Hi DB Folks, I detailed this vehicle last week and didn't know that the sedan was such a huge vehicle. I expected the sedan to be larger than the coupe for sure, but not that much larger...very spacious inside the cabin. The main problem with this interior was a unintentional "2-Tone" dressing. This reads as: someone half as*ed the dressing on the door panels, center console, and side vinyl/plastic. So I had the great opportunity to remove someone else's poor work and make it right. Here are the pics (I forgot after pics of the exhaust tips and gas cap area...doh!): Before - Trunk After - Trunk Before - Wheels After - Wheels Before - Driver Foot Well After - Driver Foot Well Before - Driver Kick Plate After - Driver Kick Plate Before - Steering Column After - Steering Column Before - Passenger Foot Well After - Passenger Foot Well Before - Right Rear Door Jamb After - Right & Left Rear Door Jambs Before - Front Passenger Door Panel (Let's Take A Close Look At "2 Tone") After - Front Passenger Door Panel (No "2 Tone", Uniform and Slick Door Jambs and Weather Seals) Before - Passenger Seat Back After - Passenger Seat Back & Driver Seat Back Before - Cup Holder After - Cup Holder Before - Rear Seating Area Is The "2 Tone" Theme Evident?...:giggle: After - Rear Seating Area Before Exterior Shots - Random During - Foam Bath (No After Exterior Shots As It Started Sprinkling Rain When The Client Picked Up The Vehicle) After Interior Shots - Random Thank you for taking the time to browse and comment! :headbang: Alex-
Nice job as usual Alex. I find it funny that there are REALLY people out there who half ass jobs like that and actually get paid for it! It's sad.
Thank you Joey. I'b be embarrassed to let the vehicle leave like that as well. It is so obvious to spot. Thank you. thank you. hehe...I assume you have a Hyundai? I'm getting a Genesis Coupe when the client picks it up...gonna be fun to do a new car prep! let's start a new fad...50/50 interiors!...lol...thank you man I don't keep track. whenever i'm done, i'm done. Took some breaks in between for lunch and snack. the slight rain was on and off a little so I had to stop some times. It was a full in and out decontamination detail. everything other than paint correction. maybe 10-12 hours? i really don't know.
Looks great. Kind of off topic, but does anyone know what that little symbol is on the wheel in the first picture of the rim? My wife's car and my truck have it as well.
JWL stands for Japan Light Alloy Wheel standard. Basically it signifies that the wheels meet a standard. Someone needs to explain what those Bentleyesque like wings mean. Not a single Hyundai badge on that car. Nice save on the detail
Those wings are the Genesis' symbol. The sedan is referred to as a luxury car and wanted to be associated with other luxury cars who have those types of symbols. The car also does not have any Hyundai badges for the same purpose, to be dissociated from "cheap" cars, which is what Hyundai is known for. That's all.
Hyundai is, IMHO, on the same track as Lexus and Infiniti. I might be showing my age but when I was in my late teens, the Lexus and Infinit commercials did not tell you what brand they were. Kind of like the newest Ford commercials. It sucked you in and then you found out it was an upscale Toyota or Nissan (Datsun!) I recently purchased a Subaru Legacy Limited becasue we needed another car in the family that was safe (5 star IIHS), 4 door, priced sub 30K, a drivers car that can haul at least 4/5 people most of which are over 6'. I looked at the Optima, Sonata, Legacy and Passat. In the end, I am a car guy and a "driver". The Optima and Sonata are feature rich and for the money have the most bells and whistles. At the endof the day, itr came down to the Passat and the Legacy. I let my son pick (17 yr old). and he picked the Legacy. I get it. The Hyunda/Kia are going to be chosen by thre masses who value push to start over AWD. That what makes the world go round.
There's one more thing that will make people pick the Sonata or Optima...and that's the fact that they do not consider keeping the car long term. Anyone who is a "driver" or "car guy" and wants to keep the car longer than 3-4 years will pick something more reliable and better built [read: Japanese] There are 2 different studies that are often not shown to the masses: The initial product quality and the 3 year down the road quality. Hyundai ranks very high in the first one, almost as high as Toyota...but very low in the second one. Down with the American cars. P.S.: This was not to upset any Hyundai owners in any way. I'm just stating facts that were shown to me recently, since these infos greatly help me in my field of work.
