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This Harley was on a cross-country trip and had never been detailed before. I had to have the Harley detailed by a certain time, so the owner even helped out with some of the minor detailing. It took less than an hour to remove the swirls, scratches and holograms with an orange pad and a moderate polish. The real work came in for polishing the chrome by hand. I got help with the windshield cleaning, tire waxing and leather conditioning. When everything was cleaned up and polished out, I applied the wax and took the final pictures.

This MINI belongs to a proud pet owner and the inside showed it. There was dog hair on every surface and nose prints on all the rear windows. The MINI needed more interior work than exterior work. There were only a few scratches on the paint and the swirls weren’t as severe as they are on most cars.

I washed the MINI with my lambswool washmitt and removed all the road dust from the surface. Once I finished drying it, I clayed the surface to remove any and all bonded contaminants. Once all the contaminants were gone, I polished the MINI with Prima Swirl and an orange polishing pad. When the swirls were removed and the paint was glistening, I applied wax and began working on the interior.

First up was to clean and protect all the plastic and vinyl. The dash and doors were covered in dust and dog hair. Next I cleaned all the interior glass and mirrors and finished with a thorough vacuum. Once I finished the interior, I removed the wax residue and set to work with the plastic trim and chrome. All chrome was polished up and the black trim was protected from further UV and weather damage. When everything looked spotless, I took my finished pictures and returned the car to another happy customer.

This MINI was in decent shape. I started off by washing the car and removing the dust and dirt from the paint, wheels and engine bay. When all was removed, I moved the MINI into the garage and dried it off. I clayed the contaminants off the car and set a test spot.

I polished the MINI with an orange pad and Swirl to remove the defects and applied Epic. While the wax was curing, I waxed the wheels, dressed the tires and protected the plastic trim. I washed the windows and then began to vacuum the floor and protect the interior vinyls and leather seats. Finally, the wax was ready to be wiped off and the exhaust tips were polished up. I took pictures and the owner came by to pick it up.

This Mazda was taken care of! There were no swirls and scratches were scarce. This car only required a maintenance detail.

I washed the car and found the Mazda only needed clay to remove all the defects. I spent a decent amount of time claying off the contaminants and then waxed the paint. Next I dressed the tires, waxed the wheels and cleaned the windows. Afterwords, I cleaned and protected all the interior vinyls and cleaned and conditioned the leather. I vacuumed out the floor and trunk and finished with some last-minute touches. When everything looked perfect, I delivered the car to it’s owner.

This Honda CRV had been taken care of very well with minimal issues. The paint suffered from little to no severe issues, the biggest issue was cobweb swirls across the entire vehicle and pine needle “Bird nests” in 4 locations across the car.

I removed all the pine needles and washed the SUV to uncover all the defects of the paint. There were some major contamination spots, but no serious problems. Next I clayed the CRV and removed all the contamination from the paint. Now the CRV was ready for polishing, so I set a test spot up and discovered it had a soft paint. All I needed to polish was a white pad and Swirl. After several hours of polishing, the paint looked beautiful and was ready for a coat of wax – I used Epic.Next I applied a dressing to the plastic trim, then waxed and dressed the tires. The exterior was now complete and it was time to work on the interior.

The CRV’s interior was spacious, which made for an easy cleaning. I cleaned off all the vinyls and followed behind with a protectant to prevent UV damage. Next, I vacuumed out the carpets, floor mats and seats, and shampooed the stains out of the front mats. The interior now looked brand new, so I cleaned the windows, wiped the wax off and returned the CRV to it’s owner.