SeaJays
04-23-2012, 08:48 AM
This was my detail from Saturday. A friend of mine wanted to have his 2004 Mercury Mountaineer detailed inside and out. I went up to his shop and did the detail there.
The interior plastics and leather were pretty dirty and the interior needed an overall thorough cleaning.
Interior Process & Products
Interior thoroughly vacuumed
All plastics, vinyl, leather, etc was cleaned using Kleen APC diluted 8:1 (picked up at a local place, still testing it out) and race glaze detailing brush, and a vinyl & leather brush. Some of the hard plastics I used Kleen with a magic eraser.
Cup Holders, Vents, and carpets received a quick steam cleaning with my Vapor Clean Gaia
Plastics and leather were treated with 303 Aerospace
Windows cleaned with 2 Window MFs and Megs Window Cleaner
Gauge Cluster was cleaned with DP Plex-All
The exterior was equally as dirty.
Exterior Process & Products
Wheels/Tires rinsed with Karcher 2000psi pressure washer
Wheels sprayed with Iron-X - the drivers side rear wheel needed 4 cleaning with Iron-x and scrubbing to remove the heavy baked on brake dust.
Wheels agitated with Race Glaze XL wheel brush, lug nut brush, and soft wheel brush
Tires sprayed with Megs Super Degreaser dulited 4:1 and scrubbed with a stiff brush
Wheel wells received Megs Super degreaser and a scrubb with a wheel well brush
Exterior was pressure washed with the Karcher pressure washer then front and side mirrors were sprayed with Poorboy`s Bug Squash diluted 3:1
Two bucket wash method with DP Xtreme Foam and Dawn mix. Used Chenille wash mitt.
Rinsed well, then sprayed with Iron-X left to dwell. I didn`t include the Iron-x pics in the video, but here they are to show you the heavy contamination I was dealing with.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e147/JPerrydore/Mercury%20Mountaineer/IMG_8858.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e147/JPerrydore/Mercury%20Mountaineer/IMG_8857.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e147/JPerrydore/Mercury%20Mountaineer/IMG_8859.jpg
Vehicle was rinsed well again
De-tarred and adhesive from a sticker on the rear hatch removed using Stoner`s Tarminator and a MF
Clayed using the Speedy prep towel and ONR diluted to clay lube strength
Dried with Cobra Waffle Weave towel
Blackfire Wet Diamond paint sealant was applied via PC 7424 and LC Blue pad
Tires dressed with Pinnacle Black Onyx
Wheel wells dressed with Protect-All (another local pick up, similar to Megs 40)
Exhaust tip cleaned with Optimum Metal Polish, 0000 steel wool, and MF
Door jambs cleaned with ONR
Now the video I put together. Thanks for viewing!
Mercury Mountaineer - YouTube (http://youtu.be/Nl09xZGvX24)
The interior plastics and leather were pretty dirty and the interior needed an overall thorough cleaning.
Interior Process & Products
Interior thoroughly vacuumed
All plastics, vinyl, leather, etc was cleaned using Kleen APC diluted 8:1 (picked up at a local place, still testing it out) and race glaze detailing brush, and a vinyl & leather brush. Some of the hard plastics I used Kleen with a magic eraser.
Cup Holders, Vents, and carpets received a quick steam cleaning with my Vapor Clean Gaia
Plastics and leather were treated with 303 Aerospace
Windows cleaned with 2 Window MFs and Megs Window Cleaner
Gauge Cluster was cleaned with DP Plex-All
The exterior was equally as dirty.
Exterior Process & Products
Wheels/Tires rinsed with Karcher 2000psi pressure washer
Wheels sprayed with Iron-X - the drivers side rear wheel needed 4 cleaning with Iron-x and scrubbing to remove the heavy baked on brake dust.
Wheels agitated with Race Glaze XL wheel brush, lug nut brush, and soft wheel brush
Tires sprayed with Megs Super Degreaser dulited 4:1 and scrubbed with a stiff brush
Wheel wells received Megs Super degreaser and a scrubb with a wheel well brush
Exterior was pressure washed with the Karcher pressure washer then front and side mirrors were sprayed with Poorboy`s Bug Squash diluted 3:1
Two bucket wash method with DP Xtreme Foam and Dawn mix. Used Chenille wash mitt.
Rinsed well, then sprayed with Iron-X left to dwell. I didn`t include the Iron-x pics in the video, but here they are to show you the heavy contamination I was dealing with.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e147/JPerrydore/Mercury%20Mountaineer/IMG_8858.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e147/JPerrydore/Mercury%20Mountaineer/IMG_8857.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e147/JPerrydore/Mercury%20Mountaineer/IMG_8859.jpg
Vehicle was rinsed well again
De-tarred and adhesive from a sticker on the rear hatch removed using Stoner`s Tarminator and a MF
Clayed using the Speedy prep towel and ONR diluted to clay lube strength
Dried with Cobra Waffle Weave towel
Blackfire Wet Diamond paint sealant was applied via PC 7424 and LC Blue pad
Tires dressed with Pinnacle Black Onyx
Wheel wells dressed with Protect-All (another local pick up, similar to Megs 40)
Exhaust tip cleaned with Optimum Metal Polish, 0000 steel wool, and MF
Door jambs cleaned with ONR
Now the video I put together. Thanks for viewing!
Mercury Mountaineer - YouTube (http://youtu.be/Nl09xZGvX24)