Bringing a Navy Blue, 2k5 Nissan Altima "Back to new"

[G35stilez]

Just finished this one a few hours ago.


Owner is a fraternity brother of mine. He hasn`t had much time lately to keep it clean and wanted it "like new" and protected before winter. The interior was pretty dirty for 9k miles but the exterior wasn`t too bad (very light swirling and pretty much no bonded contaminants).

Total working time: Just shy of 4 hours.

Finals on the interior:


-Folex to clean everything
-Costco APC / Oxi-Clean mix on the carpets (prespotted with Folex)
-Extracted via LGCM
-Poorboy`s Trim Restorer to protect interior
-FK1 #425 in jams after degreasing
-FK1 #425 to clean windows, silver, and chrome trim


Before


After



Before


After




Just finished this one a few hours ago.


Owner is a fraternity brother of mine. He hasn`t had much time lately to keep it clean and wanted it "like new" and protected before winter. The interior was pretty dirty for 9k miles but the exterior wasn`t too bad (very light swirling and pretty much no bonded contaminants).

Total working time: Just shy of 4 hours.

Finals on the interior:


-Folex to clean everything
-Costco APC / Oxi-Clean mix on the carpets (prespotted with Folex)
-Extracted via LGCM
-Poorboy`s Trim Restorer to protect interior
-FK1 #425 in jams after degreasing
-FK1 #425 to clean windows, silver, and chrome trim


Before


After



Before


After





Like I said, exterior wasn`t too bad. Finals were:


-TOL`s Bubble Bath Wash with FK1 APC to presoak
-TOL`s Tire Cleaner on tires and wells, then pressure washed clean
-Meguiar`s Wheel Brightener on hubs then pressure washed clean

-Menzerna PO85RD via rotary and LC Polishing Pad @ 1500rpm
-Wolfgang Sealant by hand
-OCW by hand
-FK1 #425 to touch-up and on glass

-Meguiar`s Hyper Dressing cut 3:1 in wells
-Wolfgang Tire Gel on tires
-Poorboy`s Trim Restorer on all exterior plastic/rubber













Questions/Comments/Advice?

[MADRCN]

Great job. The flake shots are simply amazing. It is too bad that people let their cars get that bad in just one year. It didn`t look like he cleaned the inside since it was new.

[GregCavi]

Great JOb! I really like the flake pop and its dripping!

Greg

[detailman]

Am I missing something here? It`s a 2005 ..it`s supposed to shine and clean up easy :dontgetit

[maximv1]

Am I missing something here? It`s a 2005 ..it`s supposed to shine and clean up easy :dontgetit

unfortunatly some people don`t take care of their cars. i have seen cars that are 3 months old come in for their first oil change and be trashed. this alitma could be a year old as the `06`s have started to come out. it looks great sean. i love the altima`s. my wife has one for a demo, not to mention i work at the nissan dealership also. great shine on the blue. :drool

[mgm2003]

Someone is playing ‘hooky’ on an unseasonably warm fall day. I don’t blame you J



My boss’s 350Z only had 5 or 6K on the clock the first time I detailed his car (it was 8 months old at the time), and it was A MESS. It’s hard to believe that you can trash a new car, but I’ve seen it done plenty of times.



I really like the WG look. It’s different than just about any other sealer that I’ve ever used in that regard. OCW brings it out even more.



Meguiar`s Wheel Brightener: Is this an acid based product? How does it compare to S&R?



How can you wash and do a full interior/exterior detail in under 4 hours –with those results, still amazes me. You must be one focused man, and take zero breaks.



Hat’s off to the Master –well done.

[joyriide1113]

where ae the carpet lines? :down: :dontgetit

i love carpet lines :dontgetit

that there wolfgang sealant does it to me every time... i should proabbly by some soon. :book:

[rfinkle2]

looks great... as usual. I like the interior of the new nissans.

[SilverLexus]

Sean,

Great job!

I have a new suggestion for you on carpets: Sprayway Instant Carpet Spot Remover. Did a floor mat this weekend with a lot of embedded dirt and this worked very well.

[mgm2003]

Sean,

Great job!

I have a new suggestion for you on carpets: Sprayway Instant Carpet Spot Remover. Did a floor mat this weekend with a lot of embedded dirt and this worked very well.

Lee, How does the Sprayaway cleaner compare to Kids N Pets? I tried KnP a few weeks ago and thought it performed well above Folex. Sean mentioned that you ran across this product and liked it too.

[Mikeyc]

Great job! I don`t know how someone could let their new car get this way. Then I saw the MA plates and thought "awesome we could use more shiney cars like this in MA!!" :punk:

Meguiar`s Wheel Brightener: Is this an acid based product? How does it compare to S&R?

I`ve never used S&R, but I just got some Megs WB. WB is awesome!! It definitely has acid. But brake dust just melts off the wheel. I was using it diluted 3:1, but I was talking to someone who dilutes 4:1 and he said brake dust just falls off.

[SilverLexus]

Lee, How does the Sprayaway cleaner compare to Kids N Pets? I tried KnP a few weeks ago and thought it performed well above Folex.

Big fan of Folex but the Sprayway seems a bit better. I have not tried KidsNPets. Who makes it?

[mgm2003]

Big fan of Folex but the Sprayway seems a bit better. I have not tried KidsNPets. Who makes it?

Oops.... sorry about that. I must have been wrong.

Paramound Chemical Supplies. You can find Kids `N` Pets at many Walmarts, and Grocery stores. I`m a big fan of Folex too, but IMO Kids `N` Pets is even better. In my area it`s around $6 a quart.

[G35stilez]

Thanks .


detailman: Yeh it should. Sorry for no exterior befores. I put "back to new" in italics because that was what the owner described for me to do. The exterior wasn`t that bad, but the exterior wasn`t too pretty for 9k.

John: WB is great. Used with a pressure washer, even better! Safer than wheel acid, but much stronger than any OTC product.

I didn`t have class until 2pm, but I had to really motor through everything. Yep, no breaks.

I might have to pay you for some "kids n pets". I can`t find it anywhere around here and the internet prices are through the roof!


joyride: Sorry . I got the carpets pretty saturated and the LGCM doesn`t have a ton of suction, therefore I followed up with my shopvac. It`s very powerful and doesn`t make good lines, rather sucks the mats off the ground. I`ll work on it for next time .

[joyriide1113]

i have a question. how in the friggin world do u carry everything in u`re car? i doesnt look to have a big cargo area. shopvac, tools, towels, products, pressure washer, ect?