1997 Infiniti QX4; 2008 Cadillac SRX AWD

[SuburbanGuy20]

Detail #1: 1997 Infiniti QX4 (For Sale)

This is a one owner SUV with VERY low miles. It's 13 years old, so yes it's not perfect, but the owner wanted it throughly cleaned out before she put it up for sale. It has 84K original miles on the 3.3L Nissan-built 3300 series V6. It's been garaged it's whole life and has no mechanical problems whatsoever.

Exterior
-Wash with GC Car Wash (2 bucket method)
-Clay Bar w/ UQD as lube
-1 round UC w/ MF applicator
-2 thin coats NXT Tech Wax 2.0
-Eagle One 20/20 Glass Cleaner

Interior
-Supreme Shine Hi-Gloss spray on dash and console
-GC Rich Leather Cleaner/ Conditioner (spray)
-Carpets destained w/ Tuff Stuff and interior brush
-Vacuum w/ shop vac

Rims and Tires
-Hot Rims AWC for rims
**She asked for no tire gel due to bad past experiences**

I hosed down the engine for a quick clean, covering all necessary parts that aren't supposed to get wet

I didn't get any before shots, so enjoy the afters:























































Detail #2: 2008 Cadillac SRX AWD V8

This SRX is the reason for the QX4 being up for sale. The new owner bought it for, essentially half the price of what it was bought for brand new, which (in 2008) was over $60K!! It has only 4820 miles on it, and was previously owned by an 80 year old woman who had an XLR as her other car. It's custom ordered with just about every package available, including the sport pkg, which includes the color matched grill, front, side and rear fascias, and panoramic sunroof. So in one word, it's LOADED!! It also has the famous Cadillac Northstar 4.2L V8 as it's powertrain, instead of the normal 3.6L Fuel Injected V6. The new owner just wanted a touch up on it, since it was a tiny bit dirty.

Exterior
Full Pressure Wash
Wash w/ GC Car Wash
Dry w/ waffle weave towels
1 coat Deep Crystal Polish
2 thin coats NXT Tech Wax 2.0
Eagle One 20/20 Glass Cleaner

Interior
GC Rich Leather Cleaner/ Conditioner (spray)
Vacuum w/ shop vac
Pet hair removed w/ interior brush

Rims
Hot Rims AWC
**Again no tire shine requested**

Engine was hosed down and then wiped w/ Quik Detailer just to give it a shine

Here's the after pics:





























Enjoy the photos everyone, and possibly look forward to another write up on the owner's husband's black 2006 Avalanche that I will going back to detail later on.

Take Care,
Bobby Johnson
Owner/ Founder: Carchitects Auto Detail

[Ravi_1992]

Re: 1997 Infiniti QX4; 2008 Cadillac SRX AWD

Good job on both That caddy has some crazy looking keys

[Shawn T.]

Re: 1997 Infiniti QX4; 2008 Cadillac SRX AWD

Great job on both cars!

I do have one problem though. UQD should not be used as a clay lube as it is too slick to be effective.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: 1997 Infiniti QX4; 2008 Cadillac SRX AWD

Both vehicles look great. Way to go.

[Chris Thompson]

Re: 1997 Infiniti QX4; 2008 Cadillac SRX AWD

Both cars look great. I am a big Nissan fan so naturally, I like Infinity's also. They both look excellent. I love the red that Cadillac has been using these last couple of years. It just pops and once it's polished out, it really looks great.

[SuburbanGuy20]

Re: 1997 Infiniti QX4; 2008 Cadillac SRX AWD

Great job on both cars!

I do have one problem though. UQD should not be used as a clay lube as it is too slick to be effective.

That's a typo. I only used QD not UQD. I didn't think it would work, so I just went with the original formula.