[Holliday]

Alright, so on to my next "on the side" job

I am no pro and have only been doing this for a short amount of time. If you are new to detailing or you want to get started you can do it! It is not for everyone and it takes a lot of time, effort and $$. But the results are worth it in the end! Good luck

This is a friends G35 that he just had shipped over here from the states. He said he had not washed it since he owned it (he bought it used) but I still almost fell over! LOL! You can see his poor attempt at washing Did more damage than good. Anyways, this was an exterior only detail. I did the engine bay for FREE for this poor car

What was done:

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes (had to clay some areas)
- Tires were spritzed down with Adams APC and pressure washed
- Wheel wells were spritzed down with Adams APC
- Pressure washed
- Washed with dawn concentrated soap
- Clayed
- Foam wash with Adams Shampoo
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Dried with waffle weave towels and compressed air
- Wheel Wells were dressed with Adam's Undercarriage Spray
- Tires dressed with Meguiar's NXT Insane Tire Shine (he wanted shinny)
- Masked off all trim with Green 3M tape
- 2 Step Paint correction (Prima Cut and Prima Amigo)
- Inspected with halogen and natural sunlight
- Prima Epic to seal and protect the paint
- Rubber and Plastics Treated with Adams VRT
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned with Adams Glass Cleaner
- Headlights were polished


Engine Detail

- Pressured washed
- Spritzed down with Adams APC
- Scrubbed with Boars Hair Brush
- Dressed with Adams In & Out Spray


Interior Detail

N/A


Tools:

Canon T2i Camera
Briggs & Stratton electric pressure washer
Air Compressor
Foam Gun
Dual buckets with grit guards
Meguiar's wash mitt
Boars Hair brush
Tons of Microfiber Towels
Waffle Weave Drying Towels
Porter Cable DA polisher
Yellow 5.5 inch pad
Green 5.5 inch pad
Black 5.5 inch pad
Misc. Brushes
Misc. Applicators

Now for the pics before pics:

[Holliday]

And after:

[Gig103]

I literally cringed when I saw picture #2. Great work!

[lpphreakx06]

Good work...

[TheStig]

Awesome.

[ADV.1 Matt]

What a difference! Crazy to see '04 with yellowing headlights.

[Holliday]

Originally Posted by ADV.1 Matt

What a difference! Crazy to see '04 with yellowing headlights.

Yea, it was in really bad shape over all. He should have let me do the interior too but oh well........

I had an '03 and it was in way better condition than this one

[Pinarello Rider]

That's not detail, that's restoration!!! Nice work - you had your hands full there.

[e92LuNaTiC]

[jopa489]

Originally Posted by Gig103

I literally cringed when I saw picture #2. Great work!

Me too! Damn. Did he use a paper towel and squirt gun to "wash" it?

Great job on the detail! Paint looks new.

[Holliday]

Originally Posted by jopa489

Me too! Damn. Did he use a paper towel and squirt gun to "wash" it?

Great job on the detail! Paint looks new.

Thanks

[Craig@SupremePower]

nice job..

[IancoleTX]

Nice, that last shot of the hood tells the whole story. Good work.

[lopealle]

nice