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What better way to celebrate the 4th, than to detail someone's car!
This is my father-in-law's 2003 Honda CR-V that I detailed while my wife and I were visiting him over the weekend. I was going to post this earlier, but was having problems getting .jpg files to upload to my photo album.
Unfortunately, it appeared that his CR-V had the beginnings of clearcoat failure on the hood. The good news is the rest of the car did not seem to have any clearcoat problems - including the roof.
Process:
1) Washed with Turtle Wax Car Wash
2) Clayed with Meguiar's Detailing Clay
3) M83 with G100 on most of the car
4) M80 with G100 on the hood (went very easy on it due to the early clearcoat failure)
5) Scratch X around the door handles (thanks for doing that honey!)
6) NXT Tech Wax
7) Hot Tire Shine (ended up using this for both the tires and the trim, as I forgot to bring some trim detailer! Actually, it didn't do a bad job considering)
8) Wife cleaned and vacuumed the interior
9) Wife and father-in-law cleaned the windows with Invisible Glass
Before Pictures:
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=127[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=132[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=131[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=130[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=129[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=128[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=126[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=124[/img]
Beginnings of Clearcoat Failure on the Hood:
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=123[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=122[/img]
After Pictures:
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=146[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=148[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=147[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=143[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=142[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/pic...&pictureid=149[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=151[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=141[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=139[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=140[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=138[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=133[/img]
Overall, I was pretty pleased with the results. My father-in-law was very happy. However, he mentioned that had he known it was going to be that much work for me, he wouldn't have let me do it.
P.S. - This is my first time posting pictures so I hope these work...
Thanks for viewing!
This is my father-in-law's 2003 Honda CR-V that I detailed while my wife and I were visiting him over the weekend. I was going to post this earlier, but was having problems getting .jpg files to upload to my photo album.
Unfortunately, it appeared that his CR-V had the beginnings of clearcoat failure on the hood. The good news is the rest of the car did not seem to have any clearcoat problems - including the roof.
Process:
1) Washed with Turtle Wax Car Wash
2) Clayed with Meguiar's Detailing Clay
3) M83 with G100 on most of the car
4) M80 with G100 on the hood (went very easy on it due to the early clearcoat failure)
5) Scratch X around the door handles (thanks for doing that honey!)
6) NXT Tech Wax
7) Hot Tire Shine (ended up using this for both the tires and the trim, as I forgot to bring some trim detailer! Actually, it didn't do a bad job considering)
8) Wife cleaned and vacuumed the interior
9) Wife and father-in-law cleaned the windows with Invisible Glass
Before Pictures:
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=127[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=132[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=131[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=130[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=129[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=128[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=126[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=124[/img]
Beginnings of Clearcoat Failure on the Hood:
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=123[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=122[/img]
After Pictures:
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=146[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=148[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=147[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=143[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=142[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/pic...&pictureid=149[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=151[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=141[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=139[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=140[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=138[/img]
[img]http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/alb...&pictureid=133[/img]
Overall, I was pretty pleased with the results. My father-in-law was very happy. However, he mentioned that had he known it was going to be that much work for me, he wouldn't have let me do it.
P.S. - This is my first time posting pictures so I hope these work...
Thanks for viewing!
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