LawrenceSA
04-22-2015, 08:55 AM
Overall the paint on this car had minimal swirls, but there were about 5 `patches` on the car where the paint was really bad... they were in random sections and are presumably from someone getting very aggressive when washing off ?Dirt/birdbombs? The paint was also pretty thin (got readings ranging from 64µ upwards, but mostly around the 80µ mark) and so the plan was to use Menzerna 3-in-1 on the whole car, then go and `spot repair` any of the bad areas where the 3-in-1 couldn`t cut it (pun intended :lol: )
So on to the detail itself, working from `dirty` to `clean`....
Engine Bay
-Clean with Cyclo APC and various brushes and MF towels and protected with Aerospace 303. No water was used and no real before/after pics taken, save for the 2 below....
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9226_zpswmasksp8.jpg
During
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9228_zpsdyzptyo6.jpg
Arches
-HP rinse (a lot for the carpeted liners which can be a real PITA to get clean)
-Clean with Cyclo APC using a Mothers Fenderwell Brush
-HP rinse
-Dressed with Aerospace 303
Tires
-Clean tires with Valet Pro Billbery Wheel Cleaner @ 1:6 and a Mothers Tire brush.
-HP rinse
-Repeat tire cleaning
-HP rinse
-Dressed with 2 coats of Optimum Tire Sheen 12 hours apart
Wheels
-HP rinse
-VP Bilberry Wheel Cleaner @ 1:6, Daytona and Daytona Jnr brushes and Valet Pro Boars Hair Brushes
-HP rinse
-Dry
-Remove tar using VP Citrus Tar Remover
-Spray with APC and HP Rinse
-Dry
-Remove bonded and embedded ferrous contaminants on wheels and brake calipers with Autofinesse Iron Out, Daytona (big and small) brushes and Valet Pro Boars Hair Brushes
-HP Rinse + flood rinse
-Dry
-Polished with Meznerna FG400 and a MF applicator by hand
-Protected with Collinite #845
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9214_zps31bd37pv.jpg
After
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9349_zpsnnhaqxjx.jpg
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9216_zpspfp4m5nl.jpg
During
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9217_zpsmwnz2id2.jpg
After
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9220_zps0kwzga8s.jpg
Door/Boot Jamb/Petrol Flap
-HP rinse
-Clean with Cyclo APC and Valet Pro Boars Hair Brushes
-HP rinse
-Autofinesse Tripple
Wash
-HP rinse
-Gyeon Q2M Foam - mixed at 1:5 / MTM Hydro / Karcher K7 .
-HP Rinse
-Charchem Shampoo
-2 Buckets
-Grit Guards
-4 x Lambswool Wash Mitts
-HP rinse
-Flood rinse
-ONR at QD ratio
-Waffle weave drying towels
Decontamination
-Shield Heavy Duty Clay / ONR - the vehicle had a LOT of contamination on it, especially for its age.
Paint correction
Paint Readings
-64µ to 108µ - mostly around the 80µ mark...
Bumpers
-Flex 3401
-5" Lake Country Hybrid White / Menzerna 3-in-1
Door handles
-Meguiars Ultimate Compound / MF applicator
B-pillars
-Shield DA
-Menzerna PF2300
-4.5"Lake Country White
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9261_zpsve6l7wm6.jpg
During
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9264_zpsmlslcebo.jpg
Remainder of vehicle
-Flex 3401
-6.5" and 5" Lake Country Hybrid White / Menzerna 3-in-1.
-For the really bad sections I then did one pass of Menzerna PF2300 on a Orange Lake Country Hybrid, not to get it perfect but just to get it acceptable. With the car being so new (its a 2014 model but new to this owner) and the paint being so thin, it was decided to preserve as much of the clear coat as possible.
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9250_zpsvd6taetu.jpg
After only 3-in-1
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9251_zpshmgbfe5j.jpg
After PF2300
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9253_zps1ygypzwu.jpg
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9257_zpsfvelba5u.jpg
After 3-in-1
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9259_zpsmkiaddyq.jpg
Tailights
-Flex 3401
-Menzerna PF2300
-5"Lake Country Hybrid White
Protection
-2 Coats Collinite 915. This was my first time using this wax and I am really impressed with it. Looking very forward to using it on the next detail, which happens to be a black car
Glass
-Shield Heavy Duty Clay / ONR
-Glossworx Glass Cleaner
-Wynns C-Thru
Badges
-Autofinesse Tripple
-Cotton buds
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9275_zpsptvetdae.jpg
After
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9277_zpshemadgv9.jpg
Door rubbers, window rubbers, exterior plastic trim
- Cleaned using Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner
- Protected using Aerospace 303
Interior
-Blower
-Autofinesse Spritz
-Autofinesse Hide
-Collinite #855
-Vacuum (Flex)
Exhaust Tips
-Cyclo APC
-Meguiars NXT All Metal Polish
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9234_zpsxmzbgz8z.jpg
During
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9235_zpsqkm7shaz.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9236_zpsieh4s68g.jpg
After
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9242_zpsqxybrbiy.jpg
Some shots of the car still in the garage
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9278_zps9fga0qef.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9287_zpsojiwn5so.jpg
And outside in the dying light just before the owner came to collect
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9293_zps3cgu54u0.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_160912_zpsyjeslxup.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_161257_zps8soxkgoq.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_161313_zpspwux5ghk.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_161330_zpswq6dtfug.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_161342_zps5p4nkkqi.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9289_zpsqttqfljv.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9291_zpsmnzgax2n.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9294_zps0mkze9ap.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9300_zpsyrf8esj7.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_164203_zpsesdzuzg7.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9344_zps0zonsbhk.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9322_zpsmufixarq.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9327_zpsmmpskhwv.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9343_zpsdb14xyh7.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_160923_zpsprcclrsc.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_161243_zpstq7shfgz.jpg
Total time spent = 25 hours
Thanks for looking and as always and comments or questions are welcome.
