ScubaStevo
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Hey everyone,
I FINALLY got around to cleaning up the blazer a little bit. After a bad body shop incident, ( :aww: ) I really lost all interest in keeping the truck clean. But, my dad is purchasing the truck from me this week, so I cleaned it up for him. Hasn't really been washed since winter started about 6 months ago.
So, I did the exterior and engine bay in full detail mode, with just a minor interior clean up as I always keep its pretty tidy in there.
Engine bay was a disaster, as I never really did much other than maintenance on it. I was focusing my attention on the buick.
Process for the engine bay:
*warm up engine
*spray on Automagic 777 APC
*let it soak for 15 minutes
*Agitate with tooth brush in most places
*rinse
*top with Automagic Super Dress It cut 4:1 with water.
Exterior was a interesting task. Surprisingly the paint the bodyshop put on there was really nice, flatter than the rest of the truck actually! But they did a horrible job "detailing" the truck, even after I told them to not touch the rest of the vehicle.
Exterior Process:
*wash 2 times (yes, it was that dirty)
*clay lower body panels and hood
*spray on Automagic 777 APC on rims and undercarrage
*rinse whole vehicle
*Meguiars DACP via rotary with cutting pad at 1600RPM
*Automagic GS1 via rotary with cutting pad at 1500 RPM (finishs AWSOME!) I highly recommend it.
*Automagic Awsome Gloss wax via PC (WOW is all I can say)
*cleaned windows with spray way glass cleaner
*tires dressed with Automagic Dress It Right
This was my first time using Awsome Gloss, and I honestly can't think of anything other than "WOW :woohoo: " to describe it. When I was done prepping the surface, I didn't think it could get any wetter. I was definatly surprised when I saw the huge difference the LSP did. Does anyone have any idea how the durability is with this stuff?
Anyways, I have some pictures of it before, none are very good. And none show how bad the paint was swirled.
Befores:
I FINALLY got around to cleaning up the blazer a little bit. After a bad body shop incident, ( :aww: ) I really lost all interest in keeping the truck clean. But, my dad is purchasing the truck from me this week, so I cleaned it up for him. Hasn't really been washed since winter started about 6 months ago.
So, I did the exterior and engine bay in full detail mode, with just a minor interior clean up as I always keep its pretty tidy in there.
Engine bay was a disaster, as I never really did much other than maintenance on it. I was focusing my attention on the buick.
Process for the engine bay:
*warm up engine
*spray on Automagic 777 APC
*let it soak for 15 minutes
*Agitate with tooth brush in most places
*rinse
*top with Automagic Super Dress It cut 4:1 with water.
Exterior was a interesting task. Surprisingly the paint the bodyshop put on there was really nice, flatter than the rest of the truck actually! But they did a horrible job "detailing" the truck, even after I told them to not touch the rest of the vehicle.
Exterior Process:
*wash 2 times (yes, it was that dirty)
*clay lower body panels and hood
*spray on Automagic 777 APC on rims and undercarrage
*rinse whole vehicle
*Meguiars DACP via rotary with cutting pad at 1600RPM
*Automagic GS1 via rotary with cutting pad at 1500 RPM (finishs AWSOME!) I highly recommend it.
*Automagic Awsome Gloss wax via PC (WOW is all I can say)
*cleaned windows with spray way glass cleaner
*tires dressed with Automagic Dress It Right
This was my first time using Awsome Gloss, and I honestly can't think of anything other than "WOW :woohoo: " to describe it. When I was done prepping the surface, I didn't think it could get any wetter. I was definatly surprised when I saw the huge difference the LSP did. Does anyone have any idea how the durability is with this stuff?
Anyways, I have some pictures of it before, none are very good. And none show how bad the paint was swirled.
Befores:
