Because you can't see all the time I put into it...it sucks.

On the other hand, I've started back up detailing cars on the side to bring in some extra cash.

The first one I did for a buddy of mine that got married a few weekends ago.

1999 Trans Am WS.6 49k miles.

-It had some pretty bad swirl marks and just needed a really good cleaning overall. It has sat inside it's entire life basically until recently when he moved it out of his parents garage to his new apartment and now sits outside until he gets a garage to put it in. I have before pictures but none came out good since it was raining when I first got it to the house.









A cool shot I took when the cars were sitting outside afterwards.



The second was this past weekend. I freakin love this car.

1993 Supra NA-T ~45k miles

The paint felt great, but there were a LOT of swirls in it. Did a full cut on this car, as opposed to the WS.6. Still are a few surface scratches but overall he loved it.












Next weekend awaits...

 

WOW, both cars look great! Nice Z06 too. I love the plates on the Supra haha

 

Looks great man. I love seeing well-detailed black cars.

 

they all look good but is it me or does that exhaust stick out a lil to much on the Supra?

 

Well done!!!! Your friends ws6 is gorgeous

 

black looks soooo **** when its cleaned up

 

Actually white makes it harder to see results. Also harder to see defects. You know when a Black car is done right. The pics dont lie.

 

That black WS6 and Zo6 are droooooooooooooooooool.....

 

Travis...nice job man. I am a detailer as well and appreciate a black car....got any direct sunlight shots? Also, what is your process? I stick to the Meguairs 105/205....I find that cobo will tackle anything out there when combined with the right pads.

 

Thanks man, honestly it's been so cloudy and shitty around these parts recently I didn't get any. We were playing games with the weather channel just so Greg could drive the Supra home without getting dumped on. And I'm struggling with taking before shots hardcore. I just can't get any light good enough to show the flaws.

At the moment I'm using Malco products. They are reasonably priced and are doing a great job. I look for good user friendly products, ease of getting off...etc...I used the 3M stuff when detailing at work but that **** is like $30 for 1 bottle. That kind of material cost is nuts when just starting out. Plus I've heard the Malco products ARE the 3M products just without the name stamped on the bottle.

 

I Concur, I dont understand why people like the exhaust coming out at an angle like that as well. I seen it on a SRT the other day and I about puked. It looks like crap. IMO the only thing you should see is the tips of the exhaust sticking out

 

Supra pictured with the side exhaust is some JDM trend probably started by Supra/EVO/STI guys and now every lame 19 second car delivering pizzas does it too.

 

It's not a side exhaust...it's just angled to the left. Every catback made for those cars is the exact same way.

Thanks for the compliments fellas. It's fun to watch a car progress during the stages of cleaning.

 

damn, all nice cars man!!

 

they started doin that on certain type cars like that and Evo's, WRX's, and Supras cause it made the exhaust more straight rather than having the curves in the pipe to make it come out straight so there would be less restriction on the exhaust flow but hey if you drive something smaller than a V8 i guess every little thing counts lol

 

I would sacrifice 1hp over the looks

 

lol haha yeah i gotcha but hey its theres let em do what they can to keep up with us lol haha

 

WS6 looks minty fresh.

 

Try Megs 105/205 and I pretty much promise you won't try anything else. I spend MAYBE $6 worth of polish on an entire vehicle. Go from 1200 sanding scratches to mirror shine in 2 steps!

 

very nice work man! from one on-the-side detailer to another!