TuxedoTaurus
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- May 17, 2014
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The owner contacted me about his baby that has been in the parking lot of the apartment complex for a year. The car only had 2,718 miles on it. When I inspected it it had some minor swirls, a couple rids, and heavy water spots. I asked about his care procedure for it. He advised it has only seen the touchless wash down the street, and had only waxed it once.
He was moving back into his house with a garage and wanted this brought back to its glory. I advised on what I could do for the car from a simple wash and wax to a full correction. Based on the budget we agreed on a one step correction and a separate sealant, coat exterior trim, detail engine and clean and seal the interior.
Process:
Engine:Duragloss All Purpose Cleaner (APC) #401 20:1 with light agitation
Clean wheel wells: 303 Marine Citrus Cleaner & Degreaser
Clean tires: Mothers Back to Black Tire Renew, tire cleaner
Clean Wheels: Duragloss All Wheel Cleaner (AWC) #821
Clean/Polish Exhaust tips:Nevr-Dull Wadding Polish
Decon Paint: CarPro Iron X Lemon Scent, auto iron remover and after dwelling for 5 min I applied CarPro Iron X Snow Soap, paint decontamination soap diluted 8:1 in a spray bottle as a pre-soak.
Wash: CarPro Iron X Snow Soap, paint decontamination soap 3oz in 4 Gal with 2 oz of Duragloss All Purpose Cleaner (APC) #401
Clay: Nanoskin Autoscrub Speedy Prep Sponge with Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine: clay lubricant, optimum rinseless wash, no rinse car wash, optimum detailing products as clay lube
Paint/Window Polish: Menzerna Power Finish PO 203, one step polish, swirl remover, finishing polish, car polish, german car polish, menzerna polishing compounds, power with Orange Lake Country 5 1/2 Inch Flat Foam Pad and Cyan 4"pad (After a few test spots the white paddid not correct enough)
Seal Paint: A mix of Duragloss Polish Bonding Agent (PBA) #601 and Duragloss Total Performance Polish (TPP) # 105
Trim Coating: TW Trim coating
Tires/Engine Dressing: Optimum Opti-Bond Tire Gel, Tire gel protectant, OPT Tire Dressing Gel, protect tires, optibond tire gel applied with a paint detail gun
Windows/Nav Screen Cleaner: Mothers Glass Cleaner is a streak-free solution to dirty auto glass windows and windshield. Ammonia-free glass cleaner is safe on car window tinting.
Interior Cleaned: Duragloss All Purpose Cleaner (APC) #401 20:1
Interior Sealed: Wolfgang Cockpit Trim Sealant
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After: (Sorry not many as the client had to leave)
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The client was blown away. He said after seeing this he did not know what clean was, and it did not look that good the day he bought it.
He then asked me about proper care (which was the first time I have not had to approach the client with the info) and said he wanted to keep it like this.
He has also sent 2 more basic wash and wax/interior jobs my way. Just waiting for the rain to pass to get to them.
Any and all feed back is appreciated
Thanks for looking.
Kevin
He was moving back into his house with a garage and wanted this brought back to its glory. I advised on what I could do for the car from a simple wash and wax to a full correction. Based on the budget we agreed on a one step correction and a separate sealant, coat exterior trim, detail engine and clean and seal the interior.
Process:
Engine:Duragloss All Purpose Cleaner (APC) #401 20:1 with light agitation
Clean wheel wells: 303 Marine Citrus Cleaner & Degreaser
Clean tires: Mothers Back to Black Tire Renew, tire cleaner
Clean Wheels: Duragloss All Wheel Cleaner (AWC) #821
Clean/Polish Exhaust tips:Nevr-Dull Wadding Polish
Decon Paint: CarPro Iron X Lemon Scent, auto iron remover and after dwelling for 5 min I applied CarPro Iron X Snow Soap, paint decontamination soap diluted 8:1 in a spray bottle as a pre-soak.
Wash: CarPro Iron X Snow Soap, paint decontamination soap 3oz in 4 Gal with 2 oz of Duragloss All Purpose Cleaner (APC) #401
Clay: Nanoskin Autoscrub Speedy Prep Sponge with Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine: clay lubricant, optimum rinseless wash, no rinse car wash, optimum detailing products as clay lube
Paint/Window Polish: Menzerna Power Finish PO 203, one step polish, swirl remover, finishing polish, car polish, german car polish, menzerna polishing compounds, power with Orange Lake Country 5 1/2 Inch Flat Foam Pad and Cyan 4"pad (After a few test spots the white paddid not correct enough)
Seal Paint: A mix of Duragloss Polish Bonding Agent (PBA) #601 and Duragloss Total Performance Polish (TPP) # 105
Trim Coating: TW Trim coating
Tires/Engine Dressing: Optimum Opti-Bond Tire Gel, Tire gel protectant, OPT Tire Dressing Gel, protect tires, optibond tire gel applied with a paint detail gun
Windows/Nav Screen Cleaner: Mothers Glass Cleaner is a streak-free solution to dirty auto glass windows and windshield. Ammonia-free glass cleaner is safe on car window tinting.
Interior Cleaned: Duragloss All Purpose Cleaner (APC) #401 20:1
Interior Sealed: Wolfgang Cockpit Trim Sealant
Before:
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After: (Sorry not many as the client had to leave)
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The client was blown away. He said after seeing this he did not know what clean was, and it did not look that good the day he bought it.
He then asked me about proper care (which was the first time I have not had to approach the client with the info) and said he wanted to keep it like this.
He has also sent 2 more basic wash and wax/interior jobs my way. Just waiting for the rain to pass to get to them.
Any and all feed back is appreciated
Thanks for looking.
Kevin
