What did you do detailing wise today?

My first ever waterless wash. And cleaned the exterior glass.

Have to say, whether I did it perfectly or not... was very impressed. Can't say I'll ever go back to a traditional wash and rinse for routine cleaning.
 
Washed, polished, and coated.

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ShawnF350 said:
Stick or Automatic?
What's the inside look like?
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Was a manual, swapped to an auto. It was bought for the gentleman's wife. She has a RS3 Roush, but has really bad arthritis so she can't drive a manual anymore. So they are selling the RS3 and keeping this. They have about 8 Mustangs between the two of them. Some of the nicest people I have ever met.

The inside is just like the rest of the Saleen interiors. Black Saleen seats and gauge pods. I didn't have time to do anything to the interior because they needed it this morning for a National Saleen Show cruise. I did what I could with the paint and coated it with Sonus ION Paint coating in about 8 hours. I got about 90% of the defects out with Sonax 4/6 and a blue Lake Country HD pad.

Yes, that is a smudge in the after photo on the trunk lid. -_-
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XxBoostinxX said:
Was a manual, swapped to an auto. It was bought for the gentleman's wife. She has a RS3 Roush, but has really bad arthritis so she can't drive a manual anymore. So they are selling the RS3 and keeping this. They have about 8 Mustangs between the two of them. Some of the nicest people I have ever met.

The inside is just like the rest of the Saleen interiors. Black Saleen seats and gauge pods. I didn't have time to do anything to the interior because they needed it this morning for a National Saleen Show cruise. I did what I could with the paint and coated it with Sonus ION Paint coating in about 8 hours. I got about 90% of the defects out with Sonax 4/6 and a blue Lake Country HD pad.

Yes, that is a smudge in the after photo on the trunk lid. -_-
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Good work. those were horrid swirls
 
Concerning detailing, today I have done nothing yet besides look at the car. It's too early to vacuum, stupid morning noise ordinance, and the logical side of my brain doesn't want to wash the car this morning because I will be washing the car tomorrow for paint correction anyways. The car is so dirty!:cry:
 
The wife got a new job last week and has to be there by next Monday. She's leaving Wednesday. Oh yeah, the job is in North Carolina and we're in Kansas. :)

Anyway, I haven't done what I wanted to to her truck and it's still not done but I had to do something for now since I won't be headed down for a few months.

Cleaned the engine with Purple Power degreaser and a Tampico spoke brush then two coats of Sonus Trim and Motor Kote. It's not perfectly spotless but I only had a few hours. Then washed the outside with DUB by Meguiar's Car Wash, IronX, clayed, IPA wipe, then Meguiar's Ultimate Liquid Wax. Cleaned the trim with Mother's Back to Black Cleaner. Cleaned the wheels with DUB Wheel Cleaner and the tires with Bleche-White and a final cleaning with the Turtle Wax tire cleaner before coating with Turtle Wax Endura-Shine Tire Coating.

My only complaint so far with the Turtle Wax kit is the applicator fell apart very quickly. Probably doesn't help that my tires have pretty much no smooth surfaces, but oh well. It looks great now so we'll see how it lasts.
 
I detailed my entire silver 09 Jeep SRT8 and I did the interior like never before. For the interior used my new BHB's to get into every nook and cranny along with; Meg's Qik interior detail spray, pristine clean leather cleaner, stoners invisible glass, Meg's D101 on the carpet stains, shop vac, and a new car smell air freshener (I like the smell). I finished off buy wiping the FK1000-P layered door jams with some UWW+ and they look great.

The day before I washed the outside with Meg’s hyper wash (first use) and I must say it’s better than any other soap I’ve used in my buckets (didn’t try it in the foam gun or cannon yet). I noticed this soap is much slicker (more slippery in the hand) than any other car soap I’ve tried to the point the mitt was slipping off my hand. The Jeep was in dire need of a wash after 2-3 weeks of dirt roads and Meg’s Hyper Wash was defiantly up to the task (I used 3oz per 4gal of water and I think that was too much). I also took the wheels off to detail the barrels. While I was at it I re-detailed my new suspension components (end links, sway bar, control arms, and shocks) and applied a 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] layer of FK1000-p. I also investigate where I was rubbing from lowering and trimmed plastic splash guards in a few places to keep them from rubbing on the tires and where it was the upper control arm was hitting/rubbing. Then I changed the oil (0W40 Mobil 1 oil and finder) and took a sample for my Blackstone oil analysis (as proof if I ever sell the SRT). I also pressure washed my K&N CIA filter and loads of nasty dirt came off, then re-oiled it. While I was underneath inspected the undercarriage and decided not to wash off the old rustproofing grime and just gave it a quick pressure wash/rinse (as recommended by fellow Autopia's).

Not only does my Jeep look as good as new it runs better with the clean air filter. I managed to cut a 3.8sec 0-60mph after changing the oil and cleaning the air filter!
 
Finished off my week long project to correct the body shops shoddy polishing job.

Cg citrus red to get out all the blackhole i had to use to hold me over then
clay (didnt really need it but why not)

Bf src compound + Rupes green pad
-i dont know if its just me but my green rupes pad shreds foam worse than my hydrotech pads, dusts like crazy too.even with a sprits of polishing pad oil

Rupes diamond + rupes white pad
(This turned out to be the best combo after several two step tries)
Both on my duetto
-only 3 deep scratches aroun the car stayed but probably only visible to us and not the normal eye

Pbl surface cleansing polish + ccs red hand applicator

Pbl paint coating (still using my v1 but nearing end of bottle-this is my fifth veh application)

Letting her cure in the garage but i did pull it out to check for high spots and found none.
Will put synergy x2 on it in the next coming evenings

Some 730pm shots for teasers until i post a full thread



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Its a 2009 btw
 
Angus said:
New car Ron? Did GF made you get rid of the Vette???? ;)
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OW !!!

I drove that mini van further than I have any other or will for that matter. I pulled it out and in of garage numerous times :D

Think I'd rather drive a smart car than a mini van....................
 
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