Newbies first Autopian Detail

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AlmightyMoonPie

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Well this is my first true Autopian detail, I started at approx 0700 yesterday. It went very well the following are the steps that I used.



1. WASH useing two bucket system with grit guards.

Washed with a mixture of Detailerâ€â„¢s pride auto wash and liqui-Nox(lab grad detergent) with a Microfiber mix



2. CLAY

Mother Clay Bar system



3. POLISH

Pinnacle Advanced swirl remover on orange LC pad x2

Pinnacle Advanced swirl remover on white LC pad

Pinnacle Swirl remover on white LC pad

Poorboys SSR1 on white LC pad



4. CLEAN

Klasse AIO x2 by hand



5. GLAZE

Megs #7 Show Car glaze by hand



5.PROTECT

KLASSE SG x1,,,have to wait for the x2

after 48 Hours Wax by Pinnacle Signature x2

Top woth Pinnacle Crystal Mist



6. WHEELS AND TIRES

Wash with Liqui-Nox and Megâ€â„¢s Gold Class wheel cleaner

Clay with Mothers

Prep with Klasse AIO

Seal with Megs NXT

Top with Motherâ€â„¢s Pure Carnuba Wax

Megs Endurance on Tires

Armor-All on wheel wells



7. TRIM

Klasse AIO

Poorboys Trim Restorer



8. WINDOWS

Glass

Clay

Wolfgang Perfect Vision

Plastic

Megs 17,10,18

9. TOP

Megs #40



The above took approx 10 hours, counting a few breaks for beer and to eat the last of the Oyster dressing. The Car was heavily Oxidixed and full of swirls. I did not get all of the swirls out but got 75% of them, It was kinda cold. The oxidation is now gone!!!! I tried to get some reflection Pics, but they did not turn out very wells. This was also my first detail with the PC all I can say is Wow!!!!!!!! Is there a Cure for this addiction????



Sorry about the pics, first timer here



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Before



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Before



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Slight Reflection of Da Twins



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Slight Reflection



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Slight Reflection



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The Finished product
 
Way to go MoonPie!!!



Nice job and nice pics.:xyxthumbs



Congratulations, you are now HOOKED ! You'll never be able to detail without the PC again.
 
Excellent job there. Looks like you did a good job on the swirls. Hard to tell with the car out of direct sunlight though... :up :xyxthumbs
 
Thanks, sorry abut the no light pics, my drive is heavily shaded by 75 year old Live Oaks and they drown out the sun from noon on. the Car also had very, very bad water spots thats the pics would not show, but they are all gone now. Funny thing is the lower portion of the side had a darker fnish to it, The Mazda dealer said it was to hids the road grime, funny, with a little polish it came right off.





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I like that second to last pic. That thing looks like its melting! Awesome job man, you should be proud of all the hard work you put into it cause it looks beautiful!
 
Looks very good MoonPie :xyxthumbs.



I would think that #7 could cause bonding issues with SG, keep us posted on how it holds up.
 
Well this is the fnished product



SGx2

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Paste Glaz

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And Finnaly under flood lights

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The SG showed no bonding problems so far, and seems to add a plastic sheen to the car, It might just be me but I think for a first time is looks good. Wife comments,,,,the tires are shinny...
 
Nice job well done there. Dang 10hrs?... holy crap. Im doing 2 cars this weekend. Im in NYC we are getting 50-60deg in Jan '05 :eek:
 
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