JLs Detailing: Rubbish Boys Mustang

This mustang belongs to a co-worker. I love the red and black combo (on both the exterior and interior) and have always been a fan of Mustangs with stripes. The car had a ton of water spots so the main objective was to get rid of those and make it redder (if thats a word) than the owner had ever seen! Well here's what I did:

Tires/Wheels/Wells: Wheels got CGs Sticky Gel wheel cleaner mixed 1.5:1. I found using a foaming head sprayer works best with the Sticky Gel and makes a foam that really clings. I used the EZ Detail Brush, Black Magic wheel brush bent 90 degrees for getting behind the spokes, lug nut brush and foam finger pocket. The tires and wells got Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff and a black Shmitt. When it was time to dress the tires I used Megs Hyper Dressing @ 3:1 as a base coat with a CGs tire applicator and then used CGs VRP with a MSs round blue foam tire applicator. I really like these applicators for lower profile tires. The wells were dressed with my mixture of MSs Mr. Natural and Megs All Season Dressing. I mix 2 parts Mr. Natural with 1 part Megs ASD.

Engine: I gave the engine a quick rinse with the CR Spotless system and sprayed it down with MS SGS. There was a lot of dirt in just about every crevice there was so I agitated it and re-rinsed. I dried most of the water with a leaf blower and then sprayed the engine bay down with Megs HD @ 3:1. I cranked the engine and let it run for about 20 minutes and it turned out great.

Exhaust: I used Megs Wheel Brightner first on the exhaust with a black wheel shmitt and then polished them with Autosol. This was a great combo and has yet to let me down and it gives a brand new look to the exhaust.

Wash: There didn't appear to be any LSP left on the car but to be sure I went with the foam cannon with 2 oz of CGs Citrus Wash Clear and 1 oz of CGs Strong Wash. I used the Zymol Sponge to wash and I also had a rinse bucket with a grit guard. The bugs got CGs Strong Wash @ 4:1 and a Majestic Solutions bug sponge. Well this combo as usual knocked the bugs out with no problem. The entire wash including wheels were done with the CR Spotless System.

The door jambs got a mixture of CGs Green Clean Total Interior/Exterior and MS SGS. Every part of the door jambs was scrubbed with a Swissvax brush. I then rinsed with the CR Spotless and dried with a MF.

Clay: Of course I went with my favorite Bilt Hamber Clay. I went with the Regular for this one as it had right much contamination. As usual I used water for my lube and afterwards the car was as slick as glass.

Glass: Glass inside and out got CGs Glass Cleaner. It was applied with a glass MF and buffed off with a WW MF.

Interior: The interior was in pretty good shape and just needed a freshening up. I decided to go with 1z Cockpit Premium. I gave the interior a good vac with the shop vac and treated the leather with 1z Leather Care Lederpflege. I really really like this product as it cleans and conditions and leaves the leather looking so great and natural.

Paint: Like I said there were a lot of water spots on the car so I decided to go with a cleaner with a little bite and went with Megs 151 Paint Reconditioning Cream. I used the Metabo, a 3M white polishing pad and Scholl Concepts backing plate with an adapter from Nica to make it work. I like the Scholl Concepts bp because its just like the 3M bp but a little more flexible. It works great on a car with a lot of curves. I ran the Metabo at about 1200 rpms. I'm not sure if the Megs 151 has any protection ability like say a DG 501 but if it does it will make a great AIO. It knocked out all the water spots and left a great shine behind. Everything was buffed off with Obsessive Details Ultra Premium MFs.

One thing I have found out about cars with stripes as I've done this one and the Mini Cooper is that the stripes really show swirls and water spots really badly. The 151 took care of it and made the black stripes look like new again.

Protection: I used Jetseal since I was going to be topping with a nuba. It was applied with a CGs Stage 3 Applicator and buffed off with a 530xl MF. I know I say it a lot but you just can't beat the look of Jetseal topped with a great wax!

LSP: For wax I broke out my favorite ~ Rubbish Boys OE. I applied with a 4" LC CCS pad and polishing pal using my hair dryer method to pre-heat the pad. I let the OE cure for about a half hour and buffed it off to a magnificent shine with a CGs Edgeless MF. After about another hour I wiped it down with Clearkote Quick Shine and a 530xl MF.

Well here are the before and afters:
























Some random and reflection shots:

 

Very nice JL, the red is very bright.

 

nice work JL!

 

Awesome work JL... now just tell her to get her calipers painted and clear coated to match the paint... they really kinda throw off the red of the car


and maybe it's just me, but the forth pic up from the bottom looks like some holograms going on.... does anyone else see it? especially if you look where the sun hits the rear fender

 

Thanks!

Thanks yukon, much appreciated!

Thanks Dust and yeah I thought the same thing but if you look really close its actually a reflection of me taking the pic that you think is a hologram.

 

JL great job as always, I love reading your write ups. You really did make that car look amazing like all the other ones you do. OE looks great with jetseal as I know first hand I wonder who told me to try it out???

 

If redder is a word, you achieved it here!

 

Looks great JL!

 

Ive always been a sucker for dark interiors with red/brown/ox blood seats....car looks great

Legacy gt Spec b...droooooooooooool
http://www.cars101.com/subaru/legacy/leg06specbseats1.JPG

 

The red is redder and is much better!:thumb:
Great job, thanks for sharing the icture:

Dave

 

Nice going JL, It looks great and another nice read...:thumb:

 

Looks great. Rubbish boys OE is on my to buy list, If I can ever figure out how much it costs in US dollars.

 

Terrific work JL, I bet that machine sounds as good as it now looks

 

You definately made it redder! :giggle: I love these pics!!! icture: Beautiful!
I have noticed in your detailed write ups you use the Megs Hyper Dressing then CGs VRP. Why? You know I love the VRP!

 

You sure you didn't take the pictures into Photoshop and muck around with the color saturation? oke:

Just kidding, of course! It looks great. Like it's been dipped in nail polish.

Gang, JL's technique for doing engine bays works extremely well. I'm now a believer.

 

Thats RED! Great job.

 

looks awesome!!!

 

Thanks Corey! Yeah I wonder who told you about the Jetseal/RBOE combo?:shead:

Thanks Piet and yeah not sure if its a word but it sounds nice!

Thanks Denzil much appreciated!

Thanks and yeah I really loved the interior.

No problem Dave glad you enjoyed it. This was one of my favorites!

Thanks Buddy glad to know someone enjoys reading the write ups as much as I like doing them.

Just shoot Ben a pm and get a price and pull the trigger! You would never regret the purchase!

Oh yeah I can't wait for my Mustang to sound like this one!

I love the VRP too and just think that I get a little more longevity out of it and a little better look by using a very matte Megs HD under it as a sort of base coat if you will.

Thanks Karl. Good analogy never thought of it but you are right it does look like nail polish. Glad the engine bay method worked out for you like it does for me. Good thing we have local access to the products huh!

Thanks 911 means a ton from you bud!

Thanks supercharged!

 

ALways an amazing job!!!!!!!!!!

 

Looks great JL!!!!!! I've gotta get some more SGS!! I'm down to my last 8oz. Beautiful car. Great color. The red looks soooo much better.