Detailed our 2006 S281 3-valve
Before Pictures
This is actually one of our personal cars we just picked up a few weeks ago. My wife saw this on craigslist and thought she had to have it. Now that the weather is a bit better it is time to bring that exterior back to life. The car is pretty rough and has 127k miles on it. https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...d8&oe=55B137F6 before picture of the roof. the paint on the car was pretty rough with lots of swirls https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...27&oe=55A740BF picture of the hood, which has lots of RIDS and swirls. https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...79&oe=55A2118D trunk lid and spoiler which are also in very poor condition https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...c2&oe=55AEA671 passenger door and quarter panel before picture https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...3d&oe=55AD24E5 rear bumper cover and exhaust tips which have a fair amount of carbon build up on them https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...d6&oe=55B21874 before shot of the passenger rear quarter https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...c823b65fac7708 dirt build up around the tail light and rear bumper cover https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...29fa7fdb1c2e32 before shot of the passenger front wheel |
The Cleaning Process
The car was washed using the 2 bucket method with Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Clear. After that it was decon'd with Iron X, after being thoroughly rinsed it was then followed up with another wash using a Nanoskin wash mit. https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...f13076d141867b Sonax FE doing its thing https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...4f6f535af1c14a cleaning the exhaust with APC and wheel whoolies https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...1b&oe=55B6A22E CarPro IX working on removing surface contamination https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...81&oe=55A09EB6 another shot of IX doing it thing https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...bd&oe=55A5F5CA area around the trunk opening before cleaning https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...0c&oe=55B76273 picture of the rear bumper after being washed and decon'd for compounding to start https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...19&oe=55A8763B freshly washed and decon'd car ready to start the real work The real condition of the paint https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...11b0a08b9dd599 condition of the passenger front fender under the LED lights https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...40c1bfb47ded18 passenger door before picture. lots of swirls just like the rest of the car https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...50&oe=5575778D another angle of the same area only below the door handle https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...60&oe=55A99476 scuff marks on the passneger side of the front bumper cover https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...2d575f23ea3d09 before picture of the rear bumper cover. the finish really lacks gloss due to the condition of the paint https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...e1&oe=55B9743B paint defect on the passenger front fender https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...37&oe=55BD3875 before pic of the passenger rear quarter |
After Shots
https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...4d&oe=55B426E8 freshly fnished car with Chemical Guys EZ-Creme and Pete's 53 Wax https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...d9c039c9c30fce https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...ce81b471081dc0 the car now has lots more gloss and clarity https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...00&oe=55A80B67 tires dressed with CarPro PERL https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...49dddedce05cf3 https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...9e&oe=55A3A782 https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...98&oe=55A1416D https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...77&oe=55B28D71 https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...9b&oe=55A68DE5 https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...fb&oe=556F9C0E |
Nice job!
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Looks great! :cool:
Do my car. :smile: |
Dang! Now I know what need to happen to mine.
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I really wasn't try to make it perfect, just buying sometime till I can get it repainted. Thanks for the complements, and if anyone has any detailing questions or needs any product recommendations feel free to ask.
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Incredible results.
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Very nice work.
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Yes she sure cleaned up nice!
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