Wheels/Tires: Meguiar's Deep Crystal on wheels Meguiar's APC+ on tires Meguiar's Cleaner Wax on wheels Meguiar's Hyper Dressing on tires Wash: Gilmour Foam Gun with Meguiar's Gold Class Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss Meguiar's Microfiber Wash Mitt Clay: Meguiar's OTC Clay Meguiar's Last Touch Paint Correction: Flex 3401 VRG Menzerna Super Intensive Polish / LC Orange Pad Menzerna Nano Polish (106FF) / LC White Pad Craftsman 500W Halogen Lights LSP: Autoglym HD Wax I'm sorry I don't have any before pictures because the car wasn't dirty at all when I started. Before Paint Correction Pics: The swirl marks weren't so bad at all. This car has been well maintained and washed using the 2 bucket method most of the time. I started the paint correction process by using the least aggressive method so I started with the Menz 106FF paired with the LC white polishing pad. This barely did anything at all. So I stepped it up to the Menz SIP with the LC orange light cutting pad. This removed all the swirl marks except some RIDS. Each panel was corrected using the Menz SIP / LC orange followed by Menz 106FF / LC white. After Paint Correction Pics: LSP to be used:
I hear you, but at least those panels are flat. My 1998 Olds Aurora side panels are a PITA to work because they are round (c-shaped). I had a hard time working on RIDS until I started using 4" pads.
Did you do the roof at all? Its a problem area for my wife's Pilot as well. Hard as hell to reach the center. Great job!
Thats a fantastic color for any vehicle. Nice work, thats serious gloss and wetness on that paint!:thumb:
Thanks man! We really maintain it well and wash it often. As you can see, the swirl marks are not bad at all when I started. Yeah I hate cleaning the sienna as well. It's just too big and I hate using a chair just to clean the roof. What more detailing it... LOL! Thanks! Thanks! The AG HD is the first premium carnauba wax I've tried and I must say that I'm impressed with it! Have you seen the videos in youtube where water just slides of the cars with AD HG? Thanks man! I just waxed the roof. I don't think people see the swirl marks of it. This detail already took me around 8-9 hours and I was just tired... LOL! So long as it's protected with wax then I'm ok with it. If it was a customer's car then it's a different story. Thanks man! Pictures don't do justice on how wet this car looks.
I agree with the roof part ... it is a PITA on any SUV or Minivan. The wife's highlander is still looking pretty decent after last year's 2-step, but the roof is a mess. I'll probably correct the front part of the roof.
