We’re in Ohio to celebrate Christmas with our family. My brother-in-law and brother hit me up for a few ‘Christmas Specials’.
2005 Saab
My brother lives near Detroit, and his black daily driver needed some TLC.
Wash:
Wash Z7
Wheels, Wells, Tires: A2Z x 2
Polish:
Optimum Poly Clay
ZPC & Metabo using a LC CCS green light cut pad, and white polishing pad @ 1100-1400 RPM.
Z5Pro on everything (paint, glass, lighting, wheels, jams)
The wells, tires and trim were dressed in Z16
Here are a few afters.
2006 Chevy Work Truck. This truck is ~ 6-8 months old, but sees a fair amount of rural travel on unpaved roads. It had a fair amount of mud, and tar build up. Sorry, no before shots. I anticipated washing the truck at my in-laws but we ended up washing at the my brother-in-laws plant.
We washed the truck with a heated/steam pressure washer, using soap on the exterior and APC on the frame & wells. We used various brushes on the frame, and had a the truck on a lift. I was shocked at how well the wells & frame turned out. It looked very close to new. After the washing duties, I drove to my in-laws to finish up.
Process Used:
Post Wash Prep:
Z6 wipe down (after driving ~ 8 miles)
Polish:
Optimum Poly Clay
ZPC & Metabo using LC CCS Orange Cut & White Polishing Pads @ 1200-1500 RPM.
Protect:
Z5Pro xfx’d x 1, Z2Pro x 1 to finish (paint, glass, lighting, trim, wheels)
Z16 on the tires and bumper moldings
CD-2 on the wells/frame. (I think we used 3-4 cans)
Interior:
I used a portable steamer for the interior (windows, seats, and rubber floor).
Everything was wiped down with an APC solution.
The floor & dash, doors, and jams seals received Z16 (x 2 on the floor).
EO was used to clean the glass
Here are a few after shots. It started raining part way through the detail, so the afters were taken in the garage -which had decent lighting.
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