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This weekend I worked on a Cadillac that was in need of claying and wax to clean her up which was fairly an easy one. Upon arrival I inspected the car and being that it was a pearl white color it was tough to see any swirls at first glance out in the sun. Under controlled light I was able to see the paint and to my surprise very little swirls.
Process:
Wash
Clay
M105 and M205 on a few spots with rotory that had minor scuffs. Wetsanded an area that had a scratch
Topped with NXT 2.0
Hyper dressing on the tires
Time: 5 hrs
I'll do a before and an immediate after on some pics to see the difference a little better. It was tough to capture defects on this color paint.
After
Looks like there was a bit too much tire dressing before.
After the wash the paint was a bit gritty.
There was a scuff on the passenger side rear bumber.
Cleaned up with M205 on a W-8006 pad
Door handle area had the typical nail scratches which were removed with M105
After
Trunk area was brushed using a med-hard bristled brush then vaccumed.
Door jambs and trunk jambs were cleaned and Klasse AIO applied
Muffler tips cleaned with NXT polish.
Interior was then cleaned up starting with the pedals
The leather seats were a bit dirty.
Here is a 50/50 of the driver side seat.
Wheels were cleaned with P21s tires and wheel wells were dressed with Hyper Dressing
NXT 2.0 removed
One of the last things I do is clean the glass. The previous detailer or car wash had left the windows streaked so I made sure to go over the windows a few times to ensure no streaks were left behind. The owner came out to ensure all was to their satisfaction. Used Meguiars glass cleaner from the Detailer line. Yours truly
and the final
Before
after
Thanks for viewing.
Process:
Wash
Clay
M105 and M205 on a few spots with rotory that had minor scuffs. Wetsanded an area that had a scratch
Topped with NXT 2.0
Hyper dressing on the tires
Time: 5 hrs
I'll do a before and an immediate after on some pics to see the difference a little better. It was tough to capture defects on this color paint.
After
Looks like there was a bit too much tire dressing before.
After the wash the paint was a bit gritty.
There was a scuff on the passenger side rear bumber.
Cleaned up with M205 on a W-8006 pad
Door handle area had the typical nail scratches which were removed with M105
After
Trunk area was brushed using a med-hard bristled brush then vaccumed.
Door jambs and trunk jambs were cleaned and Klasse AIO applied
Muffler tips cleaned with NXT polish.
Interior was then cleaned up starting with the pedals
The leather seats were a bit dirty.
Here is a 50/50 of the driver side seat.
Wheels were cleaned with P21s tires and wheel wells were dressed with Hyper Dressing
NXT 2.0 removed
One of the last things I do is clean the glass. The previous detailer or car wash had left the windows streaked so I made sure to go over the windows a few times to ensure no streaks were left behind. The owner came out to ensure all was to their satisfaction. Used Meguiars glass cleaner from the Detailer line. Yours truly
and the final
Before
after
Thanks for viewing.
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