Carrera, Suburban, M45, ES350, LX470, V-Rod

[Scottwax]

2007 Porsche Carrera. 3rd car the owner has had in the last year. He went from a 6 speed SRT8 Dodge Challenger to a BMW Z4 and now to a Porsche Carrera. The Challenger was too big and I guess he realized the prices weren`t going to appreciate for many years to come, the Z4 wasn`t quick enough so back to a Carrera (his wife says this isn`t his first one). Anyway, he bought it used but it was in really good condition. Other than minor spider swirls, the car was tip top. My son cleaned the leather and vinyl with Woolite/water at 20:1 dilution, carpets with BioKleen Traffic Lane Cleaner at 32:1 dilution, dressed the vinyl with Optimum Protectant Plus and leather with Leather Master`s Leather Vital. I washed it with ONR and clayed with Opti-Clay. Polished using my Meguiars G110 DA polisher using a 5.5" orange Erasure cutting pad and Optimum Hyper Polish. The paint was sealed with Opti-Seal, tires/fenderwells dressed with Armor All.



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[Scottwax]

2005 Chevy Suburban, 2006 Infiniti M45 and 2008 Lexus ES350, all at a forklift service and sales center. I go out there every two months to at least wash/wax the Suburban and ES350 and anything else the people there want done. Nothing major on any of them (although we did detail the M45`s interior). Just a basic wash, vacuum and wax. Since the owner of the ES350 runs it through a touchless car wash (and then dries it himself) 3-5 times a week, I decided to try DP`s Poli-Coat Paint Sealant the last time I waxed his car and he was really happy with how it held up.



DP makes it a point in their ad copy to say "Don’t be concerned about the frequency with which you wash your vehicle. DP Poli-Coat Paint Sealant resists alkaline and acidic cleaners and detergents! It will not wash off during a car wash or a rainstorm" so I was glad to see they were absolutely right about its resistance to frequent washing.



After an ONR wash, my son and I went over all three with Poli-Coat by hand. Doesn`t glide right on like a lot of sealants (has a "thick" feeling to it) but it wipes off pretty effortlessly. The mild paint cleaners really brightened up the white paint on the Suburban.



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[Scottwax]

1998 Lexus LX470, 200,000+ miles on it and still going strong. Primary concern was cleaning and protecting the interior and sealing the paint. My son cleaned the leather and vinyl with Woolite/water at 20:1 dilution, carpets with BioKleen Traffic Lane Cleaner at 32:1 dilution, dressed the vinyl with Optimum Protectant Plus and leather with Leather Master`s Leather Vital. After an ONR wash and Opti-Clay, I used my G110 with an orange Hydro-tech cutting pad and Hyper Polish to clean the paint up and Opti-Seal to seal it.



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[Tuck91]

Great work as always Scott, keep em coming.



Glad to see you staying so busy in such a crappy time.

[Scottwax]

Harley-Davidson V-Rod. Not sure what year, owner was selling it so she could go back to school and cut back on her hours at work. Overall it was in really good condition, no need to bust out Optimum Power Clean, ONR did just fine cleaning it up. No swirls to speak of, so I hand polished it with Cleakote`s Pink Moose and waxed it with Wolfgang Fuzion. All the metal was polished with Optimum Metal Polish, the leather seat conditioned with Leather Vital.



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