I detailed a 2004 Jag X-Type that took 12 hours total to complete. The car wasn't in too bad of shape, except for the hood, and around the wheel wells which were peppered with rock chips. There were a few deep RIDS, some of which the owner tried to touch up with paint; which could have been easily wet sanded out. The owner didn't want to spend alot of money, but wanted a majority of the scratches and swirls out, so we settled on the two step correction with wax treatment. The paint readings I got were very healthy which would have allowed for some wet sanding and removal of some of the deeper RIDS, but the owner didn't want to go to that extent. Anyway, here is a summary and some pics...enjoy...
Process:
Foam pre-soak with a foam gun and P21S
Two bucket wash with P21S
Pinnacle Clay with P21S as lubricant
Tar removed with Tarminator
Re-Wash with Two bucket wash and P21S
Wheels cleaned with Detail King's Brake up
Tires cleaned with Black Magic foaming tire cleaner
After some trial and error I found a combination that worked very well. The paint seemed to be very soft, so here is what I used.
M105 with LC Orange on PC first set at speed 2, bumped up to speed 6 and then jeweled on speed 4
Wipe down with IPA between steps
Menzerna 85RD with LC White on PC first set at speed 2, bumped up to speed 6 and then jeweled on speed 4
Two bucket wash to remove any residue
DoDo Juice Double Wax. Hard wax applied and removed.
Wheels polished with AllBright Metal Polish
Dodo Juice soft wax applied 6 hours later
Wheels treated with Detail King Super Blue Tire Dressing.
All exterior vinyl surfaces treated with Leatherique vinyl/rubber black
Interior:
Vacuum
Tornador w/ solution to clean all surfaces
All carpeting and floor mats pre-treated with Bio Enzyme cleaner and then pre-treated again with Folex
Carpets scrubbed with ZEP carpet cleaner
Floor mats pressure washed and interior carpets were extracted with Mytee HP60. The mats were then vacuumed with the Mytee.
All leather surfaces were cleaned and treated with Lexol cleaner/conditioner
All interior vinyl surfaces treated with Black Magic matte finish vinyl/plastic conditioner.
All windows cleaned with Stoner Foaming Glass Cleaner and MF
Engine:
Scrubbed with DP Engine Degreaser
Treated with Sonus MotorKote
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Vehicle Upon arrival:
Interior before:
Interior after:
Engine before:
Engine after:
Here was the condition of the paint after the final wash, but before any correction:
Here is a shot after the M205 (Notice there is still some micromarring):
Here is a shot after 85rd:
Here is just some miscellaneous pictures:
Why I like Leatherique:
Some afters:
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