I spent about 9 hours 2 weekends ago prepping Liz's car for sale (in, out, engine) and have thus far gotten a few calls on it, nothing serious yet. We only had the car out for 2 days with signs on it, so this week we will try to get it out everyday. Anyways, I feel safe saying this is the cleanest '99 Saab 9-3 around and best running (every part is OEM Saab, all maintenance done and book is stamped).
We didn't drive the car this winter, but it did get a bit dirty. With all of my traveling and the colder temps, Liz didn't want to do it herself, so she made a couple swirl-o-matic runs over the course of a couple months. The tail took it the worst, but the paint is pretty soft, so rather easy to correct. My finals on the car were:
-Z7 Wash
-Z18 Clay with Z7 Wash as lube
-P21s wheel cleaner x 2
-TOL Tire Cleaner cut 50/50 on tires, wells, undercarriage
-Menzerna 106FF via rotary and LC White Polishing CCS Pad @ 1300rpm
-IPA wipedown
-Z6 wipedown
-Zaino Z5 Pro (ZFX'd) x 2 on paint and glass
-Zaino CS x 1 on wheels
-Pinnacle Souveran on paint (24 hrs later---minimal differences, IMO)
-Zaino Z16 on tires x 2
-Zaino Z26 on trim
-CG VRT cut 2.5:1 in wells
Left untouched, right polished (the paint's match once polished)
After
Outside shots
Sun
Shade
Cheers.
We didn't drive the car this winter, but it did get a bit dirty. With all of my traveling and the colder temps, Liz didn't want to do it herself, so she made a couple swirl-o-matic runs over the course of a couple months. The tail took it the worst, but the paint is pretty soft, so rather easy to correct. My finals on the car were:
-Z7 Wash
-Z18 Clay with Z7 Wash as lube
-P21s wheel cleaner x 2
-TOL Tire Cleaner cut 50/50 on tires, wells, undercarriage
-Menzerna 106FF via rotary and LC White Polishing CCS Pad @ 1300rpm
-IPA wipedown
-Z6 wipedown
-Zaino Z5 Pro (ZFX'd) x 2 on paint and glass
-Zaino CS x 1 on wheels
-Pinnacle Souveran on paint (24 hrs later---minimal differences, IMO)
-Zaino Z16 on tires x 2
-Zaino Z26 on trim
-CG VRT cut 2.5:1 in wells
Left untouched, right polished (the paint's match once polished)
After
Outside shots
Sun
Shade
Cheers.
