Detailed the first normal car of the season

[Rich189]

NOTE: PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS REGUARDING PRICES ETC. TO PMS AS IM NOT A SPONSOR YET (WILL BE VERY SOON) AND ONLY DO THIS PART TIME WHEN IM NOT WORKING AT MY NORMAL JOB

Well i guess it had to happen sometime this is the first "normal driver" that ive done this season. Heres plenty of pics of what my average detail looks like (ie: not being told i dont care what it costs make it perfect as most of us are on a budget and dont have 350 plus to spend cleaning a car)


Heres a couple before the wash and claybar...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture006-1.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture003.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture002.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture001.jpg


Heres a couple after the wash and claybar (yes the paint is scuffed and yes the bird crap is etched into the clear coat as its been sitting there since last fall and yes the trim is faded and stained)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture010.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture016.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture017-1.jpg


And heres a few pretty direct comparisons before and after polishing

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture015.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture025.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture012-1.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture035.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture024-1.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture016.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture028.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture027-1.jpg

And heres a few after pictures for fun

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture036.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture037-1.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture031.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture032.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture029.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture033.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture021.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture022.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/Rich189/Picture023-2.jpg

[91DropTop]

dude thats amazing :drool: another fine job!!

[DaSkinnyGuy]

This jeep actually showed how much work you had to put into.

[V]

you're doing my SS before its gets put away when i deploy. lol

[Mike]

same jeep you did last year?

[Untamed]

Thats awesome. What a difference a few hours, blood, sweat and tears makes huh?

Forgot to blur the license plate though.

[Rich189]

Thats awesome. What a difference a few hours, blood, sweat and tears makes huh?

Forgot to blur the license plate though.

Yea hes a friend though not so much a customer so i dont think he'll mind... and yes mike the same one i did last year

[Mike]

i dont understand the need to blur a plate, thousands of people see your plate on the road every day, wtf is the difference

[Rich189]

I dont know honestly i do it for people im not good friends with just for the sake of doing it

[V]

in spring valley NY, at the car gatherings where kids would show off their cars, i know at least back in the day, some people would copy down plate numbers of specific cars and then obtain the address. At a later point, they would go stake out the address and attempt to steal the car, and often suceed.

[Mike]

right, but that can happen on your commute to work, not just from pictures

[ls1ssws6]

so when can i drop my t/a off? :-P looks good

[sweetbmxrider]

i was so waiting to see a lambo or something siiick. but that is some damn good work. always impressive.

[Untamed]

right, but that can happen on your commute to work, not just from pictures

If its a Trail Blazer SS its no big deal. But if its a Lambo Murcielago, suggesting money, it may be an issue. :wink:

I'd do it for all cars as a courtesy.

[Rich189]

i was so waiting to see a lambo or something siiick. but that is some damn good work. always impressive.

Theres an old post someone brought up with a lambo murc im actually doing it again sometime this month i also just did a 599 gtb and a novitec rosso f430

[79CamaroDiva]

How long does it take you? I definitely want to have you do my Camaro, and know the general vicinity that you live in.. Don't really want to drop the car off and get a ride back, then need a ride back to pick up.. The gas would cost the same as the detail :lol:

[Mike]

If its a Trail Blazer SS its no big deal. But if its a Lambo Murcielago, suggesting money, it may be an issue. :wink:

I'd do it for all cars as a courtesy.


maybe, since its a customer it makes sense for rich to blur his pics, but im talking the people that go out to do a shoot of their own car, and then blur the plates....1 it attracts the eye to the plate more than the car. 2 people see your plate every day

if your taking pics and dont want your plate known, why not keep a wrench or screwdriver in the trunk and take them off during the shoot


and i WISH someone would copy my plate and come to my house, they will leave with more holes then they came with, i promise

[Untamed]

maybe, since its a customer it makes sense for rich to blur his pics, but im talking the people that go out to do a shoot of their own car, and then blur the plates....1 it attracts the eye to the plate more than the car. 2 people see your plate every day

if your taking pics and dont want your plate known, why not keep a wrench or screwdriver in the trunk and take them off during the shoot


and i WISH someone would copy my plate and come to my house, they will leave with more holes then they came with, i promise

Yeah I get ya. The magazines always remove the plates and replace them with the magazine name or something. I think Steel and Skin does the same.

In any case, looks like Rich is building up some clientel. Definately see why. :)

Rich, may want to work the Nationals - bring a bucket and supplies early in the morning for the show crowd. :nod: Not a full detail, but a wash and wax might be in demand after the cars drive in.

[Rich189]

How long does it take you? I definitely want to have you do my Camaro, and know the general vicinity that you live in.. Don't really want to drop the car off and get a ride back, then need a ride back to pick up.. The gas would cost the same as the detail :lol:

I sent you a pm but normally takes me about 6-8 hours to do an exterior and about 2 for an interior and about an hour for an engine bay (although ls1's for some reason always come out looking like crap because all the metal is so porus even though its clean)

Rich, may want to work the Nationals - bring a bucket and supplies early in the morning for the show crowd. :nod: Not a full detail, but a wash and wax might be in demand after the cars drive in.

I'll be a sponsor as of next week (im getting together a half assed website and stuff right now and ill make a nicer one over the next month or so) so ill hopfully be working out a few things for nationals and maybe something like a detail and photoshoot package with alex but id like to get my sponsorship up and going before talking to them

[Iroc-z86]

that is awesome. props to the jeep owner :)