2000 pontiac GTP detailed right!!!!

Envious Eric · 12-24-2009, 05:54 PM

2000 Pontiac GTP….back from the dead!!!

Car was riddled with the usual stuff…oxidation, scratches, swirl marks galore. Upon first arrival, and the estimate day, I looked at the car and thought to myself, no way this is going to come up easy! There was some significant damage to the paint, so I aimed for a 90% perfection cleanup. Well, 3 steps and 12 hours later, I was finally done! I’ll keep the talking to a minimum, on to the pics!

Here is the starting condition of the car when I arrived….its not going to be pretty!

Here you can see meguiars safe d-greaser (tires) and chemical guys diablo wheel gel (wheels) doing its thing….this was only after 10 seconds!

Envious Eric · 12-24-2009, 05:55 PM

I then pulled the car inside to get some more pictures after the ONR washing. The halogens show an even worse story! I’ll basically take you around the car section by section, panel by panel to give you an overall of how the entire car looked.

Envious Eric · 12-24-2009, 05:55 PM

This next section of photos are all of the hood…starting point, 50/50 shots, full correction.

This is how I breakdown a section to clay it:
Spray entire area with clay lube, work in a section, apply more lube, work in a section, repeat. In this shot, you can see how big of sections I work!

Here is a before and after shot group of pictures of compounding to remove the defects:
Before

Compounded

Other side, compounded

Polished with SIP (still one polish round after this shot)

Envious Eric · 12-24-2009, 05:56 PM

Now it was time to take it out for another bath to remove all the compound/polish dust – there was a lot of it!

Little side bit…this was a really tasty dinner provided by the owner! PASTA to keep me going!!!

OK, back to the car...after shots from 12 hours of working, 3 rounds of polishing, and one layer of blackfire wet diamond for durable protection!

Envious Eric · 12-24-2009, 05:56 PM

Here is the rear trunk lid which was beyond repair without MUCH more work/sanding/time…it WAS pretty hammered! Huge improvement:

Finished wheel with M21 sealant applied to help combat the brake dust from sticking too much!

Process was the following:
ONR wash car
Apply chemical guys Diablo wheel gel to wheels, let dwell
Apply megs safe degreaser to tires, allow to dwell
Megs APC+ in the wheel wells
Go back and clean up all the wheels and tires and wells after a 5 min dwell time
Pull car inside, do a test section
Tape off car
Meguiars 105 on PFW at 1500
Menzerna SIP on tangerine hydrotech at spd 6
Re-wash car to rid of polishing dust
Menzerna FPII on uber blue pad at spd. 6
Apply blackfire wet diamond with PC sped 4 on LC black pad
Meguiars 21 to wheels
Apply chmical guys extreme wet to tires
Chemical Guys barebones in wheel wells
Meguiars glass cleaner
Meguiars final inspection on all door jambs/gas tank

Thanks for looking, comments are always welcomed…

Eric

Craig@SupremePower · 12-24-2009, 06:02 PM

nice work...

NiVeDh · 12-24-2009, 07:50 PM

Quite the transformation. Good work!

kei169 · 12-24-2009, 08:53 PM

Looks Good!

jopa489 · 12-25-2009, 12:17 AM

Mmm, pasta and detailing. Nice combination right there.

Great job on the paint correction!

BayMoWe335 · 12-26-2009, 02:22 PM

Holy shit, that was destroyed. How do cars get this bad? Bad washing technique? Never washing? Never polishing? DAMN!

Nice work...

lopealle · 12-26-2009, 02:47 PM

looks good

Envious Eric · 12-26-2009, 04:09 PM

its a combo of improper washing, never washing until its really caked on and dirty, and never polishing to remove the top layer of "dead paint" (could be paint, or clear coat as clear coat is just un-pigmented paint)

washing weekly, waxing every 3 months, polishing every 6, and compounding once a year will keep your car looking pristine for a very long time!

anthony @ eas · 12-29-2009, 02:43 PM

Nice job.

BK · 12-29-2009, 09:51 PM

Holy moley, that is one heck of a turnaround. Nice to see so much care and effort to bring that one back from the brink.

catch · 12-30-2009, 12:07 AM

great work!
sad thing is, the detail cost more then the car is worth most likely! ehh

icyunv · 12-30-2009, 03:28 AM

excellent work!

khoda355 · 12-30-2009, 04:00 AM

+10pts for that job!

Weaselboy · 12-30-2009, 11:59 AM

What the hell... a plastic fork and foam plate for your pasta!

Envious Eric · 12-30-2009, 03:44 PM

LOL, it was really good pasta, whether in a ceramic bowl with a silver spoon or how it was served, the taste is all that matters!

This car was a real test to see what I could get done in a 3 step process. I knew it was bad, but didnt know how it would clean up...cleaned up pretty well in the end!

