Handz Detailed: 2004 Cobra Silver

SRT Handz

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So Jose is a buddy of mine and posts on the forums. He contacted me and asked for detail. I agreed. The car has 80K on the clock and needed some TLC. Had water spots, Scuffs, and scratches. The Chrome wheels also needed some work. I tried alot of new products for this job.

Enjoy.

Wheels:
- Masters Formula w/ Mother Power Cone
- Mequires Deep Crystal
- Eagle 1 Tire Shine
- Adam's Invisible Undercarriage

Underhood:
- Simple Green
- SmartWax NuShine

Interior:
- Scotch Guard
- Adam's VRT
- Invisible Glass
- Xymol TREAT Leather Conditioner
- Pina Colada Sent

Wash:
- Adam's Shampoo (For Wheels)
- CG Citrus Wash+Gloss (The Best Shampoo I Ever Used)
- ShMITT

Clay:
- CG Medium Claybar
- CG Luber

Paint Correction:
- CG Scratch & Swirl B-Gone w/ Orange Lake Country CSS Pad
- 1Z Metallic Polish w/ Hex Logic Green Pad
- CG DEEP REFLECTIONS XP- 1 w/ White Hexlogic Pad

Protection:
- 1Z Glans Wax w/ Meguires Finishing Pad(2 Times)

Metal:
- Master's Formula Metal Polish
- Master's Formula Sealant
- Meguires Deep Crystal

Plastic Trim
- 303 Aerospace Protectant
- SmartWax NuShine

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isjoining

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Looks great as usual, nice job. How do you like the hex polishing pad versus lake country ccs pads?

 

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You are the GOD of detailing, mate. I'd love to have you fix up my paintwork.

What do you recommend for cleaning the plastic interior?? I've been using ArmorAll for years, but I'm sure you have something better? What can of polisher were you using?

 

SteedaGT9150

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007 said:

You are the GOD of detailing, mate. I'd love to have you fix up my paintwork.

What do you recommend for cleaning the plastic interior???

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BlownStangGT

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I seen this list for the underhood:

Underhood:
- Simple Green
- SmartWax NuShine

Just curious, on the black pieces like rad cover etc etc what are you using? Just the smartwax nushine? Because all the cars you did so far, it seems the black stuff comes out great, almost like tire shine on them, but not...my black stuff is clean, but not shinny like that, and I am not about to spray tire shine on it and get it all gummy!

 

02LaserRed2V

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great job!

now tell Jose to stop hitting his feet on the sideskirts when getting in and out of the car!

 

SRT Handz

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02LaserRed2V said:

great job!

now tell Jose to stop hitting his feet on the sideskirts when getting in and out of the car!

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its actually not jose's fault. Jose works at a Ford Dealer and lets the techs do maintenance. All those scratches and scuffs are from the lift.

 

mustang50v8

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i love the car detailing before and after pics. not to rain on handz parade here, but this is another amazing a before/after detail with 160 pics. a guy who is in a local club i am in does this same stuff. i cant get enough of it. i need to get my car done though.

 

tag4car

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what was the treatment for the sideskirts?

 

SteedaGT9150

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mustang50v8 said:

i love the car detailing before and after pics. not to rain on handz parade here, but this is another amazing a before/after detail with 160 pics. a guy who is in a local club i am in does this same stuff. i cant get enough of it. i need to get my car done though.

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thats fawkin awesome

 

SRT Handz

I tripped & fell down and cut myself & got blood

Oct 10, 2004

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La Mirada, CA

Aug 10, 2009

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tag4car said:

what was the treatment for the sideskirts?

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Heavy Cut cleaner on the scuffs and then the same process as the rest of the car.

 

mazen189

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nice work on the engine bay. Thing looks fresh out the box.

 

RedDaemon

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excellent work! that car was so neglected.

 

V_Eight

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Saw this over on Autopia. Good going!

 

stangGT97

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You make me feel inadequate. Nice job man!

 

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jomull55

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amazing work dude, keep it up

 

1low03gt

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Excellent job!!! Silver is one hot color when all spiffed up.....

 

StangYellow

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Nice work. Glad to see someone takes time, and uses quality products instead of the run-of-the-mill crap you see in parts stores.

I do have a question, i saw you ran the CG shampoo.... do you use a foam gun? Ive run a few different shampoos through my gun and kind of stuck with Megs Gold Class. Seems like its "easier" to get dirt out of the paint with my mitt afterwards. Do you use a gun and let the foam sit, or just wash?

Very nice job man.