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Hello everyone. I'm Patrick from Belton. I registered to the forum years ago and kinda never posted; I can't recover the account either. Ah well. I'm an avid detailer in an area where I see people wash their vehicles with dish soap and grungry brushes, then dry them off with bath towels, oily rags, or old clothes. I had about $120 worth of product that was thrown away unfortunately, so I literally have nothing left to take care of my vehicle... no liquids, dressings, pads, microfiber towels, chamois, anything. The only thing I was able to salvage was some tire gel, and a little bit of wheel cleaner. I do have a first-gen Porter Cable 7424 (not the XP).
Anyway, I have a '97 Cherokee. 4.0L straight six, 4x4, 5 speed. It has 179,000 miles on the clock and it looks like it has 179,000 miles judging by how the previous owner took care of it. Runs strong, though.
On the roof, it has very oxidized paint and apparent clearcoat failure like you wouldn't believe. There are other badly damaged areas as well. There are cat and branch scratches on it, and swirls everywhere. I've gotten door dings from the college parking lot that have scratched it down to panel almost, and my brother-in-law leaned on the front of the faceplate which created pressure cracks right in the middle directly above the front Jeep emblem.
The previous owner did some type of construction or used the vehicle for work, I believe, because there are disgusting yellow stains in the seats which look incredibly exacerbated when taking a photo of it with the flash on. I'm thinking he got really dirty, just jumped in the jeep, and went home every day.
He also hit a deer which damaged the front of the faceplate (or, heck, I dunno what its official name is), and pushed it into the front left fender which, in turn, pushed it into the front of the driver's door. So, the front of the driver's door catches on the back of the fender and makes a grating pop/scraping sound. It's worn it down to the panel and it's now rusted.
I have about 50 photos illustrating all the ridiculous damage done to my Jeep due to the previous owner's negligence, and I have no idea if it could be recovered. That's why I'm here! (By the way, I'm not sure if I have the privilege of posting/linking photos yet, or if that's even a concern in the first place.)
I'm just wondering if I should post the photos here to give a preview, or if I should go ahead and post them in Detailing 101 since there are infinitely more people viewing that section, and that seems like the right place to do it.
Thanks in advance, and I'm happy to be part of the forum.
EDIT: You may contact me through instant messengers if you'd like. I'm typically always online, and have an app for all of them on my phone.
Anyway, I have a '97 Cherokee. 4.0L straight six, 4x4, 5 speed. It has 179,000 miles on the clock and it looks like it has 179,000 miles judging by how the previous owner took care of it. Runs strong, though.
On the roof, it has very oxidized paint and apparent clearcoat failure like you wouldn't believe. There are other badly damaged areas as well. There are cat and branch scratches on it, and swirls everywhere. I've gotten door dings from the college parking lot that have scratched it down to panel almost, and my brother-in-law leaned on the front of the faceplate which created pressure cracks right in the middle directly above the front Jeep emblem.
The previous owner did some type of construction or used the vehicle for work, I believe, because there are disgusting yellow stains in the seats which look incredibly exacerbated when taking a photo of it with the flash on. I'm thinking he got really dirty, just jumped in the jeep, and went home every day.
He also hit a deer which damaged the front of the faceplate (or, heck, I dunno what its official name is), and pushed it into the front left fender which, in turn, pushed it into the front of the driver's door. So, the front of the driver's door catches on the back of the fender and makes a grating pop/scraping sound. It's worn it down to the panel and it's now rusted.
I have about 50 photos illustrating all the ridiculous damage done to my Jeep due to the previous owner's negligence, and I have no idea if it could be recovered. That's why I'm here! (By the way, I'm not sure if I have the privilege of posting/linking photos yet, or if that's even a concern in the first place.)
I'm just wondering if I should post the photos here to give a preview, or if I should go ahead and post them in Detailing 101 since there are infinitely more people viewing that section, and that seems like the right place to do it.
Thanks in advance, and I'm happy to be part of the forum.
EDIT: You may contact me through instant messengers if you'd like. I'm typically always online, and have an app for all of them on my phone.
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