imported_weekendwarrior
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This HHR belongs to a non-autopian family member. They live on a dirt road, and it was pretty dusty (the car is 2 years old), and they have been taking it to the touchless every couple of months for washes. The clear coat appeared to be pretty hard, so there wasn't much at all in the way of scratching (thanks to the touchless?). I didn't even have to take the PC and any compounds to it. I decided to use only OTC products on this, that the owner could buy themselves to maintain it from here on, and was all done by hand.
Here is the process -
Eagle 1 wash - 2 bucket method
Meguiar's white clay bar
Meguiar's DC 1 Paint Cleaner, followed by Zymol Cleaner Wax
Meguair's Cleaner Wax was applied to the wheels (the bottle that came with the clay kit)
The tires, and wheel wells were treated with basic Armor All (again, trying to keep this basic for the owner), and buffed with a terry cloth rag to a low gloss.
I am not a fan of spraying water in an engine compartment, so the engine was wiped down, by hand, with an assortment of rags and brushes, that I dipped into a bucket of water with a little degreaser. The black plastics under the hood were treated with Armor All, and buffed with a terry cloth towel to a low gloss.
It was a cloudy day, no great sun shots...
Here is the process -
Eagle 1 wash - 2 bucket method
Meguiar's white clay bar
Meguiar's DC 1 Paint Cleaner, followed by Zymol Cleaner Wax
Meguair's Cleaner Wax was applied to the wheels (the bottle that came with the clay kit)
The tires, and wheel wells were treated with basic Armor All (again, trying to keep this basic for the owner), and buffed with a terry cloth rag to a low gloss.
I am not a fan of spraying water in an engine compartment, so the engine was wiped down, by hand, with an assortment of rags and brushes, that I dipped into a bucket of water with a little degreaser. The black plastics under the hood were treated with Armor All, and buffed with a terry cloth towel to a low gloss.
It was a cloudy day, no great sun shots...
