My Evo VIII-1st full detail! (56k no no!)

[TripperFx3]

This is the 1st time i've had the chance to use my UDM with my new Menz. products on my Evo, so I was really excited and very happy the way it turned out. The conditions were freezing (41 was the high) and actually had to stand in ice to get some of it done, but I feel it was well worth the 5 hours.

Interior was just vacuumed at a coin-op (i live in apts) and I applied DP interior cleaner and surface protectant.

Exterior received the full treatment with correction done with SSR 2.5 via UDM and CCS white pad
- Menz Final Polish via UDM and CCS white pad
- EX-P via UDM and CCS blue pad (let it sit for 3 hours)
- finished up this morning with Collinite 845 by hand to deal with anymore snow we may get.

Engine was just wiped down with some megs QD (not the best i know, but its all i had) and than any "bling bits" including the exhaust were polished with Master Formula Metal Polish

Didn't have any befores right before the detail, but here are some taken right when i came down from a day of snowboarding:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/Snowboard013.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/Snowboard014.jpg
Afters:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08406.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08408.jpg

[TripperFx3]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08426.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08423.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08422.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08421.jpg

[TripperFx3]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08420.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08419.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08412.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08411.jpg

[TripperFx3]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08410.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08415.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08416.jpg

[TripperFx3]

Just to show the crappy Mitsu. clear on the spolier:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08425.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08424.jpg

And the afore mentioned ice. Try using a UDM while standing on ice... Its not fun lol:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/samemory/allpictsfromcamera1-3-08418.jpg

[em1toevo]

Looking good Tripp! I bet it's a pain getting all that salt off(they do salt the roads-don't they?). You're a dedicated man in that kind of weather. We actually got some snow tonight! It's nothing like there, but hey it's something for us, lol.

[Alex]

Looks great!

You ever use simple green in the engine bay? I was considering trying it to clean it up.

[TripperFx3]

Brett-Yea they do use salt, but not a whole lot because there are a bunch of rich older people (Reno is a retirement place for people from Silicon Valley) who drive Porsche Cayenne Turbos and stuff like that

Alex- Simple green is good stuff for the engine! Its really good for wheels too, but dilute it, roughly 3:1, and it should work great. You can spray it on the wheels w/o diluting, but don't leave it on for more than a minute.

[mike.p]

hey tripper i noticed you "mitsubishi" on the spark plug cover is messed up! all the silver coming off...mine was to all i did was take some brake clean or fingernail polish remover and it will get rid of that silver on the word and leave a nice black mitsu.. heres a pic of mine( sorry for the sh!ty camra phone pic)....i painted my vlave cover black to..lol oh also you notice how the throttle cable doenst run right over the valve cover!! makes for a "clean" look
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh244/petroskie/IMG00033.jpg

[TripperFx3]

Thanks for the info Mike! Ill have to give that a try!

[em1toevo]

I've heard of some people having trouble when they re-route the throttle cable. I guess that is only if it isn't done right.

[TripperFx3]

I actually meant to ask how you re-routed the throttle cable as well.

[mike.p]

its really really simple...if we have a meet soon ill do it for ya..doesnt take 5 minutes

[TripperFx3]

its really really simple...if we have a meet soon ill do it for ya..doesnt take 5 minutes

lol That'd be a 3k mile drive for me. I live in Reno, NV now lol.

[mike.p]

well yeah that might cause a problem..lol

[jamsky]

Nice car. Keep it up!

[TripperFx3]

Nice car. Keep it up!

Thanks mate! Hoping it'll get me some more business!

[jamsky]

Thanks mate! Hoping it'll get me some more business!



Yeah man, how much you charge?