JBlack151 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Just finished up a detail today on a Ford Escape. It wasn't in too bad of condition. Just your usual dirty carpets after a winter in New England. The customer informed me the paint wasn't too bad, just wanted a good cleaning inside and out. When I inspected the paint there was tons of tar or asphalt along with sap all over, especially the rear of the Escape. With the SUV being white the owner never realized what had built up. The customer didn't want too much in the beginning, however after I showed her how bad her paint was she was okay with me doing a 3 step polishing process. She was pretty disgusted when I showed her the clay bar with all the contaminants I pulled off. Her family was so extremely happy with the results they are scheduling some more details on their other vehicles when I can get back to them. -APC & GWC on tires & wheels -Shampoo with 2 bucket system and sheet rinsing -Clay Bar with DS -SVRT on tires and exterior trim -SHR with PC -FMP with PC -MSS with PC -CUC on carpets and seats -SVRT on interior panels I would of loved to put some more time and shine into it, but they weren't looking for that result. Total time was 5.5 hours with a quick lunch in between the interior and exterior steps. Thanks for viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Adamized Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I like the escape's interior. What year is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JBlack151 Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 I like the escape's interior. What year is it? This one was a 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Tegeler Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 That clay bar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Nice job John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billawd Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Nice work one of the easier suvs to detail I did my dads its a 2011. I just detailed it for him a few weeks bac]k the people he works with said the have never Seen a car shine so much. Gotta love the combo of Metallic red and Adams http://img.tapatalk.com/c6e4df0d-93f5-2f21.jpg[/img Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Good job John...clay bar was trashed. Would have like to see what Iron Cut or Iron X would have brought to the surface on that vehicle, especially with it being white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganSRT8 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 nice work! I agree with dave that iron X would have looked awesome on that escape, im sure some fun stuff would have shown up. either way, she looks good man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug123 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 That clay was shocking. Eeesh. Looking good afterwards, love that MSS on white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE Mook Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 That clay made me puke. Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 After looking at that clay John, it looks a little stiff. Must have been a cold day up there in CT. Here is a little tip. Break off 2 pieces of clay, one for the big panels and one smaller piece for the small areas like the a-pillars. Put the 2 pieces in a bucket of warm water, and as you switch between the two, return the other piece to the bucket. This will keep it pliable and easy to fold over.....which it looks like you may have forgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlack151 Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 After looking at that clay John, it looks a little stiff. Must have been a cold day up there in CT. Here is a little tip. Break off 2 pieces of clay, one for the big panels and one smaller piece for the small areas like the a-pillars. Put the 2 pieces in a bucket of warm water, and as you switch between the two, return the other piece to the bucket. This will keep it pliable and easy to fold over.....which it looks like you may have forgotten Weather wasn't bad. About 60 degrees all day. This was a piece that was 1/3 of the original bar. It was only used on the lower end of the car and on the rear lift gate. I used another new piece for the rest. I did fold it around a few times. When I was done I squished it all together and was on the way to throw it out. Then I remembered I wanted to snap a quick photo of all the contaminants. So I had to unfold it a little. It was a nasty bar in the end. This paint was definitely "rougher than a night in prison." LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tundra5-0 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 White does look great when its clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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