This one was actually a family favor for my brother, nothing extravagant. His girlfriends car was in need of some attention and I was able to free a day up this weekend to take on the car. Also gave me an opportunity to play with some new products we're working on. The car arrived in what I'd call average shape, with some more severe damage here and there. Since I wasn't going for outright perfection I decided I was going to do 2 passes of correction, sealant, glaze, wax. To maximize results and address some of the deeper damage without having to go to a separate machine I broke out the Flex PE 14-2 150 rotary. TOTAL TIME: 6h 15m INTERIOR: Vacuumed using Adam's Shop Vac Pro Carpets/Seats cleaned with Adam's Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner + Carpet Brush Matts were removed and extracted with Bissel LGM All interior panels cleaned with Adam's Leather & Interior Cleaner + Interior Brush All interior panels conditioned with Adam's Leather & Interior Conditioner + Red Foam Interior Applicator Interior glass cleaned w/ Adam's Glass Cleaner and Glass Towels WHEELS/TIRES: Tires were cleaned 2x w/ full strength APC and Fender Brush Wheels were cleaned w/ 1:1 APC and Wheel Brush ENGINE BAY: Light hosing w/ Adam's Ultimate Fire Hose Nozzle on broad fan setting Sprayed with full strength APC and allowed to dwell Scrubbed with Boars Hair Brush Broad fan spray on hose to rinse Blaster Sidekick / Waterless Wash / Waterless Wash towels to dry Dressed w/ Super VRT & In & Outs Spray EXTERIOR: Strip wash with APC + Car Wash Soap mixture / 2 bucket wash Clayed wet with Adam's Clay + Detail Spray Rewashed with APC + Car Wash Soap mixture / 2 bucket wash Dryed w/ Great White Drying Towel + Metro Blaster Sidekick 1 pass Swirl & Haze Remover + Prototype Orange Pad via Flex PE 14-2 rotary 1 pass Fine Machine Polish + Prototype White Pad via Flex PE 14-2 rotary Removed residue with single soft towels Paint wiped with 70% IPA to remove polishing oils Prototype Adam's "Quick Sealant" applied to all paintwork and wheels Removed with Single Soft towel Brilliant Glaze applied w/ Gray Pad + Porter Cable 7424xp Removed with Single Soft towel Americana Paste Wax applied Remove with Double Soft towel Post application wipe down with Waterless Wash to discharge static buildup Adam's Glass Sealant applied to all exterior glass Trim dressed w/ Adam's Super VRT / In & Out Spray Exhaust tip polished w/ 0000 steel wool + Adam's Metal Polish #1 Finished with microfiber applicator + Adam's Metal Polish #2 BEFORE: This thing was definitely in need of clay: Polishing complete, but not sealant/glaze/wax yet: AFTER: Even got my reflection shot in silver! The turnaround on the exhaust really impressed me: Thanks for looking.
Very true... it was kind of a nice change of pace. I feel like 90% of the stuff I've done lately has been on black or red. Worked at a frenzied pace the whole time LOL... the interior went way faster than anticipated. As nasty as those seats looked they came up really easy and with minimal effort. Other than being dusty most of the doors/dash weren't that bad either.
