Detail tomorrow (temp=35F)

[White95Max]

My friend`s cousin asked me to detail (exterior only) her 98 gold Infiniti I30 tomorrow. Apparently she had some varnish or varnish cleaner drip on her car from the garage ceiling or roof. :nixweiss



So she`s got this sticky crap on her trunk. It`s transparent but you can see that there is more dirt there than in other areas. I asked her if she tried washing it off but she said no because she didn`t want to scratch the paint. She said it`s been on there for about a month!



So what can I use to get this off? Isopropyl Alcohol? Bug/tar remover? AIO?



I plan to wash, clay, PI III MG, AIO, UPP.



I told her $120 for the outside only. Even though I`ll vac it and wash the windows anyway, just because I`m nice...and it`s the little things like those that make people happy.



We`ll see if I have adequate lighting when I finish...this may be a candidate for the extreme detail contest. The car is in pretty rough shape...and the wheels >

[Scottwax]

Stoner`s Tarminator would probably work.



I hear ya` on the temperatures. It was 34 when I started this morning with 10-15 mph winds. Going to be 24 tomorrow morning. It probably won`t get past the freezing mark until 9:30-10:00AM.

[audipower]

You got to be in a garage. I did a car last Saturday and it was 34o in the garage. Wind is a problem. If it`s 32o and 15mph winds is 22o. That`s not good for any liquid. It probably won`t bond good to a below freezing metal. I had problems with SG and the roof. It was baked on the roof. It took for ever to rub off.

Are you going to use a PC or another buffer? What the hell is PI III MG?

The clay should get it off. plus if your using a paint cleaner or polish. AIO has taken of nasty stuff for me also, but normally the stuff I use before gets it.

[Eliot Ness]

Originally posted by audipower

.........What the hell is PI III MG?..........

3M Perfect-It III Machine Glaze..... great stuff, its` twin is the more abrasive 3M PI III RC (rubbing compound). Both are easy to work and have no fillers.



http://products3.3m.com/catalog/us/e...eme_us_aad_3_0

[NEW AGAIN]

3M Adhesive Remover



Wind that strong I dont clean will be more damage than good. I just advise customer, Why.

[White95Max]

Originally posted by audipower

You got to be in a garage. I did a car last Saturday and it was 34o in the garage. Wind is a problem. If it`s 32o and 15mph winds is 22o. That`s not good for any liquid. It probably won`t bond good to a below freezing metal.



Are you going to use a PC or another buffer? What the hell is PI III MG?

Wind chills only apply to living things that generate heat internally. It does not apply to a metal car. The wind has NO temperature effect on non-living surfaces.





I`ll be using the PC for the MG and AIO. UPP by hand.

I will be washing/drying outside, and the rest in the garage.

[togwt]

~One manâ€â„¢s opinion / observations



The most important temperature is the actual surface temperature of the vehicle. The other things that will have a direct bearing on this is the humidity as this will effect the cross-linking (cure) time, excess humidity will also affect â€Ëœhowâ€â„¢ a wax or sealant dries (i.e. it may cause hazing or clouding of the surface) a minimum vehicle surface temperature of 50oF(recommended as a minimum by most manufacturers)



~Hope this helps~



Knowledge unshared is experience wasted [each one / teach one]

justadumbarchitect / so I question everything/ JonM

[White95Max]

Well it all went pretty well. I got the usual enthusiastic "wow! That`s incredible!" when the owner felt the paint (UPP) . I got a $20 tip as well, so I ended up with $140 for the job.



The wheels were absolutely disgusting. The P21S liquid wheel cleaner came through for me though. I`ll post pics a bit later when I download them from my camera.

[Scottwax]

Looking forward to the pics, Paul. You always do such excellent work!

[White95Max]

Well here are the pics of the wheels:



before





after:

[White95Max]

Here`s the magic bottle posing for a pic before gettin down to business.

[Scottwax]

I hate those Infiniti wheels...but not as much as the BBS style they had on the J30s!



Those sure are fun to clean, eh?

[White95Max]

Yeah I had a blast cleaning all 25 spokes 4 times over.



Hey Scott I want to post more pics but I`m trying to block out the license plates cuz I never post any customer cars` plates on the net. So I went into XAT Image Optimizer and drew a crop box around the plate and clicked on "clear crop". That`s what I did last time and it worked...but it doesn`t do anything when I click it now. Do you know what`s wrong?

[TW85 HHI]

:scared The wheels alone were worth the $140. Tell her you need payment for the rest of the car, LOL. Excellent job! :xyxthumbs

[Scottwax]

Paul-I just use MS Paint to erase plates. Never even tried it with the xat optimizer. :nixweiss