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March 8th - International Women's Day
Actually taken over the weekend so not quite valid for the challenge, but I thought I would highlight these three women who have been making an active effort to bring art to more folks. First fashion shows, then art shows and now their latest venture is an immersive art gallery (something that lasts longer than the single day or hours of the previous ventures).
From left to right: Alana (@avaveeart), Barclay (@clay_bar), and Ana (@anagramartist)
They just recently opened a new art gallery called Mycelium Gallery. The opening show entitled 'Microdose' and featured mini art from many local artists (though there was larger art too).
Will post more from the show when I get time to edit some of the shots.
Kelley-Hixson Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas used this ambulance built by Superior on a Cadillac chasis. The photogaph was taken in early 1980s by Robert Knowles.
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NEW BOOK AVAILABLE ABOUT FUNERAL HOME OPERATED AMBULANCE SERVICE
Humble Heroes: setting the record straight about funeral home operated ambulance service
"Humble Heroes" is a book that endeavors to set the record straight about funeral home operated ambulance service. Myths and misconceptions are addressed one by one. Twelve chapters address response times, training, equipment, finances as well as a chapter about a funeral home currently operating emergency ambulance service. Nearly 30 black and white period photos by Bill Dever, Dr. Jim Moshinskie and Kent Kirkley of funeral home based ambulances and their crews at work. Softcover, 40 pages, $12. TO ORDER: send a check or money order for $12 payable to Scott Reinbolt at P.O. Box 103, Blanchester, OH. 45107. Please don’t forget to include the address you would like the book shipped to.
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Charles Kelley, a native of Detroit, Michigan, grew up in Piggott, Arkansas. As a young boy he began working in a local hardware store to help support his family and, then in 1940, he moved to San Antonio, Texas as an office worker with Graham Paper Company. There he met and in 1942 married Doris Weisiger, who was office secretary at the First Baptist Church San Antonio.
Kelley later served in the Army Air Corps as a pilot doing troop transports in the southwest Pacific during World War II. He was among the first of his group to return to the United States near the end of the war due to the point system. He was sent home because he had a wife, a child, and a large number of missions he had flown. Kelley received orders after his leave to report to Hondo, Texas which was near San Antonio. A few months later he was discharged in 1945. He returned to his job at Graham Paper Company in San Antonio.
A few months after his second child was born, the Hixson family of Lake Charles, Louisiana invited him to move there to work in their funeral home. They told Kelley they would buy another funeral home if he liked the business and promised to make him the managing partner of that business. They also told him that some day he could buy all of it. They kept their word.
Kelley did enjoy the funeral business and the Hixsons made it possible for him to attend Landig College of Mortuary Science in Houston, Texas. He served as treasurer for his class and graduated in 1948.
The Hixson Family of Louisiana bought Roberts Undertaking Company in June of 1949. Kelley was then named managing partner. A short time later they bought Pipkin-Brulin Funeral Home, so they were able to merge two of Beaumont’s oldest funeral homes. Kelley was then named managing partner of Roberts and Pipkin-Brulin Funeral Home, which became Kelley-Hixson Funeral Home in 1962. By 1965, Kelley became the sole owner of what was then the Golden Triangle’s largest single funeral firm, operating an ambulance, including air service, as well.
Kelley always showed great ingenuity and creativity in his business. When he and the Hixsons built the new facility, they designed the building to resemble a gracious residence like the other Hixson Funeral Homes in Louisiana. He was a pioneer in advertising for funeral directors. He was one of the first to use color in print ads, and to advertise on television, often appearing in his own TV spots.
