It took me all day, and I mean ALL DAY, but I got the 2000 Buick Century done. All I can say, is thank god it was beige! The owner has never "washed" it since it was new, telling me that she never really liked the car that much, so she didn't want to take any time keeping it up. It was run through a few carwashes each year though (but not anything else).
Luckily, I got just about everything off using Dawn and a lot of elbow grease. The only things I couldn't remove was a few tar spots that just would not come off with anything I used (the wash mixture or some Klasse AIO). What should I have used? The Sand metallic paint was still glossy, but very coarse to the touch. Three coats of AIO and one of Platinum made the shine a lot better and the paint felt smoother, but still wasn't slick. Things easily slid off the paint though.
As you can imagine, a lot of brake dust can accumulate over almost three years! I've never seen water in that many colors when I was rinsing the wheel cleaner off! Yuck! That, and a wheel brush came in handy, and the wheels looked new after I was done. Did the wheels, paint, windows, carpets, seats, dash, etc., etc. All in all, a lot of work, and it took from 8:30 in the morning until a few minutes after 4:00 this afternoon, with no breaks! Am I ever tired!
But, returning the car to her, she couldn't stop smiling, and even paid me more than I had told her it would be--a good thing, because I couldn't have charged her enough for all the work it took!
Now, with it being beige, you can't exactly tell much from pics, but there still is a difference between before and after. Take a look! (before 1-4, after Dawn wash 5, After 6-9):
Detailed Buick
Luckily, I got just about everything off using Dawn and a lot of elbow grease. The only things I couldn't remove was a few tar spots that just would not come off with anything I used (the wash mixture or some Klasse AIO). What should I have used? The Sand metallic paint was still glossy, but very coarse to the touch. Three coats of AIO and one of Platinum made the shine a lot better and the paint felt smoother, but still wasn't slick. Things easily slid off the paint though.
As you can imagine, a lot of brake dust can accumulate over almost three years! I've never seen water in that many colors when I was rinsing the wheel cleaner off! Yuck! That, and a wheel brush came in handy, and the wheels looked new after I was done. Did the wheels, paint, windows, carpets, seats, dash, etc., etc. All in all, a lot of work, and it took from 8:30 in the morning until a few minutes after 4:00 this afternoon, with no breaks! Am I ever tired!
But, returning the car to her, she couldn't stop smiling, and even paid me more than I had told her it would be--a good thing, because I couldn't have charged her enough for all the work it took!
Now, with it being beige, you can't exactly tell much from pics, but there still is a difference between before and after. Take a look! (before 1-4, after Dawn wash 5, After 6-9):
Detailed Buick
