How Long Do You Detail?

[hammer55]

Re: How Long Do You Detail?

mike I used a 6" cheapy with some 83 on a white ford as practice, one spot, and with some work that spot was free of swirl marks, was wondering if it would be safe to use on a black car, thats why I tried it, don't have a g100 yet looking but want to know which assortment of pads to get, very unknowledgeable about it

[Mike Phillips]

Re: How Long Do You Detail?

mike I used a 6" cheapy with some 83 on a white ford as practice, one spot, and with some work that spot was free of swirl marks, was wondering if it would be safe to use on a black car, thats why I tried it, don't have a g100 yet looking but want to know which assortment of pads to get, very unknowledgeable about it

It's always a good idea to start a fresh thread for questions like this versus posting them to an existing thread that's discussing a different topic.

The answer to your question however is to give it a try and seen how a small test spot looks and then go from there.

[hammer55]

Re: How Long Do You Detail?

sorry about that

[gb387]

Re: How Long Do You Detail?

depends, anywhere from 4-8 depending the steps. Typically on my truck its 8 hours.

[jsfofec]

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I must be doing something wrong. My honda pilot took me 16 hours and my honda accord took 15. How do you guys do it so fast?

When I just wash the car, it can easily take 3 hours to do the tires, wheels, wheel wells, and the car itself. After washing and drying I wipe it down with NXT speed detailer, NXT supreme shine on the tires and NXT Tech protect on the trim. That can easily take me 3 hours.

[Perfectshine]

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I must be doing something wrong. My honda pilot took me 16 hours and my honda accord took 15. How do you guys do it so fast?

When I just wash the car, it can easily take 3 hours to do the tires, wheels, wheel wells, and the car itself. After washing and drying I wipe it down with NXT speed detailer, NXT supreme shine on the tires and NXT Tech protect on the trim. That can easily take me 3 hours.

maybe others have more better specific brushes and meguiar products for the tire dressing which makes it quicker to do...

[pcfxer]

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I'm a professional with six years of experience. So, the experience and proper tools/techniques and tricks of the trade help with doing a quick detail. However, because of MOL and my obsession with getting better results I am ONLY doing quality details and the just really depends on the vehicle. I mean, it took Mike 16 hours for that truck, that's just an example of condition/expectation rather than brute force and speed....I guess that's what "detailing" really is.

[rascal]

Re: How Long Do You Detail?

10+ hours for me. I take the washing part very seriously, so I can be on that for about four to five hours. If I use #80 or #83, I figure in another five hours w/ taping off trim. If the car is under a carport for the night, I will go over the car with NXT the next day. If I don't have that option, I will add one coat of NXT wax that same day.

[kellyinkc]

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Usually half a day. Now when I did my black one it was 2 days.
Depends on what your goals are.

[DaGonz]

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Average time: 4 to 5 hours for an exterior detail.
Complete in and out: 6 to 7 hours.

I did do a detail on a heavily swirled wax in all the cracks and mouldings black F350 Dually that took me two days to complete!

[MotorcycleDetailing]

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I voted for 10+ as I do:
My wifes car
Rinse, Wash, rewash, dry 1 to 2 hours
Clay
Paint Cleaner
Mask up 1+
Speed Glaze by DA Polisher
DC polish by hand
DC Wetlook by hand
DC Carunba wax by hand
remove masking tape
do trim 2+ by hand
APC engine bay and windows
then I think about doing the interior the next day.

6 hours +
My bike
Rinse, wash, dry 1+
clay
paint cleaner
Speed Glaze
DC polish
DC Wetlook
Hand polish all my chrome 3+
I do the above once a month and the following every week
rinse, wash, rewash
DC polish
DC carunba wax
once a week on both car and bike (along with chrome polishing on the bike).
This takes me a full day to do both.

[Jeepster04]

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Last time I detailed me Jeep, it took a good 2days. I was new with the PC so it took me alittle longer than it would now.

-Washed it
-Clayed it
-DC 1
-# 7
-Thin coat of NXT
-Thin coat of #26

Cleaned my Highland floor guards, used Natural Shine on dash, swept the carpet, used Invisible glass on the windows.

Thats just the main steps, I didnt include all the small stuff.

[RobAGD]

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Well I voted 10 hours because I assume your refering to doing a car thats has not been maintained.

Wash, Dry, Clay, #83, #80, NXT x2

Trim Detail, tires and wheels, vacuume and wipe down leather, windows etc

-R

[Tom Claessens]

Re: How Long Do You Detail?

My own car takes about 6 hours. (small car)
Max. time I needed was about 10 hours on a volvo v70.

[capitolason2]

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The last truck I detailed took more that 20 hours. It was a work-as-you-get-the-time detail. However, the end result was well worth the amount of time I spent on the detail.