A funeral director in Beaumont for more than 42 years, Kelley devoted himself to making the hardest of times easier for grieving families. His compassionate, caring manner brought solace to many and earned him the respect of his peers and the gratitude of the residents of the Golden Triangle. During his tenure as manager, then partner, and finally owner, Kelley-Hixson Funeral Home became the leading funeral home in the area. Charles Kelley added to the full-service Funeral Home a cemetery (Haven of Rest), located five miles west of Beaumont at Green Pond Road and U.S. 90, and even a crematorium, the first in that area. Kelley served as President and Treasurer and in other positions of leadership for the Preferred Funeral Directors, International, and served on the Board of Directors of the Funeral Directors and Embalmers of Texas. He received the prestigious Texas Funeral Directors Association Distinguished Service Award for 1983. Kelley always maintained that “Funeral directors are like ministers. Only the role of a funeral director is not that of a talker, but that of a listener. The function of a funeral director is to provide the time, place, and atmosphere for grieving families and friends to come together and share their grief. . . . We deal with the living. At these times, they’re hurting, and we can relieve the hurt by providing good service and care.”
When Kelley retired in 1991, he sold the family business to Frank Watkins, a 23-year veteran of the funeral business. Watkins later sold the business to the Claybar family of Orange, Texas who have continued the tradition of family-operated service.
Kelley was active in the Lions’ Club, the Beaumont Knife and Fork Club, the Chamber of Commerce, and he served as president of the Marshall Junior High School P.T.A. in Beaumont. He was an active member of the First Baptist Church of First Baptist Church for a half century, during which time he served as chairman of the deacons, Sunday School teacher, and in leadership positions as a member of many committees.
Kelley also was one of the founding partners in Wildwood Resort City, located 34 miles north of Beaumont on U.S. 69. Beginning in 1963, the partners developed 1,800 acres of woodland and built a man-made lake. They sold the property in 1974.
While a member of the Board of Trustees of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Charles Kelley, together with his wife Doris, made the largest pledge ever to Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for the seminary’s capital campaign. Their pledge of $100,000 was to be paid upon sale of a piece of investment property, but the Kelleys decided that they wanted to encourage other members of the Board and friends of the seminary to support the seminary during the period they were without a president. They completed that pledge far ahead of schedule.
Charles Kelley is survived by his wife of 64 years and by their five children. Their daughter, Dorothy, is the wife of Dr. Paige Patterson, president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas; Kathy Kelley is the librarian at an elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada; Charlene Kelley is a registered nurse in Fort Worth, Texas; Charles S. (Chuck) Kelley, Jr., is president of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and resides with his wife, Rhonda, in New Orleans, Louisiana; and Eileen Kelley Turrentine is the wife of Steve Turrentine, pastor of Pikes Peak Park Baptist Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Kelley is also survived by 8 grandchildren (Armour Patterson is a free-lance author living with his wife in Arizona; Carmen Patterson Howell is the wife of the pastor of Northwest Baptist Church living in Houston, Texas with her family; Beth Kaemmerling is on the staff of Guidestone Resources in Dallas, Texas; Angie Kaemmerling Brock and her family reside in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Kelley Kaemmerling Wagner resides with her family in Farmersville, Texas; Perry Kaemmerling is a fireman in Waxahachie, Texas; Claire Kaemmerling and Sarah Turrentine are pursuing baccalaureate degrees) and 9 great-grandchildren.
“In addition to being a fabulous father, Dad was the quintessential local churchman. He was the deacon that every pastor wishes he had. His devotion extended beyond the local church to the institutions and agencies of the Southern Baptist Convention. In addition to serving on the Human Welfare Commission and State Missions Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, he also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Midwestern Seminary and gave generously not only there but also to New Orleans Seminary where his son now serves as president and to Southeastern Seminary where his daughter served alongside me while I was president of that institution. Dad and Mom followed us to Southwestern Seminary with their membership in the President’s Club. As a mortician, he ended up much more as a minister to the grieving than as a funeral director burying the dead. In short, few men have ever lived so unselfishly as Charles Kelley.” Paige Patterson, son-in-law of Charles Kelley and President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Brown Claybar in personal correspondence in 1983 said, “Mr. Kelley is a role model for the funeral practitioner and has been successful in every facet of funeral service.” (personal letter March 11, 1983).
