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  • 2001 Harley Electra Glide Classic, 03 VW Jetta

    2001 Harley Electra Glide Classic.

    This was a maintenence detail, I usually see the bike two or three times a year.

    The bike was washed with six oz of Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner in my foam gun and agitated with a Meguiars wash mitt.

    The wheels and tires were scrubbed with the leftover solution and a small brush was used to clean the tires.

    I then dried it with some Water Magnets and spent twenty minutes using compressed air to blow out all the water from the many cracks and crevices.

    Here is the condition of the paint after washing, the owner does a good job taking care of it himself actually.








    I then clayed all the painted and chrome surfaces with Detailing Clay (Mild). Some areas were spot polished with either SwirlX or #205 - Ultra Finishing Polish by hand and with my PC.

    The bike was sealed with several coats of #20 - Polymer Sealant and a couple applications of the very last of my Ultimate Quik Wax.
























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    2003 Volkswagon Jetta, 34k miles.

    Client had me wash/seal his Jetta while I was there taking care of the bike.

    It had a thick film of dirt on it.




    I sprayed the wheels, tires, and wells down with All Purpose Cleaner Plus at 4:1, then foamed them up with 5oz of Deep Crystal Car Wash in my foam gun, agitated, then rinsed.

    I forgot to bring my Body Solvent but had some cheap OTC bug/tar remover in my toolbox and sprayed that along the front and lower ends of the vehicle.






    After washing the wheels, tires, and wells I scrubbed the lower and front ends of the vehicle with a bug sponge and my wash solution.

    I only scrubbed up to the body colored molding:




    The complete body was then foamed with 5oz of Deep Crystal Car Wash and a couple oz of Ultimate Wash and Wax.

    I agitated with several Meguiars wash mitts and then gave the vehicle a final rinse, pulled it into the client's garage, then dried with several Water Magnets.





    Looks much better after properly washing it:




    I did several applications of Synthetic X-Press Spray Wax to the paint and wheels.

    The main part of the jambs were wiped out.

    The tires and wells were dressed with #40 - Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner/Conditioner.

    All glass was wiped clean and streak free with Glass Cleaner Concentrate at 10:1.







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

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    Re: 2001 Harley Electra Glide Classic, 03 VW Jetta

    Great work, Nick. The bike and the VW look great. I like the shade of blue on the Harley. Great work.
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    • #3
      Re: 2001 Harley Electra Glide Classic, 03 VW Jetta

      both look good!

      I bet that Harley was a tough job even though it was in nice shape to start with, lots of small areas to get into and tons of chrome to polish!
      Joel
      1976 Cutlass S
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      • #4
        Re: 2001 Harley Electra Glide Classic, 03 VW Jetta

        Looking good Nick. I see you mentioned you used the last of your UQW. Are you using Synthetic X-Press Spray Wax in it's place or something else?
        2014 Cadillac ATS4 Performance in White Diamond Tricoat. It's loaded with everything but frickin' lasers!

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        • #5
          Re: 2001 Harley Electra Glide Classic, 03 VW Jetta

          Originally posted by J. A. Michaels View Post
          Great work, Nick. The bike and the VW look great. I like the shade of blue on the Harley. Great work.
          Thank you.

          Originally posted by rcktpwrd View Post
          both look good!

          I bet that Harley was a tough job even though it was in nice shape to start with, lots of small areas to get into and tons of chrome to polish!
          Thanks.

          The bike took much longer due to the fact that there were bugs in a lot of the cracks and crevices that needed to be removed.

          I also wanted to get all the water out of the cracks and crevices after the wash as well.

          Originally posted by paulcr39 View Post
          Looking good Nick. I see you mentioned you used the last of your UQW. Are you using Synthetic X-Press Spray Wax in it's place or something else?
          Thanks Paul.

          I am now using the Synthetic X-Press Spray Wax now. Its really nice to have a gallon of a Meguiars spray wax.
          Nick
          Tucker's Detailing Services
          815-954-0773
          2012 Ford Transit Connect

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          • #6
            Re: 2001 Harley Electra Glide Classic, 03 VW Jetta

            Both look great. Those Harleys are a pain to properly detail, but they sure look good when your done. Very nice work, Nick.

            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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            • #7
              Re: 2001 Harley Electra Glide Classic, 03 VW Jetta

              Originally posted by cnfowler View Post
              Both look great. Those Harleys are a pain to properly detail, but they sure look good when your done. Very nice work, Nick.

              Colin
              Thank you Colin.
              Nick
              Tucker's Detailing Services
              815-954-0773
              2012 Ford Transit Connect

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              • #8
                Re: 2001 Harley Electra Glide Classic, 03 VW Jetta

                Nice work Nick

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                • #9
                  Re: 2001 Harley Electra Glide Classic, 03 VW Jetta

                  Great work yet again Nick! Harley looks awesome.
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                  • #10
                    Re: 2001 Harley Electra Glide Classic, 03 VW Jetta

                    Thank you aris and Shawn.

                    Just today I found out a Semi side swiped my client on the freeway the day after I washed his car and detailed his bike.

                    Thankfully nobody was injured and the car is in the body shop now.
                    Nick
                    Tucker's Detailing Services
                    815-954-0773
                    2012 Ford Transit Connect

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                    • #11
                      Re: 2001 Harley Electra Glide Classic, 03 VW Jetta

                      Thank heaven he wasn't on his Harley! And glad to hear no one was injured.
                      Don
                      "In the game of life, I have no need for tickets on the 50-yard line, I brought my shoes, I came to play." unknown

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