I shut all doors, turned the truck on, and cranked up the heat. This is the baking stage. It simply works leaving a nice non-greasy coating behind. Any puddles were wiped up. Windows were then cleaned and the jams were treated to a coating of Malco's Aqua Wax.
Wheels, Tires, and Wells:
The tires and wheel wells were sprayed with No-Touch Wet n' Protect twice. The wheels were coated with Malco Aqua Wax.
Exterior Polishing & Protection:
(PB's PwS/APO60 50/50 mix via UDM & 3M Black Polishing Pad)
Once again, due to time restraints and cost, a one step system was used on the exterior. I chose to use the UDM to test out this new pad with my mix. It did really, really well. It removed 95% of the swirls and even some deeper scratches. Cleaned the paint well too. I noticed that with the UDM on 6, this little pad heated the paint up pretty toasty. I liked this. It brought out a ton of gloss and depth.
Look here.
Tools used.....
Before....
No depth or gloss.
After......
Much deeper and wetter.
The following detail was brought to by Red Bull. Know by detailers all over the world!
Arrival Time:
11:00AM
Befores.......
Wash Cycle:
All lower panels were sprayed with Purple Power cut 1:1. This was the same for the wheels, tires, inner fender wells (arches), and door jams. I blasted these areas thoroughly with my pressure washer. I then foamed the exterior 3 times with my NXT/Purple Power foam mix. Each time I washed it with a LC Ulti-Mitt. No engine cleaning on this one. Not enough time and the customer didn't want it. I didn't even look.
Some foamage.....
Interior:
After about an hour on the outside, I decided to move into the inside. What a week! Two consecutive days of massive interior work. Good thing I've have a technique in place for interiors like this. Basically the same process as when I do an engine bay. I vacuum up every inch of the interior. I was told not to worry about the seat/cover though. The customer was simply going to wash them in their washing machine. I now took my Purple Power and covered everything in reach. I let it sit and then with my vac, I extracted any puddles. I cam back with an MF towel and a bucket of water to rinse with. This actually takes less time than shampooing carpets. After cleaning, the floors were covered with Armor All Tire foam. While it sat, I treated the interior panels, dash, and rubber seals with STP (otc) Protectant. Yep it's oily. Yep it has silicone in it. This truck needed it though. Once this was done, I shut all doors, turned the truck on, and cranked up the heat. This is the baking stage. It simply works leaving a nice non-greasy coating behind. Any puddles were wiped up. Windows were then cleaned and the jams were treated to a coating of Malco's Aqua Wax.
Wheels, Tires, and Wells:
The tires and wheel wells were sprayed with No-Touch Wet n' Protect twice. The wheels were coated with Malco Aqua Wax.
Exterior Polishing & Protection:
(PB's PwS/APO60 50/50 mix via UDM & 3M Black Polishing Pad)
Once again, due to time restraints and cost, a one step system was used on the exterior. I chose to use the UDM to test out this new pad with my mix. It did really, really well. It removed 95% of the swirls and even some deeper scratches. Cleaned the paint well too. I noticed that with the UDM on 6, this little pad heated the paint up pretty toasty. I liked this. It brought out a ton of gloss and depth.
Look here.
Tools used.....
Before....
No depth or gloss.
After......
Much deeper and wetter.
. Those can be a pain sometimes but it looks like you have the process down. Great work again..
