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One of the friends parents sent over his car to be properly cleaned. So took me around 1.5 days to do all the stuff as I'm still not feeling well. Once I'm done with this car, I'm gonna take a short break....
Anyhow, vet through and I have a big suprise for you guys!
The car is still new. If not mistaken its 2005 model. Apologize for the very small amout of picts.
So, on with the show..
Day 1:
Car arrived around 9am. Started work around 10am.
Here are some shots on arrival.
The usual road grime . Wheels not too dirty.
Scratch at the rear truck cover.
Scratches at the door handles
No significant scratches or etching on the roof...
Scratch on the C pillar
Engine was really dusty and dirty... Needs a good cleanup.
The Interior was also not to bad.
Here are some picts.
Dusty interior
Minor stains in the seats
Headrest with hair and a Bug ..... not from my house, definately. Set it free at a nearby forest.
Interior door panel was dusty and icky...
Dust galore...
I started to clean the interior first as the body, wheels and engine was still too hot for cleaning.
Summary Interior Cleanup
Summary of the exterior cleanup
When I was done with the claying, found these things all over the car. Quite frustrated as its everywhere...
(compiled at various time during the day)
Took me few hours to clean all these residue off. QD, GooGone , brush and Qtips were used to tackle them.
Even on my laziest days, I'll never be this sloppy...
Here are some picts after the washing
Not too bad..
Wash induced swirls....(maybe)
Quite hard to spot the defects in a daylight. Best seen during night time.
End of DAY 1.
DAY 2
Started at 8am.
Continue to go on with Paint Correction
(sorry only took a few shots and the reflections on halogen during daytime - not really ideal) so I only took picture on LED.
Reflections after paint correction
Taken at day time but seems dark in the picture....hmm...
The paint was easy to work with so help alot.
Summary of Paint Correction
Here are some picts of the afters.
The exterior
No sun. It was cloudy and rained when I finished my work. (again very sorry for the limited no of pictures)
The owner was overjoyed to see the car in a very clean condition. He kept on saying "very good...very good..."
Thanks for viewing.
Comments and suggestions are welcomed.
Tim
ps: For the suprise - heres what i found under the engine bay
EEUUUUUCKKK....... I clean cars but I dont move carcass....
(mods if this violates forum rules, please remove)
Anyhow, vet through and I have a big suprise for you guys!
The car is still new. If not mistaken its 2005 model. Apologize for the very small amout of picts.
So, on with the show..
Day 1:
Car arrived around 9am. Started work around 10am.
Here are some shots on arrival.
The usual road grime . Wheels not too dirty.
Scratch at the rear truck cover.
Scratches at the door handles
No significant scratches or etching on the roof...
Scratch on the C pillar
Engine was really dusty and dirty... Needs a good cleanup.
The Interior was also not to bad.
Here are some picts.
Dusty interior
Minor stains in the seats
Headrest with hair and a Bug ..... not from my house, definately. Set it free at a nearby forest.
Interior door panel was dusty and icky...
Dust galore...
I started to clean the interior first as the body, wheels and engine was still too hot for cleaning.
Summary Interior Cleanup
- Took out all fabric and plastic mat
- Washed them with a PW, scrubed with APC and extracted out
- Plastic Mat dressed with HyperDressing
- Loose dust was blasted with compressed air
- Interior fully vacuumed with various brushes.
- Vinyl was wipedown with APC
- Vents clean with APC, MFs and Qtips.
- Fabric seats - scrubbed with APC and extracted out.
- All Vinyls dressed with M40
- Once the seats were dry - sprayed some M23 on them.
- Interior & Exterior Windows cleaned with Detailer Glass Cleaner Concentrate.
Summary of the exterior cleanup
- Wheels & tires cleaned with APC+, SuperDegreaser and Wheel Brightener (10:1) all via various brushes
- UnderCarriage - APC+ and scrubed with various brushes.
- Power Washed to kickoff loose dirt on body
- Prewash - Foamed with HyperWash
- Door jambs,nooks and etc - clean with APC+ along with various brushes.
- Rinse off with PowerWash
- Washed with 2BM (with GritGuard) with some HyperWash
- Dried with 2 WaterMagnets
- Bed liner, Wheel wells and undercarriage dressed with HyperDressing
- Tires on All Season Dressing
- Body, Windows, Front & Rear screens, wheels - Clayed with Meguiars Blue Clay+Last Touch as lube
When I was done with the claying, found these things all over the car. Quite frustrated as its everywhere...
(compiled at various time during the day)
Took me few hours to clean all these residue off. QD, GooGone , brush and Qtips were used to tackle them. Even on my laziest days, I'll never be this sloppy...
Here are some picts after the washing
Not too bad..
Wash induced swirls....(maybe)
Quite hard to spot the defects in a daylight. Best seen during night time.
End of DAY 1.
DAY 2
Started at 8am.
Continue to go on with Paint Correction
(sorry only took a few shots and the reflections on halogen during daytime - not really ideal) so I only took picture on LED.
Reflections after paint correction
Taken at day time but seems dark in the picture....hmm...
The paint was easy to work with so help alot.
Summary of Paint Correction
- M83 & M80 on defect heavy - 1-2 passes of M83 clean it up
- M80 x 2-3 passes on light defect areas.
- All on Rotary
- Pads - Megs Yellow 6.5 Pads & LC Orange 3.5" for tight areas.
- Rear truck cover unpolished - Paint was too thin.
- M21 2.0 on all paint surface, headlights, rear light cluster, side mirrors and decals on the sides via DA (2 coats)
- Front, side and rear windscreen sealed with RainX (2 coats)
Here are some picts of the afters.
The exterior
No sun. It was cloudy and rained when I finished my work. (again very sorry for the limited no of pictures)
The owner was overjoyed to see the car in a very clean condition. He kept on saying "very good...very good..."
Thanks for viewing.
Comments and suggestions are welcomed.
Tim
ps: For the suprise - heres what i found under the engine bay
EEUUUUUCKKK....... I clean cars but I dont move carcass....
(mods if this violates forum rules, please remove)
Thanks Christian. I dont even dare to touch it. When I finished washing, I pop the hood 
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