:hi:
So on to the detail itself, working from `dirty` to `clean`....
Engine Bay
-Clean with Cyclo APC and various brushes and MF towels and protected with Aerospace 303. No water was used and no real before/after pics taken, save for the 2 below....
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9226_zpswmasksp8.jpg
During
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9228_zpsdyzptyo6.jpg
Arches
-HP rinse (a lot for the carpeted liners which can be a real PITA to get clean)
-Clean with Cyclo APC using a Mothers Fenderwell Brush
-HP rinse
-Dressed with Aerospace 303
Tires
-Clean tires with Valet Pro Billbery Wheel Cleaner @ 1:6 and a Mothers Tire brush.
-HP rinse
-Repeat tire cleaning
-HP rinse
-Dressed with 2 coats of Optimum Tire Sheen 12 hours apart
Wheels
-HP rinse
-VP Bilberry Wheel Cleaner @ 1:6, Daytona and Daytona Jnr brushes and Valet Pro Boars Hair Brushes
-HP rinse
-Dry
-Remove tar using VP Citrus Tar Remover
-Spray with APC and HP Rinse
-Dry
-Remove bonded and embedded ferrous contaminants on wheels and brake calipers with Autofinesse Iron Out, Daytona (big and small) brushes and Valet Pro Boars Hair Brushes
-HP Rinse + flood rinse
-Dry
-Polished with Meznerna FG400 and a MF applicator by hand
-Protected with Collinite #845
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9214_zps31bd37pv.jpg
After
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9349_zpsnnhaqxjx.jpg
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9216_zpspfp4m5nl.jpg
During
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9217_zpsmwnz2id2.jpg
After
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9220_zps0kwzga8s.jpg
Door/Boot Jamb/Petrol Flap
-HP rinse
-Clean with Cyclo APC and Valet Pro Boars Hair Brushes
-HP rinse
-Autofinesse Tripple
Wash
-HP rinse
-Gyeon Q2M Foam - mixed at 1:5 / MTM Hydro / Karcher K7 .
-HP Rinse
-Charchem Shampoo
-2 Buckets
-Grit Guards
-4 x Lambswool Wash Mitts
-HP rinse
-Flood rinse
-ONR at QD ratio
-Waffle weave drying towels
Decontamination
-Shield Heavy Duty Clay / ONR - the vehicle had a LOT of contamination on it, especially for its age.
Paint correction
Paint Readings
-64µ to 108µ - mostly around the 80µ mark...
Bumpers
-Flex 3401
-5" Lake Country Hybrid White / Menzerna 3-in-1
Door handles
-Meguiars Ultimate Compound / MF applicator
B-pillars
-Shield DA
-Menzerna PF2300
-4.5"Lake Country White
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9261_zpsve6l7wm6.jpg
During
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9264_zpsmlslcebo.jpg
Remainder of vehicle
-Flex 3401
-6.5" and 5" Lake Country Hybrid White / Menzerna 3-in-1.
-For the really bad sections I then did one pass of Menzerna PF2300 on a Orange Lake Country Hybrid, not to get it perfect but just to get it acceptable. With the car being so new (its a 2014 model but new to this owner) and the paint being so thin, it was decided to preserve as much of the clear coat as possible.
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9250_zpsvd6taetu.jpg
After only 3-in-1
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9251_zpshmgbfe5j.jpg
After PF2300
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9253_zps1ygypzwu.jpg
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9257_zpsfvelba5u.jpg
After 3-in-1
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9259_zpsmkiaddyq.jpg
Tailights
-Flex 3401
-Menzerna PF2300
-5"Lake Country Hybrid White
Protection
-2 Coats Collinite 915. This was my first time using this wax and I am really impressed with it. Looking very forward to using it on the next detail, which happens to be a black car
Glass
-Shield Heavy Duty Clay / ONR
-Glossworx Glass Cleaner
-Wynns C-Thru
Badges
-Autofinesse Tripple
-Cotton buds
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9275_zpsptvetdae.jpg
After
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9277_zpshemadgv9.jpg
Door rubbers, window rubbers, exterior plastic trim
- Cleaned using Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner
- Protected using Aerospace 303
Interior
-Blower
-Autofinesse Spritz
-Autofinesse Hide
-Collinite #855
-Vacuum (Flex)
Exhaust Tips
-Cyclo APC
-Meguiars NXT All Metal Polish
Before
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9234_zpsxmzbgz8z.jpg
During
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9235_zpsqkm7shaz.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9236_zpsieh4s68g.jpg
After
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9242_zpsqxybrbiy.jpg
Some shots of the car still in the garage
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9278_zps9fga0qef.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9287_zpsojiwn5so.jpg
And outside in the dying light just before the owner came to collect
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9293_zps3cgu54u0.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_160912_zpsyjeslxup.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_161257_zps8soxkgoq.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_161313_zpspwux5ghk.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_161330_zpswq6dtfug.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_161342_zps5p4nkkqi.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9289_zpsqttqfljv.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9291_zpsmnzgax2n.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9294_zps0mkze9ap.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9300_zpsyrf8esj7.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_164203_zpsesdzuzg7.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9344_zps0zonsbhk.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9322_zpsmufixarq.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9327_zpsmmpskhwv.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/IMG_9343_zpsdb14xyh7.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_160923_zpsprcclrsc.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20GG%20330D/20150419_161243_zpstq7shfgz.jpg
Total time spent = 25 hours
Thanks for looking and as always and comments or questions are welcome.
:hi: