One of my best jobs yet

[DrJones]

4th of july I detailed a friends volvo. It was 12 years old, had over 120k miles, and didn't seem to ever be waxed or detailed. It had no clear coat and was very oxidized. The car was a very dull red. It also had some linseed oil (sp) all over it from a moron trying to spray a fence. It was definitly in need of some love and care.

Really dull paint...

http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo007.jpg
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo006.jpg
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo002.jpg

You can see the milky/cloudy effect the oxidation has
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo017.jpg

Wheels/tires and bumpers needed some help too.

http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo004.jpg
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo013.jpg

[DrJones]

Of course we weren't going to let it stay that way.

Here is the change on the wheels. 1/2 way done with one and you can see the difference.
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo014.jpg

close up
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo015.jpg

Gotta do something for the oxidation. This is the hood where 1/2 was buffed and the oxidation dealt with
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo019.jpg

http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo018.jpg

Cleaned nicely though

http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo016.jpg

Oxidized:
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo021.jpg

Not Oxidized:
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo020.jpg

[STIBungy]

Looks freaking awesome for a 12 year old car.

[DrJones]

After a polish, some acrylic sealent and some wax, this bad boy looked red like it never had before.

http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo023.jpg

Wheels/tires and bumpers looked great
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo024.jpg

Look at that depth

http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo029.jpg

nice crisp reflections

http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo030.jpg

Side looked good
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo032.jpg

Check out that depth and shine
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/volvo033.jpg

Very very satisfying detail. Took a very long time, but was well worth it. This thing looks like a brand new car.

There are lots more pics at http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/volvo/

It was a little overcast when we took the pics at the end. I really want to see how much more that red will come out in direct sunlight. It was amazing how much the color changed. I have never seen anything like that before.

[stu]

Your work is always fantastic!




or something like that.

[MKIII-Shoopra]

Ill let you do a nice dramatic transformation to my car.... its in need of some buffer loving

[Talus]

That's about the same result I had when my girlfriend and I detailed an '86 GTI we just got. It had single stage red paint that was badly oxidized and Klasse worked wonders, along with a few hours of devoted work. You couldnt even tell that car had sat neglected under a tree for the last five years.
Good work Paul!

[Bedlam]

Wow..thats badass man..I can see why you were so excited about it. Pretty amazing work. How long do you think it will stay like that now that its shined up again? Did that car have a clearcoat ever or was it just basecoat/topcoat?

Nice work indeed! :)

-Bedlam

[DrJones]

Wow..thats badass man..I can see why you were so excited about it. Pretty amazing work. How long do you think it will stay like that now that its shined up again? Did that car have a clearcoat ever or was it just basecoat/topcoat?

Nice work indeed! :)

-Bedlam

Single stage paint with no clear.

Now that it has some good uv protectant on it (Klasse SG) it should stay unoxidized for quite some time. A little proper care (that the owner now knows how to do) will go a long way with this ride. It should still look that good and be running that good at 250k miles.

[Mario]

Crazy man... wonder what you could do for my ludes. :rofl:

[Kwando]

You just boosted the value of thar car!

[TheJackal]

lwoookin gwood essaay

[myshtern]

pff, i could do that ;)

[ryanman]

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!

[DrJones]

pff, i could do that ;)

Awesome. Come do my car and I'll give you $20.

[DrJones]

If anyone wants this kind of magic worked on their car, I'll do another 2 this weekend. One saturday one sunday.

[Kwando]

Paul, when do you start school again?

[DrJones]

Paul, when do you start school again?

sometime around augest 20th

[nolimitsoldier]

Very nice DrJ!