FirstRate
07-09-2011, 06:17 PM
This Nitro was in for a good cleaning. My girlfriend picked it up in the winter and while in decent shape to the average eye, it had a ton of light horizontal swirls which seem to have come from the tunnel wash. My goal was around 75% correction, with a simple one step polish.
Products used:
Migliore Citro Shampoo
Migliore Naturale Shampoo
Meguiar`s new DA polish w/ microfiber pads (tested, wasn`t impressed)
Optimum Compound via Orange LC 6.5" pad
Dodo Juice Clay Lube
Rain-X
Migliore Wheel Seal
Migliore Bella Lustra Tire Glaze
Migliore Primo
Equipment:
Foam Cannon
PC
EZ Detail Brush
Lambswool wash mitt
Overall - you can see the light swirls. The Nitro was just lacking life:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0003.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0004.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0009.jpg
I foamed with Citro, let dwell and rinsed. Then foamed with Naturale to wash:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0012.jpg
Clayed 50/50. Left clayed.
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0016.jpg
I tested the new Meguiar`s DA polish system with Microfiber pads. I wasn`t happy with the results, although to be fair I was using the products in direct sun when they prefer shade. I switched out to the old trusted Optimum Polish / Compound pair.
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0010.jpg
50/50 after the OC:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0025.jpg
100%:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0026.jpg
The Finals:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0030.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0031.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0032.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0034.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0035.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0037.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0038.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0039.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0041.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0043.jpg
Products used:
Migliore Citro Shampoo
Migliore Naturale Shampoo
Meguiar`s new DA polish w/ microfiber pads (tested, wasn`t impressed)
Optimum Compound via Orange LC 6.5" pad
Dodo Juice Clay Lube
Rain-X
Migliore Wheel Seal
Migliore Bella Lustra Tire Glaze
Migliore Primo
Equipment:
Foam Cannon
PC
EZ Detail Brush
Lambswool wash mitt
Overall - you can see the light swirls. The Nitro was just lacking life:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0003.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0004.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0009.jpg
I foamed with Citro, let dwell and rinsed. Then foamed with Naturale to wash:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0012.jpg
Clayed 50/50. Left clayed.
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0016.jpg
I tested the new Meguiar`s DA polish system with Microfiber pads. I wasn`t happy with the results, although to be fair I was using the products in direct sun when they prefer shade. I switched out to the old trusted Optimum Polish / Compound pair.
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0010.jpg
50/50 after the OC:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0025.jpg
100%:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0026.jpg
The Finals:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0030.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0031.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0032.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0034.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0035.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0037.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0038.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0039.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0041.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn148/DHavourd_Details/Nitro/DSC_0043.jpg