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Old 03-30-2008, 09:34 AM
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Detail time : 7 - 7 1/2 hours Outside detail only with basic engine bay degrease and dress. 1976 Caddy Eldurado vert 18,000 original miles. Single stage paint with lots of oxidation ,paint contamination, and swirls galore . Car came out great finished off real nice except a couple spots had some bodyshop wet sand marks that looks like they never stepped to a different paper to finish off,and a few water spots on hood that had etched into paint and damaged paint pigment.It looked like a different color when i was done because of the oxidation. DETAILED REFLECTIONS

-Wash - foam gun [DP soap] , wheels and tires with ARO,Engine degrease with megs degreaser.
-Car spot clayed Pinnacle poly clay and lube and respot clayed while polishing
-Polished with menzerna SIP via FLEX and orange 6.5 LC pad
-Polished via PC menzerna 106 Nano to finsih down and get in tight areas and deep grooves with white 5.5 lc pad
-Paint cleaned with KAIO via PC finish pad[ black]
-Wax applied by hand ,Surf city barrier reef liquid carnuba - removed by hand.
-Outside glass polished with Klasse AIO
-Engine bay dressed with 425 and bold n bright
-Door jams wiped down with megs ultimate QD
-Tires and trim dressed with bold n bright
-All chrome wiped down with 425.
-Final wipe down for inspection by owner done with megs ultimate QD

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HOOD BEFORE

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REAR QUARTER BEFORE

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FRONT QUARTER BEFORE

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DOOR PANEL BEFORE

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Old 03-30-2008, 09:54 AM
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Nice work. I swear there's nothing like LONG panels to give you a good workout.
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Old 03-30-2008, 10:15 AM
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Very nice!! Love the white walls! Thanks for sharing! I love seening the older cars! Good luck!
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Old 03-30-2008, 12:35 PM
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LOL, those cars are HUGE... My buddy had one of them.
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Old 03-30-2008, 12:43 PM
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Good luck on the competition
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Old 03-30-2008, 01:39 PM
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Man, what I would do to work on a car like that!

Sweet work.
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Old 03-30-2008, 02:04 PM
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DAM that things like 30 feet long!!!! its twice as long as my f350 crewcab
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Old 03-31-2008, 04:09 PM
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lol he said it was almost 19 feet long
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