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So a co-worker of mine purchased this truck a couple of weeks ago. When he bought the truck he did not notice that it was COVERED in holograms. Although I dont know how.
Even people at work that dont really know very much, if anything, about paint were like, "Whats wrong with that? It doesnt look right!"
Needless to say, we scheduled an appointment and I took the truck later that week. He told me the price he wanted to spend and I wrote up a bid for him that included a wash, clay, two step correction, and a basic interior. His main concern were the holograms though.
I was a bit nervous looking at the truck because I had not done a correction this extensive before.
Process:
Shampoo Plus-Microfiber mitt
Megs Mild clay-Last Touch
M105/ M205-Cutting, Polishing, and Finishing Pads (By the way. In 114 degree heat, the 105 literally flashed instantly)
Sealed with M21 2.0 on the G110 and a Finishing Pad
Here it is after the wash.
Disclaimer: This paint may make you, dizzy, nautious, disoriented or all three. If you have any heart conditions or could possibly be pregnant, please exit this thread immediately. You have been warned.
On to claying. Obviously the guy that "Detailed" this before did not clay. This is 1/2 of a panel.
Okay, now fast forward about 20 hours. I did not take any between pictures. I only had this truck for two days and I was working non stop. I logged 11 hours the first day. The temp was 114 outside and I thought my wife was going to have to give me an IV. I wasnt feeling so good.
My wife and I got up at 5am the next morning to get started before it got "hot". We pulled the truck out of the garage to find it was a cool 97 degrees outside. Gotta love Az.
After some extensive test spots, I found that the 105 Cutting pad combo and 205 Polishing pad combo was too aggresive and I was leaving my own holograms. It was probably more my technique causing them than the products but we finally settled on 105 on a polishing pad and 205 on a finishing pad. This of course did not remove all of the swirls and RIDS that were present but this did remove all of the hologrmas and still achieved about 85% correction.
Here is a shot after compounding and polishing. There was still some dust left on the surface in this pic which was removed with a 1:1 alcohol/water solution. Looking much better though.
I did find one shot of what the paint looked like before.
Here are some after sealed with the M21
And finally some outsie shots. Sorry they are not better but I literally had 5 minutes to take pictures before we had to leave to deliver the truck.
28 man hours of hard work over two days paid off. Enjoy.
Those are clouds by the way ^.
Tire dressed with Endurance gel. Wheels cleaned with APC+. Wheel wells dressed with Hyper Dressing 2:1
Thanks everyone for looking. Hope you enjoyed it.
Bob
Premier Auto Detailing
Even people at work that dont really know very much, if anything, about paint were like, "Whats wrong with that? It doesnt look right!"
Needless to say, we scheduled an appointment and I took the truck later that week. He told me the price he wanted to spend and I wrote up a bid for him that included a wash, clay, two step correction, and a basic interior. His main concern were the holograms though.
I was a bit nervous looking at the truck because I had not done a correction this extensive before.
Process:
Shampoo Plus-Microfiber mitt
Megs Mild clay-Last Touch
M105/ M205-Cutting, Polishing, and Finishing Pads (By the way. In 114 degree heat, the 105 literally flashed instantly)
Sealed with M21 2.0 on the G110 and a Finishing Pad
Here it is after the wash.
Disclaimer: This paint may make you, dizzy, nautious, disoriented or all three. If you have any heart conditions or could possibly be pregnant, please exit this thread immediately. You have been warned.
On to claying. Obviously the guy that "Detailed" this before did not clay. This is 1/2 of a panel.
Okay, now fast forward about 20 hours. I did not take any between pictures. I only had this truck for two days and I was working non stop. I logged 11 hours the first day. The temp was 114 outside and I thought my wife was going to have to give me an IV. I wasnt feeling so good.
My wife and I got up at 5am the next morning to get started before it got "hot". We pulled the truck out of the garage to find it was a cool 97 degrees outside. Gotta love Az.
After some extensive test spots, I found that the 105 Cutting pad combo and 205 Polishing pad combo was too aggresive and I was leaving my own holograms. It was probably more my technique causing them than the products but we finally settled on 105 on a polishing pad and 205 on a finishing pad. This of course did not remove all of the swirls and RIDS that were present but this did remove all of the hologrmas and still achieved about 85% correction.
Here is a shot after compounding and polishing. There was still some dust left on the surface in this pic which was removed with a 1:1 alcohol/water solution. Looking much better though.
I did find one shot of what the paint looked like before.
Here are some after sealed with the M21
And finally some outsie shots. Sorry they are not better but I literally had 5 minutes to take pictures before we had to leave to deliver the truck.
28 man hours of hard work over two days paid off. Enjoy.
Those are clouds by the way ^.
Tire dressed with Endurance gel. Wheels cleaned with APC+. Wheel wells dressed with Hyper Dressing 2:1
Thanks everyone for looking. Hope you enjoyed it.
Bob
Premier Auto Detailing
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