Stickman81
New member
Greetings everyone.
I'm not sure if this is the correct area or not but here goes -
I've never really been a car care kinda guy so go easy on me for a while. :nervous2:
I usually take it somewhere and get it cleaned and get on with other things.
Recently I had the Vette detailed by our own gmblack3a. Since then I've had the opportunity and pleasure to know Bryan a little better and ask all sorts of questions about detailing. I've become more interested in better car care and have started collecting supplies. Bryan has helped be a lot by demonstrating and providing hands on with some products.
I used MCME and some APC 777 on my Vette's drivers seat during the detail a short while back and was impressed.
I stopped off and got a gallon on Automagic 777 today. I only had a couple of hours to play and seeing as how my truck is nasty, I thought I would give it a shot.
My truck is a 1994 GMC extended cab that I bought new in '94. It has been garaged all it's life until about a year and a half ago when I got the Vette. The truck has about 141,000 miles on her.
As stated earlier, I really don't clean cars too much. :bolt
I only did the front part of the cab, the diamond plates that were made for me by a friend, and the wheels.
I know I missed some spots and will go back over them in a few days.
Thanks for any input.
Process
Mix 777 about 10 to 1. This was easy cause the measurements were on the spray bottle.
Vacuum loose dirt.
Carpets and mats -
Liberally applied the APC to the dirty areas on the carpet as well as spot clean the seats.
Aggitated with a nice stiff bristle brush.
Vacuumed using shop vac to remove as much moisture as possible.
Dash and center console -
Wipe down entire area with some 777 on a towel and let dry.
Apply 303, waited about 30 minutes and buffed.
Wheels -
Applied 777 to wheels and tires.
Aggitated wheels with Megs wheel brush to get in the little spoke areas.
Aggitated tires and lettering.
Rinsed clean.
Diamond Plate -
Cleaned with 777.
First I tred Megs but it just did not seem to be coming clean.
I then tired Blue Magic and I believe it cleaned better than the Megs.
Now for the embarassing pics -
Drivers side.
Drivers side original floor mat.
Passenger side mat on the right is done, drivers side mat is not.
Here is the plate. The approximate left half was just cleaned using Megs metal cleaner and polish, the approximate right half was recleaned using Blue Magic.
Right Rear wheel before.
Right Rear wheel after.
Front half almost done. (I missed some spots in the dark garage
).
I'm not sure if this is the correct area or not but here goes -
I've never really been a car care kinda guy so go easy on me for a while. :nervous2:
I usually take it somewhere and get it cleaned and get on with other things.
Recently I had the Vette detailed by our own gmblack3a. Since then I've had the opportunity and pleasure to know Bryan a little better and ask all sorts of questions about detailing. I've become more interested in better car care and have started collecting supplies. Bryan has helped be a lot by demonstrating and providing hands on with some products.
I used MCME and some APC 777 on my Vette's drivers seat during the detail a short while back and was impressed.
I stopped off and got a gallon on Automagic 777 today. I only had a couple of hours to play and seeing as how my truck is nasty, I thought I would give it a shot.
My truck is a 1994 GMC extended cab that I bought new in '94. It has been garaged all it's life until about a year and a half ago when I got the Vette. The truck has about 141,000 miles on her.
As stated earlier, I really don't clean cars too much. :bolt
I only did the front part of the cab, the diamond plates that were made for me by a friend, and the wheels.
I know I missed some spots and will go back over them in a few days.
Thanks for any input.
Process
Mix 777 about 10 to 1. This was easy cause the measurements were on the spray bottle.
Vacuum loose dirt.
Carpets and mats -
Liberally applied the APC to the dirty areas on the carpet as well as spot clean the seats.
Aggitated with a nice stiff bristle brush.
Vacuumed using shop vac to remove as much moisture as possible.
Dash and center console -
Wipe down entire area with some 777 on a towel and let dry.
Apply 303, waited about 30 minutes and buffed.
Wheels -
Applied 777 to wheels and tires.
Aggitated wheels with Megs wheel brush to get in the little spoke areas.
Aggitated tires and lettering.
Rinsed clean.
Diamond Plate -
Cleaned with 777.
First I tred Megs but it just did not seem to be coming clean.
I then tired Blue Magic and I believe it cleaned better than the Megs.
Now for the embarassing pics -
Drivers side.
Drivers side original floor mat.
Passenger side mat on the right is done, drivers side mat is not.
Here is the plate. The approximate left half was just cleaned using Megs metal cleaner and polish, the approximate right half was recleaned using Blue Magic.
Right Rear wheel before.
Right Rear wheel after.
Front half almost done. (I missed some spots in the dark garage
).
