Don
03-26-2017, 07:36 AM
The planets finally aligned in the heavens and I had a day off where the weather was in the high 60`s, no rain and only light wind/ Plenty of cloud cover though, so no sun shots.
I stated off with an intense (meaning I got soaked too) rinsing of the car, the seams and anywhere else I imagined salt was lingering. Then on to the wash using Megs Deep Crystal car wash (I used a strong concentration since the car hadn`t been washed since October/November and I wasn`t going to use DAWN). After washing the car - and ruining my wash mitt getting some random undercoating off the paint near the fender wells and rockers. I DID do the rims & tires first using Megs Hot Shine All-Wheel-and-Tire-Cleaner, one brush for the tires & a softer one for the rims then rinsing good with the new hose nozzle I had to buy yesterday ... the head popped off the old one as soon as I started spraying water ... I guess I shouldn`t have left it outside ;)
I ruined two of my MF cloths getting more random undercoating off the wheel wells and rockers (I figure it`s a small price to pay for a car that won`t rust out on me).
I know, no pics mean it didn`t happen, so here are the pics. I am kind of glad the sun wasn`t out to show me all the swirls the car picked up over the winter.
Before #1
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/dirty_girl_1.jpg
Before #2
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/dirty_girl_2.jpg
After #1
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/2017_first_bath_2.jpg
After #2
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/2017_first_bath.jpg
All that`s on the car right now is what the D-115 leaves behind and Megs Hot Rims Tire Coating. In the pic showing the tire, that was taken right after applying the coating and it still needs to `soak in,` or evaporate some. Now it looks smooth, matte to medium black and not splotchy.
I plan on getting McKee`s 37 Paint Sealant & Paint Prep, so I`m only going to maintain my paint with the D-115 after each wash until I get my order in to make things easier.
I stated off with an intense (meaning I got soaked too) rinsing of the car, the seams and anywhere else I imagined salt was lingering. Then on to the wash using Megs Deep Crystal car wash (I used a strong concentration since the car hadn`t been washed since October/November and I wasn`t going to use DAWN). After washing the car - and ruining my wash mitt getting some random undercoating off the paint near the fender wells and rockers. I DID do the rims & tires first using Megs Hot Shine All-Wheel-and-Tire-Cleaner, one brush for the tires & a softer one for the rims then rinsing good with the new hose nozzle I had to buy yesterday ... the head popped off the old one as soon as I started spraying water ... I guess I shouldn`t have left it outside ;)
I ruined two of my MF cloths getting more random undercoating off the wheel wells and rockers (I figure it`s a small price to pay for a car that won`t rust out on me).
I know, no pics mean it didn`t happen, so here are the pics. I am kind of glad the sun wasn`t out to show me all the swirls the car picked up over the winter.
Before #1
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/dirty_girl_1.jpg
Before #2
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/dirty_girl_2.jpg
After #1
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/2017_first_bath_2.jpg
After #2
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/2017_first_bath.jpg
All that`s on the car right now is what the D-115 leaves behind and Megs Hot Rims Tire Coating. In the pic showing the tire, that was taken right after applying the coating and it still needs to `soak in,` or evaporate some. Now it looks smooth, matte to medium black and not splotchy.
I plan on getting McKee`s 37 Paint Sealant & Paint Prep, so I`m only going to maintain my paint with the D-115 after each wash until I get my order in to make things easier.