abbeysdad
04-29-2008, 05:15 PM
A long winter over at last...
Vehicle:
2006 Buick Rendezvous
Interior:
1. full vacuum
2. Upholstery and carpet cleaned with Bissell Pro heat 2X. (really believe that extractions is a key to really cleaing these).
3. Plastic/vinyl cleaned with simple green, protected with 303Aerospace protectant.
4. Glass cleaned with Stoners Invisible Glass.
Exterior:
1. Pay `n spray coin op. Sprayed Wesleys bleach white on tires (but need a really good tire cleaner - any recommendations?)
2. ONR wash - I use ONR at QD strength at 8oz/gal. I spray panels with a hand held pump sprayer, waffle weave towels and a rinse bucket. (I`m Gonna try the grout sponges I just read about here real soon).
3. Clayed with Megs clay bar w/ONR QD spray. Wiped off with Meg towel that came in the clay kit. Note: I`ve used mothers, clay magic and Megs clay bars now and think I prefer Mothers and Megs over clay magic as they`re not quite a sticky as CM - just me)
4. Polish with Optimum polish (new formula). I apply the polish by hand with a foam applicator, staying away from the panel edge (to keep product out of any gaps). This allows me to keep the PC on a setting of 5 with no product sling at all. I used a yellow pad to polish. (Note: The PC on speed 6 just vibrates too much so I`d rather take a little extra time with 5 then jar my arms silly.)
5. LSP with Duragloss Total Performance Polish. PC w/Blue pad.
6. Mothers back to Black and 303 on exterior black trim.
7. Megs Endurance on the tires.
8. Stoner`s Invisible glass on glass, RainX on windshield.
Notes:
1) I discovered that I had a lot of tiny little rust spots - some even on plastic trim - it was quite bad on the rear (because of the dead air space) - I suspect this is brake dust that stuck `n rust. Most of this came off with the clay, what little was left came off when I polished.
2) I had some grime on the rims that ONR and Bleachwhite didn`t touch. Try not to cringe, but I used a bit of soft scrub from the kitchen to remove (worked really well, but still need a good wheel/tire cleaner - anyone use EagleOne foam?)
3) I didn`t take any pics, but I gotta say my ride looks brand spankin new....no it looks better than that!!!
Footnote: I first came hear two years ago after getting the "new car fever" (that usually lasts 6-8 weeks or until the first dent - only this time it stuck). I was `old school` and didn`t know about polishing and a lot of the products many here have come to take for granted - well thank-you guys (Autotopians) for showing me how to keep my ride as good or better than if it was new.
Vehicle:
2006 Buick Rendezvous
Interior:
1. full vacuum
2. Upholstery and carpet cleaned with Bissell Pro heat 2X. (really believe that extractions is a key to really cleaing these).
3. Plastic/vinyl cleaned with simple green, protected with 303Aerospace protectant.
4. Glass cleaned with Stoners Invisible Glass.
Exterior:
1. Pay `n spray coin op. Sprayed Wesleys bleach white on tires (but need a really good tire cleaner - any recommendations?)
2. ONR wash - I use ONR at QD strength at 8oz/gal. I spray panels with a hand held pump sprayer, waffle weave towels and a rinse bucket. (I`m Gonna try the grout sponges I just read about here real soon).
3. Clayed with Megs clay bar w/ONR QD spray. Wiped off with Meg towel that came in the clay kit. Note: I`ve used mothers, clay magic and Megs clay bars now and think I prefer Mothers and Megs over clay magic as they`re not quite a sticky as CM - just me)
4. Polish with Optimum polish (new formula). I apply the polish by hand with a foam applicator, staying away from the panel edge (to keep product out of any gaps). This allows me to keep the PC on a setting of 5 with no product sling at all. I used a yellow pad to polish. (Note: The PC on speed 6 just vibrates too much so I`d rather take a little extra time with 5 then jar my arms silly.)
5. LSP with Duragloss Total Performance Polish. PC w/Blue pad.
6. Mothers back to Black and 303 on exterior black trim.
7. Megs Endurance on the tires.
8. Stoner`s Invisible glass on glass, RainX on windshield.
Notes:
1) I discovered that I had a lot of tiny little rust spots - some even on plastic trim - it was quite bad on the rear (because of the dead air space) - I suspect this is brake dust that stuck `n rust. Most of this came off with the clay, what little was left came off when I polished.
2) I had some grime on the rims that ONR and Bleachwhite didn`t touch. Try not to cringe, but I used a bit of soft scrub from the kitchen to remove (worked really well, but still need a good wheel/tire cleaner - anyone use EagleOne foam?)
3) I didn`t take any pics, but I gotta say my ride looks brand spankin new....no it looks better than that!!!
Footnote: I first came hear two years ago after getting the "new car fever" (that usually lasts 6-8 weeks or until the first dent - only this time it stuck). I was `old school` and didn`t know about polishing and a lot of the products many here have come to take for granted - well thank-you guys (Autotopians) for showing me how to keep my ride as good or better than if it was new.