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A co-worker of mine was moving to FL, so I told him that I would detail his Envoy as a going away present. It was a gift for him and practice for me -- this was my first full detail on a car that doesn't belong to me. We had to work it into a tight schedule so I only had one night two days before he left. Heavy rain kept me from taking really good pictures, but I think you will have a good idea of what I had to work with.
The process:
1. Wash with GC
2. Pull the truck into the garage before the rain starts
3. Remove massive amounts of junk from the interior. Separate into obvious trash, likely trash, and probably stuff to keep piles (I let him sort it all out later)
4. APC, brush, and vacuum the interior. Really, really bad to look at and smell.
5. Dress the interior with Turtle Wax Ice interior gel goo.
6. Windows -- couldn't see through all the dog and kid slime.
7. Clay the hood and roof - The paint felt really dry until I realized it was just baked on dirt. My friend does not wash his car... ever.
8. M105 on yellow pad with G110 for the hood, roof, and several other areas (spot treated).
9. M205 the entire truck on yellow pad with G110
10. Wax with NXT 2.0
11. Endurance Tire Gel
I was a sprint to the finish, I really wanted to spend more time with it, but all I had was 8 hours (finished at 2:30am). My friend was a sport and hung out for the end. All in all, I think it was a success. At least he has a fresh coat of wax to help out against the FL summer sun.
Now the pics...
Before
Suntan lotion
Tried to capture the paint as best I could. I really think taking pictures of the detail is harder than the detail itself.
Test spot
Tried to get a shot of the paint across the hood, and yes I know... there isn't a towel under the bottle.
Afters
Door Panel
I like the way this one came out...
Now for the interior shots
And all the stuff I was talking about!
So, I am pretty happy with the results, and I fully expect my friend to read this thread, so some of the comment are meant to
, all in fun of course.
I know that I have a lot to learn and would love to hear you comments and critiques. Thanks for looking.
The process:
1. Wash with GC
2. Pull the truck into the garage before the rain starts
3. Remove massive amounts of junk from the interior. Separate into obvious trash, likely trash, and probably stuff to keep piles (I let him sort it all out later)
4. APC, brush, and vacuum the interior. Really, really bad to look at and smell.
5. Dress the interior with Turtle Wax Ice interior gel goo.
6. Windows -- couldn't see through all the dog and kid slime.
7. Clay the hood and roof - The paint felt really dry until I realized it was just baked on dirt. My friend does not wash his car... ever.
8. M105 on yellow pad with G110 for the hood, roof, and several other areas (spot treated).
9. M205 the entire truck on yellow pad with G110
10. Wax with NXT 2.0
11. Endurance Tire Gel
I was a sprint to the finish, I really wanted to spend more time with it, but all I had was 8 hours (finished at 2:30am). My friend was a sport and hung out for the end. All in all, I think it was a success. At least he has a fresh coat of wax to help out against the FL summer sun.
Now the pics...
Before
Suntan lotion
Tried to capture the paint as best I could. I really think taking pictures of the detail is harder than the detail itself.
Test spot
Tried to get a shot of the paint across the hood, and yes I know... there isn't a towel under the bottle.
Afters
Door Panel
I like the way this one came out...
Now for the interior shots
And all the stuff I was talking about!
So, I am pretty happy with the results, and I fully expect my friend to read this thread, so some of the comment are meant to
, all in fun of course.I know that I have a lot to learn and would love to hear you comments and critiques. Thanks for looking.
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