Visitation will be on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. at the Leavell Chapel on the campus of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 3939 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA. The funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the Leavell Chapel. A memorial service and internment will be on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the Claybar-Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to your local church, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, or Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Date of Birth – May 17, 1920
Place of Birth – Detroit, MI
Date of Death – December 9, 2006
Place of Burial – Beaumont, TX
GMC Surburban converted into an emergency ambulance by Summers Funeral Car Co. (Joe W. Summers, founder) in Duncanville, Texas for the Kelley-Hixson Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas, photograph taken in early 1980s by Robert Knowles.
Robert wrote to Dr. Mo in 2011: "Thank you so much for sharing these photos with us. What a great blast from the past. I grew up in Houston and Beaumont during the funeral home/private company reign and it was always neat seeing the variety of ambulances back then. I was visiting friends in Beaumont back then and stopped by the Funeral Home to ask if I could take a photo of the old suburban and to my surprise they also had the caddy their too. They were very nice, allowing me to photograph those 2 rigs."
HISTORICAL NOTE: Summer's modifications were identifiable by the "pancake" lights they used on the front and rear of the raised roof, and the "ambulance" logo on the rear side windows. Before the advent of federal design standards for ambulances, the Summer's suburbans were amoung the most popular ambulances in Texas and Oklahoma.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
NEW BOOK AVAILABLE ABOUT FUNERAL HOME OPERATED AMBULANCE SERVICE
Humble Heroes: setting the record straight about funeral home operated ambulance service
"Humble Heroes" is a book that endeavors to set the record straight about funeral home operated ambulance service. Myths and misconceptions are addressed one by one. Twelve chapters address response times, training, equipment, finances as well as a chapter about a funeral home currently operating emergency ambulance service. Nearly 30 black and white period photos by Bill Dever, Dr. Jim Moshinskie and Kent Kirkley of funeral home based ambulances and their crews at work. Softcover, 40 pages, $12. TO ORDER: send a check or money order for $12 payable to Scott Reinbolt at P.O. Box 103, Blanchester, OH. 45107. Please don’t forget to include the address you would like the book shipped to.
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Charles Kelley, a native of Detroit, Michigan, grew up in Piggott, Arkansas. As a young boy he began working in a local hardware store to help support his family and, then in 1940, he moved to San Antonio, Texas as an office worker with Graham Paper Company. There he met and in 1942 married Doris Weisiger, who was office secretary at the First Baptist Church San Antonio.
Kelley later served in the Army Air Corps as a pilot doing troop transports in the southwest Pacific during World War II. He was among the first of his group to return to the United States near the end of the war due to the point system. He was sent home because he had a wife, a child, and a large number of missions he had flown. Kelley received orders after his leave to report to Hondo, Texas which was near San Antonio. A few months later he was discharged in 1945. He returned to his job at Graham Paper Company in San Antonio.
A few months after his second child was born, the Hixson family of Lake Charles, Louisiana invited him to move there to work in their funeral home. They told Kelley they would buy another funeral home if he liked the business and promised to make him the managing partner of that business. They also told him that some day he could buy all of it. They kept their word.
Kelley did enjoy the funeral business and the Hixsons made it possible for him to attend Landig College of Mortuary Science in Houston, Texas. He served as treasurer for his class and graduated in 1948.
The Hixson Family of Louisiana bought Roberts Undertaking Company in June of 1949. Kelley was then named managing partner. A short time later they bought Pipkin-Brulin Funeral Home, so they were able to merge two of Beaumont’s oldest funeral homes. Kelley was then named managing partner of Roberts and Pipkin-Brulin Funeral Home, which became Kelley-Hixson Funeral Home in 1962. By 1965, Kelley became the sole owner of what was then the Golden Triangle’s largest single funeral firm, operating an ambulance, including air service, as well.
