Nice job and writeup done by a "master" detailer up in Wakefield, MA:

http://www.luxury4play.com/detailing...-car-care.html

 

Holy mother of God....

 

wow that is an amazing paint restoration! but i wonder what that owner was wiping down his car with ... sandpaper?

 

wow now i feel better about the condition of my own car. what an amazing job.

 

I enjoy the before and after pics of detailing threads!~ Pretty amazing work!!

 

Oh my God.

 

Some of those scratches were so deep I thought I was looking at a 3D image!

I always enjoyed Rick's work.

 

That would be my nightmare come true.
The guy did a fantastic job though.

 

The questions is; how much clear coat/paint is still on the car after all that polishing???

07 RL
08 ES350
08 Element
01 expedition

 

I'm sure there is still a healthy amount of clear left.
Usually bodyshops spray more paint & clear than the factory, and he did mention majority of the car has been resprayed here and there. Seems like the bodyshop is using the correct ceramiclear too since he mentioned the car has hard clear.

 

good grief... was that car driven in a sand storm?..... repeatedly???

 

...that's one krazy correction...4 days!!!

 

Holy fucking hell, you couldn't even tell the car was black in most of those before pics!

 

Holy mother of pearl (paint)!

 

That was awful. The befores looked like it was a gray car.

 

Wow, it's like bringing a car back to life! The next thing that car desperately needs is a drop-a huge drop.

 

When he referred to applying "paint sealant" to the exterior and to the wheels -- to what product was he referring -- wax, or other?

 

Did the customer clean and wax the car with sandpaper?

 

That recovery is almost unbelievable.

How much did he charge him for that salvage? 2 guys, working for 4 days?

I wouldn't want to give the owner the car back.

 

A paint sealant is like a wax in that they both protect the paint. Sealants are for the most part, more durable and longer lasting. Someone told me that sealants bond to the paint, while wax sits on top of it. I like to think usually waxes have a bigger wow factor than sealants though.

 

With 4 days of work, and each panel needing it's own testing to see what product and pad combinations to use, I'm guessing near or even more than $1000??

 

good god

 

I'm guessing around $2,000 or more for that job, lol.

 

Thanks for posting this. Enjoyed reading this.