I couldn't resist doing a writeup for this. The subject is a couple year old Schwinn trike that my son Tanner has lost interest in/outgrown. His cousin Liam who comes over to the house pretty often loves to ride it though so its time we give it a new home. Because its been outside almost its whole life though I couldn't send it over in the condition it was in... mini-detail time! :banana: BEFORE: Main problem was just rusting metal... but there was a fair amount of dirt and grime all over. Started by prepping a mixture of APC and Car Wash to strip clean the entire bike. A boars hair wheel brush and trim & lug nut brush were used to agitate Moved into the shade of the garage to avoid water spots and used the Metro Blaster Sidekick to knock all the water out of the cracks/crevices. Even after cleaning the foot pads were a little grimy. Quick fix = Full strength APC and a utility towel to scrub them clean: Next all the surfaces were clayed using Adam's Clay & Detail Spray as a lube Followed up with a quick hand polishing with Revive Polish on a blue Hex Grip applicator NOW... my weapons to take on the rusting spokes/fenders - Adam's Metal Polish #1, nutrile gloves, and 0000 steel wool. Residues would be removed using a couple Edgless Utility Towels. Followed with a hand polishing using Metal Polish #2 and BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE!! Continued to polish the rest of the trike, including all the spokes, handle bars, and any other chrome trim that was looking dull and rusty. Once everything was looking greatly improved I treated this little trike to a coat of Americana Paste Wax A quick application of Super VRT to the seat, grips, and tires AFTER: Not perfect, but vastly improved! I'll have to hook Liam up with a single soft and 4oz Detail Spray to keep it up And what Dylan writeup would be complete without the obligatory thumbs up reflection shot (patent pending) :giggle:
Awesome ... believe it or not, I detailed my garage fridge last weekend. I started taking pictures and my wife started laughing.
HA! Glad you appreciate it, thats what I was thinking when I started to clean it up... heck with Ferraris, Lambo's, and Porsches... the real ballers are cleaning up kids bikes
haha this is too funny....I must say those afters are pretty good one time when I was at a customers their young son pulled out his electric scooter and started wiping it down next to the car I was doing. couldn't help but laugh
You really brought the detail out of the plastic seat! the peddles are like new, and the chrome on the fenders... oooo la la! Best of all, Liam will be ecstatic!
I bet the customer was very happy! He's going to get all the babes on the block with that sweet set of wheels.
