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Old 12-12-11, 07:08 AM
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Got a call from the customer requesting the his paint looks perfect before a VW rally.

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Pre Washed with W99
- Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Meg's M105 with Surbuf Pad
- Meguiar's DA300
- Menzerna SF4000
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Wolf's Body Wrap
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed

Engine -
- Cleaned
- Dressed

Interior -
- Vac
- Wipe down and protect dash
- Leather cleaned and conditioned
- Glass cleaned

Before



Engine Before



During



Engine After





Sonax Full Effect in action

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Pre Wash/Iron Cut





Rinse



Metro Air Force Blaster to dry


Clay



Compound/Polishing/50/50 shots

Imperfections


Fixed
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Left side untouched/Right side cleaned up




After polishing




B pillars


After



Before shots of the fender



After



Close up



Rinsing dust off the car prior to Wolf's Body Wrap


Final touches

Trim cleaned up and dressed







Tires dressed
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Wolf's Trim Coat






Afters












Products used

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Meguiar's M105
Meguiar's Microfiber DA Compound D300
Menzerna Super Finish
Aquartz Nano Coating
1Z einszett Vinyl Rubber Care
Optimum Metal Polish

Glass
Uber Glass Cleaner Kit

Interior
Leather Master Plus Kit
1Z einszett Cockpit

Engine:
Engine Detail Kit

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Porter Cable 7424XP
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster
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thats awesome. i wish i lived closer to your place (im an hour away in union county)
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thanks!

that's super close many of our customers drive 1-4 hours.
Old 12-20-11, 06:17 PM
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Wow that's a sick detail.

How many passes with the 105, DA, and SF?

also how long did this take you?

All that within a day is pretty impressive.
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sure I would say about 10 man hours.
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sorry about that I never really count how many passes.
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Wolf's BW.... MMM. Nice.
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Looks great, but I would've liked to see a masked section of paint so we could really see the difference from the wolf's sealant.
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Originally Posted by Jetfire
Looks great, but I would've liked to see a masked section of paint so we could really see the difference from the wolf's sealant.
If you haven't tried it yet, definitely buy some.
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