DannoWS6

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This is the 2nd CRV we have done and I can do without seeing one for a bit


Interior wise the CRV was good, exterior wise it left a lot to desire. The exterior was heavily swirled with RIDS sporadically in the paint, very dull in appearance, water etching, and the plastic trim was dull and discolored.


This CRV was very different from the CRV the weekend before. The paint was crazy soft and very very prone to marring, even using a MF TOWEL!!!:yikes:, BUT only on the hood, driver side of the car (left side) and the rear bumper, passenger side acted completely different. This caused a lot of heartache for my partner and I, we worked and worked to identify a suitible process. We ultimately ended up with a 3 step correction to get the paint finished down correctly. Special care was taken working on and around the clear bra, we used only the 85RD on the clear bra, its the softest nano level polish we have.


After nearly 20 man hours it looks better then new inside and out. Quite a transformation and quite pleasing to look at now!



Oh and thanks for viewing!!!


Wash
CG Citrus Wash + Gloss
P21S TAW
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Swissvax Wheel Brush
MF Wash Towel.


Prep, Compounding, Finishing
Porter cable XP
Flex
Menzerna PO203
Menzerna 106FA
Menzerna 85RD
Prima Amigo
Menzerna PowerLock
Prima Banana Gloss
Prima Slick
Mother's Chrome Polish
ONR clay bar dilution
CG Extreme Shine
CG Bare Bones
Mother's Clay
Orange Lake Country 6" pad
Uber Orange 5.5" pad
Uber Green 5.5" pad
Uber Blue 5.5" pad
Uber Black 5.5" pad
More MF towels
3m Painter's tape


Process
Wash, light clay, tape.
1-2 pass’s 203 w/ orange, 1 pass 106FA with white/green, 1 pass 85RD with blue, 1 pass Amigo w/black, Powerlock applied with Uber black, Banana Gloss, Slick
Tip - Chrome polish
Wheels - Mequiers NXT 2.0, CG Extreme Shine
Wheel Wells - CG Bare Bones
Under hood given a quick treatment and interior fully done + weather strip treatment.




A teaser to maybe to keep you interested in the outcome :thud:



Engine Compartment
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After:





Interior
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Exterior
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Under the shop lights...












Process Check...






50/50...

DannoWS6

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Hood ready for LSP...




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After...



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After....



Ahhh home stretch...Powerlock setting up...




Door Jams...





Final shots...













Couple of outside shots...

jcollege

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Wow again stunning work, truly transform these cars into better than new condition!

DannoWS6

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Thanks!

This car was fairly challenging, I was not a fan of the paint at all, it would scratch just looking at it. It needs special care to be washed/maintained.

No more CRV's for me this year, I'm done with those

BlackScreaminMachine

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They say honda have soft paint. I guess they were not kidding. Def would need to do things like the 2 bucket method at min.

DannoWS6

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We haven't done too many Honda's but they seem to be hit or miss on the paint hardness. The S2000's are nothing like these CRV's.

Need_a_Camaro

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Man, that's amazing. My Z could sure use that. Travel to WV much?

DannoWS6

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I delivered this car about 65 miles away (Where I work actually ). Thats about as far as I'd like to go lol.

I've had a few mobile requests. But its a ton of work to pack up EVERYTHING and go to an unknown location on an already long day. We got lights and extention cords and tools everywhere that we need, its one thing to detail a car but another to do correction, and to do it right you need to be setup.

Thanks for the compliments.

Need_a_Camaro

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Theres a couple mobile shops around here that make a KILLING, because they're the only people willing to do it. Just out of curiosity, what did you charge for that? I really do need to get something of that level done on this car.

DannoWS6

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Just to reiterate, its a hobby for me and all the work we've done is just word of mouth. It's enough to keep us busy and we don't try and push it as a money maker for us, so you will never see me quote a price here, as my intention is to share and not sell.

But to answer your question a full correction and interior detail on a small SUV by a claimed proffesional will fluctuate anywhere from $4-700 most likely. It depends a lot on the process and materials, location, and how established they are.

I've seen this exact same level of detail done on a high end mercedes and it cost the owner nearly $1000. But the shop was well known and had a clientele of high end customers located in a more urban setting.

In our location I would expect that job to hover in the $500-550 ish range, with most cars in the $450-500 range. Lots of shops charge correction by the hour, typically $30-50 an hr. So it can add up.

We got a mobile crew that comes by our office and they charge about $200 for a wash and wax pretty much. So its a little pricey, but you do get them to come to you.

DannoWS6

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The owner of this CRV just told me she bumped into an acquaintance on her way home yesterday and they asked her when she got a new car

02SCVette

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Another great job guys!

BKDZ28

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What a difference, amazing job. Wish you were more local, i'd drop my cars off!

Raven02TA

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Danno awesome job man. need_A_camaro sent you a pm. im a bit closer to ya. and my pricing is very fair, we do this sort of thing more for the fun than the money but we do need to cover material and some time costs). not to steal dannos thunder heres a bit of my work.

WRX detail-http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j233/raven02ta/2008%20WRX%20detail/
C5 Detail- http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...20C5%20Detail/
Red C6 Detail- http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...20C6%20Detail/
Blue C6 ZO6- http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...0ZO6%20Detail/
Colorado- http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...05%20Colorado/
98 Firebird Formula- http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...098%20Formula/
G8- http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...il%20MGM%20G8/
G8 GXP and GT interior- http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...eveO%20Detail/

DannoWS6

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Thanks again guys, got a tons of black cars next on the deck now.

BKDZ28, if you ever want to take the trip and make a day outta it thats cool with us, either lend a hand or sit there and drink beers, whatever.

Raven02TA, That blue z06 came out real nice.

Raven02TA

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Danno, thanks it happens to be one of my favorite details. he is a repeat customer. i keep it touched up about twice a year. spring and fall before winter since its his daily driver.

98_TA_EMLC

Danno....awesome job man....you def put a ton of hours into that one! I think all detailers have to love doing the work because you're never compensated enough for the amount of work and # of hours your put into a job. Well done!

Raven did my car and I won a top 10 trophy the next day...he knows his stuff too although he NEVER puts up pics of MY CAR!!!!


And the towel test!...I love this vid.

JL ws-6

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Looks good, want to do my truck? It's only got about the state of montana worth of square footage......

Nowhere NEAR as bad as that thing was. It needs help (black), but it's not a disaster.

BlackScreaminMachine

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The only tough part about your truck is you need to put it somewhere you can work on it. If you need help working on it, let me know. I have been practicing and getting some good results..