A total of around 9 hours went into the vehicle, and here is my little write-up of what was done.
First, the car needed to be properly washed. This was done via a Karcher electric pressure washer and a foam cannon with Chemical Guys Maxi Suds II soap.
As the foam was encapsulating the dirt off of the car, I used some P21S wheel gel and a Swissvwax wheel brush to agitate and remove stubborn brake dust from the wheels and calipers.
Nice and dry.
But, there are swirls in direct sunlight.
Since James is a regular customer of mine, I like to do as light of a polishing as possible. This ensures that he will be able to come back many more times without fearing a risk of over-polishing or premature clear coat failure.
In process of polishing…
When I go into the sun, I find my conservative combination works beautifully! Menzerna PO203S via a Lake Country orange pad with my Flex XC3401 polisher.
Underneath the door handles required some attention. Meguair’s M105 with a foam applicator X 3 followed up with the Menz by hand did the trick!
Before:
After:
After polishing, the car received a coat of Danase Wet Glaze, and some Finish Kare 1000P. Sorry for the crappy lighting.
The wheels were Aquawaxed and the tires received multiple coats of Finish Kare #108
The interior was vacuumed, wiped down, and 108ed throughout. The carbon fiber was cleaned and then Aquawaxed. The trim received Finish Kare #425
Hope you enjoyed!
Edit: Professional "after" picture thanks to my buddy Pyrun! Unfortunately, the fires on Saturday were taking a toll on all of our cars at the show
Here's a nice one of mine for the hell of it :woot:
First, the car needed to be properly washed. This was done via a Karcher electric pressure washer and a foam cannon with Chemical Guys Maxi Suds II soap.
As the foam was encapsulating the dirt off of the car, I used some P21S wheel gel and a Swissvwax wheel brush to agitate and remove stubborn brake dust from the wheels and calipers.
Nice and dry.
But, there are swirls in direct sunlight.
Since James is a regular customer of mine, I like to do as light of a polishing as possible. This ensures that he will be able to come back many more times without fearing a risk of over-polishing or premature clear coat failure.
In process of polishing…
When I go into the sun, I find my conservative combination works beautifully! Menzerna PO203S via a Lake Country orange pad with my Flex XC3401 polisher.
Underneath the door handles required some attention. Meguair’s M105 with a foam applicator X 3 followed up with the Menz by hand did the trick!
Before:
After:
After polishing, the car received a coat of Danase Wet Glaze, and some Finish Kare 1000P. Sorry for the crappy lighting.
The wheels were Aquawaxed and the tires received multiple coats of Finish Kare #108
The interior was vacuumed, wiped down, and 108ed throughout. The carbon fiber was cleaned and then Aquawaxed. The trim received Finish Kare #425
Hope you enjoyed!
Edit: Professional "after" picture thanks to my buddy Pyrun! Unfortunately, the fires on Saturday were taking a toll on all of our cars at the show
Here's a nice one of mine for the hell of it :woot:
