RaysWay
Autopia Specialist
Busy weekend for me at home on my "days off" as I detailed 3 cars between Saturday and Sunday. This was the second car and was completed in only 4.5 hours. I was short on time as I was scheduled to start working on this at 8am on Saturday, but due to weather conditions I didn't start working on it until 1:30pm. I was running around like a mad man and I don't think I could've worked up a better sweat at the gym.
Here's the Pilot on arrival.
Looks good from a distance with this overcast, cloudy weather; but it was swirled out and dirty.
The entire Pilot had a film of dirt on it. The client lives on a dirt road, so I had my work cut out for me.
It had a lot of bird droppings and tar too.
The client asked specifically if I could remove this imperfection from the paint. She said it's been an eye sore and the only thing she sees when she looks at her Pilot.
I started with wheels and tires. CarPro Iron X Lemon Scent for the wheels.
Tuf Shine Tire Cleaner for the.....Tires
With agitation...
To wash the Pilot, I used BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond Conditioning Shampoo.
1oz/3gal
Don't forget the gas cap!
After the wash I decontaminated with Iron X on the paint and glass.
After the Iron X application, I used a Nanoskin Medium 4 inch pad with a Nanoskin Hand Strap to clay the car quickly. (no pictures)
Then I dried the Pilot with an Ultimate Guzzler.
This is the XL 28x44 Guzzler. Here it is on the hood for a size comparison.
Then I hit all the trim with Tuf Shine Tire Cleaner. This stuff works great at getting any exterior plastic extra clean.
Then I used SONAX Plastic Restorer Gel. I've been testing a bunch of different trim products on my Sable recently and this stuff is awesome.
The interior was ok, but needed a wipe down and vac.
I used my trusty Autobahn MaxVac btw.
All of the interior plastic and vinyl was cleaned/conditioned/and protected with Poorboys Leather Stuff. I'm addicted to this stuff. I've cleaned about 12 interiors with this same bottle so far and it's still almost full. Love the smell too.
It was difficult catching the swirl marks with such cloudy conditions, but you can see the swirls here. I knew it was swirled out before from the inspection before I accepted this detail job.
After a test spot, BLACKFIRE SRC Compound finished down so nice that I didn't bother following up with a polish.
Remember that spot on the fender?
Gone! Like magic. Thanks to a FLEX 3401 and an orange Lake Country 5 inch Hybrid Pad.
Looking good so far...
Here's the Pilot on arrival.
Looks good from a distance with this overcast, cloudy weather; but it was swirled out and dirty.
The entire Pilot had a film of dirt on it. The client lives on a dirt road, so I had my work cut out for me.
It had a lot of bird droppings and tar too.
The client asked specifically if I could remove this imperfection from the paint. She said it's been an eye sore and the only thing she sees when she looks at her Pilot.
I started with wheels and tires. CarPro Iron X Lemon Scent for the wheels.
Tuf Shine Tire Cleaner for the.....Tires
With agitation...
To wash the Pilot, I used BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond Conditioning Shampoo.
1oz/3gal
Don't forget the gas cap!
After the wash I decontaminated with Iron X on the paint and glass.
After the Iron X application, I used a Nanoskin Medium 4 inch pad with a Nanoskin Hand Strap to clay the car quickly. (no pictures)
Then I dried the Pilot with an Ultimate Guzzler.
This is the XL 28x44 Guzzler. Here it is on the hood for a size comparison.
Then I hit all the trim with Tuf Shine Tire Cleaner. This stuff works great at getting any exterior plastic extra clean.
Then I used SONAX Plastic Restorer Gel. I've been testing a bunch of different trim products on my Sable recently and this stuff is awesome.
The interior was ok, but needed a wipe down and vac.
I used my trusty Autobahn MaxVac btw.
All of the interior plastic and vinyl was cleaned/conditioned/and protected with Poorboys Leather Stuff. I'm addicted to this stuff. I've cleaned about 12 interiors with this same bottle so far and it's still almost full. Love the smell too.
It was difficult catching the swirl marks with such cloudy conditions, but you can see the swirls here. I knew it was swirled out before from the inspection before I accepted this detail job.
After a test spot, BLACKFIRE SRC Compound finished down so nice that I didn't bother following up with a polish.
Remember that spot on the fender?
Gone! Like magic. Thanks to a FLEX 3401 and an orange Lake Country 5 inch Hybrid Pad.
Looking good so far...
assout:
Say it ain't so!