DP 08 GXP Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) finished up the latest customer today. this time around it was a base model Pontiac G8 in panther black. the inside wasn't too bad so there isnt a lot of pics of that but the exterior was in need of some love. the paint was pretty easy to correct for the most part just had to hit a few spots a second time to get some nasty swirls removed and a few scratches. probably got the paint to around 85% on average corrected. the customer didnt want the 3 step polish even though the results would have been worth it. on with the pics interior before exterior before interior after exterior after Edited September 1, 2012 by DP 08 GXP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man5011 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Nice recovery. Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 The way that guy takes care of his car..........I wouldn't give him his keys back. Excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlack151 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Another awesome save, great job! The G8 guys will chime in with comments as well......................once they picked themselves off the floor from seeing the before shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Holy crap... Tha thing was abused! Washed with a Brillo pad?!? Nice job. Did you use a flex or a PC on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 nice job! I need to get my arse in gear and make mine decent, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 How do people trash their cars like that??? Very nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyfox Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Wow, that paint was a nightmare. Great job on the save! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP 08 GXP Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 Nice recovery. Great job! thanks! The way that guy takes care of his car..........I wouldn't give him his keys back. Excellent work! thanks...at least ill have a customer again next year lol Another awesome save, great job! The G8 guys will chime in with comments as well......................once they picked themselves off the floor from seeing the before shots! thanks! Holy crap... Tha thing was abused! Washed with a Brillo pad?!? Nice job. Did you use a flex or a PC on that? gotta love what automatic car washes can do to a car...i used the Flex 3401 and the Flex PE14 rotary where needed...used the PC to apply the wax nice job! I need to get my arse in gear and make mine decent, lol thanks!! How do people trash their cars like that???Very nice work! lack of knowledge and some just dont really care unfortunately..thanks! Wow, that paint was a nightmare. Great job on the save! thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyAcadia09 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 wow great work! that was an impressive collection of leaves they had LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GXPaycheck Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Grrrr8 Save! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP 08 GXP Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 wow great work! that was an impressive collection of leaves they had LOL those things are a pain to deal with most of the time lol...thanks! Grrrr8 Save! thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP 08 GXP Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 i had the owner come back today because the SVRT on the mirrors left that awesome streak of product down the door so i took care of that even though i wiped them down after i applied the product...well while i was fixing that issue we were discussing his paint before and after i worked on it and his washing technique which was one bucket, no grit gaurd, cheap towels, cheap wash mitt, dealer washes, and automatic car washes...after showing him all my products and processes i use to prevent swirling up a car he has decided to bring his car back to me every 2 weeks or so to have me wash his car and give it a little pick me up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase@InsanePaint Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Love your threads. ALWAYS killer work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Those before pics had me thinking it wasn't black but silver. Huge save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP 08 GXP Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Love your threads. ALWAYS killer work!!! thanks!!! Those before pics had me thinking it wasn't black but silver. Huge save. thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamworkz Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 That thing was thrashed. Nice job on bringing it back to what it should be. Dream Workz Auto Detailing using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRZN Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Great turnaround for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matts88yj Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Man that was trashed. Good save and good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forza Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I love watching your work Derek! Very inspirational, but how do you find the time for all these amazing turn around jobs? How long does something like this take you, from beginning (washing) to end (waxing)? Can anyone say HELICOPTERS!!!!!???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE Mook Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Nice save! I hope he shows the car some respect now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP 08 GXP Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 That thing was thrashed. Nice job on bringing it back to what it should be. thanks! Dream Workz Auto Detailing using Tapatalk Great turnaround for sure! thanks!! Man that was trashed. Good save and good work. thanks!!! I love watching your work Derek! Very inspirational, but how do you find the time for all these amazing turn around jobs? How long does something like this take you, from beginning (washing) to end (waxing)? Can anyone say HELICOPTERS!!!!!???? i work 55 hours a week at my real job so how i normally do my details is have the customer drop the car off my last night on and spend anywhere from 2-4 hours on it depending on how bad the car is...i wake up the following morning at around 7 (nets me 5 hours of sleep usually) to continue to work on them which most of the time is 5-8 hours depending on size and how bad they are...this one took me a little while i would say close to 9 hours...never realized how much surface areas the G8's have until now Nice save! I hope he shows the car some respect now. i think he has learned that his best option is to just bring it back to me to wash it which was a smart decision for him and it will save me some work when i do my next correction on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongosg8 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 HOLY CRAP!!!!! What a mess and what a Great save/job Derek. As a G8 GT owner Im embarrassed that someone would let that car get that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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