Show & Shine Detailing, washing, waxing, paint care, wax, etc.

Before & After of Fiance's Sunfire

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 05-13-2007, 09:00 AM
  #1  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
biniecki's Avatar
 
Join Date: 01-15-06
Location: Rockwood, MI
Posts: 2,383
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Before & After of Fiance's Sunfire

I took the liberty of cleaning my fiance's car last night. I was only going to wash and wax it but after seeing how dirty it was i decided to wash, clay bar and wax it. I was only able to wash and clay it last night before it got dark outside. I then got my butt out of bed at 6:40AM so that I could wax it as well as do the tire, rims, and windows before she had to go to work this morning. Here are some before and after shot. Its down right amazing what a little TLC and good car care products can do. I used Clay Magic Claybar and Maguires NXT Liquid Wax

Driver's Side Before


Driver's Side After


Front End Before


Front End After


Passenger's Side Before


Passenger's Side After
Old 05-13-2007, 09:02 AM
  #2  
New Member
 
BMWM51969's Avatar
 
Join Date: 01-24-07
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 168
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
that is a very clean sunfire. good job on the waxing.
Old 05-13-2007, 09:05 AM
  #3  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
biniecki's Avatar
 
Join Date: 01-15-06
Location: Rockwood, MI
Posts: 2,383
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Thanks. It did turn out very well. I told all my friends i was going to give the Maguires NXT wax a good test by using it on her car and it definitely didn't let me down. I will definitely be using it on my car. I plan on doing mine this morning/afternoon before I go to my moms for mother's day. I'll try and post some pics of it too
Old 05-13-2007, 09:11 AM
  #4  
Senior Member
 
GSoccer24's Avatar
 
Join Date: 11-15-05
Location: Newton Highlands, Massachusetts
Posts: 2,693
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
looks like a brand new car again
Old 05-13-2007, 09:15 AM
  #5  
New Member
 
BMWM51969's Avatar
 
Join Date: 01-24-07
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 168
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by biniecki
Thanks. It did turn out very well. I told all my friends i was going to give the Maguires NXT wax a good test by using it on her car and it definitely didn't let me down. I will definitely be using it on my car. I plan on doing mine this morning/afternoon before I go to my moms for mother's day. I'll try and post some pics of it too
sounds good, since you did a good job on hers, you should post some pics of yours. lol, and i def. gotta hand it to you, waking up at 6 something in the morning to finish your girl's car is reputable.
Old 05-13-2007, 09:20 AM
  #6  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
biniecki's Avatar
 
Join Date: 01-15-06
Location: Rockwood, MI
Posts: 2,383
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
yea from the pics it does. However there are tons for rock chips and the front bumper is messed up from her rear ending someone this winter. Also the rear quarter panel is a little scrapped up from when she spun out and hit a wall on the entrance ramp of the highway and the rockers a little bad to from some curb checks but you cant see all of that in the pictures. The car is a 2003 and i would have to say with all defects aside it does look like a brand new car. The shine and color are so much deeper after using the clay bar and waxing it. The car had never been waxed and you could tell that from when i was using the clay. I used about 1/2 on the entire car kneading it about every section or 2 i did
Old 05-13-2007, 09:23 AM
  #7  
New Member
 
BMWM51969's Avatar
 
Join Date: 01-24-07
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 168
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
damn dude, well despite those imperfections, the car STILL looks good. i kinda noticed it in the front with the recessed headlights. i think. but either way, pics of your car!! lol
Old 05-13-2007, 09:29 AM
  #8  
Senior Member
 
CTCOBALTSSS's Avatar
 
Join Date: 03-21-06
Location: CT
Posts: 7,917
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Nicely done man. She's back in full effect. Good job.
Old 05-13-2007, 02:14 PM
  #9  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
biniecki's Avatar
 
Join Date: 01-15-06
Location: Rockwood, MI
Posts: 2,383
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
She took the car today and some of her employee's were asking her what the heck I used on it because it looked so good they wanted to use it on their vehicles. I finished mine and took some pics but i dont have time to post them right now. I will hopefully be able to get them up this evening.
Old 05-13-2007, 02:18 PM
  #10  
Senior Member
 
an0malous's Avatar
 
Join Date: 06-28-06
Location: Canada
Posts: 12,577
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
looks great man!



