Mmmmmmmm silver cars.......
It's about time he decided to come over! This dude quick details his car all the time, and he barely had any swirls! Silver paint must be especially hard and resistant to damage!
Wash and Dry
CG CWG
Grit guards
Zymol sponges
Imitation sea sponge
Swissvax detail brush
Detailedimage waffle weave drying towel
Clay
Diluted ONR 2 oz per gallon for clay lube
Swissvax blue paint rubber
Isopropyl alcohol wipedown afterwards
Engine bay
P21S total auto wash for under the hood
CG Grime reaper 4:1 for under the hood (just some areas) and engine bay
A few costco MF towels
Swissvax detail brush
Paint correction
Menzerna PO203S power finish with 3M UK 150mm yellow
Menzerna PO85RD with 3M US 133.33mm black
Menznera PO203S power finish with 80mm yellow - basically used this as a one step on all tight areas because I don't have a tiny finishing pad
3M backing plate
Meg's 2.75" backing plate
Sealant and Wax
Duragloss 105
Chemical Guys 5050
Wheels
P21S wheel gel
P21S total auto wash - tires
CG grime reaper 4:1 - tires
EZ detail brush
Swissvax wheel brush
Stiff bristled tire brush
DG 105
Swissvax Pneu
Total time - 19 hours spent on this car
I know someone on this board was wondering about the Swissvax clay. It's a tad more aggressive than the Sonus green clay for sure, but it's incredibly hard to mold! It also becomes nearly useless when it picks up some contaminants, so you've got to reshape it A LOT.
I chose DG 105 for this car because he wanted a longer lasting protection. CG 5050 made up for the looks anyway. DG 105 is slowly becoming my go to sealant though.
My process with the wheels to spray the face and inner part down with P21S wheel gel then spray CG grime reaper on the tires. It lifts all the dirt really fast, so I sprayed P21S TAW on the tires afterwards before scrubbing.
For those of you who are still using SIP nonstop, you guys should look into some POWER FINISH! This thing cuts nearly as much as SIP and finishes LSP ready. I had to throw in some PO85RD to add some extra gloss for the silver, and it was well worth it in my opinion.
On with the pics!
Puddle on top...
LEAKAGE ON THE BOTTOM!
Now let's try to get some pictures of swirls
YEH! No...
MACRO! YEAH! No...
MACRO AGAIN! Kind of...
This was literally the best I could do.
No worries! Here is PROGRESS! This was just polished with PO203S and PO85RD.
MOAR PRE LSP PIX!
Can we say... Power Finished?
And PO85RD'D!
The tiny pad/plate of AWESOME!
One day, polishing won't create this hassle.
And the giant tape ball of DOOM! Yes, I do have black gloves. Why? I am the ninja detailer! EAT TAPE BALLS!
Tape ball put to use!
And here's the engine bay...
Under halogens... Not that it matters since I couldn't get pictures of them to begin with!
And finished!
CLOSER!
RE30s
Enjoy!
It's about time he decided to come over! This dude quick details his car all the time, and he barely had any swirls! Silver paint must be especially hard and resistant to damage!
Wash and Dry
CG CWG
Grit guards
Zymol sponges
Imitation sea sponge
Swissvax detail brush
Detailedimage waffle weave drying towel
Clay
Diluted ONR 2 oz per gallon for clay lube
Swissvax blue paint rubber
Isopropyl alcohol wipedown afterwards
Engine bay
P21S total auto wash for under the hood
CG Grime reaper 4:1 for under the hood (just some areas) and engine bay
A few costco MF towels
Swissvax detail brush
Paint correction
Menzerna PO203S power finish with 3M UK 150mm yellow
Menzerna PO85RD with 3M US 133.33mm black
Menznera PO203S power finish with 80mm yellow - basically used this as a one step on all tight areas because I don't have a tiny finishing pad
3M backing plate
Meg's 2.75" backing plate
Sealant and Wax
Duragloss 105
Chemical Guys 5050
Wheels
P21S wheel gel
P21S total auto wash - tires
CG grime reaper 4:1 - tires
EZ detail brush
Swissvax wheel brush
Stiff bristled tire brush
DG 105
Swissvax Pneu
Total time - 19 hours spent on this car
I know someone on this board was wondering about the Swissvax clay. It's a tad more aggressive than the Sonus green clay for sure, but it's incredibly hard to mold! It also becomes nearly useless when it picks up some contaminants, so you've got to reshape it A LOT.
I chose DG 105 for this car because he wanted a longer lasting protection. CG 5050 made up for the looks anyway. DG 105 is slowly becoming my go to sealant though.
My process with the wheels to spray the face and inner part down with P21S wheel gel then spray CG grime reaper on the tires. It lifts all the dirt really fast, so I sprayed P21S TAW on the tires afterwards before scrubbing.
For those of you who are still using SIP nonstop, you guys should look into some POWER FINISH! This thing cuts nearly as much as SIP and finishes LSP ready. I had to throw in some PO85RD to add some extra gloss for the silver, and it was well worth it in my opinion.
On with the pics!
Puddle on top...
LEAKAGE ON THE BOTTOM!
Now let's try to get some pictures of swirls
YEH! No...
MACRO! YEAH! No...
MACRO AGAIN! Kind of...
This was literally the best I could do.
No worries! Here is PROGRESS! This was just polished with PO203S and PO85RD.
MOAR PRE LSP PIX!
Can we say... Power Finished?
And PO85RD'D!
The tiny pad/plate of AWESOME!
One day, polishing won't create this hassle.
And the giant tape ball of DOOM! Yes, I do have black gloves. Why? I am the ninja detailer! EAT TAPE BALLS!
Tape ball put to use!
And here's the engine bay...
Under halogens... Not that it matters since I couldn't get pictures of them to begin with!
And finished!
CLOSER!
RE30s
Enjoy!
:dcrules you forgot to clean tha inner rims.:wall:wall:wall:rofl just joking.(there is something about those volk rims, they always look dirty. drives me nuts. the beemer looks awesome.
