My Dads new whip. He told the dealer not to touch it, but I dont think they listened. There was some severe micro-marring on a few panels and the hood. Due to the color of the paint it didnt really show up well in the pictures..... The halogen lights didnt really do justice on showing the imperfections in the paint, but I figured Id post up the before pictures so you can get some sort of idea of what it looked like before..... The paint also looked kind of dull before compounding. Thanks to transporting, and the dealer my claybar turned out almost black when I was finished.. Haha
PROCEDURE:
First:
Dawn Oxi-dish soap using 2 bucket method
Dried with leaf blower/microfiber towels
Cleaned wheels with P21 Total Auto Wash and Tropi-Care wheel cleaner
Preparation of paint:
Mother's Claybar and Lube
Exterior:
I used the KB priming method, which is all over Autopia.... Its priming an orange pad, then applying MG 105, and before wiping off, priming a grey pad and passing over the section 2-3 times to remove buffer swirls and polish
Meguiars 105 LC w/Orange Lake Country Pad
Meguiars 105 LC w/Grey Lake Country Pad
Meguiars Glaze w/White Lake Country Pad
Meguiars NXT Wax w/Red Lake Country pad
I was going to Finish with Meguiars 205, but after using the Grey pad with 105 the paint seemed almost flawless.. All the imperfections were removed, and the grey pad took away all the compounding and buffing marks left behind by the orange pad/meguiars 105... :grin
Wheels:
P21 Complete Auto Wash
Tropi-Care wheel cleaner
Black-Magic on the tires
I also used Meguiars Gold Class wax on the rims to try to prevent the horrible brake dust
Exhaust Tips:
Chrome polish
Interior:
Ultima Interior Shampoo Gel
Vacuum
Microfiber towels for cleaning and dusting surfaces
Engine Bay-didnt really need detailing but I just touched it up with P21 Complete Auto Wash and a damp microfiber
BEFORE (like I said. I have a bunch of before pictures, none of which do justice of the paint's condition... the after pictures should speak for themselves)
^^see some micro-marring where the sun hits
AFTER
PROCEDURE:
First:
Dawn Oxi-dish soap using 2 bucket method
Dried with leaf blower/microfiber towels
Cleaned wheels with P21 Total Auto Wash and Tropi-Care wheel cleaner
Preparation of paint:
Mother's Claybar and Lube
Exterior:
I used the KB priming method, which is all over Autopia.... Its priming an orange pad, then applying MG 105, and before wiping off, priming a grey pad and passing over the section 2-3 times to remove buffer swirls and polish
Meguiars 105 LC w/Orange Lake Country Pad
Meguiars 105 LC w/Grey Lake Country Pad
Meguiars Glaze w/White Lake Country Pad
Meguiars NXT Wax w/Red Lake Country pad
I was going to Finish with Meguiars 205, but after using the Grey pad with 105 the paint seemed almost flawless.. All the imperfections were removed, and the grey pad took away all the compounding and buffing marks left behind by the orange pad/meguiars 105... :grin
Wheels:
P21 Complete Auto Wash
Tropi-Care wheel cleaner
Black-Magic on the tires
I also used Meguiars Gold Class wax on the rims to try to prevent the horrible brake dust
Exhaust Tips:
Chrome polish
Interior:
Ultima Interior Shampoo Gel
Vacuum
Microfiber towels for cleaning and dusting surfaces
Engine Bay-didnt really need detailing but I just touched it up with P21 Complete Auto Wash and a damp microfiber
BEFORE (like I said. I have a bunch of before pictures, none of which do justice of the paint's condition... the after pictures should speak for themselves)
^^see some micro-marring where the sun hits
AFTER