Kelley always showed great ingenuity and creativity in his business. When he and the Hixsons built the new facility, they designed the building to resemble a gracious residence like the other Hixson Funeral Homes in Louisiana. He was a pioneer in advertising for funeral directors. He was one of the first to use color in print ads, and to advertise on television, often appearing in his own TV spots.
A funeral director in Beaumont for more than 42 years, Kelley devoted himself to making the hardest of times easier for grieving families. His compassionate, caring manner brought solace to many and earned him the respect of his peers and the gratitude of the residents of the Golden Triangle. During his tenure as manager, then partner, and finally owner, Kelley-Hixson Funeral Home became the leading funeral home in the area. Charles Kelley added to the full-service Funeral Home a cemetery (Haven of Rest), located five miles west of Beaumont at Green Pond Road and U.S. 90, and even a crematorium, the first in that area. Kelley served as President and Treasurer and in other positions of leadership for the Preferred Funeral Directors, International, and served on the Board of Directors of the Funeral Directors and Embalmers of Texas. He received the prestigious Texas Funeral Directors Association Distinguished Service Award for 1983. Kelley always maintained that “Funeral directors are like ministers. Only the role of a funeral director is not that of a talker, but that of a listener. The function of a funeral director is to provide the time, place, and atmosphere for grieving families and friends to come together and share their grief. . . . We deal with the living. At these times, they’re hurting, and we can relieve the hurt by providing good service and care.”
When Kelley retired in 1991, he sold the family business to Frank Watkins, a 23-year veteran of the funeral business. Watkins later sold the business to the Claybar family of Orange, Texas who have continued the tradition of family-operated service.
Kelley was active in the Lions’ Club, the Beaumont Knife and Fork Club, the Chamber of Commerce, and he served as president of the Marshall Junior High School
P.T.A. in Beaumont. He was an active member of the First Baptist Church of First Baptist Church for a half century, during which time he served as chairman of the deacons, Sunday School teacher, and in leadership positions as a member of many committees.
Kelley also was one of the founding partners in Wildwood Resort City, located 34 miles north of Beaumont on U.S. 69. Beginning in 1963, the partners developed 1,800 acres of woodland and built a man-made lake. They sold the property in 1974.
While a member of the Board of Trustees of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Charles Kelley, together with his wife Doris, made the largest pledge ever to Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for the seminary’s capital campaign. Their pledge of $100,000 was to be paid upon sale of a piece of investment property, but the Kelleys decided that they wanted to encourage other members of the Board and friends of the seminary to support the seminary during the period they were without a president. They completed that pledge far ahead of schedule.
Charles Kelley is survived by his wife of 64 years and by their five children. Their daughter, Dorothy, is the wife of Dr. Paige Patterson, president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas; Kathy Kelley is the librarian at an elementary school in Las Vegas, Nevada; Charlene Kelley is a registered nurse in Fort Worth, Texas; Charles S. (Chuck) Kelley, Jr., is president of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and resides with his wife, Rhonda, in New Orleans, Louisiana; and Eileen Kelley Turrentine is the wife of Steve Turrentine, pastor of Pikes Peak Park Baptist Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Kelley is also survived by 8 grandchildren (Armour Patterson is a free-lance author living with his wife in Arizona; Carmen Patterson Howell is the wife of the pastor of Northwest Baptist Church living in Houston, Texas with her family; Beth Kaemmerling is on the staff of Guidestone Resources in Dallas, Texas; Angie Kaemmerling Brock and her family reside in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Kelley Kaemmerling Wagner resides with her family in Farmersville, Texas; Perry Kaemmerling is a fireman in Waxahachie, Texas; Claire Kaemmerling and Sarah Turrentine are pursuing baccalaureate degrees) and 9 great-grandchildren.
