There's no way I could get the vehicle I was working on this weekend to compete with some of the ones done in this thread by way of the exterior (it was an Black '01 Blazer that I do not believe had ever been waxed, just ran through the machine of death every day!).
However, I did spend quite a bit of time on some areas with my Autogeek supplied products - and took pictures just for this thread. Don't know that I will win anything - but Autogeek has some great stuff at great prices that you can achieve great results with.
I suppose I am taking a different approach to this than most, and perhaps not exactly what you guys are looking for, but I stand amazed at what some of your guys products can do.
Let's start with the lovely interior:
All interior surfaces (carpet, plastic, seats, rubber, everything but glass) were cleaned with
DP Total Interior Cleaner.
Before:
After:
Thanks to the
Metro Vac N' Blo Sr. (and DP TIC):
Before:
After:
Before:
During: (Products shown
DP TIC and
this scrub brush.
After:
Before:
After (some spots still wet from the DP TIC).
Before:
After: (My apologies for the camera artifacts - it's just an old 4mp point and shoot. I can assure you that the entire area was properly dressed).
A couple of general interior afters:
The wheels and tires needed some loving as well:
About to get clean with some
Poorboys Spray and Rinse and
Meg's APC+:
After: (again, sorry about photo quality).
Tail lights needed some attention:
Thanks to
Meguiars PlastX applied via PC7424XP and Orange LC Pad after #0000:
Side mirrors before:
After
NXT (apply it via rotary on low speed and polish...used green Edge pad - works great on these GM mirrors):
And perhaps my favorite before and after:
If you haven't used the
XMT Pad cleaner, it is an excellent value. I have been using that bottle for 6 months or better, and it is still half full.
And just so you can see the entire vehicle:
Before:
After (although not yet finished*):
I was doing this one for someone that wanted it sold asap. So I had to bust it just to get done. The interior was my focal point, as that is what the person taking the test drive is going to see. So I just did a paint cleanse on the outside and topped it with 'nuba.
I didn't get many pictures, because as soon as I got it done, it was sold within an hour sitting out beside the road!
Probably not a good case for
this thread, but quite a turnaround none the less I think.
While I had my camera out - I happened to capture the most beloved sight in all of the Autogeek Community...
Hope you enjoyed.
DLB