I finally get to show you guys one of my cars!

[Mike-in-Orange]

Below are the results of several hours of work spread over the last two days. This is a 2004 PT Cruiser with the 2.4L Turbo engine, same as in the SRT4, with the Stage 1 upgrade and a few other bits under the hood. It will be two years old on New Year's Eve and I think I take pretty decent care of it, even though I hadn't clayed it in over a year



No before shots as the car never really gets dirty, and the interior is up next, hopefully tomorrow. Maybe.



I used the following process on the exterior:



wash with Meg's GC

clay

Meg's #80 with Meg's yellow pad

Perfect Auto Finish Professional Paint Sealant x2 with DAS blue pad

Perfect Auto Finish Chrome Cleaner/Sealant on the wheels and chrome bits

Meg's APC 4:1 to clean the engine bay

Meg's HyperDressing 2:1 for the engine dressing, tires, exterior trim

ArmorAll in the wheel wells



(NOTE: Perfect Auto Finish is Gary Kouba's (turbomangt on this and other forums) shop outside Chicago and he sells many of the products he uses professionally. I don't know where he gets this stuff from, but I like it and it works great, plus his prices are great. I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.)

I love this reflection shot!

Yes, the engine got a good cleaning too!

And a nice little closeup to show the flake and wetness of the finish.

 

[Scottwax]

Love the reflection shot too, very sharp red X! :LOLOL



Oops, owned by the edit! :sadwavey:



Seriously, your PT is absolutely gorgeous! :xyxthumbs

 

[Cortez]

I'm loving the gunmetal. :chuckle:



That has to be a fun car to detail with all of those curves.