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What are you detailing today?


I know I like to share what I'm working on because I'm fortunate to get to work on a lot of cool projects. I also know a lot of people don't have time or inclination to share a full write-up for their current detailing project.

This forum group is to simply share a picture or two or a video of whatever is in your driveway, garage or shop.


And as of today, May 19th, 2023 - this forum group is officially open.



-Mike
 
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Simple maint wash on a '16 Toyota Tacoma. Ceramic coated 11 months ago.
 

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Just another day at the office - washing a brand new black 2023 Corvette ZO6

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I cleaned up the engine bay on my Mum's Nissan Qashqai, that's what they call Rogue over here. I sprayed liberally with Bowden's Orange Agent, went at it with some brushes, rinsed, then blew it out with a Bigboi. Then sprayed Meguiar's Hyper Dressing on all the plastics.

Noticed that the rinse got more overspray than I expected, so I I'd wash the whole thing. Did the wheels with Bowden's Wheely Clean, then sealed them with 303 Touchless Sealant. Washed everything else with Carpro Reset, then dried with TWHS Ceramic Wet Wax. PSX_20230529_153830.jpgPSX_20230529_154324.jpgPSX_20230529_154455.jpg
 
Here’s a real delicate project. This is a 1970 Plymouth Superbird. The back glass window has a lot of scratches. Many are shallow, some are deep. I’ve been told there are NO OEM replacements.

The last thing a person wants to do is screw this project up. Nervous 😬.

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Here’s a real delicate project. This is a 1970 Plymouth Superbird. The back glass window has a lot of scratches. Many are shallow, some are deep. I’ve been told there are NO OEM replacements.

The last thing a person wants to do is screw this project up. Nervous 😬.

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Anything you would suggest for water spots on vintage glass on a 69 Pontiac . How would you go about it.
 
This was 5 days after applying the DIY % Year Cearmic. Hydropohics test. Didn't introduce any chemicals or soap.
Purely wanted to see the overall performance on the water behavior.
 
I polished the single stage white paint on the roof of my FJ Cruiser. The main silver paint is clear coated though. I used Carpro Essence, later that night I gave it a layer of NV Lustre followed by Jet a couple of hours later.PSX_20230606_223227.jpg
 
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Looking very good...even for an old two door Dodge and Pontiac!!

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This Challenger is 1 of 4 convertibles that came from the factory with the white paint exterior and red vinyl interior. I'll get a picture of the red interior - it's striking to say the least.

Car is done but I'll be back to the collection to make a video on Monday to showcase the final results.

Single stage paint on cars like this is a tick nerve-wracking. I found at least 2-3 thin spots. I also documented all the sanding marks "the other guy" left behind and then removed them.


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This is my 2015 Tundra...reapplied multi layer coating to it. Of course, did the whole wash, deconning, (chemical, mechanical), correctio, and pre coat wipe down.
 

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Tomorrow's project...

An old 2-door Plymouth...

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Convertible model with the 383 Big Block and 4-Speed manual transmission.


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-Mike Phillips
 
Picked up my wife’s E 400 Cabriolet on Friday after having a vinyl wrap installed then did two coats of CarPro Skin yesterday. Finished with the interior this morning so it is clean and protected from the elements.

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This car was/is black and has a dark brown fabric top and a rich brown interior. The color combination just never “popped.” I decided to go with a rose gold colored satin wrap and do a chrome delete vinyl in a contrasting color. Looks more like a chick car now I think. The only thing I didn’t think about is how the wheels now look on the car. I think that a dark bronze colored wheel (maybe an inch bigger than stock) will finish this car off nicely. What do you think?



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