Detailer's Domain: Cadillac DTS - paint correction

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What was done -

Exterior



- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes

- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down

- Wheel wells were cleaned up

- Pre Washed with W99

- Iron Cut

- Wash down and rinsed

- Door jambs were cleaned up

- Clayed

- Dried

- Tires dressed

- Masking

- Paint Measurement

- Meguiar's DA300

- Menzerna SF4000

- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight

- Last Step – Aquartz

- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed

- Rubber and Plastics Treated

- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed

- Exhaust tips cleaned

- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed



Engine -

- Cleaned

- Dressed



Interior -

- Vac

- Wipe down and protect dash

- Leather cleaned and conditioned

- Glass cleaned



After shots of the interior

Before shots

Before engine

After

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action

Wash

Rinse

Dried the car to see this.

Clay

50/50 shots

APC and Steam to clean up the white walls

Afters

Products used



Links to products used -



1Z einszett W99

Adam's All Purpose Cleaner

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner

Uber Clay Bar Kit

Meguiar's Microfiber DA Compound D300

Menzerna Super Finish

Aquartz Nano Coating

1Z einszett Vinyl Rubber Care

Optimum Metal Polish



Glass

Uber Glass Cleaner Kit



Interior

Leather Master Plus Kit

1Z einszett Cockpit



Engine:

Engine Detail Kit



Tools used

Uber Wool Wash Mitt

Uber No Name MF Towels

Porter Cable 7424XP

Uber Buffing Pads

Defelsko Paint Meter

Fenix TK35

Brinkmann

Kranzle Pressure Washer

Cam Spray Foam Canon

2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies

Uber Firehose Nozzle

Metro Air Force Blaster

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Awesome work as always Phil!!!!!!

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

Looks great, Phil! This is certainly a departure from the sort of cars you typically work on, too...

 

[DaGonz]

Rotary or PC?

 

[autoconcierge]

Cleaness....................look at the "Mustard and mayonnaise" wheels Vogue Tyre appeal to "Certain people" and I am not one of them lol.