GMC Sierra - 1 Step & Detail

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This customer came to me via Facebook. He owns his own business where he rents our his Corvette ZR1. Unfortunately, the Vette was not on the books for this detail. Instead the truck he uses to tow the Vette around was in dire need of a full detail and we decided upon a 1 step correction to save him some money.

Took me about 10 hours to get the truck to the finished state. The interior was a lot worse than I originally had thought, so a good amount of time was spent on there and on the 1 step correction.

Products Used:

OPC - Diluted 4:1 for interior
DP Xtreme Foam
Duragloss 901
CG Diablo Wheel Cleaner gel
Superclean degreaser diluted 3:1
DP Clay
ONR - Diluted to clay lube
Stoners Invisible Glass
DP Carpet & upholstery cleaner
Leather Masters Leather Protectant
Menzerna Power Finish
Pinnacle Souveran
Pinnacle Black Onyx Tire Gel
P21s polishing soap

Equipment Used:

3 - 5 Gallon Buckets - 2 with grit guards
Cobra Chenille Wash Mitt
Various MF's
Various Brushes
Powermate Pressure Washer
Foam Lance
PC 7424xp
5.5 LC CCS flat pads - White for 1 step and red for wax
Wet/Dry Vac
Vapor Clean Gaia

Onto the pics...Sorry there aren't too many for the interior. I had actually forgot my camera and steamer. So after I vacuumed the interior I ran home and grabbed my camera and steamer.

1st here is a pic of his vette....I will hopefully have the pleasure of detailing this in the future.
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And the before pics of the truck

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Carpet stains were really pretty bad as were the leather seats.

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50/50 of the drivers side seat. All the seats were just as bad as this...spent lots of time removing grime and dirt from the seats and the stains from the carpet.

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Correction pics - sorry again not too many it was taking me much longer than expected.

Before pics

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I had some Griots Garage Machine Polish 3 that I hadn't tried it out yet. So figured I'd give it a shot. Right side was hit with this. Not bad but I thought I could do better

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So I then hit the left side with Menzerna Power Finish. As you can see Menz compared to Griots. Both on LC CCS white pad.

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Couple 50/50's

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And the afters

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Thanks for reading!
 
Looks aweomse. Corrections on trucks take forever, even just a one step.

Hopefully the truck was his test for you and it looks like you passed. Next up: ZR1
 
Thanks guys. Actually next up will probably be his father in law's 66 Vette. This car is a complete show car, the guy has only put 100 miles on it in the past 2 years. Apparently he wants it cleaned up since he's selling it. Don't know what it's going to consist of. Since it's a show car it can't be that dirty or anything. Don't know if he just wants it spruced up or is looking to have any polishing done. Time will tell!
 
Oh and I apologize for the no sun shots after...the sun was out all friggin day and as soon as I pull it out of the garage to take some pics it goes and hides on me.
 
What a great turn around. When there's that big of a difference in the seats that you can easily tell before and after it makes you think "what the heck have I been sitting in every day?"
 
SeaJay's said:
Thanks guys. Actually next up will probably be his father in law's 66 Vette. This car is a complete show car, the guy has only put 100 miles on it in the past 2 years. Apparently he wants it cleaned up since he's selling it. Don't know what it's going to consist of. Since it's a show car it can't be that dirty or anything. Don't know if he just wants it spruced up or is looking to have any polishing done. Time will tell!
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he probably doesn't drive it much because there is an insurance you can buy for classicas to make sure they hold their value as long as the milage isn't more than xxxx amount per year. I'm sure most of you know this though.

Detail looks good btw.
 
Wow!! Looks great Jason! Nice job on the interior especially!:xyxthumbs:

Nate
 
That turned out really well for a one step. I am kinda confused on which pads you used since you said CCS flat pads, did you mean just the standard 5.5" CCS? Just curious, how many passes did you have to take with the 205 to get to that level and did it do a lot of filling during the polishing process?
 
Porsche Pilot said:
Great job as usual Jason!
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Thanks Ed! Notice you changed your logo again. I like it!

john b said:
how do you like the gaia steamer?
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Love it! It works great as a vapor steamer and I find that I rarely use the hot water extraction. I just use the steam and then the extraction portion of the machine. I did use the hot water extractor on this interior though and it does work well.

05RLS2 said:
That turned out really well for a one step. I am kinda confused on which pads you used since you said CCS flat pads, did you mean just the standard 5.5" CCS? Just curious, how many passes did you have to take with the 205 to get to that level and did it do a lot of filling during the polishing process?
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I used these pads...CCS foam buffing pads,foam polishing pads,lake country foam pads,foam polisher pads,buffer pads,lake county pads,porter cable pads,pads for air sander

I didn't use 205...not sure where you got that from. I did a test spot with Griots garage machine polish 3. Then a test spot with Menz Power Finish.

Decided upon the Power Finish and did a total of 5 section passes. 2 passes with med-heavier pressure on speed 5 on my PC. Then 2 passes med-low pressure on speed 5. Then 1 pass just the weight of the machine at speed 4.
 
I just used power finish for the first time sunday. I really liked it. Will be og go to for onestep polishes
 
Excellent work SeeJay :dblthumb2:

Speaking of avatars, I like your latest one.

 
mdb917 said:
Excellent work SeeJay :dblthumb2:

Speaking of avatars, I like your latest one.
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Thanks! The new avatar is my new logo I just finished designing. I'm working on shirts, new business cards, and a window decal for my car.
 
Wow what a difference in the leather!! If you dont mind would you please tell me what process/products you used?
 
60IN3 said:
Wow what a difference in the leather!! If you dont mind would you please tell me what process/products you used?
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Don't mind sharing at all.

I used OPC diluted 4:1. A small fairly stiff bristle brush and some microfibers. I sprayed the leather with the OPC and let it dwell for about 30 seconds. Then agitated light with the brush to ensure no damage to the leather. Then wiped up with my microfiber. Some areas had to be treated more than once. Especially the drivers seat.

Then after I finished up the carpets, windows, etc. I treated it all with leather masters leather protection cream.
 
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