DaGonz
Autopia fire/rescue.
Today was the first detail of the season.. a 2007 Ford Edge SEL and the client was the really demanding type....
It was me!
Wifey's Edge was a mess from the winter... the paint felt like sandpaper, and the interior had needed a good cleaning.
The Process: Interior
The car was throughly vacuumed, the weather tech mats were put aside and the original mats and vehicle carpeting was cleaned with Folex and extracted with my Bissel LGM.
Interior plastics were cleaned with Meguiar's interior cleaner and a variety of brushes and microfibers, then protected with Meguiar's Natural Shine
Leather was cleaned with and conditioned with Lexol.
Interior glass was cleaned with Stoner's Invisible Glass.
Exterior
The tires were cleaned with Car Products Maxi White; the wheels were cleaned with Blue Magic wheel cleaner and pressure washed to remove the product.
The paintwork was washed with Meguiar's NXT car wash shampoo via the two bucket method then clayed with Meguiar's mild detailing clay with Meg's #34 final inspection as the lubricant. The car was then rewashed, dried and pulled into the garage.
I decided to go "semi old school" withe the products used.
The polishing process was done with Meguiar's #2 High Tech Cleaner via Rotary with a 3M white foam compounding pad. The tight spots were done with my new Griot's 3 " random orbit polisher and #2. I then used the PC with a Lake Country Cyan pad an went over the paintwork again with #2.
Polishing as done with a Meguiar's polishing pad with #9 High Tech Swirl Remover X 2. The tight spots were done with my new Griot's 3 " random orbit polisher and #9.
LSP was Meguair's #21 Synthetic Sealant applied by hand and topped with Mother's Carnauba wax, also applied by hand.
The plastic trim was protected with PermaShine, the wheels were given a coat of #21 and the tires sprayed with Stoner's More Shine.
Exterior glass was cleaned with Stoner's IG and treated with Rain X.
Exhaust tips were polished with Mother's Chrome Polish
I started at 10:00 AM (I worked at the firehouse the the night of the 17th) and finished at 8:00 PM with only a short break for dinner.
The only pics I have are afters and taken in my garage.
Interior
It was me!
Wifey's Edge was a mess from the winter... the paint felt like sandpaper, and the interior had needed a good cleaning.
The Process: Interior
The car was throughly vacuumed, the weather tech mats were put aside and the original mats and vehicle carpeting was cleaned with Folex and extracted with my Bissel LGM.
Interior plastics were cleaned with Meguiar's interior cleaner and a variety of brushes and microfibers, then protected with Meguiar's Natural Shine
Leather was cleaned with and conditioned with Lexol.
Interior glass was cleaned with Stoner's Invisible Glass.
Exterior
The tires were cleaned with Car Products Maxi White; the wheels were cleaned with Blue Magic wheel cleaner and pressure washed to remove the product.
The paintwork was washed with Meguiar's NXT car wash shampoo via the two bucket method then clayed with Meguiar's mild detailing clay with Meg's #34 final inspection as the lubricant. The car was then rewashed, dried and pulled into the garage.
I decided to go "semi old school" withe the products used.
The polishing process was done with Meguiar's #2 High Tech Cleaner via Rotary with a 3M white foam compounding pad. The tight spots were done with my new Griot's 3 " random orbit polisher and #2. I then used the PC with a Lake Country Cyan pad an went over the paintwork again with #2.
Polishing as done with a Meguiar's polishing pad with #9 High Tech Swirl Remover X 2. The tight spots were done with my new Griot's 3 " random orbit polisher and #9.
LSP was Meguair's #21 Synthetic Sealant applied by hand and topped with Mother's Carnauba wax, also applied by hand.
The plastic trim was protected with PermaShine, the wheels were given a coat of #21 and the tires sprayed with Stoner's More Shine.
Exterior glass was cleaned with Stoner's IG and treated with Rain X.
Exhaust tips were polished with Mother's Chrome Polish
I started at 10:00 AM (I worked at the firehouse the the night of the 17th) and finished at 8:00 PM with only a short break for dinner.
The only pics I have are afters and taken in my garage.
Interior
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