ArcticZ28

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I did a detail on a 1997 Ford Explorer about a week or two ago for a friend on the board here. This was possibly one of the dirtiest cars I have done. You can't quite tell from the pics (and I wish I had pictures of the interior and door jambs) but there was dirt everywhere. There was mud in the door jambs and the entire interior was covered with a layer of dirt (not dust) as this was used and abused as a "thing to haul stuff with". The detail entailed:

exterior:
wash
claybar
wash again to get claybar stuff off
wash again to get mud out of door jambs and crevices
one pass with menzerna final polish 2, orange pad, and pc speed of 5.5
finished off with a coat of meguiar's #26 wax with red pad and speed of 2.5
clean/dress wheels/tires

interior:
vacuum (no need to worry about shampooing the carpets as they are going to stay dirty with this work vehicle)
remove layers of dirt via wet towels, windex, goo gone, etc.
clean/condition the leather
meguiar's natural shine interior
windows, etc, all other minor stuff

It took about 8-9 hours total, but I was pleased with the results.

Exterior Before (I wish I had remembered to take interior pics ):



Paint Before:




Clay Bar after only one panel of the truck:


Paint After:




All said and done:

muddmanWS6

is it just be or is there only one before pic posted and thats it.

ArcticZ28

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Haha, I was in the middle of posting and wanted to make sure the pics were coming up how I wanted them to

muddmanWS6

gotcha now. nice job man. its amazing how much it changed

K9 Pusher

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That is absolutely amazing. I really need to get a PC. Great job bro.

kevinclark09

amazing

tbird31

iTrader: (22)

werd...(second time I've said this now in someone's thread lol)

Brian2006

iTrader: (42)

Wow.... that freakin claybar

camaroboricua

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If only you were closer id have you do my Ram...good job, looks great

Ralls

iTrader: (32)

I almost forgot what it looked like before. The swirls are virtually gone and the paint is so vibrant now. Thanks Jon. Hopefully my car will be next..

ArcticZ28

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Just waitin on your OK, Ralls

Thanks for the compliments guys. I really appreciate it. I posted up in the eastern member section a while back and offered a reduced price for everyone that no one really took up. I guess they didn't know what they were missing

Blackbirdws6

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came out great. Sometimes I like a ride thats been beaten up a little bit but never detailed before. They always come out much better than where you began. Guys that keep their cars pretty clean with only a few minor issues aren't as fulfilling but obviously more easy to work with.

-brian