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Deep Gloss Auto Salon: A Tale Of Two Surf Cities
Part One: Lincoln LS

I was contacted to do a one step correction on this Black Lincoln LS along with an engine detail.

As you will see from the various before pictures the paintwork on this vehicle was in dire need of some attention. I took quite a few befores just to show that the inclusions in the paintwork were present through out.

Process:

Exterior Cleanse/Dress:
Entire vehicle treated with Surf City Grime Destroyer via pump sprayer with wand
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash via foam Cannon
Bucket wash with Surf City Pacific Blue
Clay with Riccardo clay with Optimum No Rinse as clay lube
Surf City Clearly Better for windows
Surf Sity Beyond Steel on rims
Amazing Roll Off on tires and wheel wells
Wheel wells dressed with Adams Undercarriage Spray
Tires dressed with Surf City Tire Pro
Sealed with Surf City Nano Seal
Final wipe down with Duragloss Aqua Wax

Exterior Correction:[/color]
The areas that only received one step saw Menzerna Super Intensive polish via Flex and a green Lake Country CCS pad
Other areas were too far gone for me to be satisfied with just a one step so I used Meguiars 105 Ultra Cut Compound with a purple Lake country foamed wool pad via rotary on 1300 RPM’s for 15-20 seconds MAX!!
I followed this with Menzerna Super Intensive Polish on a green LC CCS pad via Flex.
Headlights were removed for full access to the front fascia

Engine
Gently pressure washed (nothing was covered due to heavy shielding)
Entire engine bay and underside of hood was cleansed with Surf City Grime Destroyer via pump sprayer with wand
Agitated and left to dwell
Gently pressure washed
Dressed with CD-2 Engine Detailer

Before (Don’t know why the pic turned out blue??)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/EngineBefore.jpg)
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(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/EngineAfter.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6164.jpg)

Lovely Foam via foam cannon and pressure wahser
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/Foam.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/Foam3.jpg)

Befores - as you can see this car was riddled with swirls, marring and RIDS (randon isolated deep scratches) - not for long
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/Before-MAJORSwirls.jpg) (http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6109.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6110.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6111.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6112.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6113.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6114.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6115.jpg)

Headlights Removed for complete access to front fascia for correcting paint - the paint was so bad that if I were to not remove the headlights the little area I would not have been able to reach would have stuck out and ruined the whole job
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/LightsRemoved.jpg)

Here is one direct “before and after”   of the exact same area
Before
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6122.jpg)
 After]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6119.jpg[/img]

Some afters under the same lights as the befores from numerous areas of vehicle(sun was gone by the time I was done)

(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6130.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6134.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6135.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6137.jpg)

 Beauty Shots
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine3.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine4.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine5.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine6.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine7.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine8.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine9.jpg)


Deep Gloss Auto Salon: A Tale Of Two Surf Cities
Part Two: Dodge Stratus

This vehicle belongs to the family that also owns the Black Lincoln LS. I normally do not accept jobs that do not include paint correction but since I was also hired to do the LS I did this while I was out.

On this vehicle an interior detail was the customers primary concern. Unfortunately the owner was not concerned with any paintwork correction. During the pre detail inspection it was agreed that a wash/clay/seal would also be performed.

As you will see, the interior was in horrid condition and it was quite the transformation

Process:

Exterior:
Entire vehicle treated with Surf City Grime Destroyer via pump sprayer with wand
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash via foam Cannon
Bucket wash with Surf City Pacific Blue
Clay with Danase clay with Optimum No Rinse as clay lube
Surf City Clearly Better for windows
Meguiars Wheel brightener on rims
Amazing Roll Off on tires and wheel wells
Duragloss 501 on exterior Chrome trim (grill)
Wheel wells dressed with Adams Undercarriage Spray
Tires dressed with Surf City Tire Pro
Sealed with Surf City Nano Seal
Final wipe down with Duragloss Aqua Wax

Interior
All trim wiped down with diluted APC in bucket and a micro fiber
Trim Dressed with Surf City Dash Away
Carpets vacuumed / dry agitated and then vacuumed again
Carpets sprayed with Chemical Guys Lightning Fast carpet cleaner, agitated and left to dwell and then extracted
Mats vacuumed, dry agitated and vacuumed again.
Mats were then treated with Chemical Guys Lightning Fast carpet cleaner, agitated and left to dwell and then pressure washed until water ran clear and the extracted and ;left to dry
Leather cleaned with Leather Master Strong (I used a foaming pump to transform the Leather master strong cleaner from a liquid to a foam)
Leather protected with Leather Master protectant

Befores
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/InteriorBefore.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/InteriorBefore4.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/InteriorBefore5.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6075.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6076.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6077.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6078.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6083.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6084.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6085.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6087.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6096.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6090.jpg)

 In Process:
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/Foam.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/Clay.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6102.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6101.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6103.jpg)

The dash after half of it had been wiped down:
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/Dash50-50.jpg)


Interior Afters:
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/InteriorAfter.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/InteriorInProc.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6149.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6151.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6152.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6154.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6155.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6156.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6157.jpg)

Exterior Afters
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6165.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6166.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6167.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6168.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6169.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Silver%20Stratus/100_6170.jpg)

Thanks for looking!

Most remarkable! I like the last picture because I can see your Honda GLOWING over to the right.

Thanks Rick,,, ha ha, I just noticed my car in that pic - damn looks good...lol