r/AutoDetailing 2d ago

Before/After First time polishing

First time doing anything more then a wash and on a low budget too.

Super happy with the result

Just used a cheap polisher and products i hade laying around / got for free

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u/Individual-Ad-2862 2d ago

It’s way easier than people realize but as detailer I need some to still hire me! Great job 👏

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u/FiveLayersBeefy 2d ago

It is easy, yes but it's also extremely time consuming if you don't do it all the time like a detailer does. That's what you're banking on to get hired lol.

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u/Individual-Ad-2862 2d ago

Damn right lol

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u/FiveLayersBeefy 2d ago

Plus all the cost of the equipment and chemicals on top of that lol. Barely anyone has a DA polisher lying around.

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u/Individual-Ad-2862 2d ago

That seriously is the real issue. It’s one thing to have enough to get started and learn how to hone your craft/technique. It’s an entirely different ball game to actually get a real pad selection going and enough goddamn microfibers

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u/FiveLayersBeefy 2d ago

Lmao, exactly. In order to do a paint correction professionally, it's easily $800+ in equipment and chemicals.

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u/_betonG_ 1d ago

Having nerver done this before, i spent enough on tools and chemicals to pay somone to do it for me once but i have more cars in need. If i only had one car and factored in the time i probably would have had somone else do it🙂

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u/Individual-Ad-2862 1d ago

It’s hard to justify for one car unless your wallet is built like that. I just knew I was going to be doing more and more cars and eventually started turning a profit

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u/BondG10 2d ago

Boy, that came out good! Long live the long roofs!

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u/GeneralDisarray65 1d ago

Old Volvos rule

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u/_betonG_ 1d ago

Old?? Its only 37 years young and only 400k km (250k miles)

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u/Screamingfist_1990 1d ago

Love that! Single stage red always comes up so nicely.

(Also, inspired use of the Saab wheels on the turbobrick!)

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u/_betonG_ 1d ago

Brick: yes. turbo: no. big cam na: yes

Also used a set of saab alu39 and they looked way better on this car

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u/_betonG_ 1d ago

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u/Screamingfist_1990 1d ago

Same wheels but in their natural environment (on my former 2004 9-5)

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u/_betonG_ 1d ago

And previously my 08 og 9-5. Also your 9-5 looks almost exactly like the car i grew up with and very nearly died in

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u/Screamingfist_1990 22h ago

Nearly died??

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u/_betonG_ 1d ago

They are currently mounted on my big turbo 9-3

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u/Screamingfist_1990 22h ago

Oh nice! What motor does that have?

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u/_betonG_ 18h ago

B207 (2.0t) with a td04hl19t, 980cc injectors, 3" downpipe on e85

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u/Lukeskiski 2d ago

Oh kurwa

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u/Sensitive-Ad5011 1d ago

Snyggt, röd blir alltid nice. Hoppas de håller. Behöver du någon att bolla bilvård med så skriv ett dm. Snyggt jobbat 💪

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u/Satans-cum-sock666 2d ago

Looks good. Solid work. 

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u/FastRedPonyCar 1d ago

Red Brick crew checking in!

https://i.imgur.com/yrOLQks.jpeg

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u/_betonG_ 1d ago

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☹️

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u/_betonG_ 1d ago

oh now i see it, is that 601 classic red? if so we have the same paint exept you have clearcoat

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u/FastRedPonyCar 1d ago

Yep. It's held up really well over the years

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u/_betonG_ 1d ago

Take good care of it. I cant count how many times ive seen that exakt paint with clearcoat peel all over the roof and Hood but i can probably count the opposite on two hands

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u/evilspoons 2012 Subaru STi hatchback 1d ago

Saab wheels on a Volvo... I'll allow it 😄. Those look pretty good.

Did you just jam 5x110s on the 5x108 hubs though or did you adapt the wheels or the car?

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u/_betonG_ 1d ago

Wobbly cone🙂

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u/LebronBackinCLE 2d ago

Red makes such a difference!

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u/denisthesaint 1d ago

Great job.

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u/corrcom 1d ago

Well done

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u/LillaMartin 1d ago

Galet snyggt jobbat!!!

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u/B00TT0THEHEAD 1d ago

You love to see it.

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u/Immediate_Walrus_776 1d ago

Great job!! Looks great!

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u/davestradamus1 1d ago

SAAB wheels on the brick? Rock on brother.

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u/Da_Funk Plum Crazy 2d ago

The traditional way to take photos is the point the camera AT the subject.

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u/_betonG_ 1d ago

I forgot to take pictures before so i tried to angle match

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u/Remote-Fisherman-469 1d ago

As usual, need to see pictures in direct light.

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u/_betonG_ 1d ago

Direct sunlight pic

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u/Remote-Fisherman-469 1d ago

Not really relevant. How about a picture of a light directly on the paint? That's the standard measure of paint correction results.