“In addition to being a fabulous father, Dad was the quintessential local churchman. He was the deacon that every pastor wishes he had. His devotion extended beyond the local church to the institutions and agencies of the Southern Baptist Convention. In addition to serving on the Human Welfare Commission and State Missions Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, he also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Midwestern Seminary and gave generously not only there but also to New Orleans Seminary where his son now serves as president and to Southeastern Seminary where his daughter served alongside me while I was president of that institution. Dad and Mom followed us to Southwestern Seminary with their membership in the President’s Club. As a mortician, he ended up much more as a minister to the grieving than as a funeral director burying the dead. In short, few men have ever lived so unselfishly as Charles Kelley.” Paige Patterson, son-in-law of Charles Kelley and President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Brown Claybar in personal correspondence in 1983 said, “Mr. Kelley is a role model for the funeral practitioner and has been successful in every facet of funeral service.” (personal letter March 11, 1983).
Visitation will be on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. at the Leavell Chapel on the campus of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 3939 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA. The funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the Leavell Chapel. A memorial service and internment will be on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the Claybar-Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to your local church, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, or Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Date of Birth – May 17, 1920
Place of Birth – Detroit, MI
Date of Death – December 9, 2006
Place of Burial – Beaumont, TX
After a massive cleaning session, i had to take the car down the road for a picture!
Dojo juice shampoo
Claybar,
Mezerna machine polish
2 coats of Zaino Z2 with ZFX accelerator
Zaino grand finale spray
Well, today was the first time I felt good enough to go outside the house in 5 days. So i tooked Izzy out for a little shoot. While I was sick, I had a professional detailer come by and claybar, light polish, wax and seal her, so she was all shiny! let me know what you think.
Just cleaned up the Fit for the first time in awhile. Poor thing's been so neglected. Power wash .Claybar. Power wash. Wax.
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
Originally painted in Jerez Black. We wrapped up this ZCP e92 M3 in Matte Aluminium by Arlon. Before wrapping the vehicle it was clayed and fully taken apart. You can see some photos posted in this album
new wheels. 2002 BMW e46 325i, auto.
manual tranmissions in these vehicles are unobtanium ex-japan.
no, it did not come off the lot like this. is it OCD to wash, dry, and then claybar, and then wash again? And then wash the next morning, polish, and then wax? it certainly brought back the depth and shine after ten years in Japan. I think I burned some calories, too.
I'll spend the next few months sorting out a little neglect, and getting it completely sorted. now the exterior's looking good, I need to detail the interior, and eliminate 'eau de japanese cigarettes'. then sunroof shade, cabin filter, plugs, water pump, fuel guage sender, and a few other things. it's just had brake hoses, fuel filter, oil and air filter, and some gentle fettling.
I like it.
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Just cleaned up the Fit for the first time in awhile. Poor thing's been so neglected. Power wash .Claybar. Power wash. Wax.
Notice the correct reflections of all surrounding objects in the car's paint.
The darker areas (other than the shadows) are the reflection of the surrounding objects being in shadow.
The car was washed, dried, clayed, polished and waxed using only Adam's Polishes (http://www.adamspolishes.com).
Steps/Items in this detail:
*Adam's Car Shampoo
*Adam's Foam Gun
*Adam's wash pads
*Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
*Adam's Green Wheel Cleaner
*Adam's Great White Drying Towels
*Adam's Detail Spray
*Adam's Claybar
*Porter Cable 7424XP with new Adam's Porter Cable Pads
*Adam's Swirl & Haze Remover
*Adam's Fine Machine Polish
*Adam's Revive Polish
*Adam's Brilliant Glaze
*Adam's Metal Polish #1 (for exhaust tip)
*Adam's Americana Paste Wax
*Adam's Glass Cleaner
*Adam's Glass Sealant
*Adam's Super Vinyl and Rubber Tire dressing
*Adam's Invisible Undercarriage Spray
Left front fender shot. Powered by Ford Badge and the Shelby GT lower rocker panel stripe. 14 inch drilled and slotted rotors. Six piston calipers from BAER.
20 inch Shelby Razors rims from American Racing. Pirelli Pzeros fronts: 255/35/20
Spent almost 11 hours detailing just the outside of my '99 M3 on Monday and this was the first time I got to see it in the sun. I noticed some spots I had to buff a little wax off of and still have to clean my mouldings as they were not masked off well enough....Other then that the car looks great and feels smooth as glass.
