WannabeDetailed: Turnaround of an 07 125k Miles G35X

WannabeG

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Detailed a pretty badly beat up G35X a couple weeks ago and thought i'd share it.

Customer hit me up after he bought the car with 118k on it. Previous owner used it as a company car and didn't really care for it, or properly detail in the first few years. Current owner pretty much decided that it wasn't up to his level of care and wanted to get it back looking good again before he started taking care of it on his own.

Wash:
Black Magic Car Wash Soap
Sheepskin Mitt
Two Bucket Method with a Foam Gum

Wheels/Tires:
Griots Garage Tire Dressing
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner

Clay:
Meguires Clay
Meguires Quick Detail Lubricant

Polish:
M105 with a Cobra Orange Pad
Menzerna 106FA with a Cobra Black Pad

Sealant/Wax:
Blackfire Sealant
Pinnacle Signature Series II Wax

Interior:
Meguires Quick Interior Detail
303 Carpet Cleaner
Plastic Brush
Little Green Machine
SONAX Leather Foam
Zaino Leather Conditioner
Stoners Invisible Glass

When the Car Showed up
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Front end was really banged up after 125k highway miles.
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Cleaning the Wheels
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Shine!
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Wash
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Bugs were literally BAKED into the paint.
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Lots of Swirls, RIDS, and bugs
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Paint was VERY dirty.
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Taped and ready for polish
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Swirl pics Under the Halogens
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Polishing Begun!
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Bad Swirls
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Passenger Side Complete
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V--Continued in Next Post
 
Outside Checking
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Finished!
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A very fun 24 hours of straight detailing to say the least, but the customer was very pleased!

Thanks for reading!
 
it breaks my heart to see such a lovely car treated so badly.
excellent work bringing that beautiful lady back to life and making her feel loved.
 
Cobra pads were pretty good. I am gonna try some different lake country pads though.
 
Man, that G35 was beat up. Great save on this one!
 
Those 50/50's are unreal!! Nice save!:props:



Dave
 
Thats one heck of an undertaking, on a black car no less!

:xyxthumbs:
 
Those 50/50 shots is a huge selling point for new customers. Keep up the great work. :)
 
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