If you guys have any detailing questions...
10-06-2007 | 03:32 PM
#11
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Joined: 06-26-2006
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From: Del Rio, Texas
Have you ever tried the vinegar and newspaper trick...that works wonders. You can use very fine steel wool too...but you need to be very careful so as not to scratch the windows.
Nice cars you've done there TH...you need any help? My boyfriend has been detailing cars for 30+ years and needs a job.
Nice cars you've done there TH...you need any help? My boyfriend has been detailing cars for 30+ years and needs a job.
will try it, ty deb..
if nothing, will try THs recommendation of some of that Zaino.. i hear that sutff works wonders
10-07-2007 | 12:01 AM
#15
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Joined: 10-06-2007
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From: Orlando
nice pics but you could use some tips to better pics.since your using a nikon i would say that you have a D-40,50, or 80 because of the very high saturation of greens and reds,you don't get that with a D-200 unless photoshoped. but a cp filter will cut down on the glare on the paint and glass.just my 2 cents you can tell me where to go if i'm wrong
The glare is good for me though, because the only way you can tell if a paint is perfect is to view in direct sunlight (to make sure the swirl marks are gone).
Thanks though
Originally Posted by oldscout
What do you think of the after market paint sealers or is what is a really good wax?
Another great product, which is a little easier to use, is Deep SWAX by DeepFinish.
Originally Posted by Lone Ranger
Nice work. Dream cars for sure. My humble HHR seems frumpy after looking at those beauties...
Honestly, I get to work on some amazing vehicles, ranging from a million dollar Enzo and Bugatti Veryon to a '62 Ferrari GT Califorina (think Ferris Buhler) estimated at 2 million, and I would say that the HHR is as cool as any of them.
For me its work though, so I don't get to enjoy the cars as much as a casual observer.
Price tags don't make cars, and the HHR is SHARP at any level
10-07-2007 | 01:05 PM
#18
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From: Myrtle Beach SC
Wow thats great work. My brother has a 69 Vette and he is all about Zaino products. They send him all kinds of stuff. Watching him agonize over his car turned me off to keeping mine anything more then washed and waxed . But everytime I sell a car I pay to have it detailed first.
I would say your work would more then pay for itself when it comes time to sell a car. Very very nice.
For those of us who are looking for the best protection if not the best shine what store bought products do you recommend in the interim. I run mine through a touch less car wash and wax it with liquid Glass. Not the best but it looks as clean as most cars on the road. I would wash it at home but I think I would do MORE "damage" then a car wash.
BTW This is the first black car i have ever owned. My brother laughed when he saw the color. He knows I'm not capable of keeping it looking as he believes it should. He's right. Every other car I have owned was white. I guess Im in trouble LOL
I would say your work would more then pay for itself when it comes time to sell a car. Very very nice.
For those of us who are looking for the best protection if not the best shine what store bought products do you recommend in the interim. I run mine through a touch less car wash and wax it with liquid Glass. Not the best but it looks as clean as most cars on the road. I would wash it at home but I think I would do MORE "damage" then a car wash.
BTW This is the first black car i have ever owned. My brother laughed when he saw the color. He knows I'm not capable of keeping it looking as he believes it should. He's right. Every other car I have owned was white. I guess Im in trouble LOL
10-07-2007 | 01:19 PM
#19
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Joined: 06-21-2006
Posts: 3,100
From: Chicago
if you ever work on a vehicle like an HHR please take some pics, The paint job is not the same as the ones that you work on, So I would like to see the out come of the products that you use on a High Value vehicle vs an HHR. It's just not the same.
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