Halloween Detail v. Boxster

[gav'spurplez]

Hey all,

I haven`t posted a detail in a while. Mainly because I have been working on my own cars ( family / friends ) and I just haven`t had my camera around....



Anyways, My g/f`s nawny called me during the week and asked if I was still detailing, she wanted her porsche boxster detailed so she could put the cover on it for the winter......So even though the weather has been crappy ( cold and rainy ) for all of October, I figured, why not, its some extra cash !



So, upon 1st examination it didn`t appear too bad......



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BUT**** after the ONR wash, I noticed that the car was full of tar....:nervous2:

This is what the c;ay looked like after an 1/8 of the driver door



http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/1998Z28/HPIM1862.jpg



So my process was,

ONR wash

Meg`s cleaner wax with a MF over the tar`ed areas

Megs Clay

Polish using IP on a 4" white polishing pad via PC speed 6

Wax using Meg`s # 26 Tech Wax Liquid on a 6" gray finishing pad via PC speed 3.5

No tire shine, we don`t want the car cover getting all greasy and gummy.

Carpets were vacuumed

Dash, Trim and Leather was cleaned with woolite / water solution

Leather conditioned with Blue Magic leather conditioner

Megs trim and Dash foam.



Here are the afters..............sorry no Sun.........:buffing:

[gav'spurplez]

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and yes, i went around and wiped all the wheels, those dirty areas were around the calipers :2thumbs:



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hood



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[gav'spurplez]

and just for good faith,



I waited for her to get home so I could help her with the car cover and trickle charger.....



so I washed my truck..... Showing you ONR at it`s best



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[gav'spurplez]

247 views and no comments...............ouch

[brandn3w]

Looks good...





Here`s n00b question:



When is actually TOO cold to apply pastes, creams, etc.... I can handle the cooler weather; however, is 55* really healthy to be machine polishing or am I under the wrong assumption...

[gav'spurplez]

i asked the same question years ago, and i believe my answer was



" its not so much the air temperature as it is the surface temperature of the car."



please correct me if i am wrong,



BUT

IP broke down and did its job by removing the swirls.....so i may have lucked out

[imported_Jakerooni]

The working surface is more important. However the product itself can`t become cooler than it`s effective rate either. (most will say somewhere on the label) Never let your products freeze. And try to keep them above 55* if possible

[brandn3w]

Makes sense. Thanks guys!





Just VERY anxious to polish my car and even thought past 2 weekends (thank God) have been nice here in PA I`d hate to order it and it get cold then I A) Sit and stare at it waiting for spring or B) Try regardless of cold and fail miserably, ha.

[gav'spurplez]

be sure to post picstures !