Brendan's Detailing Thread

[M-SPEC]

Nice job Brendan, a good detail sure takes time. I dont know to much about this part of things, what product would you suggest for rubber / engine bay hoses to treat and protect them from drying out?

thanks

[xfactor78]

Nice job Brendan, a good detail sure takes time. I dont know to much about this part of things, what product would you suggest for rubber / engine bay hoses to treat and protect them from drying out?

thanks

hey, thanks for the kind words. To be honest with you I don't know if there is a product out there to prevent hoses from drying out, but what I use is Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff (All purpose cleaner) diluted 3 parts water to 1 part All purpose cleaner. I clean it with that and then I use my Finish Kare 108 Protectant to leave it nice and glossy as well with some added protection. I'm not sure if it helps with the drying or not, but I haven't had a problem with it.

[xfactor78]

This was a detail I did for a family friend. He brought the car over in the morning, I didn't really take a look at it till I was about to start. I had no idea it was this bad. Regardless though I'm thrilled about the turn around. The wheels definitely far from perfect but I did what I could with it. This is a company car and the company will be selling it soon so thats why he brought it over. Anyways I'll let the pictures speak as usual.
Wash:
- 2 Bucket Method w/ Grit Guards
- Proline Grout Sponge
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Meguiars Gold Class Car Wash

Clay:
- Riccardo Yellow Clay
- Optimum No Rinse Clay Lube Dilution

Wheels/Tires:
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Autoglym Tar and Adhesive Remover
- Raceglaze XL Wheel Brush
- Meguiars Tire Brush
- Old Sponge cut in half
- Michaels Paint Brush
- Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss

Interior:
- Majestic Solutions Leather & Plastic Cleaner
- Lexol Leather Conditioner
- Finish Kare 108 Dressing
- Finish Kare 316 Fabric Sealant
- Chemical Guys Ammonia FreeWindow Cleaner
- RagShack Window WW
- Wal-Mart MFs
- Autowerkes Exclusive MF Applicator Pads

Mats:
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Meguiars Interior Brush
- Pressure Washer

Engine Bay:
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Finish Kare 108 Dressing
- Autowerkes Exclusive MF Applicator Pads

Metal Polish:
- P21S Polishing Soap
- #0000 Steel Wool
- Blackfire Metal Sealant


Last Step Protection:
- Collinite 845
- Chemical Guys 70/30 Silk Banded Towels
- Cookie Monster V2 Buffing Towels


Before:


Decided to test out my new halogens














Interior Before:












The one picture I got of how bad the mat was.


Interior Afters









Engine Bay Before:



Engine Bay After:



Wheel Wells Before:




Wheel Wells During:





Wheel Wells After:




This really amazed me, thats just from the rear wheel wells


Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff pulling off grime (no scrubbing yet)


Claying

Before, I did the lower half of the door panel (it felt like sand paper before)

After, feels like...well what paint should feel like



Afters!






Exhaust Tip After



Thanks for looking!

[derk]

wow, great work!

ill be sure to get you to detail my car next summer!

[xfactor78]

wow, great work!

ill be sure to get you to detail my car next summer!

thanks for the kind words:wink:

[Skym]

I like, nice work.

Most car dealers I've talked to use silicon (like the tyre gloss you use to shine tyres) in engine bay to shine hoses. Not sure if it's flammable or not. Seems easier to buy some shiny Samco intake hoses.

[xfactor78]

Got called up on Friday night to detail this beauty. The paint was in poor condition, it's stored outside so I decided to "up" the protection on it. I researched a bit before getting into it, turns out corvette clear is rock hard as well...fun fun. Results were worth it to me though, but unfortunately the paint was chipped pretty bad in some areas. So that robbed some of the results, but it still turned out great. I spent two and a half days with breaks on this vette. The hard clear coat was a pain. But anyways here are the list of products used:

Wash:
- 2 Bucket Method w/ Grit Guards
- Raceglaze Sheepskin Washmitt
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Majestic Solutions Ultra Gloss
- Sunlight Dishwashing Detergent

Clay:
- Riccardo Yellow Clay
- Optimum No Rinse Clay Lube Dilution

Wheels/Tires:
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Raceglaze XL Wheel Brush
- Meguiars Tire Brush
- Sponge
- Swissvax Wheel Brush
- Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss
- Blackfire Metal Sealant (2 coats)
- Collinite 845 (2 coats)

Interior:
- Ridgid WD1450 Shop Vac w/ Detailing Accessory Kit
- Majestic Solutions Leather & Plastic Cleaner
- Lexol Leather Conditioner
- Finish Kare 108 Dressing
- Finish Kare 316 Fabric Sealant
- Chemical Guys Window Cleaner
- Collinite 845 (windows 2 coats)
- RagShack Window WW
- Wal-Mart MFs
- Autowerkes Exclusive MF Applicator Pads

Door Jambs:
- Optimum No Rinse
- Collinite 845 (2 Coats)

Engine Bay:
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Finish Kare 108 Dressing
- Autowerkes Exclusive MF Applicator Pads

Metal Polish:
- P21S Polishing Soap
- P21S Finish Restorer
- Blackfire All Metal Sealant (3 coats)

Paint Correction:
- Flex 3403
- Gloss-it 3" Backing Plate
- Gloss-it 5" Backing Plate
- DD Uber Orange Pad 4"
- DD Uber Yellow Pad 4"
- DD Uber Orange Pad 5"
- DD Uber Yellow Pad 5"
- Menzerna Power Finish
- Brinkmann Dual Xenon
- Mastercraft LED Flashlight
- Wool Duster
- 3M Green Painters Tape

Last Step Protection:
- Bilt Hamber Autobalm (2 coats)
- DD Uber Foam Applicator
- Cookie Monster Buffing Towel V2

So here is how the vette was delivered...it's been sitting outside under a tree so keep that in mind, and it hasn't been detailed before.












Here it is after a wash, it's all taped up and ready to be polished









50/50 shot after one pass of power gloss on a DD Yellow Uber Pad


Some more befores and some durings












Don't have pics of it, but I gave it a wash after it was polished and began to apply Bilt Hamber Autobalm. I applied two coats of it, the second coat was applied the next day.





I wish I could come home to this garage everyday


Afters:






























I didn't get very many good pictures because it was dark by the time I finished a lot and there was no sun up. So I did my best. I got about 95% correction on this, I was pleased with the results. Let me know what you think!

Thanks for looking, Brendan

Here's a little video for you guys to drool over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko9kzyqW-l8

[supguyex]

wow.. it's things like this that makes me wish i drove a gloss car... good stuff bro

[cooke24]

How much did you say you charge?

[cyberspyder]

We're both Chinese and we're both named Brendan....lol

[xfactor78]

We're both Chinese and we're both named Brendan....lol

haha good stuff man

How much did you say you charge?

I'd rather not say, I don't want to break any forum rules. The mods here have been very good about me posting some of my work.

wow.. it's things like this that makes me wish i drove a gloss car... good stuff bro

haha thanks for the kind word!

[m_melen]

dude i've gotta find somebody like you to clean my car. good stuff!

[xfactor78]

dude i've gotta find somebody like you to clean my car. good stuff!

haha thanks man

[cobrAA]

Good work on the paint and great reflection.

I just don't understand how can you apply 2 coat of sealant + 2 coat fo wax in a span of what ? ( 24 hours ?). It need to cure.

[RHDskyline]

Good stuff man

I would ask you to do mine. But im like a long ways away