This car belongs to one of my cutomers who is a member here on Autopia. I have done a couple vehicles for him in the past and was contacted recently to clean up his new company vehicle. This Prius had been on order for quite a while and finally arrived at the dealer a few weeks back. He had told the dealer not to wash or touch the car when it came in, but of course, they did anyway.
The main purpose of this detail was for winter protection. I was planning on only having to buff a few scratches that may have been present, followed by a paint sealant, but after washing it, I realized that It was in need of polishing. The car has less than 500 miles on it and already had it's fair share of defects from the dealer washing it.
I chose to do a single stage buffing treatment to remove as many defects as possible without having to get into compounding. Some of the deeper scratches remained, but it made a huge difference overall.
My process:
Washed, cleaned wheels and tires
Clayed bottom half of car to remove bonded contaminants (top surfaces were alright) using a green Kar Kraft clay bar
Zaino Z6 wipedown
Polished complete exterior with 106ff/Ultrafina mixture using a black foam polishing pad X 2
Z6 Wipedown
FK1 1000P by hand
Collinite Marque D’Elegance No. 915 by hand
FK 425 wipedown
Zaino Clear-Seal on wheels and exterior windows
Super Blue dressing on tires and wheel wells
Interior wipedown
Shampooed drivers and passenger floor mats
Applied plastic protection to driver and passenger side carpets for winter protection
Befores:
After the wash....
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