Shane731
New member
I think this is my first thread on here, other than my intro thread.
Just a wash and wax - nothing too crazy. No interior, no engine, and no paint correction, per customer request. This car has 97,000 miles on it, and the owner said he has had it since new, so this poor car has been abused its whole life. Thus, for the purposes of this session, perfection was not the goal. This was for one of my dad's coworkers. I did use D300 with the MF cutting pad on the hood to remove some water spots. There were lots of scratches on the sides as a result of running it through automatic car washes, and I did a test spot with D300 on the MF cutting pad to see what it would do, but it barely made a dent. I suspect they would require some wetsanding and heavy compounding, but that's beyond my capabilities. The customer was not concerned with the scratches and whatnot anyway. He was very happy with how it turned out, which is all that mattered.
Wheels, tires, and fenderwells
Meguiar's Wheel Brightener 4:1
Meguiar's APC+ 4:1
Meguiar's Super Degreaser 4:1
Meguiar's Gold Class car wash (had a little bit left I wanted to use up)
Assorted brushes
Wash
Pre-soak with Meguiar's Super Soap in foam gun
Wash with CG Citrus Wash
Treated lower panels with DP Cleanse-All, Poorboy's Bug Squash on front bumper
Wash again with Super Soap after claying
Trim and emblems cleaned with DP Cleanse-All and boar's hair brush
Clay
Meguiar's blue clay
Meguiar's Last Touch 1:1
LSP
Four Star UPP
Miscellaneous
Tires dressed with Poorboy's Bold N Bright spray
Front wells dressed with Meguiar's Hyper Dressing, rear wells dressed with Griot's Undercarriage Spray
Wiper cowl and wiper arms got Meguiar's Ultimate Protectant lotion
Duragloss Aquawax on exterior glass
Befores
here you can see the water spots on the hood
lots of bugs
front fender well
rear fender well
Super Soap dwelling
this is why it is so important to use a rinse bucket
clay after the hood
Afters (sorry they're all inside - I didn't pull it outside until the customer got there)
I did do the front inside windows and wipe down the jams with Opti-Clean just as a customer courtesy. He was very happy with the final outcome and said he would probably have me do his wife's 2008 Toyota Avalon (black, of course) when they come back from the beach next month. Thanks for looking!
Just a wash and wax - nothing too crazy. No interior, no engine, and no paint correction, per customer request. This car has 97,000 miles on it, and the owner said he has had it since new, so this poor car has been abused its whole life. Thus, for the purposes of this session, perfection was not the goal. This was for one of my dad's coworkers. I did use D300 with the MF cutting pad on the hood to remove some water spots. There were lots of scratches on the sides as a result of running it through automatic car washes, and I did a test spot with D300 on the MF cutting pad to see what it would do, but it barely made a dent. I suspect they would require some wetsanding and heavy compounding, but that's beyond my capabilities. The customer was not concerned with the scratches and whatnot anyway. He was very happy with how it turned out, which is all that mattered.
Wheels, tires, and fenderwells
Meguiar's Wheel Brightener 4:1
Meguiar's APC+ 4:1
Meguiar's Super Degreaser 4:1
Meguiar's Gold Class car wash (had a little bit left I wanted to use up)
Assorted brushes
Wash
Pre-soak with Meguiar's Super Soap in foam gun
Wash with CG Citrus Wash
Treated lower panels with DP Cleanse-All, Poorboy's Bug Squash on front bumper
Wash again with Super Soap after claying
Trim and emblems cleaned with DP Cleanse-All and boar's hair brush
Clay
Meguiar's blue clay
Meguiar's Last Touch 1:1
LSP
Four Star UPP
Miscellaneous
Tires dressed with Poorboy's Bold N Bright spray
Front wells dressed with Meguiar's Hyper Dressing, rear wells dressed with Griot's Undercarriage Spray
Wiper cowl and wiper arms got Meguiar's Ultimate Protectant lotion
Duragloss Aquawax on exterior glass
Befores
here you can see the water spots on the hood
lots of bugs
front fender well
rear fender well
Super Soap dwelling
this is why it is so important to use a rinse bucket
clay after the hood
Afters (sorry they're all inside - I didn't pull it outside until the customer got there)
I did do the front inside windows and wipe down the jams with Opti-Clean just as a customer courtesy. He was very happy with the final outcome and said he would probably have me do his wife's 2008 Toyota Avalon (black, of course) when they come back from the beach next month. Thanks for looking!