This weekend the owner and I finally were able to schedule his car to bring the glass back to the paint. Owner is a good friend of mine, and also available to lend a helping hand in the detail when possible. I was unable to secure a lot of good photos due to: a) weather, raining during the early stages of the detail, and reports of more rain later on b) very light metallic color, and pressed for time before any more rain came Process: - Pressure rinse vehicle via pressure washer - APC (4:1) tires - Optimum Car Wash soap for pre-soak of wheels, they were rather clean - foam down vehicle with foam cannon via pressure washer, and CG's Citrus Wash & Clear, followed by hand wash - pressure rinse - clay vehicle Polishing: - FLEX, via Hydro-Tech (cyan) pad with M105 (original version) - Menzerna 87 with blue Lake Country pads via Makita 9227 - IPA wipe-down (2:1 dilution, using 70% IPA) LSP: - Blackfire Wet Diamond via PC, red Lake Country CCS pad - tires dressed with Optimum Opti-Bond dilution and Showroom FX (equal parts) - rocker panels and cowel dressed with Meg's Hyper-Dressing (2:1) Thanks for viewing!
Thanks! The bumpers don't look too bad in the pics, but they need some love, and will be seen by a bodyshop in the coming months.
It is very nice to see a Taurus get some VIP treatment, most of them get neglected that I see. Great job, that silver really came to life!
Wow...I love seeing details on older cars b/c they usually show a huge turnaround. In this case, this car was so well maintained that you were able to bring it to an incredible level. You really did make it look brand new. Your friend obviously follows your washing advice.
I'm the owner of the car. I cannot thank Michakaveli enough for his time and work. :worship2: Plenty of things learned during the detailing session. I never thought the metallic in the Silver could pop like it did. Now I need to save up and purchase a Flex... It is amazing how the water beads on the paint now. The water doesn't adhere to glass or paint anymore either.
