2008 Mazda 3

Dkblue05

Dkblue05

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Not alot of correction here, my sister bought it almost a year ago. it had like 30 miles and came from the dealership in great condition.

I have washed it and waxed it a few times for her, then she does touchless carwashes in between and air dries it, i tell here to pick up microfibers and dry it but she never has maybe for the better.

I did a dawn wash and dried with QD.
claybar
Collinite 845
Stoners Invisible Glass
Meguires hot tire shine

sorry no befores, it was pretty clean, just dusty.
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Its nice to work with such a clean car, i found a few RIDS and some very fine swirls, those will be for another day.
 
I was told that touchless carwashes are really bad, as they use very harsh chemicals so im not sure that is a good idea :). Car looks nice tho! GJ :cheers:
 
Pyrocite said:
I was told that touchless carwashes are really bad, as they use very harsh chemicals so im not sure that is a good idea :). Car looks nice tho! GJ :cheers:
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Still better for the paint than improper washing and drying techniques and definitely better than car washes that use brushes.

Car looks great.
 
great detail. Thats red alright. sparkling red. Wow...:buffing:
 
That red color is awesome and the car looks great. Nice job.
 
Looks good from here, I really like that Mazda. Nice color too. One advice though, stay away from Dawn. You'd be much better off using Megs Gold Class shampoo.
 
Why stay away from dawn, I only use it when my goal is to strip the lsp, clay and put a new lsp down
 
Dawn has a tendency to dry out the plastics and rubbers, it can be used on few occasionals but is generally not recommended. Save it for the kitchen. If you do use it, it is vital to apply dressing to the trim parts.

After claying (which will remove most if not all of the protection without harming the trim), follow with a paint cleaner and/or polish. After claying and cleaning or polishing you will have removed all of the previous protection safely leaving the car ready for lsp.

Regardless, the car looks great. Good job, the red looks deep and wet.
 
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