My process was:
Wash and dry
Clay Bar
Wolfgang 3.0 Swirl remover with Orange Light Cutting Pad
Wolfgang Finshing Glaze with White Pad
Klasse Paint Sealant with Red Pad
My 2001.5 Audi S4, with new coilover suspension and 18" B7 RS4 Reps. This was after claybar, polish AND wax. SLICK.
Well, today was the first time I felt good enough to go outside the house in 5 days. So i tooked Izzy out for a little shoot. While I was sick, I had a professional detailer come by and claybar, light polish, wax and seal her, so she was all shiny! let me know what you think.
Spent almost 11 hours detailing just the outside of my '99 M3 on Monday and this was the first time I got to see it in the sun. I noticed some spots I had to buff a little wax off of and still have to clean my mouldings as they were not masked off well enough....Other then that the car looks great and feels smooth as glass.
My process was:
Wash and dry
Clay Bar
Wolfgang 3.0 Swirl remover with Orange Light Cutting Pad
Wolfgang Finshing Glaze with White Pad
Klasse Paint Sealant with Red Pad
The Back shot of the Shelby GT. Just finished Waxing and Clay barring the Mustang. Whew! Lot a work. But the end justifies the means. No pun intended.
(Trunk Lid Ajar)
Spent almost 11 hours detailing just the outside of my '99 M3 on Monday and this was the first time I got to see it in the sun. I noticed some spots I had to buff a little wax off of and still have to clean my mouldings as they were not masked off well enough....Other then that the car looks great and feels smooth as glass.
My process was:
Wash and dry
Clay Bar
Wolfgang 3.0 Swirl remover with Orange Light Cutting Pad
Wolfgang Finshing Glaze with White Pad
Klasse Paint Sealant with Red Pad
Spent almost 11 hours detailing just the outside of my '99 M3 on Monday and this was the first time I got to see it in the sun. I noticed some spots I had to buff a little wax off of and still have to clean my mouldings as they were not masked off well enough....Other then that the car looks great and feels smooth as glass.
My process was:
Wash and dry
Clay Bar
Wolfgang 3.0 Swirl remover with Orange Light Cutting Pad
Wolfgang Finshing Glaze with White Pad
Klasse Paint Sealant with Red Pad
Spent almost 11 hours detailing just the outside of my '99 M3 on Monday and this was the first time I got to see it in the sun. I noticed some spots I had to buff a little wax off of and still have to clean my mouldings as they were not masked off well enough....Other then that the car looks great and feels smooth as glass.
My process was:
Wash and dry
Clay Bar
Wolfgang 3.0 Swirl remover with Orange Light Cutting Pad
Wolfgang Finshing Glaze with White Pad
Klasse Paint Sealant with Red Pad
exterior:
- wash the wheels and paint with paintwork cleansing soap (strips old wax etc)
- claybar
- Clean glass with Glass Science Glass Scrub
- two stage polish: 1) M105 with orange pad 2) M205 with white pad. Was going to do SF4500 with blue pad as my 3d step but was running out of time
- Isopropyl alcohol wipe to remove polish and tape residue
- Seal paint with Optimum Opti-seal (including door jambs)
- Xpel sealant on clear bra
- Wax with Blackfire Midnight Sun carnuba
- apply Chemical Guys Back to Black on wheel wells so it looks nice and clean
- Seal glass with Glass Science Rain Clear
- Seal wheels with Poorboys World Wheel Sealant
- Apply 303 Aerospace Protectant on the tires
Interior
- vacuum
- Clean all interior surfaces with meguiars quik interior detailer
- Seal dash, plastic surfaces with 303 Aerospace Protectant
- Seal carpet with 303 Aerospace Fabric Guard
- Condition leather seats with Poorboy's World Leather Stuff
This took about 2 full days