I detailed my friend's car yesterday. The paint was covered with medium and heavy swirls, lots of etching from bird bombs and rain, and several deep scratches that would require wet sanding (which I would not even try to do, so I left those alone). He was so amazed by the results that he swore he won't take his car to the car wash ever again. Since he lives in an apartment, he will be doing ONR. He is my third Autopian convert :spot. Here is my process with some before and after pics. Forgot to take pics of the interior.
Exterior:
Washed with Ultima Paint Guard Wash and Lowes GS.
Dried with Pakshak Waffle Weave MF towel
Wheels: Sonus Rim Bright and Dawn wash
Clayed with Clay Magic
Polished using UDM with Menzerna IP and LC orange pad x 2
Polished with Menzerna Micro Polish and LC gray pad
Final rinse to remove all the dust from IP followed by ONR (for demonstration purpose)
Applied Danase Wet Glaze via UDM with LC blue pad
Applied Clearkote Carnauba Moose Wax via UDM and LC red pad
Tires: Sonus Tire & Bumper Dressing Gel
Cleaned windows and mirrors with Meguiars NXT Glass Cleaner and Pakshak Waffle Weave Micro Fiber Glass Towel
Interior:
Vacuumed entire interior
Removed stains from carpet with 303 Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner
Ultima Interior Shampoo with Ultima Autospa Dual-Foam Interior Applicator
Sonus Total Eclipse via Sonus SFX Professional Applicator
Sealed interior with Ultima Interior Guard Plus
Total Time: 11 hours
Before:
After:
Exterior:
Washed with Ultima Paint Guard Wash and Lowes GS.
Dried with Pakshak Waffle Weave MF towel
Wheels: Sonus Rim Bright and Dawn wash
Clayed with Clay Magic
Polished using UDM with Menzerna IP and LC orange pad x 2
Polished with Menzerna Micro Polish and LC gray pad
Final rinse to remove all the dust from IP followed by ONR (for demonstration purpose)
Applied Danase Wet Glaze via UDM with LC blue pad
Applied Clearkote Carnauba Moose Wax via UDM and LC red pad
Tires: Sonus Tire & Bumper Dressing Gel
Cleaned windows and mirrors with Meguiars NXT Glass Cleaner and Pakshak Waffle Weave Micro Fiber Glass Towel
Interior:
Vacuumed entire interior
Removed stains from carpet with 303 Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner
Ultima Interior Shampoo with Ultima Autospa Dual-Foam Interior Applicator
Sonus Total Eclipse via Sonus SFX Professional Applicator
Sealed interior with Ultima Interior Guard Plus
Total Time: 11 hours
Before:
After:
