Hello everyone this is my first post here and just want to do a quick introduction. My name is Ev and I am obsessed with cars I detail cars on the side and i decided to post up my work on this forum for all to see. So sit back and enjoy, I'll be posting a few writeups shortly.

Well as the title says its a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport with only 42,000 miles and it was bought new. I have no clue how some parts of the truck got how they are but when it was dropped off i was told to do what i could with it. I would have liked some parts like the hood and the plastic trim on the bottom of the truck to have been in better condition but what can you do. The hood has some pretty deep RIDS and on those the clearcoat is starting to peel back. They weird thing about this truck is that theres a minimum amount of swirls from what i could see while outside. I would have liked to get the paint looking better that I did, but like i was told i did the best i could. so here it is enjoy.

Wash:
Gilmour Foam Gun
CG Maxi Suds
Megs #62
Wash Mitt
Two Bucket Method
WW MF Drying Towel
Larger MF Drying Towel


Clayed:
Clay Magic Fine Grade Clay Bar
Clay Magic Lube

Trim:
Black Wow

Glass:
Clay Magic Fine Grade Clay Bar
CG Window Clean

Wheels:
CG Grime Reaper
Wheel Brush
CG Silk and Shine

Interior:
Shark Steamer
Vac
MF Towels
Cg Grime Reaper
CG Silk and Shine
CG's Fabric Clean
PB's Natural Look (for the leather)

Exterior:
PB's S&G
CG's M-Seal

LSP:
PB's Natty Red

Tools:
Costco MF towels
DD Uber MF Towels
Sony Cyber Shot 7.2mp

Pics:




































The rest of the before and during:






Filthy stubborn wheels that would never get clean


During the cleaning of the engine. as you can see in the before and after above some parts were so heavily covered in dirt and grime that they appeared to be naturally brown. when hit with some Grime Reaper and a brush all that changed...



Heres wut washed off the brush after the above part



After the wash and clay:

I dont even recall where i found this but if i took a picture of it, that probably mean it was somewhere it normally shouldn't be.

When claying I found this. Apparently sometime in this trucks life it had be waxed. poorly yes but at least they tried.

My little brother helping me wax while i applied sealant to the hood to protect it more as it needed it very badly.

after buffing off the CG's M-seal



I was so tempted to polish out these swirls, but i couldnt


The rest of the afters:



all comments and suggestions are welcome