(sidenote: is it just me or does the hood always look popped on those sunfires)
Old 05-13-2007, 02:34 PM
  #11  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
biniecki's Avatar
 
Join Date: 01-15-06
Location: Rockwood, MI
Posts: 2,383
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
The entire front clip is a little messed up from when she rear ended someone this past winter. I have tried to fix it but its going to require me replacing a lot of parts to get it right again and she is probably going to be getting rid of it soon so im not going to bother with it
Old 05-13-2007, 02:36 PM
  #12  
Senior Member
 
an0malous's Avatar
 
Join Date: 06-28-06
Location: Canada
Posts: 12,577
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
ahhh gotcha.

claybar ftw man. you can just see from how clean and perfect the mirror effect is that you claybared it.
Old 05-13-2007, 08:02 PM
  #13  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
biniecki's Avatar
 
Join Date: 01-15-06
Location: Rockwood, MI
Posts: 2,383
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Here are pics of my car as promised. Mine isn't as much of a notice but you can see the color is a little deeper in some of the pics and the rims and tires are nice and shinny

Driver's Side Before


Driver's Side After


Front End Before


Front End After


Passenger's Side Before


Passenger's Side After


Rear Before


Rear After
Old 05-13-2007, 08:10 PM
  #14  
Senior Member
 
Herndon_High_SS's Avatar
 
Join Date: 12-15-06
Location: Herndon, Virginia
Posts: 4,003
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
You did an amazing job.
Old 05-13-2007, 08:13 PM
  #15  
Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
 
06blackg85ss's Avatar
 
Join Date: 04-22-06
Location: New York
Posts: 15,212
Received 20 Likes on 18 Posts
looks good man... I need to get on my car one night this week... mine is a mess hasn't been waxed in months
Old 05-13-2007, 09:32 PM
  #16  
Senior Member
 
SSmike06's Avatar
 
Join Date: 01-07-07
Location: Montreal
Posts: 928
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by 06blackg85ss
looks good man... I need to get on my car one night this week... mine is a mess hasn't been waxed in months
Mine hasn't been wax in a year since I've got it i'm doing it in two weeks so I have the time to do so without being in a hurry.
Old 05-14-2007, 01:10 AM
  #17  
New Member
 
KDub32's Avatar
 
Join Date: 05-11-07
Location: Cobaltville
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
wow, starting a fleet of entry level cars, whay don't you sell those two cars and something with some horsepower, lol
Old 05-14-2007, 09:55 AM
  #18  
New Member
 
BMWM51969's Avatar
 
Join Date: 01-24-07
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 168
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
maybe he likes his car and can only work with that budget... just maybe.
Old 05-14-2007, 10:00 AM
  #19  
Senior Member
 
chevysalesman614's Avatar
 
Join Date: 05-03-06
Location: new jersey
Posts: 4,638
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
car wash mod! my favorite
Old 05-14-2007, 10:17 AM
  #20  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
biniecki's Avatar
 
Join Date: 01-15-06
Location: Rockwood, MI
Posts: 2,383
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
well the sunfire is a pos and we will be getting rid of it soon to get a sedan for when we have a family. With 2 car payments and trying to plan and afford a wedding its the only way i can go. I have been upgrading my cobalt a little at a time and plan to put a turbo on it sometime
Old 05-14-2007, 09:01 PM
  #21  
Senior Member
 
tiny's Avatar
 
Join Date: 03-16-05
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 2,335
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
nice work on the sunfire
the orange doesn't seem to reflect as much, but it still looks good
Old 05-16-2007, 08:47 AM
  #22  
Senior Member
 
cea2488's Avatar
 
Join Date: 01-14-06
Location: New Wilmington, PA
Posts: 542
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Great job on both of them... The Sunfire looks like a whole new car.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Barkleyj605
2.4L LE5 Performance Tech
4
10-24-2015 12:07 AM
hawkssoccer11
Pictures & Videos
109
09-30-2015 12:14 PM
ColonelMustard
North Pacific
1
09-29-2015 03:02 PM
jmelton327
Drivetrain
2
09-26-2015 10:04 PM
SS_SC_Cobalt
Complete Cars
0
04-24-2006 09:51 AM



Quick Reply: Before & After of Fiance's Sunfire



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:58 AM.