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2008 Honda Accord, 13k on the clock.
Exterior was in pretty good shape , interior wasnt though, the owner spilled hand lotion on the carpet and left a lot of makeup residue everywhere
Interior got the full treatment, just a wash and seal on the exterior. Was able to get some nice correction with #66 while I was at it though, soft Honda paint was taken into account as well. More on that later.
The sun was beating too hard to get during shots of the wash, I managed to get one though. Washing a black vehicle when its over 80 degress out is a real PITA. Didnt want the paint to dry.
Washed the wheels, tires, and wells with All Purpose Cleaner and various brushes.
The entire car was washed with Shampoo Plus and Body Solvent where needed.
Vacummed the trunk and wiped the jambs down:
All Interior surfaces were cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner, cotton towels, and a toothbrush where needed, then dressed with Quik Interior Detailer. Leather was dressed with Gold Class Rich Leather Spray .
The carpets were cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner Plus and a brush dipped in hot water. Then extracted with water, cotton towels, and a shop vac. They were dry brushed and vac'd before hand in case you were wondering.
The door jambs were wiped clean with Last Touch Spray Detailer
Heres where that hand lotion was, came out nice. It was just really stiff before:
Floormats were cleaned and extracted the same way, but put out in the sun to dry faster.
Not sure what was on the steering wheel, must have been makeup or something. Scrubbed it off with toothbrush since the wheel is textured.
The exterior was lightly clayed, and an application of #66 - Quick Detailer (Cleaner/Wax) via PC at speed 5 removed the light swirls and toweling marks that were on the car. I went around the car with a W8207 pad with this step. I worked the #66 in very well and did not just spread it out over the surface.
Mike Stoops has had a few soft Hondas in the Meguiars Garage and claimed they were really fussy and needed to be finished out correctly. Simply using more aggressive products such as M105 or UC hazed the paint and required something light such as M66 or SwirlX. I wanted to be 110% sure that this black Honda had no hazing of any sort. This one had to be done right since there was no time to go back over the paint with anything again. So I then decided to apply #20 - Polymer Sealant with my PC at speed 3 using two W9207 pads. I just glided the PC over the surface and used the #20 for its durable protection and its light cleaning ability.
Tires and fenderwells were dressed with All Season Dressing, glass was cleaned with Glass Cleaner Concentrate 10:1. The wheels were sealed with #135 - Synthetic Spray Detailer
The paint looked liquid wet in the sun. Too bad the sun just popped in and out at certaint times.
2004 Ford F-250, 64k on the clock. Was pretty dirty and needed to be freshened up a bit. The owner was paying for five hours of my best work. I just got done as much as I could.
Wash wheels, tires, and wheelwells with Deep Crystal Car Wash, Wheel Brightener, Super Degreaser, and various brushes.
Note the amount of dirt bleeding out of the tire before it was even agitated, ADS foaming sprayer was used as well.
The truck was washed with Shampoo Plus and Body Solvent where needed.
The exterior was lightly clayed, then one stepped with #66 - Quick Detailer (Cleaner/Wax) via my PC at speed 5. I went through several W8207 pads since two of them turned a little black. Pulled a lot of dirty paint from the finish I guess. Tires and fenderwells as well as the trim were dressed with All Season Dressing, glass was cleaned with Glass Cleaner Concentrate at 10:1, the wheels were wiped down with it as well.
The interior was vacummed, dry brushed, then vacummed then spot treated. The rubber mats were cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner a tire brush and an old wash mitt. Interior was cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner and dressed with Quik Interior Detailer
Exterior was in pretty good shape , interior wasnt though, the owner spilled hand lotion on the carpet and left a lot of makeup residue everywhere
Interior got the full treatment, just a wash and seal on the exterior. Was able to get some nice correction with #66 while I was at it though, soft Honda paint was taken into account as well. More on that later.
The sun was beating too hard to get during shots of the wash, I managed to get one though. Washing a black vehicle when its over 80 degress out is a real PITA. Didnt want the paint to dry.
Washed the wheels, tires, and wells with All Purpose Cleaner and various brushes.
The entire car was washed with Shampoo Plus and Body Solvent where needed.
Vacummed the trunk and wiped the jambs down:
All Interior surfaces were cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner, cotton towels, and a toothbrush where needed, then dressed with Quik Interior Detailer. Leather was dressed with Gold Class Rich Leather Spray .
The carpets were cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner Plus and a brush dipped in hot water. Then extracted with water, cotton towels, and a shop vac. They were dry brushed and vac'd before hand in case you were wondering.
The door jambs were wiped clean with Last Touch Spray Detailer
Heres where that hand lotion was, came out nice. It was just really stiff before:
Floormats were cleaned and extracted the same way, but put out in the sun to dry faster.
Not sure what was on the steering wheel, must have been makeup or something. Scrubbed it off with toothbrush since the wheel is textured.
The exterior was lightly clayed, and an application of #66 - Quick Detailer (Cleaner/Wax) via PC at speed 5 removed the light swirls and toweling marks that were on the car. I went around the car with a W8207 pad with this step. I worked the #66 in very well and did not just spread it out over the surface.
Mike Stoops has had a few soft Hondas in the Meguiars Garage and claimed they were really fussy and needed to be finished out correctly. Simply using more aggressive products such as M105 or UC hazed the paint and required something light such as M66 or SwirlX. I wanted to be 110% sure that this black Honda had no hazing of any sort. This one had to be done right since there was no time to go back over the paint with anything again. So I then decided to apply #20 - Polymer Sealant with my PC at speed 3 using two W9207 pads. I just glided the PC over the surface and used the #20 for its durable protection and its light cleaning ability.
Tires and fenderwells were dressed with All Season Dressing, glass was cleaned with Glass Cleaner Concentrate 10:1. The wheels were sealed with #135 - Synthetic Spray Detailer
The paint looked liquid wet in the sun. Too bad the sun just popped in and out at certaint times.
2004 Ford F-250, 64k on the clock. Was pretty dirty and needed to be freshened up a bit. The owner was paying for five hours of my best work. I just got done as much as I could.
Wash wheels, tires, and wheelwells with Deep Crystal Car Wash, Wheel Brightener, Super Degreaser, and various brushes.
Note the amount of dirt bleeding out of the tire before it was even agitated, ADS foaming sprayer was used as well.
The truck was washed with Shampoo Plus and Body Solvent where needed.
The exterior was lightly clayed, then one stepped with #66 - Quick Detailer (Cleaner/Wax) via my PC at speed 5. I went through several W8207 pads since two of them turned a little black. Pulled a lot of dirty paint from the finish I guess. Tires and fenderwells as well as the trim were dressed with All Season Dressing, glass was cleaned with Glass Cleaner Concentrate at 10:1, the wheels were wiped down with it as well.
The interior was vacummed, dry brushed, then vacummed then spot treated. The rubber mats were cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner a tire brush and an old wash mitt. Interior was cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner and dressed with Quik Interior Detailer
I'm liking that F250 too. That very last pic is sweet.
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