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Envious Eric Banned 39 Rep 1,168 Posts Drives: nissan xterra, 335 soon Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: orange county, ca iTrader: (1)	2000 pontiac GTP detailed right!!!! 2000 Pontiac GTP….back from the dead!!! Car was riddled with the usual stuff…oxidation, scratches, swirl marks galore. Upon first arrival, and the estimate day, I looked at the car and thought to myself, no way this is going to come up easy! There was some significant damage to the paint, so I aimed for a 90% perfection cleanup. Well, 3 steps and 12 hours later, I was finally done! I’ll keep the talking to a minimum, on to the pics! Here is the starting condition of the car when I arrived….its not going to be pretty! Here you can see meguiars safe d-greaser (tires) and chemical guys diablo wheel gel (wheels) doing its thing….this was only after 10 seconds!
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Envious Eric Banned 39 Rep 1,168 Posts Drives: nissan xterra, 335 soon Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: orange county, ca iTrader: (1)	I then pulled the car inside to get some more pictures after the ONR washing. The halogens show an even worse story! I’ll basically take you around the car section by section, panel by panel to give you an overall of how the entire car looked.
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Envious Eric Banned 39 Rep 1,168 Posts Drives: nissan xterra, 335 soon Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: orange county, ca iTrader: (1)	This next section of photos are all of the hood…starting point, 50/50 shots, full correction. This is how I breakdown a section to clay it: Spray entire area with clay lube, work in a section, apply more lube, work in a section, repeat. In this shot, you can see how big of sections I work! Here is a before and after shot group of pictures of compounding to remove the defects: Before Compounded Other side, compounded Polished with SIP (still one polish round after this shot)
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Envious Eric Banned 39 Rep 1,168 Posts Drives: nissan xterra, 335 soon Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: orange county, ca iTrader: (1)	Now it was time to take it out for another bath to remove all the compound/polish dust – there was a lot of it! Little side bit…this was a really tasty dinner provided by the owner! PASTA to keep me going!!! OK, back to the car...after shots from 12 hours of working, 3 rounds of polishing, and one layer of blackfire wet diamond for durable protection!
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Envious Eric Banned 39 Rep 1,168 Posts Drives: nissan xterra, 335 soon Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: orange county, ca iTrader: (1)	Here is the rear trunk lid which was beyond repair without MUCH more work/sanding/time…it WAS pretty hammered! Huge improvement: Finished wheel with M21 sealant applied to help combat the brake dust from sticking too much! Process was the following: ONR wash car Apply chemical guys Diablo wheel gel to wheels, let dwell Apply megs safe degreaser to tires, allow to dwell Megs APC+ in the wheel wells Go back and clean up all the wheels and tires and wells after a 5 min dwell time Pull car inside, do a test section Tape off car Meguiars 105 on PFW at 1500 Menzerna SIP on tangerine hydrotech at spd 6 Re-wash car to rid of polishing dust Menzerna FPII on uber blue pad at spd. 6 Apply blackfire wet diamond with PC sped 4 on LC black pad Meguiars 21 to wheels Apply chmical guys extreme wet to tires Chemical Guys barebones in wheel wells Meguiars glass cleaner Meguiars final inspection on all door jambs/gas tank Thanks for looking, comments are always welcomed… Eric
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12-25-2009, 12:17 AM	#9
jopa489 Major General 127 Rep 6,594 Posts Drives: Anything with Wheels Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (9)	Mmm, pasta and detailing. Nice combination right there. Great job on the paint correction! __________________ X7 LCI // Incoming C7 ZR1 ZTK // Sebring + TRX // Hydro + Raptor Gen1 Roush // Tuxedo
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BayMoWe335 Colonel 1241 Rep 2,143 Posts Drives: 2010 E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Holy shit, that was destroyed. How do cars get this bad? Bad washing technique? Never washing? Never polishing? DAMN! Nice work...
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lopealle Resident Black Guy 280 Rep 2,302 Posts Drives: Lion Join Date: May 2009 Location: Federal Way, WA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 M5 [10.00]	looks good
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12-26-2009, 04:09 PM	#12
Envious Eric Banned 39 Rep 1,168 Posts Drives: nissan xterra, 335 soon Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: orange county, ca iTrader: (1)	its a combo of improper washing, never washing until its really caked on and dirty, and never polishing to remove the top layer of "dead paint" (could be paint, or clear coat as clear coat is just un-pigmented paint) washing weekly, waxing every 3 months, polishing every 6, and compounding once a year will keep your car looking pristine for a very long time!
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12-29-2009, 02:43 PM	#13
anthony @ eas 324 Rep 3,635 Posts Drives: R56 Cooper S Join Date: May 2009 Location: 4015 E Leaverton Court, Anahiem, CA 92807 iTrader: (0)	Nice job.
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12-29-2009, 09:51 PM	#14
BK Smiling politely 179 Rep 7,931 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [9.00]	Holy moley, that is one heck of a turnaround. Nice to see so much care and effort to bring that one back from the brink. __________________ E90 330i Black Sapphire 6MT \| 991.1 C4 Platinum Silver 7MT
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12-30-2009, 12:07 AM	#15
catch Major General 672 Rep 7,148 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Thornhill iTrader: (27)	great work! sad thing is, the detail cost more then the car is worth most likely! ehh __________________ 2016 F80 M3 Mineral White/Sakhir Orange 2013 BMW S1000RR Flat Silver <stolen> 2007 BMW E92 335i Jet Black/Jade Grey <sold>
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icyunv Captain 32 Rep 743 Posts Drives: E92,G63,CLS550,458,EVO X FE Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bellevue, WA iTrader: (3)	excellent work!
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khoda355 Captain 29 Rep 862 Posts Drives: EG hatch/ E90 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bay iTrader: (2)	+10pts for that job!
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Weaselboy Major 81 Rep 1,295 Posts Drives: 2024 M340i Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California iTrader: (0)	What the hell... a plastic fork and foam plate for your pasta!
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Envious Eric Banned 39 Rep 1,168 Posts Drives: nissan xterra, 335 soon Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: orange county, ca iTrader: (1)	LOL, it was really good pasta, whether in a ceramic bowl with a silver spoon or how it was served, the taste is all that matters! This car was a real test to see what I could get done in a 3 step process. I knew it was bad, but didnt know how it would clean up...cleaned up pretty well in the end!
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