richy
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- Mar 27, 2007
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I was really looking forward to doing this 2011 Cherokee. It is only about 7 or so months old and was going to get Opti Guard coating put on it. Plus the vehicle is pure white, so you know decontamination was going to be a factor. The exciting thing about this is that I wanted a product with the kind of cleaning power of DG 501, but I can't use that as it has polymer sealant in it. So, I was very lucky to be on the receiving end of an experimental paint cleaner product. There are absolutely no plans to bring this to market yet so please don't ask about that. However, for a product to clean paint and leave it squeaky clean so it can be topped with a coating: it's a winner!
First up, here's the vehicle as it arrived. There were the usual brown spots on it that show up on white, even with it being so young. The wash/decon/clay steps took almost 3 hours on it. First up was bug removal.
There was one chip that screamed out for filling as well as a few marks that cut into the paint on the back liftgate:
As you can see, the interior of this one was going to need some work as well.
First up after bug removal (done with DG bug remover and Pinnacle bug sponge) was the wheels/tires/barrels/wells.
The wheels were cleaned with Zep Citrus.
The barrels were first treated with Tarminator as there was a lot of tar buildup in there and then were cleaned with ZC.
The tires were cleaned with Zep Purple.
The wells were cleaned with ZC.
The car was then power washed and I washed it with IronX soap gel on a grout sponge. I was surprised I didn't see more purple and the gel did not do a great job on the brown spots either. Claying was not going to be optional. That was followed up with a foaming of DG 901 and a wash with 901/Dawn. No wax was left after these stages. It was brought inside wet to clay. I used yellow Riccardo to clay it. The brown spots took some effort to remove. The glass was also clayed.
Now the part I was looking forward to. Here is what I was waiting to use:
I used it with a DA and a white LCC pad at first and then tried it with a green B & S pad. The green pad is softer and did just as good a job as the white so I stuck with that. The product was worked in at 5 and I experimented with different working times and removal times. It seems very versatile. It wipes off quite easily. The pad did not get dirty, but the car was new enough I wasn't expecting a lot. It sure did make the white "pop" however! It also worked well on glass and I also did it by hand on the chrome and it really made that jump as well. I really, really like this stuff!! After this stage, the paint was wiped down with Eraser just to make sure I didn't leave any residue at all.
The wheels were hand polished with M105 and a mf and wiped down with Eraser and then sealed with OG. The tires were treated with DP gel. The wells were sprayed with DG tire gloss.
The paint, chrome and all exterior glass were treated to OG. It was allowed to cure several hours.
The interior was vacuumed and the driver's mat was steam cleaned. It was bad where you rest your heel. It came up well though. The leather and plastic were cleaned with OPC at 3:1 and my Auto Glym Interior pad. The front seats were treated to UIGP and the rest of the leather and plastic were treated with PERL. Glass was cleaned with Zep.
The following day the car was wiped down with FK425. I have never tried this over OG before...BUT IT ROCKS! Very slick as it is over regular paint.
The exterior trim was treated to UTTG.
First up, here's the vehicle as it arrived. There were the usual brown spots on it that show up on white, even with it being so young. The wash/decon/clay steps took almost 3 hours on it. First up was bug removal.
There was one chip that screamed out for filling as well as a few marks that cut into the paint on the back liftgate:
As you can see, the interior of this one was going to need some work as well.
First up after bug removal (done with DG bug remover and Pinnacle bug sponge) was the wheels/tires/barrels/wells.
The wheels were cleaned with Zep Citrus.
The barrels were first treated with Tarminator as there was a lot of tar buildup in there and then were cleaned with ZC.
The tires were cleaned with Zep Purple.
The wells were cleaned with ZC.
The car was then power washed and I washed it with IronX soap gel on a grout sponge. I was surprised I didn't see more purple and the gel did not do a great job on the brown spots either. Claying was not going to be optional. That was followed up with a foaming of DG 901 and a wash with 901/Dawn. No wax was left after these stages. It was brought inside wet to clay. I used yellow Riccardo to clay it. The brown spots took some effort to remove. The glass was also clayed.
Now the part I was looking forward to. Here is what I was waiting to use:
I used it with a DA and a white LCC pad at first and then tried it with a green B & S pad. The green pad is softer and did just as good a job as the white so I stuck with that. The product was worked in at 5 and I experimented with different working times and removal times. It seems very versatile. It wipes off quite easily. The pad did not get dirty, but the car was new enough I wasn't expecting a lot. It sure did make the white "pop" however! It also worked well on glass and I also did it by hand on the chrome and it really made that jump as well. I really, really like this stuff!! After this stage, the paint was wiped down with Eraser just to make sure I didn't leave any residue at all.
The wheels were hand polished with M105 and a mf and wiped down with Eraser and then sealed with OG. The tires were treated with DP gel. The wells were sprayed with DG tire gloss.
The paint, chrome and all exterior glass were treated to OG. It was allowed to cure several hours.
The interior was vacuumed and the driver's mat was steam cleaned. It was bad where you rest your heel. It came up well though. The leather and plastic were cleaned with OPC at 3:1 and my Auto Glym Interior pad. The front seats were treated to UIGP and the rest of the leather and plastic were treated with PERL. Glass was cleaned with Zep.
The following day the car was wiped down with FK425. I have never tried this over OG before...BUT IT ROCKS! Very slick as it is over regular paint.
The exterior trim was treated to UTTG.
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