Thomas Dekany
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Detailed the outside friday afternoon but started too late - my buddy showed up an hour late for his free detail.
I wanted to really polish out the paint but it would have taken more time then I had day light.
I washed the car, then I used the remaing soapy water to clay the car. Interestingly, the passanger side was so dirty, while the driver's side contained very little dirt. Bumper was very bad as well. The paint was very 'dry'. I don't think it had one inch of protection on it, although he says he used Meguiar's gold class wax on it. I didn't bother asking for the **last time**
After drying the whole car I started removing a few deep screthes with ssr 2.5 with a yellow pad pumped up to 6 on the passanger side. Unfortunately it started to get darker so I stopped. (He was very surprised that the "big" scretch that his girlfriend keyed into the paint was gone.)
BTW, since he is selling the car in about 2 months, he just wanted to make the paint look shiny.
Then I decided to use AMINO UV cleaner polish ( I think the company is gone) with a white polishing pad on 6. I really like how slick this polish makes the paint. For extra protection on the front bumper I used PwC. Applied to the whole car then removed it miwh 2 MF gloves.
Next came AMINO UV Polimer Wax via gray pad on 4. Waited 30 minutes and removed it with a MF towel. By this time it was after 9:00pm so I had to remove the wax in the dark. I only missed a 2" spot on the right rear lower panel.
Used AA on the tires.
Parked the car and he came to get the key around 11:00pm (he lives around the corner from me).
I told him about how I couldn't do all the steps tonight and that I wanted to redo everything. His response: Man, I have had this car for 5 years and I've never seen it this shiny!
But I talked him into letting me put on another coat of AMINO UV wax and a coat of Natty's
I was going to take pictures next morning but we had a little rain.
So this morning he brought the car over and I Q&EWd the car.
Added another coat of Amino UV wax with the PC on 4 to the whole car & left it on for 15 minutes.
Wiped it off with another MF glove.
Then I took a Meg's yellow foam pad and sprayed it with Clearkote's Quick shine a couple of times - the only time.
I applied a fairly thin coat on Natty's to the whole car and waited some time before wiping it off. It is a pretty easy wax to apply.
Removal was very easy too. I used a MF towel.
Lastly I went over the car with a MF towel and Quick shine to make sure that I didn't leave any residue.
The tires received another coat of AA.
So here are the after pictures.
NOTE: the paint had vey few cobwebs. You really have to look for them. Worst is the roof but even that is light.
I maybe posting too many pictures - if I am... I am sorry. I also didn't have the keys so had to take them in the parking lot where I take most pictures The first set were taken around 11:30am.
I had a couple of massage appointments and couldn't get home early enough and the sun was gone. *6:30pm. Hope you like!
The car has a carbon fiber hood.
I wanted to really polish out the paint but it would have taken more time then I had day light.
I washed the car, then I used the remaing soapy water to clay the car. Interestingly, the passanger side was so dirty, while the driver's side contained very little dirt. Bumper was very bad as well. The paint was very 'dry'. I don't think it had one inch of protection on it, although he says he used Meguiar's gold class wax on it. I didn't bother asking for the **last time**
After drying the whole car I started removing a few deep screthes with ssr 2.5 with a yellow pad pumped up to 6 on the passanger side. Unfortunately it started to get darker so I stopped. (He was very surprised that the "big" scretch that his girlfriend keyed into the paint was gone.)
BTW, since he is selling the car in about 2 months, he just wanted to make the paint look shiny.
Then I decided to use AMINO UV cleaner polish ( I think the company is gone) with a white polishing pad on 6. I really like how slick this polish makes the paint. For extra protection on the front bumper I used PwC. Applied to the whole car then removed it miwh 2 MF gloves.
Next came AMINO UV Polimer Wax via gray pad on 4. Waited 30 minutes and removed it with a MF towel. By this time it was after 9:00pm so I had to remove the wax in the dark. I only missed a 2" spot on the right rear lower panel.
Used AA on the tires.
Parked the car and he came to get the key around 11:00pm (he lives around the corner from me).
I told him about how I couldn't do all the steps tonight and that I wanted to redo everything. His response: Man, I have had this car for 5 years and I've never seen it this shiny!
But I talked him into letting me put on another coat of AMINO UV wax and a coat of Natty's
I was going to take pictures next morning but we had a little rain.
So this morning he brought the car over and I Q&EWd the car.
Added another coat of Amino UV wax with the PC on 4 to the whole car & left it on for 15 minutes.
Wiped it off with another MF glove.
Then I took a Meg's yellow foam pad and sprayed it with Clearkote's Quick shine a couple of times - the only time.
I applied a fairly thin coat on Natty's to the whole car and waited some time before wiping it off. It is a pretty easy wax to apply.
Removal was very easy too. I used a MF towel.
Lastly I went over the car with a MF towel and Quick shine to make sure that I didn't leave any residue.
The tires received another coat of AA.
So here are the after pictures.
NOTE: the paint had vey few cobwebs. You really have to look for them. Worst is the roof but even that is light.
I maybe posting too many pictures - if I am... I am sorry. I also didn't have the keys so had to take them in the parking lot where I take most pictures
The first set were taken around 11:30am. I had a couple of massage appointments and couldn't get home early enough and the sun was gone. *6:30pm. Hope you like!
The car has a carbon fiber hood.
