Detailer's Domain: 2006 STI - Clean Up

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Pre Washed with Car Pro Iron X
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- 1 Step - Menzerna Power Finish
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Einszett Glanz
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed
- Jambs steam cleaned

Interior
- Alcantara cleaned
-Dash and plastics steamed and dressed
-Carpets Vacuumed and Steamed


Products used:
(feel free to click the link below for more info)
Exterior:
Car Pro Iron X
1Z einszett W99
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Uber Clay Bar kit with Optimum No Rinse
Einszett Spray Wax
Menzerna Top Inspection
Menzerna Power Finish
1Z einszett Glanz

Wheels/Tires
Uber Wheel and Tire Kit

Glass
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant

Interior
Sonax Dashboard Cleaner
Leather Master Foam Cleaner
Car Pro So Pure

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Fenix TK40
Porter Cable 7427XP
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Kranzle K1120 Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
Dupray Hill Injection

Interior Clean Up
Before





Derek with the Dupray steam cleaning the interior



Brand New Uber MF Towel


Uber MF Towel after all the steam cleaning


Close up


Car Pro So Pure



After shots








Exterior
Before shots






Before wheels


We removed the salt and grime from the tires and wheel wells with Adam's APC and the Uber Wheel Well Brush






Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner workings its magic




Tires, wheel wells, wheels all rinsed down





Pre washed with Iron X to remove all the iron deposits





Rinsing the Iron X off



Washed the STI with einszett W99





Final rinse


Next we clayed the car. Not much after the Iron X and W99


Tires and Wheel Wells dressed



Door jambs cleaned up


The imperfections were much like this all over the car.


Paint Measurement (higher than usually numbers)


Porter Cable used on this job


After polishing shots





Roof spoiler and all the plastic trim around the STI were polished


Glass cleaned and sealed (Adam's Glass Cleaner/Adam's Glass Sealant/Uber Glass MF)


Pre Wow was used on the cowl
Before - Dried and faded




Before exhaust
Exhaust tip was cleaned up with Optimum Metal Polish


After shot



1Z einszett Glanz was used as a last step



Afters shots




















Enjoy
(Permission for this write up granted by the owner)

 

Thats how I want my STI to look like if I were to get one.

 

great job, Phil!

 

Very nice Phil!

 

Looks nice Phil. Whats the durability like on the Glanz?

 

How do you use the ironX wash?

 

good job Phil.

how did you guys clean the cloth seats? with what product and method?..thanks for the post up.

 

Very nice, Phil! Makes me sad I sold my subi

 

Great job again Phil!

Einszett Glanz is great. It lasts months just like a sealant. I use it before applying any nuba :thumb:

 

looks awesome phil. im wondering if you or anyone has tried using ironx in a foam cannon yet and how effective that may be.

 

Really nice turnaround.

 

Outstanding Job as always Phil It looks like I see you are using the new Adam's Fire Hose Nozzle and Valve ? Can't wait to put mine to use. That Glanz really pops.

 

I would say minimum of 2-3 months durability on a daily driven car.

 

I've been using Glanz on a ton of metallic color cars lately and customers are loving it.

 

I will try it on the next car, it will be super expensive

 

Great work, Phil!

 

Very nice work Phil!

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yeah i kinda figured. what about the ironx soap? maybe that would be good in a foam cannon...

 

Looks great. How did you clean the blue alcantara on the seats?

 

thanks! the new fire hose nozzle and valve are of the best quality that I have ever seen.

glanz is one of the best products for metallic paints!