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2002 Mazda Tribute Detail Job, with a twist!
This little SUV was in horrible shape when it was put into my hands. Owed by a local Animal Vet who used it to cart around dogs and cats all over. The exterior showed extreme signs of abuse... A LOT of dog and cat scratches and what seemed to be a rather excessive amount of rock chips on the rocker panels. The interior was just as bad.. grey leather that was abused by many many animals and the rear storage area was used as a travel kennel.. hence the grate marks on the rear head rests and tons of scratches all over the plastics.
I knew immediately this one was going to be a HUGE handfull!
Heres some befores, as always.
I sectioned off half the hood and worked my magic. Heres some examples.
*note.. got myself a Brinkman Dual Xenon. Neat little tool.*
Half and half pics.
Untouched side with Xenon light.
Finished side with Xenon light.
Finished pics. I took 100 pictures during this detail. Sometimes I go overboard but I know pics are worth 1000 words when the difference is this big.
Remember this fender? Check the before pics for the massive scratches that were there before.
Hey... theres that fender again!
What the heck am I doing putting pics of the SS in here? Yeah.. its a reflection shot.
Dont believe it? Ill back up a bit so you can see for yourself.
Now.. I said there was a TWIST.
This SUV was brought home by my neighbor, his house is in the reflection shot, it was owned by a friend of his. My friend was road testing it for a local Ford dealership because it had a brand new motor installed, due to dealer fault on a service. Shortly after the engine was installed, like 20miles later, they decided to sell it and get a RAV4.
My wife has been looking for a CRV, Escape, Tribute, etc.. for some time now. My neighbor talked it up with her telling her it was for sale... little did she know I already told him Id buy it. So I bring the Tribute over to my house and start detailing it... I told her the owner had sold it but the buyer wanted it detailed. Needles to say she was upset that I didnt buy it, let alone talk to her about it. So I spent a good 9hrs on this thing and evertime she walked by me in the garage shed shake her head. After I was done detailing it her and I decided to go to dinner... and when she walked into the garage I asked her "Do you want to drive the Civic or your new truck?" Anyways.. she was very happy and almost started crying.
Pretty cool little story. Im happy.. shes happy.. we got a nice new ride out of it all.
I knew immediately this one was going to be a HUGE handfull!
Heres some befores, as always.
I sectioned off half the hood and worked my magic. Heres some examples.
*note.. got myself a Brinkman Dual Xenon. Neat little tool.*
Half and half pics.
Untouched side with Xenon light.
Finished side with Xenon light.
Finished pics. I took 100 pictures during this detail. Sometimes I go overboard but I know pics are worth 1000 words when the difference is this big.
Remember this fender? Check the before pics for the massive scratches that were there before.
Hey... theres that fender again!
What the heck am I doing putting pics of the SS in here? Yeah.. its a reflection shot.
Dont believe it? Ill back up a bit so you can see for yourself.
Now.. I said there was a TWIST.
This SUV was brought home by my neighbor, his house is in the reflection shot, it was owned by a friend of his. My friend was road testing it for a local Ford dealership because it had a brand new motor installed, due to dealer fault on a service. Shortly after the engine was installed, like 20miles later, they decided to sell it and get a RAV4.
My wife has been looking for a CRV, Escape, Tribute, etc.. for some time now. My neighbor talked it up with her telling her it was for sale... little did she know I already told him Id buy it. So I bring the Tribute over to my house and start detailing it... I told her the owner had sold it but the buyer wanted it detailed. Needles to say she was upset that I didnt buy it, let alone talk to her about it. So I spent a good 9hrs on this thing and evertime she walked by me in the garage shed shake her head. After I was done detailing it her and I decided to go to dinner... and when she walked into the garage I asked her "Do you want to drive the Civic or your new truck?" Anyways.. she was very happy and almost started crying.
Pretty cool little story. Im happy.. shes happy.. we got a nice new ride out of it all.
!what was your process if you don't mind me asking?
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