G35stilez
Ari Gold
No walk in the park on this one. I really had my work cut out for me today. The interior wasn't much of anything. Most every stain came out of the seats and carpets minus the driver's left foot rest which had serious wear to the fibers. My final interior processes were:
-Oxy/APC mix for carpets, mats, and seating
-PB APC (10:1) to clean all vinyl and plastic
-Adam's VRT to dress all vinyl and plastic
The exterior was just hell. It barely looked white when I pulled up. The paint was severly stained and lacked any gloss. All I saw were contaminants, fallout, and etchings everywhere. The car was definately an outdoor car and had never been clayed or polished. I spent a LOT of time going at each area of the exterior detail and when all was said and done, I was happy with the outcome. The only way for a complete fix on the other problems would be a repaint.
For the rims, tires, and wells, I did the following:
-PB APC (10:1) on all with full agitation after 60 seconds, then rinsed
-Tarminator in the wells, waited 2 mins, then agitated
-4* Wheel Gel on rims/tires with full agitation after 30 seconds, then rinsed
-PB Clay on rims and painted parts of wells with soapy water lube, then rinse
-PB Spray and Rinse Wheel Cleaner on rims with 45 second dwell time, then rinsed
-BnB on tires
-HD (2:1) in wells
At the end, there was still some etched in dust that was never coming out, but the rims looked much better.
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After
For the rest of the exterior, it was no easier. I washed the car twice initially, pretreating the lower areas with Tarminator. After 2 washes, 1 FULL CLAY BAR, a rinse and a dry, the paint was still stained. Yes 1 ENTIRE clay bar...The car had so much fallout and rust dots I thought I'd never finish...Usually I clay a car in under 30 mins...I spent about an hour on this one and there were still a couple spots that WOULD NOT budge. My final processes were:
-Mother's Gold Wash x 2
-Tarminator to treat lower panels
-PB Clay with soapy water lube (lots of time on this area)
-#80 with LC Wool Pad on horizontal surfaces
-#80 with LC Polishing Pad on all surfaces
-#20 by hand on paint and windows
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Enjoy!
-Oxy/APC mix for carpets, mats, and seating
-PB APC (10:1) to clean all vinyl and plastic
-Adam's VRT to dress all vinyl and plastic
The exterior was just hell. It barely looked white when I pulled up. The paint was severly stained and lacked any gloss. All I saw were contaminants, fallout, and etchings everywhere. The car was definately an outdoor car and had never been clayed or polished. I spent a LOT of time going at each area of the exterior detail and when all was said and done, I was happy with the outcome. The only way for a complete fix on the other problems would be a repaint.
For the rims, tires, and wells, I did the following:
-PB APC (10:1) on all with full agitation after 60 seconds, then rinsed
-Tarminator in the wells, waited 2 mins, then agitated
-4* Wheel Gel on rims/tires with full agitation after 30 seconds, then rinsed
-PB Clay on rims and painted parts of wells with soapy water lube, then rinse
-PB Spray and Rinse Wheel Cleaner on rims with 45 second dwell time, then rinsed
-BnB on tires
-HD (2:1) in wells
At the end, there was still some etched in dust that was never coming out, but the rims looked much better.
Before
After
For the rest of the exterior, it was no easier. I washed the car twice initially, pretreating the lower areas with Tarminator. After 2 washes, 1 FULL CLAY BAR, a rinse and a dry, the paint was still stained. Yes 1 ENTIRE clay bar...The car had so much fallout and rust dots I thought I'd never finish...Usually I clay a car in under 30 mins...I spent about an hour on this one and there were still a couple spots that WOULD NOT budge. My final processes were:
-Mother's Gold Wash x 2
-Tarminator to treat lower panels
-PB Clay with soapy water lube (lots of time on this area)
-#80 with LC Wool Pad on horizontal surfaces
-#80 with LC Polishing Pad on all surfaces
-#20 by hand on paint and windows
Before
After
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After
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Enjoy!
