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    I did a little Christmas detail this weekend, I brought some of my products and tools to Minnesota and detailed my moms Black Acura TL. The car is about 5 months old and I thought would be in good condition. I washed first then was going to move straight to #80 but I discovered there was some serious bonded contaminates, the hood/roof/trunk felt like sand paper. So my dad and I had to beat the stores closing yesterday and all we could find was mothers clay for $16 (sorry Meguiars, it was and "emergency").

    This is just after a wash in the touch less, isn't it clean!:


    Here was my process:
    1. Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner
    2. Clay... with ehem Mothers clay.... *cough*cough*
    3. Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner
    4. #80 Speed Glaze with PC/8006
    5. NXT Generation Tech Wax with PC/9006 (2 coats)

    I also applied some:
    - #38 Tire & Trim Dressing Gel to a few trim pieces
    - Gold Class Endurance on the tires
    - Quik Interior Detailer on the interior
    - Leather Cleaner & Conditioner on the seats

    In the end the car turned out very well the metallic really shows in person... the hood had some fine scratches from the dealer and all were easily removed with #80. The photos are not the greatest but here it is:





    Brandon

    2007 Black Chevy Avalanche

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  • #2
    Merry Christmas Gb!

    The car looks great!! You must have some very happy parents!!

    Tim
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    • #3
      looks good! was curious... what kind of weather were you dealing with? it seems us californians have it easy, compared to what some others are dealing with (ice, snow, etc..)

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      • #4
        that`s a great change of shine well done
        !!! looks really smooth again...

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        • #5
          Originally posted by imacarnut
          looks good! was curious... what kind of weather were you dealing with? it seems us californians have it easy, compared to what some others are dealing with (ice, snow, etc..)
          Right now its in the mid 30's (Fahrenheit) There is several inches of snow on the ground and its melting, car won't stay looking that good but its protected.
          Brandon

          2007 Black Chevy Avalanche

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          • #6
            nice.. i too can't stand the work of those touchless car washes,

            I've given up and gone the route of soft cloth/ create swirl washes ..heh heh

            the vehicle comes out clean, and its doesn't take me long to rid the swirls..

            one quick woosh with my rotary and #83 DACP and all is better..

            however, i'm holding off this season, doing a #83 dacp, as I'm doing a long term #21 sealant test

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            • #7
              Looks like good work as always.

              Shame those winter details dont last long.

              My dad and I washed our cars, and some spray wax on Saturday. Mine was a mess by Sunday.... his was in the garage of course.

              But thats ok.. his is dirty again now as well.
              2017 Subaru WRX Premium - WR Blue

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Murr1525
                My dad and I washed our cars, and some spray wax on Saturday. Mine was a mess by Sunday.... his was in the garage of course.

                But thats ok.. his is dirty again now as well.
                We just took the car around town, getting dirty already but sure looked good for a little while!
                Brandon

                2007 Black Chevy Avalanche

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                Meguiars Online Acronyms - Meguiars Product List....

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