Presidential Detailed: 2004 Chevy Avalanche

[Presidential_Detail]

After detailing Tim's RX-8, he brought me his mothers Chevy Avalanche. Not only was it in for a full exterior detail, I also had to remove the nearly disintegrated pin striping from the truck. Overall, the truck wasnt in that bad of shape, it was just BIG and dirty! Everything went well until my buffer broke in the middle of the detail! I wanted to get a new one anyways, and heres a good excuse right??

Products:

Exterior:
Dawn Soap Pre-Wash
Optimum Car Wash-Final Wash
ONR diluted to clay lube
COBRA UMF Wash Mitt
COBRA Deluxe "Jr" MF's
Dual Buckets with Grit Guards
3m Masking Tape
Adams Professional Clay Bar
P21S TAW
Meguairs APC+
Meguairs Hyperdressing
Menzerna SIP/Wool
Menzerna SIP/Orange
Menzerna 106ff/white
Menzerna Top Inspection
Tons of Uber MF Towels(AP)
Swissvax Pneu



LSP:
Lusso Oro applied with Uber Foam Applicator

Tools:
Dual Work Lamps
Makita Hi Speed Rotary
World's Greatest Boar's Hair Wheel Brush
Foam Pad Cleaning Brush
DD Detail Sponge
The Wheel Well/Fender Brush
The Spoke Brush
Canon Rebel XTi
Craftsmen 295MPH Vac/Blow
E-Z Detail Wheel Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush

BEFORE:

The old pinstriping has to go..

A little specialty tool..

And you get this..

 

[Presidential_Detail]

After the initial wash..

Some 50/50's on the hood..

There were some scratches by the driver handle..

Now Removed..

After 1 pass with SIP/Wool..

 

[Presidential_Detail]

The one after shot in the sun I was able to get before it went down..

And in the halogens..

 

[Presidential_Detail]

A couple overall vehicle shots..

And now..a ton of reflections!

 

[mulder]

Again, nice work and some stunning reflections

 

[Craig]

I'm assuming you used a pin stripe eraser. If so what did you think of it? Any danger from heat while using it? Detail looks great.

 

[Showroom Shine]

Great Detail! I have a Cadillac EXT. Big truck to detail too. That Red is Reflecting! BLINGING!

 

[TMD]

That one shot of the fender with the palm tree reflection would make a great background to a business card. Awesome job!

 

[Presidential_Detail]

I'm assuming you used a pin stripe eraser. If so what did you think of it? Any danger from heat while using it? Detail looks great.

Yes, I must say a MUST HAVE tool in your collection. You have no idea how much easier this made my life, it is super safe and works very quickly. Although it is made to go on an air tool, I used it with my household drill just fine, but it did go through a few batteries to get all the way around the truck..


Thanks for all the compliments!:buffing:

 

[killrflake]

Yes, I must say a MUST HAVE tool in your collection. You have no idea how much easier this made my life, it is super safe and works very quickly. Although it is made to go on an air tool, I used it with my household drill just fine, but it did go through a few batteries to get all the way around the truck..


Thanks for all the compliments!:buffing:

I totally agree, It's a godsend when dealing with some of those nasty old pin stripes. I've never been much of a pin stripe fan and It makes the job of removing them so much easier.

 

[rousher99]

had a buddy that was in the auto body class take my pin stripe off with a pinstripe eraser but after alot of buffing i still have slight scratches

 

[Presidential_Detail]

had a buddy that was in the auto body class take my pin stripe off with a pinstripe eraser but after alot of buffing i still have slight scratches

You probably dont have a good enough polish to remove the scratching, although mine did not leave any scratching...

 

[Presidential_Detail]

I totally agree, It's a godsend when dealing with some of those nasty old pin stripes. I've never been much of a pin stripe fan and It makes the job of removing them so much easier.

I dont think these were going to come off with out it, atleast I wasnt going to do it! haha! You would of had to pick off every little mm of it by hand..i doubt the customer wants to pay me my hourly rate to do that! :lol:

 

[rousher99]

You probably dont have a good enough polish to remove the scratching, although mine did not leave any scratching...

i used megs #2 and i think #9 (swirl remover 2.0)but after the holidays im buying menzerna polishes

 

[mazdaspeed]

awesome job once again!!!! the pinstripe removing tool who makes it and where can they be ordered, may come in handy

 

[Presidential_Detail]

Thanks! 3m makes the pinstripe eraser, you can get it at most local paint supply stores.

 

[Presidential_Detail]

i used megs #2 and i think #9 (swirl remover 2.0)but after the holidays im buying menzerna polishes

Not too familar with the Megs polishes, but you may need something a bit more aggressive. Good luck!

 

[Old Pirate]

Another great job!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Presidential_Detail]

Thanks!