An unlikely vehicle at Detailer's Domain but still with the same care and attention

Subject: Ford Econoline 250
Requirements - Get it to look 1/2 way decent

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
- Washed with 1Z einszett W99
- Aquartz Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Wetsanding
- Meg's M105 with Uber Yellow Pad - Griots Orbital
- Opti Seal
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were autoscrubed, cleaned, and sealed
- Interior cleaned
- Engine cleaned and dressed


Products used

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Aquartz Iron Cut
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Meg's M105
Opti Seal
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish

Interior
1Z einszett Deep Cleaner
1Z Windscreen Cleaner

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
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

What can I say if your customer loves his ride he loves his ride. I got a call last week to get this rig all done up for father's day. (family wanted to buy him a new van but he said no!)

So here it goes an unlikely vehicle done by DD.

Before interior








11 years of built up dust let's see what the 1Z Deep Cleaner will do






Closer shot


After







Exterior
Before
I believe the family stated 11 years never washed.





Before shot of engine bay







APC everywhere



Iron Cut was called into action


Take a look at all the battle scars




APC on the tires


Wheels were so bad we decided to clean them and then spray paint them with 1Z einszett Silber Spray Paint







After shot of engine bay


Afters

 

Thats pretty weird, maybe ill bring my piece of crap 92 golf to get the works haha

 

sure why not I don't hate on customers that want to pay me for work LOL

 

:gross:mg::eyebrow::buffing::wicked::sneeze:

 

WOW! No interior afters?

What is being sprayed on the wheels in the aerosol can?

 

haha, pretty sure the detail would cost more then I paid for the car lol

 

after shots are above. if you were there you would be able to tell the difference LOL

 

Phil, how well do you think the 1z paint would match my borbets original finish with a clear over top?

 

Wow Phil, times must be tough at the domain factory! Did Audi quit making cars?? I thought all east coast Audi's went to DD? Under hood composting, always my favorite! Seriously, nice job Phil! Good to see you do charity work!

 

LOL it wasn't charity pricing ; )

as for the silber paint it does a great job however I would consider prepping and doing all 4 wheels.

 

Nice job on a difficult patient! lol. Old neglected work trucks deserve some love too!

 

That's awesome Phil! LOL

 

Looks great Phil!

I gotta say, when I get a vehicle like that to work on, I find it a lot more fun to clean as there are instant and drastic results and the customer is always blown away.

Nicely done once again!

 

I would have to agree this one was fun because the expectations were not high at all. ; )

 

Great job Phil looks great.

 

WOW lol I bet you double the cars value

 

Kudos...great to see 'ordinary' work vehicles detailed

 

Nice job, I hope that thing runs excellent otherwise it was not worth the $$$$$

 

"Ordinary" work vehicles can be worked on because as Phil said it was not "Charity pricing", very few if any with this vehicle will pay what is needed to properly bring it back to life. Great job Phil & team.

 

I am surprised to read that so many are surpised to see Phil working on this Van...

Something to chew on:

I charge the same hourly rate to work on a Porsche/Ferrari/etc as I do an Avalanche... BUT the caveat is that there is much more real estate for an Avalanche therefore the price can get pretty steep.... Many prospects do not see investing $1,000+ dollars into a vehicle that it utilitarian and not a disposable play car with emotional attachments

Oh ya, nice work Phil...