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  • 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

    Well,

    Today I detailed a 2001 Volvo S80, light paint correction only, an engine detail and an interior detail. Overall it was a nice little cleanup for a simple price of $215 bucks. Started on it at 11 am and finished at 5pm.

    First I detailed the engine, heres what 8 years without a cleaning looks like:







    not too bad, but definitly needs some work.

    For the engine, the following products were used including various brushes:

    All Purpose Cleaner
    Hyper-Dressing

    not 100% but definitly an improvement:









    When washing any vechile I always start with the wheels,tires, and wells. Here are the wheels and tires before any cleaning:










    After Wheel Brightener and Super Degreaser:







    I then began to wash the car with Shampoo Plus and Body Solvent on some areas. After that I clayed the car with Detailing Clay (Mild) and Last Touch Spray Detailer . After that I used my G110 to spread out two thin coats of #20 - Polymer Sealant. While minimal correction was achieved, it was nothing to brag about, the customer requested I wash/clay/wax, do the interior and engine and thats it.

    While the M20 was drying I revived the trim with #40 - Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner/Conditioner and then topped it with a nice rich coat of All Season Dressing. Then All Season Dressing was used again to dress the tires and wheelwells.

    Before:




    After:























    The interior was the last thing left:




    All Finished:

















    Nick
    Tucker's Detailing Services
    815-954-0773
    2012 Ford Transit Connect

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    Re: 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

    Nick, you do some really nice work. Do you detail fulltime?

    Colin
    A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

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    • #3
      Re: 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

      Yes, I do.
      Nick
      Tucker's Detailing Services
      815-954-0773
      2012 Ford Transit Connect

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      • #4
        Re: 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

        How often do you order from ADS? Like once a month? You must really go through the products.

        Nice job on the Volvo. What was your process on the interior?
        Shane
        1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL

        If you trim yourself to fit the world you'll whittle yourself away. - Aaron Tippin

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        • #5
          Re: 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

          Originally posted by CieraSL View Post
          How often do you order from ADS? Like once a month? You must really go through the products.

          Nice job on the Volvo. What was your process on the interior?

          I place an order at ADS at the start of every month usually.

          As for the interior:

          Vacumm
          APC Plus on seats,carpet,vinyl,plastics etc
          Gold Class Rich Leather Spray on leather
          M40 to dress
          Nick
          Tucker's Detailing Services
          815-954-0773
          2012 Ford Transit Connect

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          • #6
            Re: 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

            Nick, The Volvo looks great. I bet the owner was thrilled with the results. Great work as usual.
            quality creates its own demand

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            • #7
              Re: 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

              This thread is an example that even a rather simple detail can bring great results. Nice job on the Volvo.

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              • #8
                Re: 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

                all the way nick
                it only takes a little patience and plenty of PASSION!!

                detailing blog

                http://thedetailers.blogspot.com

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                • #9
                  Re: 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

                  Nice job Nick!

                  Volvo's can be tricky (ask Tim!)

                  Very nice job....I need to get me some WB! Those wheels are BRIGHT

                  Good show
                  Philippians 2:14 - Do all things without grumbling or questioning,

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                  • #10
                    Re: 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

                    Originally posted by Nappers View Post
                    Nice job Nick!

                    Volvo's can be tricky (ask Tim!)

                    Very nice job....I need to get me some WB! Those wheels are BRIGHT

                    Good show
                    Thanks Nappers!

                    I was also suprised how nice and shiny they came out.
                    Nick
                    Tucker's Detailing Services
                    815-954-0773
                    2012 Ford Transit Connect

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                    • #11
                      Re: 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

                      Im surprised how well the wheels cleaned up! Looks like brand new!

                      Did you dress the rims with anything else after you cleaned them up? The wheels just look way to shiney to look like Factory rims.

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                      • #12
                        Re: 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

                        Originally posted by Fischer View Post
                        Im surprised how well the wheels cleaned up! Looks like brand new!

                        Did you dress the rims with anything else after you cleaned them up? The wheels just look way to shiney to look like Factory rims.
                        All I did was clean them with Wheel Brightener combined with a bucket of water and Deep Crystal Car Wash.

                        They did come out lookin shiny.
                        Nick
                        Tucker's Detailing Services
                        815-954-0773
                        2012 Ford Transit Connect

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                        • #13
                          Re: 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

                          Looks great as usual man!

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                          • #14
                            Re: 2001 Volvo S80 - Engine,interior,and exterior cleanup

                            Great work! I have seen several of your posts and your details always look good.

                            The only problem I see is that in a lot of your posts, some of the pictures you take are blurry. I had a problem like that with my old digital camera, it ended up breaking in the end and ever since I replaced it, my pictures come out fine. Could it be there is something wrong with your camera?

                            I think it would benefit you much more if the pictures were more clear, for potential future customers.
                            '96 Honda Prelude

                            www.vbautodetailing.com

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