911fanatic vs Chev Blazer ( 100 pics or so)

I haven't seen this truck in about three years since I stopped doing wash and vac packages. The owner decided to get it detailed instead of replacing it.

Engine cleaned with AG Powermax3 and dressed with AG Vinyl & Rubber Care
All jambs cleaned with AG Powermax3
All inner fenders and lower body panels presoaked with AG Powermax3 and then the whole truck was foamed with straight Powermax3 with a shot of Duragloss soap
Truck washed with BH soap today. One TEASPOON per bucket of water. Awesome.
Tires scrubbed down with AG Custom Wheel Cleaner. It will pull more dirt out of the tires than ARO. Wheels got 50/50 acid cleaner-one wheel at a time. As you'll see, even that didn't do much.
Tires dressed with Gloss-it tire dressing
Polished with a combination of Gloss-it pads, backing plates and Gloss-it polishes.
Lsp was Gloss-itGloss Activator and Gloss Finish x2
Interior glass got AG Fast Glass while the exteriors got AG Glass Polish. Windshield got Rain Science Glass Cleaner and Repellant
Leather was cleaned and conditioned with Lexol

Total time - 22 Hours


Oh crap - I knew I should have gone out and washed it earlier.


A whole bunch of befores!










































Even on an overcast day like today, you could see the true condition of the paint without any lighting!


AG Vinyl & Rubber Care for dressing the engine




Foam wonderful foam - Straight Powermax3 and a shot of Duragloss shampoo for suds.






Todays soap was from BH. Excellent soap. Very wet foam with good lubricity.




The owner uses a vinyl table cloth to cover the rear area to keep it clean. The downside is the felt backing all stuck to the carpet.




Time to polish. Started with a GI Backing Plate with a 4" GI pad with Evolution polish.






Damage on hood.Nasty.


















50/50 on hood














I was playing with some different pad / polish combos on the hood. The GI Extreme Cut with the GI Cutting
pad made quick work of the imperfections and left the paint almost LSP ready. This combo was used on
most areas followed up with GI Polishing pad with the GI Finishing Polish Beta1. Simply beautiful.




Todays weapons of choice.


More 50 / 50s












The paint was in very bad condition so it was decided to get it at least 85 -90% and call it a day as the
vehicle is a driver.












After multiple passes with GI 4" compounding pad and Extreme cut.








Was wondering where this pic went. Hmmmmm.....


GI bp with 3M UK 3" cutting pad


After multiple passes with 3M green and GI Evolution polish. Being the fuel filler door, I didn't want to
use anything too abrasive.




Taillights before...

and after.




All polishing done.










These wheels were polished aluminum when new. Not so much any more.






After GI Activator and 2 coats of GI Gloss Finish






All glass got AG Glass Polish and 0000 steel wool


Sunroof was badly covered in water marks




I actually had to polish the sunroof with a 4" polishing pad and GI Evolution Cut




Another missing clay pic.


Finished pics


















This was cleaned up with the final wipedown, don't worry.


















Chrome was washed down with mild acid solution to get rid of all rust in cracks etc and polished with
Blackfire All Metal Sealant.


















I wish my pics had captured how wet looking the paint was. It was nuts but still had depth to it, unlike a lot of sealants. Overall I am very happy with the Gloss-it line so far. As a side note, i've had a chance to use the Quick detailer and tire gloss this week and both are very good. The Quick Detailer is probably one of the nicest I've ever used. It flashes off so fast that you're pushing it around the paint forever, waiting for it to dry.

Thanks for looking.

 

Wow! that vehicle was nasty... Text Boon hard driven Canadian vehicle! However, you did a great job of turning it around. I was especially impressed with the improvements over the rusted areas. Great job Ken!

 

Ken that was an awesome turn around, good job with the chrome... Don't know what it's called but the chrome bumper on the front, looks brand new. I honestly, didn't even notice it had one until you posted the pictures of it all polished and what not. Great job! Glad to see you like the GI products as well.

 

Damn, that paint was so faded before and you did an amazing job making the recovery on it Ken! I really like the color.

 

Very nice job Ken, it was really bad before you started! Gotten the scholl yet?

 

You do great work. It looks just beautiful. Way to go...:thumb:

 

Not yet. I'm sure it'll be here soon.:thumb:

 

Man what a turn around. Great job. I was hoping your customer was going to have you polish those wheels. That would make for some awesome B/A's. Nice work Ken.

 

Wow, this is definitely one of my favorite details you've done so far! What a transformation. It's a good thing for detailers these days that people aren't wanting to buy a new vehicle, and instead making their current one look as good as possible.

 

Nice job. That owner better be glad they came out of hiding.

 

Nice work, that thing looked like poopy!

 

They asked, I refused. The wheels are spent. They need to be refinished. Why people buy polished aluminum wheels is beyond me. :shead:

 

If you take care of them,there the best looking wheel money can buy.IMO.
And your right those wheels would have cashed about 5-6 pads.LOL

 

nice job looks amazing!:thumb:

 

Bought one set of polished aluminum wheels and will never make that mistake again.

 

Ken that is amazing!!! Now if you only had a "wash mat", you wouldn't have to be washing in the freezing cold! haha

 

Awesome job Ken. What do you think of the GI EVP primer? Does it really help in the polishing?

 

This is some awesome work

 

Wow, this was amazing work...you are pretty tough to be out washing and such in such cold, cold weather.

 

It makes a huge difference in the playtime of polishes. It allows you enough time for the polishes to break down completely thus eliminating any possibility of holograms.