My 11 hour detail on a 2002 Firehawk...

[skytower31]

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Nice job. What is a GMMG and a 12 bolt you mentioned?

How did you get your cart over to his house? I noticed that he had shelves just like your cart.


How many pads did you use total? Did you have to stop and clean them? How bad were the nooks and crannies to 83,80, and wax? How much product did it take?

GMMG is the manufacturer for the exhaust system that I helped Keith install on his car.

A 12-bolt is an upgraded stronger rear axle assembly that once I installed into my car I had to bring to a shop to have them reset the gears due to extensive noise. That shop severly scratched my rear quarter panel.

He loaded up his cart into this Ford Expedition. It barely fit completely upright in the back seat. I told him he had to bring it up just so we could get those pictures.

[skytower31]

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Wow...results look amazing.

My Dad has a '99 Firehawk that I'll be doing the same thing to....he had a "mishap" with a rotary buffer, and the entire hood is hologrammed.

Can't wait, haha.

Take good care of that rare beauty.

[skytower31]

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You did a wonderful job on the car. You made it into a showcar. As a result of your great work you got your friend Jonathon reintroduced to the passion of detailing cars. Way to go, keep em shining.

I'm going to order all of my new detailing products today per Keith's recommendations!!!

[vettemaniac]

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Nice Job!!! That black speaks for itself

[MDetail]

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Came out GREAT. Although I'm not a fan of those body styles, It makes it more tempting after all that work you did.

[TH0001]

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Looks awesome...

suggestions?

Get a rotary and you could knock that thing out in a couple of hours...

[98blackbird]

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nothing better than a recently detailed black f-body! i love it and great job!

[Kman]

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Nice job. What is a GMMG and a 12 bolt you mentioned?

How did you get your cart over to his house? I noticed that he had shelves just like your cart.


How many pads did you use total? Did you have to stop and clean them? How bad were the nooks and crannies to 83,80, and wax? How much product did it take?

GMMG is the exhaust on my car.

https://www.gmmginc.net

Jonathan explained the 12 bolt rear end. It's stronger than the stock 10 bolts. F-bodies are known to blow the stock 10 bolt.

I used two 8006 pads and one 9006 pad. The 8006 pads towards the end started to get heavy, so I had to be really careful. No idea on how much 83 and 80 I used, I put product on the pad on each half panel.

I put the cart in the back seat of my dad's expedition. It just fit.

Excellent job on that beautiful car!! Keep up the good work!

About the cart, did you get it at Sam's? If so, how do you like it? I'm considering getting a cart, but I'm trying to find one I can fit into my extended cab on my truck. If I can't find one that will fit, I might just get that one (or one I saw at Sam's that looks just like that one).

Yea, I got that cart at Sam's. Only thing I don't like about it, is I should have bought it sooner. No more searching all over the garage for products.

[El Tano]

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Kman you can use my house whenever you need to replace something on your car, ...Nice work mang......

[Sydster]

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Great Job! Awesome shine!

[Kman]

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Looks awesome...

suggestions?

Get a rotary and you could knock that thing out in a couple of hours...

I know, I want to learn really badly.

[JG_Detailing]

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Looking great!

[RamAirV1]

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Eleven hours is about how long it took me to detail my TA too! Lots of nooks and crannies that must be done by hand. I used to spread the job out over a few weekends. That is the most rewarding color to detail by far!

The #26 looks great BTW. You may even want to try some NXT Paste or some #21 on it. You will be amazed by the results!



And to the F-body:



RamAirV1

[skytower31]

Re: My 11 hour detail on a 2002 Firehawk...

Eleven hours is about how long it took me to detail my TA too! Lots of nooks and crannies that must be done by hand. I used to spread the job out over a few weekends. That is the most rewarding color to detail by far!

The #26 looks great BTW. You may even want to try some NXT Paste or some #21 on it. You will be amazed by the results!



And to the F-body:



RamAirV1

Can't beat looking good AND going fast.

[Rick McDonough]

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Nice work, the Firehawk looks awesome!!! My brother has a Firehawk, and they are pretty quick cars...