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I detailed a good friend of ours (she's like family) Mazda. The weather was fantastic on Sunday. We had a high of 75 and that night the temperature plunged to the low 30's. this morning it was in the 20's. :yikes: I figured this was the last chance for a nice weather detail before the end of the year so I got started on a detail I have been promising to do.
The car was dirty! Silver is such a great color because when it is dirty the pictures just don't look that bad. Trust me, it was dirty! :inspector: The tires were extremely dirty. I had to apply ARO and scrub them twice.
assout: At first glance I thought the wheels were one gray metal color, then I discovered they were two tone!
Here is the process I used on the tires.
Amazing Roll Off
PB Spray & Rinse
Brushes
Klasse AIO
CG Bare Bones on wheel wells
DP Tire Gel
Dirty Tire
Dirty Wheel Wells
Tire after rinsing with water
Tire with ARO and PB Spay & Rinse
Tire scrubbed with ARO & Meg's Tire Brush
Clean Wheel Wells
Finished Wheels
Wash: Chem Dudes Citrus Wash, PB Bug Squash (3:1), PB APC (1:1), Black Shmitt
The lower panels had a lot of built up grime so I sprayed some PB APC at the start of the wash. There were a couple of bird bombs that got a squirt of PB Bug Squash (3:1)
Here is a picture of a big bird bomb. If anyone hasn't tried PB Bug Squash I highly recommend you do! I sprayed this bird poop with water and a small amount washed away. I then gave it a squirt of Bug Squash diluted 3:1, let it dwell for 30 seconds or so and sprayed the water again. It was completely washed away with no scrubbing!
Bird Bomb
Exterior:
UDM
PB pro polish & Orange LC Pad
Clearcoat Moose Compound & Orange Pad
PB Polish with Sealant & Green LC Pad
PB White Diamond & Blue LC Pad
PB EX-P by hand
The exterior had several scratches, dings, marks, etc. I used Pro Polish on spots that needed extra help. A couple of those spots needed more help, so I used a little Compound Moose. I did not clay (yes I know I should have). The finish was in dire need of a sealant or wax. The water did not bead at all! In fact it was a little hard to blow the water off with the leaf blower!
Here are a couple of pictures of a scrap before polish:
Here it is after Pro Polish and a orange LC pad. I bet I could have removed it all with the pro polish and a little more time but I put some Compound Moose on it and the rest was easily removed.
After Compound Moose
Pro Polish is awesome stuff! Take a look at the picture of the door handle.
I used a Wolfgang Finger Pocket and a little PB pro polish. It looked 100% better!
I applied the EX-P by hand and let it sit for a little over an hour while I cleaned the interior. I used PB APC & Natural Look on the interior. Then I buffed off the EX-P and I was very pleased with the results! The sun was low so I drove around the front to try and get pictures with more sun. The pictures don't do it justice. The combo of PwS + White Diamond + EX-P were spectacular! :drool:
I'm so glad I was able to do this job on Sunday because today it is freezing cold outside! We may get sleet tomorrow but now the sleet should roll off the car nicely!
Thanks for looking :howdy
The car was dirty! Silver is such a great color because when it is dirty the pictures just don't look that bad. Trust me, it was dirty! :inspector: The tires were extremely dirty. I had to apply ARO and scrub them twice.
assout: At first glance I thought the wheels were one gray metal color, then I discovered they were two tone!Here is the process I used on the tires.
Amazing Roll Off
PB Spray & Rinse
Brushes
Klasse AIO
CG Bare Bones on wheel wells
DP Tire Gel
Dirty Tire
Dirty Wheel Wells
Tire after rinsing with water
Tire with ARO and PB Spay & Rinse
Tire scrubbed with ARO & Meg's Tire Brush
Clean Wheel Wells
Finished Wheels
Wash: Chem Dudes Citrus Wash, PB Bug Squash (3:1), PB APC (1:1), Black Shmitt
The lower panels had a lot of built up grime so I sprayed some PB APC at the start of the wash. There were a couple of bird bombs that got a squirt of PB Bug Squash (3:1)
Here is a picture of a big bird bomb. If anyone hasn't tried PB Bug Squash I highly recommend you do! I sprayed this bird poop with water and a small amount washed away. I then gave it a squirt of Bug Squash diluted 3:1, let it dwell for 30 seconds or so and sprayed the water again. It was completely washed away with no scrubbing!
Bird Bomb
Exterior:
UDM
PB pro polish & Orange LC Pad
Clearcoat Moose Compound & Orange Pad
PB Polish with Sealant & Green LC Pad
PB White Diamond & Blue LC Pad
PB EX-P by hand
The exterior had several scratches, dings, marks, etc. I used Pro Polish on spots that needed extra help. A couple of those spots needed more help, so I used a little Compound Moose. I did not clay (yes I know I should have). The finish was in dire need of a sealant or wax. The water did not bead at all! In fact it was a little hard to blow the water off with the leaf blower!
Here are a couple of pictures of a scrap before polish:
Here it is after Pro Polish and a orange LC pad. I bet I could have removed it all with the pro polish and a little more time but I put some Compound Moose on it and the rest was easily removed.
After Compound Moose
Pro Polish is awesome stuff! Take a look at the picture of the door handle.
I used a Wolfgang Finger Pocket and a little PB pro polish. It looked 100% better!
I applied the EX-P by hand and let it sit for a little over an hour while I cleaned the interior. I used PB APC & Natural Look on the interior. Then I buffed off the EX-P and I was very pleased with the results! The sun was low so I drove around the front to try and get pictures with more sun. The pictures don't do it justice. The combo of PwS + White Diamond + EX-P were spectacular! :drool:
I'm so glad I was able to do this job on Sunday because today it is freezing cold outside! We may get sleet tomorrow but now the sleet should roll off the car nicely!
Thanks for looking :howdy
