JustinR32
06-23-2003, 09:40 AM
Here is a beautiful `92 that we finished:
http://www.lvmoc.net/albums/albun12/P6222412.sized.jpg
This `94 was a serious mess before we started; the hood and nose were all oxidized:
http://www.lvmoc.net/albums/albun12/P6222425.sized.jpg
LVMOC = Lehigh Valley Miata Owners` Club. Detailing small cars (without tops) is like eating cashews; once you start, you have to finish them all!
11 cars in 12 hours. It was really 10 cars in 9 hours, but Dave showed up late and we did his car after dinner. The rain held off most of the day; Curt donated his house & 3 stall garage, so it was wash & clay outside, move `em in and polish/glaze/wax, move `em out and do the interiors.
I stuck to tried and true products that the folks could get anywhere; Clay Magic, Meg`s #9, 3M SMR, IHG, Mother`s Cal Gold Carnuba paste, stuff like that. I brought DACP for heavy work, and the Menzerna twins and PPCL for special situations, but mostly the standard stuff. I DID finish my old bottle of Eagle One Sealant Glaze; that is one nice product. Is it still available? It`s like IHG, but suitable for the PC. (I just checked the website, nothing there. Oh, well.) It is easier to work with than #7, by far.
The fun was in revealing to everyone, even those who already used "3-step", the power of the PC7424. Veils were lifted from eyes; I`m sure I sold several for this coming week.
I`ll write some product reviews tomorrow or Tuesday, after my 49-year-old joints stop hurting. The product that I enjoyed using the most was the Mother`s California Gold Carnuba Paste; this is coming from a dedicated Souveran user, mind you. A really great combination that you can get at Pep Boys, one that will really pull your eyes out, is IHG followed by MCGP. (Mothers California Gold Paste; did I coin a new acronym?) IHG and 3M SMR are both great. Meg`s #9 and SMR yield essentially the same results, IMO, but get worked a little bit differently. E1SG is no longer available, but if it was, I`d be raving about it as a machine glaze. A product that I don`t use that impressed me is the Zaino; it`s super reflective, I can see the candy-coat look that everyone mentions but it`s not that there is NO depth, just that it`s overwhelmed by the reflectiveness. I think it`s a certain look for certain cars; great on some, not as good on others.
Here is another picture that got taken; Kirk, the lone Zaino user, took a picture of my car reflected in his car. Sorry about the lack of pictures, but, well, we were busy I guess. OTOH, I think you`ve all seen plenty of shiny cars....
Mosca
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/501/3620dscf0002-med.jpg
http://www.lvmoc.net/albums/albun12/P6222412.sized.jpg
This `94 was a serious mess before we started; the hood and nose were all oxidized:
http://www.lvmoc.net/albums/albun12/P6222425.sized.jpg
LVMOC = Lehigh Valley Miata Owners` Club. Detailing small cars (without tops) is like eating cashews; once you start, you have to finish them all!
11 cars in 12 hours. It was really 10 cars in 9 hours, but Dave showed up late and we did his car after dinner. The rain held off most of the day; Curt donated his house & 3 stall garage, so it was wash & clay outside, move `em in and polish/glaze/wax, move `em out and do the interiors.
I stuck to tried and true products that the folks could get anywhere; Clay Magic, Meg`s #9, 3M SMR, IHG, Mother`s Cal Gold Carnuba paste, stuff like that. I brought DACP for heavy work, and the Menzerna twins and PPCL for special situations, but mostly the standard stuff. I DID finish my old bottle of Eagle One Sealant Glaze; that is one nice product. Is it still available? It`s like IHG, but suitable for the PC. (I just checked the website, nothing there. Oh, well.) It is easier to work with than #7, by far.
The fun was in revealing to everyone, even those who already used "3-step", the power of the PC7424. Veils were lifted from eyes; I`m sure I sold several for this coming week.
I`ll write some product reviews tomorrow or Tuesday, after my 49-year-old joints stop hurting. The product that I enjoyed using the most was the Mother`s California Gold Carnuba Paste; this is coming from a dedicated Souveran user, mind you. A really great combination that you can get at Pep Boys, one that will really pull your eyes out, is IHG followed by MCGP. (Mothers California Gold Paste; did I coin a new acronym?) IHG and 3M SMR are both great. Meg`s #9 and SMR yield essentially the same results, IMO, but get worked a little bit differently. E1SG is no longer available, but if it was, I`d be raving about it as a machine glaze. A product that I don`t use that impressed me is the Zaino; it`s super reflective, I can see the candy-coat look that everyone mentions but it`s not that there is NO depth, just that it`s overwhelmed by the reflectiveness. I think it`s a certain look for certain cars; great on some, not as good on others.
Here is another picture that got taken; Kirk, the lone Zaino user, took a picture of my car reflected in his car. Sorry about the lack of pictures, but, well, we were busy I guess. OTOH, I think you`ve all seen plenty of shiny cars....
Mosca
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/501/3620dscf0002-med.jpg