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spoon fed 04-11-2005 10:26 AM

Car detailing
 
Anyone wanna give some steps to doing a good wax job on a vehicle?
Also...anyone ever try the "back to black" wax?

iflybye 04-11-2005 10:36 AM

Re: Car detailing
 
http://www.americredit.com/Customers...arn2WaxCar.htm

Leeit2me 04-11-2005 11:19 AM

Re: Car detailing
 
My brother does detailing and he would spend a whole day on washing and waxing. You gotta have one of those electric polishers and ---- loads of wax and sealers. Here are some pic of his work. ;D


This pic show when he first got the car. See the swirls and crap.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...ic/roof_b4.jpg

After wash and buffing,wax,sealer. Where the swirls go??? :P
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...isher_roof.jpg

Another pic of it.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...fnpolisher.jpg

Almost like a mirror
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...oof_after2.jpg

The spoiler is like ----, like some cats use it as a scratching post.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...ing_swirls.jpg

BAM!
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...wing_after.jpg

The owner of the car.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v.../the_owner.jpg

There you go. You just gotta have alot of patients to detail a car.

Donald125 04-11-2005 11:24 AM

Re: Car detailing
 
just wash your car with soap then polish it with regular polishing compund. (use electric buffer or it will take forever) then wax it.

spoon fed 04-11-2005 12:53 PM

Re: Car detailing
 
Lee>>> where does your brother live?? he can do my car

Anyone try the "BLACK WAX" from turtle?? its like that colour match ----??
thanks for the link to that site

AgentMurdoc 04-11-2005 08:45 PM

Re: Car detailing
 

Originally Posted by Leeit2me
My brother does detailing and he would spend a whole day on washing and waxing. You gotta have one of those electric polishers and ---- loads of wax and sealers. Here are some pic of his work. ;D


This pic show when he first got the car. See the swirls and crap.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...ic/roof_b4.jpg

After wash and buffing,wax,sealer. Where the swirls go??? :P
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...isher_roof.jpg

Another pic of it.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...fnpolisher.jpg

Almost like a mirror
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...oof_after2.jpg

The spoiler is like ----, like some cats use it as a scratching post.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...ing_swirls.jpg

BAM!
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...wing_after.jpg

The owner of the car.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v.../the_owner.jpg

There you go. You just gotta have alot of patients to detail a car.

I see snow, so chances are you ain't in soCal.

But anyways, what kinda buffer does your bro use?

Leeit2me 04-11-2005 09:26 PM

Re: Car detailing
 
I'm Located in Brooklyn NY. Yeah, these pictures were taken in Feb. He use assorted buffer pads, ranging from 5" to 7" pads. He uses a Porter Cable and a Makita varible speed buffer.

spoon fed 04-11-2005 10:57 PM

Re: Car detailing
 
I want step by step info on what he does/uses...that turned out pimp


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