Very 1st customer 2004 Hyundai Tiburon

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About a 8 hour process.

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Products Used:

Poorboys Slick n Suds
Micro Chenille Wash Mitts
P21S Total Auto Wash



Tire, Wheels, and, Undercarriage

Blackfire Tire and Wheel Cleaner
Lug Nug brush
Daytona Speedmaster Wheel Brush
Blackfire Tire Gel (older version)
Optimum Power Clean
Chemical Guys Bare Bones Undercarriage Spray


Paint Decontamination

Cobra Clay Mitt
Iron X Paste
Optimum FerreX


Interior

Tampico Carpet and Upholstery brush
2 way detailing brush

Ultima Shampoo Gel
Cotton bonnet
Griots Interior Cleaner
Pinnacle All Purpose Cleaner
Blackfire Interior Protectant


Headlights

3m tape
1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000 grit sandpaper
FG400
3inch orange LC pad with a Porter Cable


LSP

Blackfire Crystal Seal


Also: a lot of various other microfiber towels.




PROCESS​






Started with the interior headliner fabric using the terry bonnets applied by hand with ultima shampoo.

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Dashboard and other sensitive areas I used Griots Interior with various microfiber cloths.

The rest of the interior I used various all purpose cleaners with a variety of tools.

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Blackfire Interior Protectant was used on the interior.


I cleaned the undercarriage area with Optimum Power Clean and used Blackfire Wheel and Tire Cleaner for the wheels and tires. Undercarriage was later spritz with Bare Bones.

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I sprayed the car with foam and let it dwell for 5 minutes, rinse and foam again immediately followed by a traditional 2 bucket wash. Poorboys Super Slick & Suds for the bucket and foam gun. I spritzed problem areas with P21S.

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All of the paint chipped areas had visible rust, I applied Carpro IronX paste to the affected areas.

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And then applied Optimum FerreX to the entire car. After 5 to 15 minutes of dwell time I washed the car off with a fresh bucket of Poorboys Super Slick & Suds.

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I then continued the decontamination process with the Cobra Clay Mitt using the same soap solution as lubrication.



After taping around the headlights, I started with 1000 grit working my way up to 3000 grit sandpaper. Seasoned a 3inch orange Lake Country CCS pad with FG400, then went at the headlights with 3 drops.

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The car's left headlight, I went at it a second time with FG400 to get it to my satisfaction.

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Protected the vehicle with Blackfire Crystal Seal.


Any questions or suggestions are welcomed, hope you enjoyed my work. :xyxthumbs:

Mirror Reflections Auto Spa LLC
 
I can't see any of the pics? Says invalid attachment. Nonetheless, congrats on your first one! My third week in business and I'm getting good results and satisfied clients. Got my 6th one tomorrow and it's another BMW. Keeping my prices in line with the experienced shops and enjoying my start up.
 
JamMaster Jay said:
I can't see any of the pics? Says invalid attachment. Nonetheless, congrats on your first one! My third week in business and I'm getting good results and satisfied clients. Got my 6th one tomorrow and it's another BMW. Keeping my prices in line with the experienced shops and enjoying my start up.
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Thank you for the kind words. The issue with the pictures is very disappointing. I will see what I can do about that.

Good luck with your business, I am really learning a lot about myself as I grow as a business owner and detailer.
 
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After completion, with exception of one more pass on one of the headlights with FG400.


I apologize for not having a more well rounded presentation. Definitely one of the MANY things I look forward to improving on.
 
looks like you picked a winner for your very 1st. one. that car probably hasn't had that much love in the last 11 years. I'm surprised the car didn't follow you home. would of liked to seen more before & after pics. but you put enough hours into that car. good luck.
hmardown
 
hmardown said:
looks like you picked a winner for your very 1st. one. that car probably hasn't had that much love in the last 11 years. I'm surprised the car didn't follow you home. would of liked to seen more before & after pics. but you put enough hours into that car. good luck.
hmardown
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Thank you for the kind words and making me laugh th
 
Mike@DedicatedPerfection said:
Looking good.

Was there any polishing work performed on the paint before applying the LSP?

Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you! There was paint cleanser or correction polishing of this detail. The customer was already getting a sweet deal being a cool friend but that was the cutoff of the level of service I provided.
 
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