Detailed local 2010 Camaro
07-26-2010, 11:20 AM
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Detailed local 2010 Camaro This last week I took care of a good friend's 2010 Camaro.
The wheels, side markers, lights and bowties are painted flat black to match his flat black stripes. It looks fantastic in person. He just needs to lower it now and it'll look mean as hell.
Anyway, for the process....
Foamed the car up with a strong Chemical Guys Wash n Gloss solution and let it set.
Washed the entire car, wheels, doorjambs, and wheel wells with 2 bucket wash method.
Clayed all surfaces (including windows) with Claymagic Blue clay.
Hand dried the flat-black wheels with a Mother's Wheel Waffleweave.
Polished/Sealed the the car with Meguiar's D151 on a white pad set on speed 6.
Did a final wipe-down with a Synthetic Spray Sealant on paint, windows and lights
Dressed the tires with Chemical Guys Trim Gel.
Dressed the wheel wells with Chemical Guys Bare-Bones Undercarriage spray.
Dressed rear diffuser, front grill, and front lower grill with CG Trim Gel.
Wiped down the exhaust tips with Mothers Metal Polish.
For the results...
Couple pictures to show no swirling
And just some random shots we got around my house.
These were my favorite pictures that I got
The wheels, side markers, lights and bowties are painted flat black to match his flat black stripes. It looks fantastic in person. He just needs to lower it now and it'll look mean as hell.
Anyway, for the process....
Foamed the car up with a strong Chemical Guys Wash n Gloss solution and let it set.
Washed the entire car, wheels, doorjambs, and wheel wells with 2 bucket wash method.
Clayed all surfaces (including windows) with Claymagic Blue clay.
Hand dried the flat-black wheels with a Mother's Wheel Waffleweave.
Polished/Sealed the the car with Meguiar's D151 on a white pad set on speed 6.
Did a final wipe-down with a Synthetic Spray Sealant on paint, windows and lights
Dressed the tires with Chemical Guys Trim Gel.
Dressed the wheel wells with Chemical Guys Bare-Bones Undercarriage spray.
Dressed rear diffuser, front grill, and front lower grill with CG Trim Gel.
Wiped down the exhaust tips with Mothers Metal Polish.
For the results...
Couple pictures to show no swirling
And just some random shots we got around my house.
These were my favorite pictures that I got
07-26-2010, 12:44 PM
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I received a ZR1 that came straight from assembly and no dealer prep. Straight off the trailer to me.
I spent 6 house correcting and removing imperfections.
I will say the dealer does a pretty good job fixing what most of us don't normally get to see.
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No detail is really "challenging". A detail is just an investment of time into the work and some vehicles take more time than others.
On this car I spent 5 hours on the exterior.
You'd be surprised with the amount swirls and rail dust on new cars though.
On this car I spent 5 hours on the exterior.
You'd be surprised with the amount swirls and rail dust on new cars though.
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I'm actually exactly the opposite. I prefer detailing cars that are truly beaten and weather-worn because there is so much more satisfaction in the turnaround for the owner.
I did a 10 year old Plymouth Neon that had never seen wax, had not been washed in 4 years and was never covered from the elements. It was my favorite detail to date.
This is what the entire car looked like, lol:
I did a 10 year old Plymouth Neon that had never seen wax, had not been washed in 4 years and was never covered from the elements. It was my favorite detail to date.
This is what the entire car looked like, lol:
07-26-2010, 07:50 PM
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I'm actually exactly the opposite. I prefer detailing cars that are truly beaten and weather-worn because there is so much more satisfaction in the turnaround for the owner.
I did a 10 year old Plymouth Neon that had never seen wax, had not been washed in 4 years and was never covered from the elements. It was my favorite detail to date.
This is what the entire car looked like, lol:
I did a 10 year old Plymouth Neon that had never seen wax, had not been washed in 4 years and was never covered from the elements. It was my favorite detail to date.
This is what the entire car looked like, lol:
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Hm, I can't locate the after shot at the same angle, but that is the trunk, and here is the trunk after I was done with M105. Even though the angle is different, you can see the drastic difference in the level of gloss on the trunk. I really am not kidding when I say the entire car was as bad as that picture 
Here is a decent before/after of that neons hood. The customer only paid for a single stage polish, so I could only bring the finish so far with what he was paying for:
Here is a decent before/after of that neons hood. The customer only paid for a single stage polish, so I could only bring the finish so far with what he was paying for:
