Deep Gloss Auto Salon
07-18-2008, 06:42 PM
Deep Gloss Auto Salon: A Tale Of Two Surf Cities
Part One: Lincoln LS
I was contacted to do a one step correction on this Black Lincoln LS along with an engine detail.
As you will see from the various before pictures the paintwork on this vehicle was in dire need of some attention. I took quite a few befores just to show that the inclusions in the paintwork were present through out.
Process:
Exterior Cleanse/Dress:
Entire vehicle treated with Surf City Grime Destroyer via pump sprayer with wand
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash via foam Cannon
Bucket wash with Surf City Pacific Blue
Clay with Riccardo clay with Optimum No Rinse as clay lube
Surf City Clearly Better for windows
Surf Sity Beyond Steel on rims
Amazing Roll Off on tires and wheel wells
Wheel wells dressed with Adams Undercarriage Spray
Tires dressed with Surf City Tire Pro
Sealed with Surf City Nano Seal
Final wipe down with Duragloss Aqua Wax
Exterior Correction:
The areas that only received one step saw Menzerna Super Intensive polish via Flex and a green Lake Country CCS pad
Other areas were too far gone for me to be satisfied with just a one step so I used Meguiars 105 Ultra Cut Compound with a purple Lake country foamed wool pad via rotary on 1300 RPM’s for 15-20 seconds MAX!!
I followed this with Menzerna Super Intensive Polish on a green LC CCS pad via Flex.
Headlights were removed for full access to the front fascia
Engine:
Gently pressure washed (nothing was covered due to heavy shielding)
Entire engine bay and underside of hood was cleansed with Surf City Grime Destroyer via pump sprayer with wand
Agitated and left to dwell
Gently pressure washed
Dressed with CD-2 Engine Detailer
Engine:
Before (Don’t know why the pic is blue??)http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/EngineBefore.jpg
Surf City Grime Destroyer Dwelling
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/EngineDwell.jpg
After Cleaned and Dressed:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/EngineAfter.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6164.jpg
Lovely Foam:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/Foam.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/Foam3.jpg
Befores:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/Before-MAJORSwirls.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6109.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6110.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6111.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6112.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6113.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6114.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6115.jpg
Headlights Removed:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/LightsRemoved.jpg
Here is one direct “before and afterâ€
Before:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6122.jpg
After:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6119.jpg
Some afters under the same lights as the befores from numerous areas of vehicle(sun was gone by the time I was done):
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6130.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6134.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6135.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6137.jpg
Beauty Shots:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine3.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine4.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine5.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine6.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine7.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine8.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine9.jpg
Part One: Lincoln LS
I was contacted to do a one step correction on this Black Lincoln LS along with an engine detail.
As you will see from the various before pictures the paintwork on this vehicle was in dire need of some attention. I took quite a few befores just to show that the inclusions in the paintwork were present through out.
Process:
Exterior Cleanse/Dress:
Entire vehicle treated with Surf City Grime Destroyer via pump sprayer with wand
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash via foam Cannon
Bucket wash with Surf City Pacific Blue
Clay with Riccardo clay with Optimum No Rinse as clay lube
Surf City Clearly Better for windows
Surf Sity Beyond Steel on rims
Amazing Roll Off on tires and wheel wells
Wheel wells dressed with Adams Undercarriage Spray
Tires dressed with Surf City Tire Pro
Sealed with Surf City Nano Seal
Final wipe down with Duragloss Aqua Wax
Exterior Correction:
The areas that only received one step saw Menzerna Super Intensive polish via Flex and a green Lake Country CCS pad
Other areas were too far gone for me to be satisfied with just a one step so I used Meguiars 105 Ultra Cut Compound with a purple Lake country foamed wool pad via rotary on 1300 RPM’s for 15-20 seconds MAX!!
I followed this with Menzerna Super Intensive Polish on a green LC CCS pad via Flex.
Headlights were removed for full access to the front fascia
Engine:
Gently pressure washed (nothing was covered due to heavy shielding)
Entire engine bay and underside of hood was cleansed with Surf City Grime Destroyer via pump sprayer with wand
Agitated and left to dwell
Gently pressure washed
Dressed with CD-2 Engine Detailer
Engine:
Before (Don’t know why the pic is blue??)http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/EngineBefore.jpg
Surf City Grime Destroyer Dwelling
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/EngineDwell.jpg
After Cleaned and Dressed:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/EngineAfter.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6164.jpg
Lovely Foam:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/Foam.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/Foam3.jpg
Befores:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/Before-MAJORSwirls.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6109.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6110.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6111.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6112.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6113.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6114.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6115.jpg
Headlights Removed:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/LightsRemoved.jpg
Here is one direct “before and afterâ€
Before:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6122.jpg
After:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6119.jpg
Some afters under the same lights as the befores from numerous areas of vehicle(sun was gone by the time I was done):
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6130.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6134.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6135.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/100_6137.jpg
Beauty Shots:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine3.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine4.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine5.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine6.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine7.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine8.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn29/Deep_Gloss_Auto_Salon/Lincoln%20LS%20Black/ExteriorAfterShine9.jpg