My First Time!

[russell336]

I spent all day Sunday detailing a friends Toyota Camry and he was very pleased with the results. This car had not been washed in over a year so it was in pretty bad shape.
This was my first time using DACP (#83).

Here are the steps I followed:
1) Cleaned tires using Simple Green, using a toothbrush for those hard to get places in the hubcaps.
2) Wash using microfiber and Gold Class wash
3) Dried car using microfiber towels
4) Vacuum and cleaned interior
3) Clay Bar entire car
4) DACP with PC on setting 5 using Meguiar's Polishing Pad, removed with a microfiber cloth
5) Two Coats of NXT using PC on setting 2 using another Meguiar's Polishing Pad, removed with a microfiber cloth

I still had some minor swirls and imperfections but I think this was due to the fact that I did not have time to use the DACP mulitple times nor did I have time to follow up with #82, which I have heard helps.
Is it common to have to use DACP and/or #82 multiple times to get rid of swirls and other imperfections?

The most noticeable improvement was around the door handles.
You can see the pictures in My Gallery

Let me know what y'all think and any pointers will also be appreciated.

Also, how long does a job like this take you, from start to finish. I spent a total of 6 hours on this, including the interior.

[Chris Nemlich]

Heere's some help for posting your pictures:

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Hope this helps!



Chris

[Mike Phillips]

Re: My First Time!

Originally posted by russell336
Is it common to have to use DACP and/or #82 multiple times to get rid of swirls and other imperfections?

Sometimes, if you take your time, do your cleaning step carefully and methodically, you should be able to get out 90% of your swirls the first time.

Any swirls or scratches that remain after the cleaning step is a good indicator that these are deeper...

The most noticeable improvement was around the door handles. You can see the pictures in My Gallery.

Before




After


Big difference!

Let me know what y'all think and any pointers will also be appreciated. Also, how long does a job like this take you, from start to finish. I spent a total of 6 hours on this, including the interior.

I don't think I could have done this car any faster, but speed isn't my strength, I'm sure others cold do it quicker. As far as tips go... Practice makes perfect...



Mike