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MachNU
08-02-2010, 09:45 PM
Got a call mid afternoon about trying if at all possible getting this done today as the owner was heading back up to Virginia tomorrow. Thing was in pretty terrible condition, had never been buffed, severe acid rain and just dirty...but kinda to be expected after driving from Virgina Beach to Georgia.

Just did a wash, clay, 1-step and waxed.

Befores:

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/WholeCarBefore.jpg
http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/RoofBefore-1.jpg
http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/PaintBefore-1.jpg

How bad was the condition of the paint you might ask? Looked like this across the whole car...

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/TrunkPaintBefore.jpg

Half and half on the trunk just to see the amount of fade that was in the paint...

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/TrunkHalfandHalf.jpg

Now for the afters:

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/PassRearAfter.jpg
http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/PassSideAfter.jpg
http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/HoodAfter-3.jpg
http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/DriverSideFrontAfter.jpg

Paint After:

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/TrunkAfterBetter.jpg
http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/BeforeandAfter-1.jpg
Dwisforme05
08-03-2010, 12:37 AM
good stuff mike
Brian*
08-03-2010, 01:29 AM
Awesome stuff man, I wish I could afford to get my Lexus done right now...
Doppelgänger
08-03-2010, 09:14 AM
You missed the headlights... :ninja:
Hell, I dropped my car off at the body shop and they had a big posteter advertising "headlight renewal" for only $74.99/pr....I'm sure you could offer that 'service' for half that price...


Poor car...great job on that!
MachNU
08-03-2010, 09:50 AM
good stuff mike

Thanks Cameron!


You missed the headlights... :ninja:
Hell, I dropped my car off at the body shop and they had a big posteter advertising "headlight renewal" for only $74.99/pr....I'm sure you could offer that 'service' for half that price...


Poor car...great job on that!

I even said something to him about the headlights but he figured he would wait until next time. But yeah $75 is a complete rip off. I charge anywhere from $40-60/set.
2turbo4u
08-03-2010, 10:53 AM
I noticed the girl with the check book out...pay up biiiitch! Good work!
alex14
08-03-2010, 12:31 PM
I love your threads.
Boosted FC
08-03-2010, 04:44 PM
Awesome work as usual.
D3UC3S
08-03-2010, 05:26 PM
Looks like new paint! Amazing work as usual...
smoknlegend
08-03-2010, 09:31 PM
Looks good mike. What was your 1 step? I always considered bmw paint hard, but if you can get results like that with a 1 step, damn.


I even said something to him about the headlights but he figured he would wait until next time. But yeah $75 is a complete rip off. I charge anywhere from $40-60/set.

Thats not a bad price. I had a friend come to me one day telling me a body shop wanted to charge him $180 to renew his lights, and that it didnt include any type of follow up service. Talk about jaw dropping
ArK
08-03-2010, 09:42 PM
i just need to know how much something like this would run me! ha :]

but great work!
K24cb7coupe
08-03-2010, 09:49 PM
how much you chargin' to do a 01 S type Jag?????
MachNU
08-03-2010, 11:28 PM
i just need to know how much something like this would run me! ha :]

but great work!

PM me what type of vehicle and what type of work you are wanting to get done.


how much you chargin' to do a 01 S type Jag?????

Depends on what you want to get done. PM me with more info for more info.
MachNU
08-03-2010, 11:29 PM
Looks good mike. What was your 1 step? I always considered bmw paint hard, but if you can get results like that with a 1 step, damn.



Thats not a bad price. I had a friend come to me one day telling me a body shop wanted to charge him $180 to renew his lights, and that it didnt include any type of follow up service. Talk about jaw dropping]

Joe you should now which forums to find the information about the process. :D
smoknlegend
08-04-2010, 12:21 AM
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Joe you should now which forums to find the information about the process. :D

since the change over at autopia its been running slower for me and the style is not to my liking as much. (besides that im being lazy)
smoknlegend
08-04-2010, 12:25 AM
BTW: just saw your thread, that KBM method is fun with m105, but its a bitch if you dont wipe up the stuff right after. Lets just put it this way, there were a few panels i had to use diluted thinner to get it off cause alcohol and even going over it again didnt help.

But then again i was using a Surbuf pad. Do you notice much clogging with the lc pad?

Shit, i guess im just beat, i thought you were using m105, but you were using menzerna.
Slow Motion
08-04-2010, 01:43 AM
good job
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