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Perhaps just a little early for a winter prep of this metallic blue, 2000 93,000 mile Cadillac, but better now then in the snow. I had done this car before and was familiar with the hardness of the clear coat and knew it would be a good candidate for the Micro Fiber Dual Action Correction System.
The car was mildly swirled, but had numerous scratches (snow removal brush?) and the beloved "golfers" scratches. You know the ones from leaning golf bags on the bumper and trunk and watching them slide to the ground.
Products:
Super Soap
Deep Crystal Soap
APC+
Professional Mild Blue Clay
Last Touch 1:1 Lube
All Metal Polish
Endurance Liquid
MFDA #300 Correction Compound
M105 Ultra-Cut Compound
MFDA #301 Finishing Wax
Ultimate Wax - Liquid
Glass Concentrate
M40 Rubber and Vinyl Protectant
Quik Interior Detailer
Process:
Sprayed front of car with APC+ to start the bug removal
Sprayed tires and rims with APC+ and brush washed using Deep Crystal Soap
High pressure rinsed entire car
Hand washed car with Super Soap
High pressure rinsed
Hand washed car with Super Soap
High pressure rinsed
Dried with Absorber, Water Magnet and leaf blower
Clayed car and all glass
Taped off logos and badges
Using a generic foam cone attached to drill and used All Metal Polish on rims
Using mini-buffer with conical brush worked AMP into corners and around valve stems on rims.
End of day one
Dressed tires with Endurance
Started in with #300 and had to work it pretty hard on the horizontal surfaces. Some of the scratches weren't playing fair and decided to hang around after I tried beating them up with multiple passes of #300. So I went full guns and grabbed a bottle of M105 and a stiff, 4" Lake Country pad. The mere sight of the M105 bottle sent many of the scratches off to never-never land. The rear center stop light was scratched too, so I taped off the surrounding paint. On the red plastic I started with M105, I followed up with #300 on a 3" MF pad and then #301 on the 3" finishing pad. Then I taped off the plastic and went to work on the paint. I then re-did the entire trunk with #300 to remove any trace of M105.
The #300 left minor hazing and a couple of runs of #301 took it out, the first rather forceful and the second a little lighter and slower DA speed. Next I grabbed a soft, black, 4" Lake Country pad and applied, removed, applied, removed Ultimate Liquid Wax in 3-5 minutes cycles.
End of day two.
This morning I wiped off excess Endurance from the tires and some runs on the rims and then waxed the rims with Ultimate Wax. Usually use Ultimate Quik Wax for this but didn't have any available. Using another soft, black Lake Country pad on a PC I waxed the car again using Ultimate Wax.
After finishing the final wax, I started cleaning glass, cleaning and waxing the door jambs, polishing the exhaust tips and coating the wiper cowl with M40 Protectant. Although I don't do interiors, I wiped down the doors and scuff plates with Quik Interior Detailer.
Wrapped things up and headed home to ask my wife to clean the front and rear interior windshield glass. Finished photographs and took the car to owner's home for inspection.
End of day three.
This looks like industrial fallout to me. I pitched the clay when done with this car.
These photos of the rims is AFTER washing.
Scratches on the trunk lid.
Scratches on rear trunk mounted stop light and scratches on paint surface.
Door handle area scratches.
Lightly etched water spots, bird poop or tree sap??
Rims polished and waxed
Purchased more as a toy this mini-buffer works when my fingers don't.
The mini-buffer comes with multiple heads. This is a conical shaped brush. The mini-buffer does not
rotate, it oscillates perhaps vibrates is a better description.
Car done and ready for delivery to owner.
Scratches on stop light and trunk lid - gone.
Etchings, scratches and swirls - gone.
Door handle area scratches - gone.
Reflections of Ultimate Wax.
Trusted assistant or is she the boss? Preparing to clean glass. Fall colors just beginning to show in reflections.
Trunk reflections. Leaves gone on one tree, can winter be far behind?
Thanks for stopping by.
The car was mildly swirled, but had numerous scratches (snow removal brush?) and the beloved "golfers" scratches. You know the ones from leaning golf bags on the bumper and trunk and watching them slide to the ground.
Products:
Super Soap
Deep Crystal Soap
APC+
Professional Mild Blue Clay
Last Touch 1:1 Lube
All Metal Polish
Endurance Liquid
MFDA #300 Correction Compound
M105 Ultra-Cut Compound
MFDA #301 Finishing Wax
Ultimate Wax - Liquid
Glass Concentrate
M40 Rubber and Vinyl Protectant
Quik Interior Detailer
Process:
Sprayed front of car with APC+ to start the bug removal
Sprayed tires and rims with APC+ and brush washed using Deep Crystal Soap
High pressure rinsed entire car
Hand washed car with Super Soap
High pressure rinsed
Hand washed car with Super Soap
High pressure rinsed
Dried with Absorber, Water Magnet and leaf blower
Clayed car and all glass
Taped off logos and badges
Using a generic foam cone attached to drill and used All Metal Polish on rims
Using mini-buffer with conical brush worked AMP into corners and around valve stems on rims.
End of day one
Dressed tires with Endurance
Started in with #300 and had to work it pretty hard on the horizontal surfaces. Some of the scratches weren't playing fair and decided to hang around after I tried beating them up with multiple passes of #300. So I went full guns and grabbed a bottle of M105 and a stiff, 4" Lake Country pad. The mere sight of the M105 bottle sent many of the scratches off to never-never land. The rear center stop light was scratched too, so I taped off the surrounding paint. On the red plastic I started with M105, I followed up with #300 on a 3" MF pad and then #301 on the 3" finishing pad. Then I taped off the plastic and went to work on the paint. I then re-did the entire trunk with #300 to remove any trace of M105.
The #300 left minor hazing and a couple of runs of #301 took it out, the first rather forceful and the second a little lighter and slower DA speed. Next I grabbed a soft, black, 4" Lake Country pad and applied, removed, applied, removed Ultimate Liquid Wax in 3-5 minutes cycles.
End of day two.
This morning I wiped off excess Endurance from the tires and some runs on the rims and then waxed the rims with Ultimate Wax. Usually use Ultimate Quik Wax for this but didn't have any available. Using another soft, black Lake Country pad on a PC I waxed the car again using Ultimate Wax.
After finishing the final wax, I started cleaning glass, cleaning and waxing the door jambs, polishing the exhaust tips and coating the wiper cowl with M40 Protectant. Although I don't do interiors, I wiped down the doors and scuff plates with Quik Interior Detailer.
Wrapped things up and headed home to ask my wife to clean the front and rear interior windshield glass. Finished photographs and took the car to owner's home for inspection.
End of day three.
This looks like industrial fallout to me. I pitched the clay when done with this car.
These photos of the rims is AFTER washing.
Scratches on the trunk lid.
Scratches on rear trunk mounted stop light and scratches on paint surface.
Door handle area scratches.
Lightly etched water spots, bird poop or tree sap??
Rims polished and waxed
Purchased more as a toy this mini-buffer works when my fingers don't.
The mini-buffer comes with multiple heads. This is a conical shaped brush. The mini-buffer does not
rotate, it oscillates perhaps vibrates is a better description.
Car done and ready for delivery to owner.
Scratches on stop light and trunk lid - gone.
Etchings, scratches and swirls - gone.
Door handle area scratches - gone.
Reflections of Ultimate Wax.
Trusted assistant or is she the boss? Preparing to clean glass. Fall colors just beginning to show in reflections.
Trunk reflections. Leaves gone on one tree, can winter be far behind?
Thanks for stopping by.
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