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  • 2005 GMC Savana

    This is the last detail for 2015. The owner is my uncle. He had me detail this one after seeing how the Camaro came out that I did for him a couple weeks ago. That thread is here

    This car belongs to my uncle. He asked me if I could polish it out as he will be giving it to his son as a gift for his 18th birthday on December 23rd. He's a good kid so I went the extra mile and coated the car after correcting it. This was a full interior and exterior job. It only has 18k miles on it and it is a V6. Don't let


    This was an all in one job. I didn't take too many photos. The paint is light in color and it hides defects fairly well.

    Started off with a simple wash. I broke it up into section as this thing is large.

    Clayed it. The surface was very rough. I saw M34 turning brownish in color as I was claying. That is how much contaminants the clay bar was pulling out. Here's an example.



    Once that was done, it was time to clean the paint. I chose to go with Meguiar's white wax. I used it with my MT300 at 5800 OPM's and used it with a Meguiar's burgundy foam cutting disc. Followed this write up.

    There has been a bit of discussion recently regarding the effectiveness of White Wax so we wanted to share a recent project with you that demonstrates just how effective this product is when used as an all-in-one. What you see below is a couple close up frames of a single stage white Dodge Sprinter van. This thing is pretty


    Before



    After. Not perfect but much better.



    Some various after shots. I did follow up with a D156 final wipedown.









    Corrected the headlights as well. Used Meguiar's sanding disc 1000 and 3000. Compounded with M100 on a 3" Meguiar's Microfiber cutting disc and polished with M205 on a 3" Lake Country Hydro Tech foam polishing pad. They were wiped down with CarPro eraser and seealed with Opti-Lens.




    My uncle was very pleased with how it came out. He was enjoying the slickness of the paint as well as what was done to the interior.



    Interior:

    Vacuumed, Meguiar's Odor Eliminator on carpet and cloth seats
    Rubber Floor mats cleaned with D103 APC+
    Rubber and plastics cleaned with D103 APC+, Dressed with Meguiar's New Car Scent Protectant
    Leather on seats cleaned with D103 APC+, dressed with D180 Leather Cleaner & Conditioner
    Glass cleaned with D120


    Exterior:

    Wash: Adams Foam Gun, Adams Car Shampoo

    Paint Decon: Meguiar's M34, Clay Magic clay bar

    Correction/Protection: Meguiar's White Wax + Meguiar's burgundy foam cutting disc, final wipe down with D156 spray wax

    Trim: Cleaned with Meguiar's D103 APC+, Dressed with Meguiar's Ultimate Black New Version (lotion version)

    Bumpers and running boards: Meguiar's Fine Cut Metal Polish, Sealed with Wolfgang Metal Sealant

    Tires: Cleaned with Meguiar's D108 at 4:1, Meguiar's Ultimate Black Tire Coating

    Wheels: Cleaned with Meguiar's D143 at 2:1, protected with Adams Quick Sealant

    Glass: Front - Clay, Detailer's Pro Glass Restorer Polish, Detailer's Pro Coating Prep Polish, Detailer's Pro Glass Coating, Sides & rear - clay, rain-x

    Headlights: Meguiar's sanding discs (1000 & 3000), Meguiar's M100 + 3" Meguiar's microfiber cutting disc, Meguiar's M205 + 3" Lake Country Hydro Tech polishing pad, CarPro Eraser, Opti-Lens
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    Re: 2005 GMC Savana

    Great job again. Nice job on the headlights!
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      Re: 2005 GMC Savana

      Thanks.
      99 Grand Prix
      02 Camaro SS

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        Guz excellent work as always!

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          Re: 2005 GMC Savana

          Originally posted by wheckathorn View Post
          Guz excellent work as always!
          Thanks.
          99 Grand Prix
          02 Camaro SS

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