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Presidential Detailed: 2008 Honda Civic SI-Not even 9k on the clock!!

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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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Default Presidential Detailed: 2008 Honda Civic SI-Not even 9k on the clock!!

This customer had seen some of my work online and looked me up. He just purchased the car and said it had only been washed twice since he'd gotten it! There was just a little over 9k miles on the odometer! This is my kind of guy, haha! So, obviously there were some dealer defects and some minor hard water etching on the roof, trunk and spoiler but overall the car was in real good shape, just need a light swirl removal.

Products:

Exterior:
Dawn Soap Pre-Wash
Optimum Car Wash-Final Wash
ONR diluted to clay lube
COBRA UMF Wash Mitt
COBRA Deluxe "Jr" MF's
Dual Buckets with Grit Guards
3m Masking Tape
Adams Professional Clay Bar
P21S TAW
Meguairs APC+
Meguairs Hyperdressing
Menzerna SIP/WHITE FLAT x2
Menzerna Top Inspection
Tons of Uber MF Towels(AP)
Swissvax Pneu



LSP:
Lusso Oro applied with Uber Foam Applicator

Tools:
Dual Work Lamps
Dewalt Hi Speed Rotary
World's Greatest Boar's Hair Wheel Brush
Foam Pad Cleaning Brush
DD Detail Sponge
The Wheel Well/Fender Brush
The Spoke Brush
Canon Rebel XTi
Craftsmen 295MPH Vac/Blow
E-Z Detail Wheel Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush

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Complete hood polished..
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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Etching on roof..owner didnt want wetsand, but M105 got them about 99%
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Working in SIP after M105
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Its nice when you cant tell where the paint/glass end and begin!
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Same damage on the Wing..
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Same damage on trunk also..
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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Drivers side in halogens..
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And since it was dark, all I got are some cool reflections! This car looks SO WET!


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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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i would love to learn your craft.....these are amazing. it makes me want to clean my car!
 
Old Dec 11, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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About how long does a typical job take?
 
Old Dec 11, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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another job well done!!!! Man I look forward to your posts. You work magic on these cars.You make me wanna hook mine up!
 
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by nm3210
About how long does a typical job take?
Spent about 15-16 hours on this one, only because I had to compound the panels with water etching.
 
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by paulb
another job well done!!!! Man I look forward to your posts. You work magic on these cars.You make me wanna hook mine up!
Thanks! What are you waiting for?!?
 
Old Dec 15, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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do u use a set price or does it go by the job and for that car what you did what did u charge,
 
Old Dec 15, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by driftking8732
do u use a set price or does it go by the job and for that car what you did what did u charge,
I charge hourly, it varies per car but i have a pretty consistent range of 12-15 hours. Im not aloud to mention what I charge, but you can expect to pay any where from 300-800 from most competent detailers.
 
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