LI Detailers: 06 Mazda 3

[imported_PaPaHoFF1]

Products used:



Exterior:

• Optimum No Rinse
  
• Meguiars Aggressive Clay
  
• Optimum Polish on PC w/ white pad
  
• Optimum Compound on PC w/ orange pad
  
• Danase Wet Glaze on PC w/ blue pad
  
• P21S Paste Wax by hand
  
• Meguiars Trim and Plastic Dressing
  
• EagleOne All wheel
  
• Meguiars Metal & Rim Polish
  
• Armor All Tire Gel w/ Foam Applicator
  

Interior:

• Vacuum
  
• 303 Aerospace wipe down
  

Before wash:

Swirls all over the entire car:

Before Panel:

After Panel:

50/50:

Interior Before:

Interior After:

Metallic flakes were really shining:

After:

 

[imported_PaPaHoFF1]

After 2nd coat of wax and drop off:

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I am still in the process of updating the site daily so I will add the older details when I get time.

 

[BigAl3]

nice job, looks better than new!

 

[dublifecrisis]

yeah definitley!! real nice turnaround.

 

[euro]

That one pic is 'Flake-tastic!" :goodjob

 

[rocket66]

Awesome job!!!:bigups





I see the bus in the pic says ACME bus Co. That wouldn't happen to be Wile E. Coyote's car you detailed would it?LOL



In the first couple pics,I thought the paint on the roof was badly oxidized.I was thinking holy crap,you have your work cut out for you.Thank God it was only frost..LOL.



Great job,thanks for sharing.



Dave

 

[imported_PaPaHoFF1]

thanks guys!

 

[mc01ta]

How did you get those swirls out with the OC and orange pad? I've used that combo before and never had that kind of success. Tell me how your process please...

 

[imported_PaPaHoFF1]

How did you get those swirls out with the OC and orange pad? I've used that combo before and never had that kind of success. Tell me how your process please...

Did you break it down all of the way and did you do a whole panel at a time or sections. I broke each panel down into sections and made sure it was broken down fully. I believe it was the trunk that I had to use M#9 but not much and only on a second pass if the OC didnt get them all out.

 

[mc01ta]

I break it down and do a 50/50 water/alcohol wipe down. #9 has fillers so are you sure you actually removed these? My gf has the same car and I couldn't remove similiar defects unless doing multiple passes and stepped up in pad use or a stronger polish/compound.

 

[imported_PaPaHoFF1]

I break it down and do a 50/50 water/alcohol wipe down. #9 has fillers so are you sure you actually removed these? My gf has the same car and I couldn't remove similiar defects unless doing multiple passes and stepped up in pad use or a stronger polish/compound.

No swirls besides some minor ones by the pin stripe which I had taped off after I washed it. I wash all of the cars after I am done polishing to remove the dusting and excess residue.



The 50/50 pics are from OC. I didnt get a chance to take more pics because I had to be somewhere and was tired. I can go get more pics if you like since the client was a friend of mine.



On you GF's car did you try a yellow cutting pad for a more aggressive approach? If that doesnt work try m105.

 

[imported_shine]

Great job! Nice metallic flakes.