I saw this truck in the parking lot at work and I had to do it. I left a card under his windshield wiper and told him that I could make his truck red again. I'll let the pictures do the talking for me. Sorry if they are a little out of focus. I think my batteries were dying or something. They...

AIO before DACP? Wouldn't you want to do DACP then AIO?

I didn't use DACP on that. That is just AIO and UPP. If I were to use DACP then I would use it second because AIO is pretty much just a cleaner. You could do it either way I guess. On this particular vehicle I would follow up AIO with DACP because I like using cleaners to clean and polishes to polish. If it was my own car then I would use DACP first and then AIO as a base for the UPP. Different processes for different cars. Unless you are only using two products all the time then you can't use the same procedure on every car every time. You have to change it up based on the condition of the vehicle and what you want the end result to be.

I have to agree, those are really great pictures!

hmm oh man now Im confused.. I thought you're suppose to Claybar before doing anything.. So hm why AIO first then Clay and then DACP..

I thought AIO is more than a Cleaner, it's a Polisher/Sealant. Aren't you better doing the Clay, then DACP, AIO and then UPP or whatever.

ARGH so confusin#@$@

You have to understand that this isn't my truck. I only can do what the customer wants me to do. Sure it is best if you clay the car. If the customer doesn't want to pay the extra bucks that it is going to cost to do that then what can ya do? He wanted the oxidation removed. That's all I did. If he wanted it clayed and waxed and all that then I would have had to charge him more than I did.

AIO is basicly just a cleaner. I don't hold much stock in its ability to polish or seal. Its a good base for another polymer sealant to bond to but the real sealant in the Klasse system is the SG.

All I wanted to do on this truck was remove the oxidation. AIO is my product of choice for doing that. There are a dozen other products that would have done it just as well. I like AIO though. I topped it with UPP for kicks and giggles. He didn't pay for that. I just sort of threw it in because I wanted it to look good.

Great work!!! I really like before and after pics.

I needed to work on AIO skills.

Eric

AWESOME work.:
May I ask if the time you quote for each stage includes buffing it off?
I'm considering abandoning my 10" random orbital for a real pc, and paying for my new hobby through detailing on the side.

Man, those are great pics. It was amazing to see the reflections with just the AIO. Good work!

Well, Jngrbrdman, my hat's off to you yet again. You're a magician.

Now ... you have me thinking. The old Benz has been somewhat neglected as I've focused on the Jags. Paint has very light swirls (from my Autopian days, when I was proud that I took it to a car wash every couple of weeks) and there's a sort of "cloudiness" that I'm guessing is oxidation.

I've been washing properly since moving to Autopia, and recently I tried the SEC, but it didn't really do much of anything. Are you saying the AIO would make a difference? And, remember, I'm still doing it all by hand.

P.S. (I hope this isn't thread-jacking. Just trying to get a realistic appraisal of AIO's capabilities.)

Hey Lynn, This might be your perfect opportunity to do some experementing with the PC if you find yourself not being able to hold out for your scheduled training.

Oops, I really think were thread jacking now. I better quit.

Does anyone know where I can buy AIO in the Boston area? I'd like to try it this weekend on my daughter's car...it's red, also.

What is UPP?