Halloween Detail v. Boxster

gav'spurplez · 10-31-09, 03:22

Hey all,
I haven't posted a detail in a while. Mainly because I have been working on my own cars ( family / friends ) and I just haven't had my camera around....

Anyways, My g/f's nawny called me during the week and asked if I was still detailing, she wanted her porsche boxster detailed so she could put the cover on it for the winter......So even though the weather has been crappy ( cold and rainy ) for all of October, I figured, why not, its some extra cash !

So, upon 1st examination it didn't appear too bad......

BUT**** after the ONR wash, I noticed that the car was full of tar....

This is what the c;ay looked like after an 1/8 of the driver door

So my process was,
ONR wash
Meg's cleaner wax with a MF over the tar'ed areas
Megs Clay
Polish using IP on a 4" white polishing pad via PC speed 6
Wax using Meg's # 26 Tech Wax Liquid on a 6" gray finishing pad via PC speed 3.5
No tire shine, we don't want the car cover getting all greasy and gummy.
Carpets were vacuumed
Dash, Trim and Leather was cleaned with woolite / water solution
Leather conditioned with Blue Magic leather conditioner
Megs trim and Dash foam.

Here are the afters..............sorry no Sun.........

gav'spurplez · 10-31-09, 03:25

and yes, i went around and wiped all the wheels, those dirty areas were around the calipers

hood

gav'spurplez · 10-31-09, 03:26

and just for good faith,

I waited for her to get home so I could help her with the car cover and trickle charger.....

so I washed my truck..... Showing you ONR at it's best

gav'spurplez · 11-02-09, 08:09

247 views and no comments...............ouch

brandn3w · 11-07-09, 04:48

Looks good...

Here's n00b question:

When is actually TOO cold to apply pastes, creams, etc.... I can handle the cooler weather; however, is 55* really healthy to be machine polishing or am I under the wrong assumption...

gav'spurplez · 11-07-09, 06:31

i asked the same question years ago, and i believe my answer was

" its not so much the air temperature as it is the surface temperature of the car."

please correct me if i am wrong,

BUT
IP broke down and did its job by removing the swirls.....so i may have lucked out

Jakerooni · 11-07-09, 07:03

The working surface is more important. However the product itself can't become cooler than it's effective rate either. (most will say somewhere on the label) Never let your products freeze. And try to keep them above 55* if possible

brandn3w · 11-07-09, 12:11

Makes sense. Thanks guys!

Just VERY anxious to polish my car and even thought past 2 weekends (thank God) have been nice here in PA I'd hate to order it and it get cold then I A) Sit and stare at it waiting for spring or B) Try regardless of cold and fail miserably, ha.

gav'spurplez · 11-08-09, 01:57

be sure to post picstures !