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    1st full exterior detail--getting feet wet...

    This vehicle is a friend of mine and she wanted the pinstripe removed. She said the previous owner [cough/"was ```"/cough] took pretty good care of the car--no major scratches. There was a little acid rain etching. Hope you likes--I definately think that it looks better w/o the silver pinstripe.

    pre-pinstripe removal:

    I was able to do this one side in about 4.5 hrs on a cold March day. The other side took about 1.5 hrs(just pinstripe) on a 60+ degree day.
    BTW, for a week she rode around w/ one side of the car totally done and the other not--so ghetto fabulous!

    tire/rims:


    hood before:


    hood after: (that white spot is the moon)


    complete:


    Process includes: (exterior only)

    wash, heat gun, pampered chef stone scraper, 3m rubbing compound, 3m smr, PB PwC, 4*UPP, Meguiar`s tire dressing (grape smelling stuff)

    I initially used my fingernail and the heat gun on the pinstripe for about 1.5 hrs--then my friend had the idea to use the stone scrapper. It works! BTW, I removed the adhesive residue w/ a dupont product.

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    Owner and Tech. Rep Nickc0844's Avatar
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    Man, you really turned that car around. I bet those wheels took some time too!

    Great work!
    Nick Carberry
    ~Detailing high-end cars with quality products~

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    thanks Nick, actually they were the easiest part. A little A2Z and scrubbing.

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    Looks great!!!

    And much better without that pinstripe. Most pintstripes are ugly.

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    how do ya like it? zesty-man's Avatar
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    very nice work. however, i dont see the moon
    The best comment of my life.......

    "Just because something is on sale, doesn`t mean that you have to buy it. " awd330

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    Just One More Coat Beemerboy's Avatar
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    Great job I`m sure that she was happy
    Old Enough To Know Better, Too Stupid To Care....

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    Stick to the details dafowl1's Avatar
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    looks good
    My biggest challenge is trying not to wash my car. Is that a problem.

 

 

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