Originally posted by: Descartes
Looks good to me! :beer:
Mind posting your methods?
Hey thanks. Usually goes something like this:
1. :beer:
2. Wash top, rinse, wash car. Usually use dishwasher detergent to strip wax and give me a clean slate.
3. Dry off car with "THE ABSORBER" - one of the greatest things ever. I always take the nozzle off the hose first and let the "sheeting action" (lol to simoniz commercial) get most of the water off, then get the rest off with the chamois.
4. Tape up the plastic parts, etc.
5. Fire up the buffer with 3M SMR (swirl mark remover) and get try and work some of the swirls out.
6. Fire up the buffer with scratch remove and buff out any scratches I may find.
7. Use hand pad to lay down a few layers of 3M hand glaze
8. Use buffer to lay down a few coats of megiuars gold class (nothing special, but it works for me)
9. Take a :beer: break
10. Throw a few more coats on
11. Back out for a wash
12. Wash wheels (royal PITA with the sport package wheels - takes ~5 min per wheel.) Every 5 times or so, take wheels off car and clean the inside.
13. Wax & polish wheels.
14. Lay some tire glaze on the tires
15. Look for excess wax I may have missed, get it off quickly
16. Into the interior - get the mats out, vacuum, occasionally shampoo.
17. Clean plastic with plain water. Black plastic door sills get conditioned.
18. Leather condition the seats.
19. Into the engine bay - wash plastic w/ water (if you're using the hose, cover the accessories with plastic bag)
20. Dress engine bay
21. Quick go-over, check it all out, fix anything.
22. Stand back, "DAMN, that's nice
"
23. :beer:
That works for me, of course it changes a bit with each detail session. What works for you, works for you!
Dan