WORST Before's To the Best Afters

[Superior_Details]

Just as the title says, I know all of us detailer's have had that one car that has been the true test to us all...

I'll start

Befores:

And just a few afters before they pciked it up:

:buffing:

 

[RaskyR1]

I have a few of them, most are old and taken with my POS camera.


Before

After

 

[RaskyR1]

Another...not that bad, just VERY dusty



before

After

 

[RaskyR1]

And my personal favorite, the "Sexcort"

This was actually a dealer car, and I think I only spent 4 hours on it.

Before

After

 

[RaskyR1]

Lats one for now....exterior

Before

50/50

after

Rasky :cheers:

 

[jake66]

Please tell me that '64 Impala was a repaint!:cheers:

 

[RaskyR1]

Please tell me that '64 Impala was a repaint!:cheers:

Many many years ago it was!


It wasn't perfect, but it was as good as it was going to get given the paint condition.

 

[jake66]

That is amazing. Occasionally we delve into buying/selling some older classics. What products/tools did you use?

 

[pampos]

BEFORE

50/50

AFTER

 

[RaskyR1]

That is amazing. Occasionally we delve into buying/selling some older classics. What products/tools did you use?

Thanks!

Actually it came back to life with some fairly mild polishes, Meguiars M01 and M80. Initial polishing was done with the rotary and finished off with the FLEX 3401. I applied some M07 prior to wax since it was old single stage paint.

Honestly, the paint looked like an old Macco job from back in the day...either way, the owner was beyond pleased. :cheers:


Rasky

 

[Dusty Bottoms]

The hood of that impala looked like a chalkboard.

 

[bgray]

This one defiently isn't the worst, but one fo the only with pics

92 Typhoon

 

[Meghan]

Wow those are some nasty cars.

 

[Harleyguy]

i was wondering bgray will the paint on the typhoon hold up the way it looks now if they continue waxing the car .I ask that i was told that when a car like that paint is that far one that you have to cut into the clear coat so much that in 6 or so months the paint will be just chalk like.Thank you

 

[bgray]

I beleive it all depends on how the car is cared for and washed i think...its ahrd to say. I had a civic very similar to the same paint condition, chalkboard, and it helds it shine for 2 years of abusive car washes...wasnt until it was sparyed with degreaser did it go chalky again

 

[RickRack]

Here's a few before & afters I've done over the past year...


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[Superior_Details]

Rick, i seen that write up you did on that Ferrari, that dude shouldnt own a ferrari...LOL

Nice job!

 

[RaskyR1]

Rick, i seen that write up you did on that Ferrari, that dude shouldnt own a ferrari...LOL

Nice job!

I agree!

 

[builthatch]

Rick, i seen that write up you did on that Ferrari, that dude shouldnt own a ferrari...LOL

Nice job!

evidently he bought the car like that, sight unseen

 

[Joshs2013MSAltimaSL]

Some are some pretty amazing turn arounds there. Why is there so much body damage to the cars?