Recent content by BrightonRT

What products are you going to be using? I'll be interested to see how the test spot goes... I don't want to give away a future Chronicles post but the process I ended up with was quite a bit different than what I thought going in.

Why don't I live closer, I could've brought the Pearl and we could've done 2 at once. At least I'll get to see how my paint is supposed to look.

I used two different diluted products in this write up. I used CG Lightning Fast at 20:1, which is 20 parts water to one part cleaning concentrate. This was my first time using this product so I used it exactly as the instructions on the bottle stated. Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner (APC) is...

303 works well on trim and seals, I've never tried it in tires. I currently use Meguiar's Ultimate Black on trim and Blackfire Total Eclipse Gel on tires and love the look. If you're looking for something that does both, I have heard CarPro's PERL recommended a lot here but I have no personal...

I highlighted in bold the best part of a long post of good advice. Do a test spot. Start with the least aggressive method and work your way up until you find something that works.You may find that all you need is 205 on a tangerine pad, you may find you need 105 on a cutting pad, followed by 205...

To those that have enjoyed the series thus far I want to thank you for the replies, suggestions, and kind words. The project will be slowed for the next few weeks as last night my wife and I were blessed to welcome our first child, a beautiful baby boy, to our family. Once things settle down I...

Thanks for the kind words everyone! I'm glad everyone's enjoying it, it's great motivation to keep the project going.

There's a myth that has been carried on the Internet that the use of Armor All had caused cracking on the dash of some older cars. I believe that was confirmed to be false. The other reason is that, in general Armor All tends to be glossier than a lot of other dressings and on a lot of surfaces...

Thanks! I know that vacuuming and cleaning the interior isn't as much fun to most people as polishing paint so I'm trying to keep it light hearted. I do have a confession to make. The bold face alter ego and writing style are very heavily influenced by a blog I read regularly. If anyone is a...

Thanks for the tip. Hadn't thought of it before. I'm lucky on this car since the battery is in the trunk, but I'll keep that in mind for my other vehicles and anytime I do this in the future.

Yeah I couldn't believe it either. I had to double check both AG and CG's websites to convince myself before using it.

Previously on Chronicles of An Amateur Detailer... http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-university/53385-chronicles-amateur-detailer-project.html http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-university/53462-coaad-introducing-patient-1-let-s-talk-about-order.html...

Re: COAAD: What Lies Beneath... I am actually planning on removing them. It will make it easier for photographing the work and I am going to need the access to the wheel wells. I probably should've made that clearer...

I just used this for the first time in my previous write up here: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-university/53605-chronicles-amateur-detailer-suck-up-carpets-upholstery.html I wanted to post a few follow up pictures. All I can say is WOW. This stuff did an awesome job...