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Caprice270
03-21-2009, 07:05 AM
Hi Everyone,



I spent last week giving my dad`s VQ Caprice a spruce up. The aim was to switch from a carnauba wax and use a sealant combined with a good quality acrylic glaze because light colours tend to look a lot better IMO with a reflective sealant finish rather than a wet carnauba finish.



The extra durability of Jetseal also gives me more time to spend on regular washing, QDing, trim detailing, etc.



The process was as follows:



1. Wash with Megs Gold Class Shampoo;

2. P21s Paint Cleanser;

3. IPA wipedown;

4. Danase Wet Glaze x2;

5. Chemical Guys Jetseal 109 x2;

6. 24 hours later - Meguiars Final Inspection quick detailer;

7. Danaze Wet Glaze x2;

8. Jetseal 109 x 2.



I was very happy with the end result:



http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm257/Caprice270/6.jpg



http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm257/Caprice270/5-1.jpg



http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm257/Caprice270/7.jpg



http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm257/Caprice270/10.jpg



http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm257/Caprice270/2-1.jpg



http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm257/Caprice270/1-1.jpg



http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm257/Caprice270/8.jpg



http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm257/Caprice270/3-2.jpg



Here`s some of the products used on this detail (the Jetseal is in a generic bottle because I gave the proper one away half-full to my boss ) :



http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm257/Caprice270/products009.jpg

Joel_MD
03-23-2009, 02:49 PM
Looks very nice, especially for an 18-yr-old car.



Where are you? Australia?

Marc Hufnagel
03-23-2009, 03:42 PM
Holdens are from Oz.. several are here in the YooEss under other names.. such as Pontiuc GTO= Holden Monaro and I think the G8 is a Holden too.

imported_bigfoot
03-25-2009, 01:55 PM
Daaaaaaamn wetness! Gotta get me another bottle of DWG soon! Great job!

tom p.
03-25-2009, 02:15 PM
Curious design - - looks like a Buick mated with the original Ford Taurus. Interesting car. How is the performance with the V8? FWD?

Kaze_RSX
03-26-2009, 08:13 PM
Holdens are from Oz.. several are here in the YooEss under other names.. such as Pontiuc GTO= Holden Monaro and I think the G8 is a Holden too.



Im pretty sure we have these here too, under the Mercury name, though I may be mistaken. Cars like this aren`t exactly my bag...

tom p.
03-27-2009, 10:36 AM
Kaze: Holden = GM

Setec Astronomy
03-27-2009, 10:43 AM
Curious design - - looks like a Buick mated with the original Ford Taurus. Interesting car. How is the performance with the V8? FWD?



Yeah...I hadn`t looked at this thread because I figured a Holden Caprice was nothing like a Chevy Caprice...then I thought maybe it was, so I looked...and it almost looks like a Lumina front with a Taurus or Sable back...Caprice270...do you know if this car has any relations to US models?

tom p.
03-27-2009, 10:59 AM
Mike, no, I`ve never seen such an animal. I`m curious about the FWD vs. RWD config.



... it does have a distinct similarity to a Mercury Sable of the same era.