Detailed: 2006 EVO
 

Hope you all like this. Some seemed to like my other posts.....

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Very nice. Never really had a car worth cleaning. But nice to see some online. lol.

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Looks really nice... I've got some scratches like that on my door that look pretty crapp :-\ wish I knew how to get it out lol nice work

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Well, I kinda just showed ya!
I would like to see you try it and let me know how helpful my thread was to you.

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I didnt read, just kinda looked at the pictures lol :P

ill try it out in the spring when its not crappy out

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what does a detailing like that run, just out of curiosity?

Looks great. A car-washing freak friend of mine uses one of them porter cable doo-dads too. :6

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This one was 300.00. There was about 6 hours involved. I try to stay around 50.00 per hour.

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nice ass car 8)

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i had the impression that paying to get the car detailed was a wasted of money.....because you can do it yourself... looking at your work really changed my mind, i wish i could get my car too look that clean... keep on posting!

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Thanks man. I'll post all of my details then.

Some spend the money to just get it back and then they maintain it. After the initial detail. It would cost 125.00 per month for me to maintain this one.

For that money you would get:
(4) Washes/Vacs
***Includes Tire, wheels, jams, wheel wells, windows, all plastic cleaned and treated, and vacuuming of the entire car...trunk and under seats.
(1) Waxing per month. This isn't a cheap wax either.
Here's what I use....
http://www.autogeek.net/pinsouvwax.html

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where do you get that polish that you used? My gf's car some some of those deep ass scratches and I'm gona detail her car as soon as all the snow clears. I've tried regular meguiars polish, but that didnt do much. I need something more "coarse".

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beautiful car, i want it.

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I get all of my supplies from www.autogeek.net

Here is the special they are running.......
http://autogeek.net/

Here is the polish that I used.......
http://www.autogeek.net/dp535.html

If you are really serious about detailing your car, you need to get the Porter Cable Polisher. You can get a nice kit with this polish. Yeah, it costs some but you will never achieve the same results by hand. Plus, get good with it and do others cars. You'll make you money back super fast.

Here's some kits that I'd recommend....
http://www.autogeek.net/ed20pocacoki.html
(If anyone wants this kit, I'll get you the polish thrown in for free. I have a little pull over there at AutoGeek. Just PM me and let me know. I just really love the EDGE pad sustem. It's what I use everyday.)

Or this one.....
http://www.autogeek.net/dp-dual-action-kit.html
(You get all of the DP Polishes in this one. The pads are good. You can always upgrade later to the EDGE pad system)

Here are two awesome videos showing how to use this machine......
(They are about half way down)
http://www.autogeek.net/po.html

I will do all I can to answer questions. PM me if you wish but I'd love to keep it in the forum so all can learn!

Justin

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i want an evo so ------ bad.....too bad i dont have 40 g's.

that ---- really works, huh?

i need to detail my car soo bad. btw, do you know what'll get macropoxy 646(underground coating for pipelines) off my center console and door, but won't damage it?

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wow, thanks for all those links. I didnt think you were gona tell me what exact polish you used.

I do want to get serious with detailing and hope to one day make some good money from it. I just cant do it anytime soon, lol. Maybe once i get some money ill buy myself that kit and start learning how to use the machine.

thanks again.

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will the edge pads adapt to anything else i have a chicago polisher already that id like to use them with... dont really fell like dropping the money for the porter one :-\

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Definately need a PC 7424!
---- poo-boys.
Meguiar's DACP is great, and for tough ---- Diamond Cut 2.0 is even better. Better yet. You can always find it locally...
PC is for newbies. Real men own rotary buffers too.

However.... You can actually take out sratches & remove paint at a descent rate with a PC, aginst popular belief, if you use a terry cloth bonnett & a high end cutting polish (Diamond Cut / Top PooBoy's, that kinda stuff). It's not as quick, or as hot as a rotary buffer... But I've done it many times before.
It's a good trick to know that you won't find most places.


Depends on the car. For most colors, ---- it. Wash - clay - wash with a good slick shampoo. Polish the bitch with DACP or an equivilent. Then on goes the Klasse twins, with a second layer of Sealant Glaze wipe on / wipe off.
The simple truth is that nothing is going to last nearly as long, nor look any damned better lmao! It's also ungodly quick.

For black...
Wash clay wash
Diamond Cut
DACP
Vanilla Moose glaze
Carbauba Moose topper in 2 coats. It's a hair better looking than P21s/S100, and cheaper. But it applies / removes quicker & can be used on a hotter surface without caking.
Or if you don't want to play with it every few weeks, just do the klasse twins. If you do 2+ layers of SG, unlike synthetic waxes, klasse will begin to get a deeper, wetter look like most carnabua's. (Instead of your typical reflective synthetic wax look. Which isn't really what you're trying to get msot of the time with black.)






I've found quick detailing to be idiotic at this point... The simple truth is that if you buy a ------- OXO wash brush, and a large waffle weave towel to do one pass over the paint, then get the glass. You can wash & dry a car faster than you can quick detail a car... And if your shampoo is worth a ----, it'll be slick enough to not strip off the wax. When I do quick detail tho. It's all about some Quik Shine. Clearkote makes some good ----. Some of it is great, tip tops. Some of it is just your typical better than average good.

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Yeah i have a heavy duty rotary polisher and the stealthy's paint is really oxidized and has some scratches and some darker spots from the previous riceboys decals so i need somthing that is gonna take some material off but not be abrasive enough that im gonna ---- ---- up.

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I think you're one of the best members we have. Very helpful and clear on advice. It's nice to hear some new advice and you give all your secrets. $80 for that wax is about crazy, but if you had to spend (alot) less on (normal car guy) wax what would be your choice? I rock Meguier's (sp) Fast Wax mostly because that's what my Dad has always used.


P.S. That detail job is amazing. ;) ;D


JP

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Being in the midwest. I let road salt detail my car. :X then finish it off with a bucket of bondo. 8)

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I had close enough to a evo. a 93 hatch with a 4g63t and it was a humungous pain in the ass. Good looking car, good torque/power but i'll take the cheaper Sti over it. good job on the scratch i used to work for a big detail shop, detailing new Acuras and Austin Martins, it was a blast.

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They have an adapter for the rotary. It's AutoGeek.

Here.......
http://autogeek.net/e206.html

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I use alot of Meguiar's products still. I've used them alot DACP is one of the best as well as #80.

Here is an awesome place to get Meguiars stuff.......
www.autodetailingsolutions.com

Closed till the 2nd though.....

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this place has some pretty good deals too
http://www.detailedimage.com/

i need new pads for my pc - and about a week to actually get all the swirls out of the truck
you think the stuff you use is better than klasse?

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Klasse AIO is good but not strong enough to get alot of scratches out. There are a ton of awesome polishes out ther. Pinnacles XMT series is one that I use in the summer. It can be used in full sun and summer heat.

BTW.........AutoGeek has 20% off the entire site until 12/31 Midnight.......

www.autogeek.net