DP 08 GXP Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 got this one finished up today....overall the interior was in pretty good shape minus a few stains...the paint had the typical swirls...biggest PITA was doing the top of the cab and the plastic that was absorbing all my dressing because it was so dried out...came out pretty good i think Process: -cleaned door panels, dash, and seats with Leather and Interior cleaner -shampooed carpets with Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner -dressed interior with SVRT -cleaned the rims with Green Wheel Cleaner and the tires and wheel wells with All Purpose Cleaner -strip wash with All Purpose Cleaner and Car Shampoo -dried with detail spray and great white drying towel -clayed entire truck -2 step polish with Flex 3401 and Swirl and Haze Remover and Fine Machine Polish -Waterless Wash wipe down -applied Machine Super Sealant -polished the rims and exhaust tips with Metal Polish #1 and #2 -dressed tires with SVRT and wheel wells with Invisible Undercarriage Spray -cleaned windows with Glass Cleaner -dressed trim with in and out spray -dressed engine bay with SVRT and In and Out Spray on with the pictures Interior before Interior after Exterior before Exterior after Reflection shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDepthAutoDetailing Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Nice work! :rockon:That's a lot of surface to polish. Lemme guess, 8 Hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP 08 GXP Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 Nice work! :rockon:That's a lot of surface to polish. Lemme guess, 8 Hours? i wish...it was about 10 hours...my head finally stopped pounding from the damn sinus infection but i was in slow mo all day lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDepthAutoDetailing Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 i wish...it was about 10 hours...my head finally stopped pounding from the damn sinus infection but i was in slow mo all day lol That would have taken me at least 16 hours. I think my problem is my expectations are so much higher than what the customer is expecting. I know most of the time normal swirls will be gone with the first pass of SHR but then I see the scratches that go just a little bit deeper and want them gone too. I must learn to resist perfection when the vehicle I'm working on will never be perfect without a new paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP 08 GXP Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 yeah i know what you mean...i only polish to where i know i am still making money which includes product and time....for what i charge its one pass of SHR and FMP and thats it...if they want more (which we discuss before i start) i will charge accordingly but for most people what they get on this type of detail is more the satisfactory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDepthAutoDetailing Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I'm always concerned that the customer thinks their car will look better than new when they've been washing with a brillo pads for 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase@InsanePaint Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Lol, you boys are funny, but accurate!!! Great job Derek!! MASSIVE turnaround bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Great job Derek. The truck looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Looks great man! I could NEVER detail for money. I'd go broke. I'm a perfectionist. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP 08 GXP Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 Thanks everyone...i definitely treat the polishing process a little different with a customers car and my own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganSRT8 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 very nice! thats alot of surface to cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Nice work Derek! I don't envy you working on that big beast, way too much real estate. I am a little scared to ask what they are doing on this mat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suke Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 V10? Ouch! Bet that hurts to fill up right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP 08 GXP Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 he said he gets 10-11 mpgs with normal driving and 5 while hauling his camper...he only puts 3-4,000 miles a year because it is unreal to fill the thing up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F150 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 That truly is a gorgeous truck! I was going to buy a v10, but sadly it had a few hundred thousand miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F150 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Gorgeous truck man! I'm drooling over it, i've got an F150, and i NEED one of those. Hahaha, didn't realize i already posted about it! Well! Grats man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP 08 GXP Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 Lol thanks for both of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Thats a nice job Derek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongosg8 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Great job Derek! Took a lot of pride in your work and it paid off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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