Joshs2013MSAltimaSL
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- Dec 10, 2008
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Hi guys! I had some free time this weekend and was able to get my personal car cleaned up. I did a big two step a little while ago so this time it only needed a light polish to bring back the shine. Enjoy the pictures and as always, any comments are welcome! 
I took care of the interior on Friday night. I didn't take any pictures of it because it wasn't that dirty. I shampooed and vacuumed the carpets and mats using 409 carpet cleaner (which is great by the way) and a shop vac. The plastics and vinyl were treated with 303 and the seats received a wipe down of Lexol conditioner. The windows were treated with Stoner's Invisble Glass both inside and out.
My process for the exterior was as follows:
Wheels and tires:
P21S Wheel Gel
Uber Spoke brush
Swissvax-like brush
MF mitt
Optimum Opti-Bond
Wash:
Pre-rinse to remove any loose contaminants
Foamed with Dawn and let sit for about 3-5 minutes
2BM with Pinnacle shampoo
Home Depot grout sponge
Dried with PakShak WW drying towels
Clay:
Mother's yellow clay
ONR as lube
Paint:
Dewalt 849
LC backing plate
LC Blue 5.5" CCS pad
3M Ultrafine Finishing Polish
CG Premium MF
LSP:
Poorboy's World Natty's Blue Paste
Onto the pictures!!
Here are what my wheels looked like before and after the cleaning. They were a mess. I was able to use the Uber spoke brush to reach back into the barrel, but I also followed that up with a scrub down using a MF towel as I'm able to reach my hand all the way to the back.
Here is P21S Gel just dwelling for a little bit:
The Uber spoke brush is probably the nicest wheel brush I've used. Now I haven't used the EZ Detail brush, but for under $10, the Uber is hard to beat.
After:
Here are a few before pictures of just how dirty my car was.
Next up was to rinse and foam the car. For this I used a healthy dose of Dawn and let sit for 3-5 minutes to loosen up as much contaminants as possible.
I then washed using the 2BM with a Home Depot grout sponge and Pinnacle shampoo. I then brought it into the garage to clay with Mother's yellow clay and ONR as lube. Here is what the clay looked like after my hood.
I was planning on doing a two step using M205 as well, but after inspection, I decided that my paint was in amazing condition and two steps wasn't needed. I don't have any during or 50/50 shots because this wasn't a correction detail. I just needed to bring back the gloss that my paint had a few months ago.
I took care of the interior on Friday night. I didn't take any pictures of it because it wasn't that dirty. I shampooed and vacuumed the carpets and mats using 409 carpet cleaner (which is great by the way) and a shop vac. The plastics and vinyl were treated with 303 and the seats received a wipe down of Lexol conditioner. The windows were treated with Stoner's Invisble Glass both inside and out.
My process for the exterior was as follows:
Wheels and tires:
P21S Wheel Gel
Uber Spoke brush
Swissvax-like brush
MF mitt
Optimum Opti-Bond
Wash:
Pre-rinse to remove any loose contaminants
Foamed with Dawn and let sit for about 3-5 minutes
2BM with Pinnacle shampoo
Home Depot grout sponge
Dried with PakShak WW drying towels
Clay:
Mother's yellow clay
ONR as lube
Paint:
Dewalt 849
LC backing plate
LC Blue 5.5" CCS pad
3M Ultrafine Finishing Polish
CG Premium MF
LSP:
Poorboy's World Natty's Blue Paste
Onto the pictures!!
Here are what my wheels looked like before and after the cleaning. They were a mess. I was able to use the Uber spoke brush to reach back into the barrel, but I also followed that up with a scrub down using a MF towel as I'm able to reach my hand all the way to the back.
Here is P21S Gel just dwelling for a little bit:
The Uber spoke brush is probably the nicest wheel brush I've used. Now I haven't used the EZ Detail brush, but for under $10, the Uber is hard to beat.
After:
Here are a few before pictures of just how dirty my car was.
Next up was to rinse and foam the car. For this I used a healthy dose of Dawn and let sit for 3-5 minutes to loosen up as much contaminants as possible.
I then washed using the 2BM with a Home Depot grout sponge and Pinnacle shampoo. I then brought it into the garage to clay with Mother's yellow clay and ONR as lube. Here is what the clay looked like after my hood.
I was planning on doing a two step using M205 as well, but after inspection, I decided that my paint was in amazing condition and two steps wasn't needed. I don't have any during or 50/50 shots because this wasn't a correction detail. I just needed to bring back the gloss that my paint had a few months ago.
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