Hello Everyone! I just completed a 15 hour job on my buddy's Solstice last night. He and I usually work on the car together, and the last time we did anything like this his car was only about a year old. We just clayed it and put some wax on. Yesterday he came for his first "Enhancement" detail. On arrival, the car was only mildly dirty, but there was a few years worth of swirl marks that needed to be dealt with. While I'd consider this only about 90% corrected (I didn't want to take out any deep scratches w/o the use of a paint depth gauge), it was a major turnaround. What was used: Exterior Wash Karcher Electric Pressure Washer Adam's Car Wash Shampoo HD Foam Lance Meg's Super Degreaser SV Wheel Brush EinZett hand sprayer P21S TAW (diluted 2:1) Uber Detailing Clay Kwazar Mercury Pro 1 Litre Uber Detailing Clay Optimum No Rinse Eagle One Never Dull Metal Polish Various Detailing Microfibres (Uber & Adams) Wheels P21S Wheel Gel Meg's Super Degreaser Sonax Wheel Cleaner SV Wheel Brush Wheel Woolie Melody Wheel Back Brush Genie Scrubbing Brush (for undercarriage) Tyres Meg's Super Degreaser (to clean) SV Wheel Brush (to clean) SV Pneu Uber Foam Applicator Pad Interior/Glass Zymol Vinyl Conditioner Zymol Treat Leather Conditioner Zymol Glas Paint Correction Makita Rotory Polisher :buffer: Gloss-It 5" backing plate Gloss-It 3" backing plate 3M Fast Cut Plus 3M Extra Fine Compound 3M Ultrafina SE 3M Green Pad (125mm & 75mm) 3M Yellow Pad (125mm & 75mm) 3M Blue Pad (125mm & 75mm) Pinnacle XMT Pad Conditioner Last Step Products Zymol HD Cleanse Klasse AIO Zymol Concours Upon Arrival: Wheels First: Exhaust: Pre Rinse & TAW: Foamed up: And left to dwell, then rinsed: Cool pic taken after the wash... With the car wedged into my small garage, onto the claying: This was typical the whole way around... With the car clayed, it was ready for correction. Under the Sun Gun: After a test spot on the trunk... Whole trunk corrected: While we were in the correction stage under the influence of fatigue and fumes from various chemicals we were using, my friend pointed out that the residue left on the pad looked alot like Jesus on a cross... you decide! Reflection shot of the door after correction: 50:50 on the trunk under the Sun Gun (horrible angle): Quick pic of the clean leather: Concours applied: Now, the result: Thanks for looking! Cheers, ~Scott
3M products came from the UK... I bought them through Autoperfection - Online Specialist Detailing and Car Care Products Store Uk. Took about 3-4 weeks for shipping, but totally worth it. My advice is to buy more pads than you think you'll need, because it takes forever to import them.
