[RickRack]

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The interior was in great shape, but needed a thorough cleaning…







I started by doing the usual exterior wash, cleaning of wheel & tires, engine compartment detail, suspension components and claybar treatment.







I then degreased the paint with an antibacterial cleaner & degreaser to remove any previous wax, polish or silicone products that may have been embedded in the paint.


After the washing process was complete, I pulled the car into the shop and began prepping it for polishing. I dried the car, wiped all door, hood and hatch jambs clean and wiped down the complete exterior with 91% alcohol to ensure a perfect foundation for polishing. Specific areas were masked off such as the door handles, side moldings and other critical areas.

I chose a test panel to decide which products/pads worked the best on this particular paint. After some testing, I found that Meguiar’s 105 worked the best to remove the serious defects and left a great finish. I proceeded to buff the exterior with M105 using a yellow Sonus foam cutting pad. Some panels need 2-3 applications to fully remove the defects.




Below is what the car looked like after polishing the complete exterior with M105…







After inspecting the car in the full sun, I pulled the car back inside and moved onto the next polishing step. After doing a quick alcohol wipedown, I buffed the complete exterior with Menzerna Super Intensive Polish using a white Sonus foam polishing pad.