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2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee ~ Time for a Pressure Washer
Friend of a customer saw my work on Facebook and wanted to get her Jeep done after a road trip from VA to NM.
We scheduled the day and were Facebook messaging the day before the detail. She asks me if I use equipment that makes noise because her husband works nights and needs to sleep all day. Well, that changed things a bit, but I told her I could still do a decent job.
I worked nights for a year so I was very conscious about being quite. I even filled all the buckets as far away from the house as I could.
This was my first detail where I could have really used a pressure washer. I’ve had other details where I felt a pressure washer would help with wheels/tires, but haven’t wanted one for vehicle paint. My foam gun has been quite adequate for the vehicles I’ve done thus far.
When I arrived the Jeep wasn’t quite as bad as I thought it would be as the customer kept telling me how dirty it was. That stated, it had some caked on/dried dirt from some off roading in New Mexico. The wheel wells wouldn’t have been such a pain if they weren’t felt lined or whatever the material is they use on luxury vehicles.
The wheels/wheel wells/tires took about 90 minutes requiring huge amounts of strong water flow and repeated APC and soft brush scrubbing applications. I worked on the wheels/tires/wheel wells and I let the vehicle soak in a combo of soap and APC. I rinsed with water then sprayed the bottom dirty panels again with APC to further reduce the dirt prior to manual cleaning. I soaked the vehicle in foam and APC twice, which removed the majority of the caked on dirt.
I did a thorough hand wash and used my Nanoskin Medium mitt, which got the paint smooth as glass. I love that color. I had a Honda Accord with a similar Graphite Pearl metallic color.
What’s funny was the customer came out right after I was done drying the Jeep. She was thrilled! Then I told her I didn’t even wax it yet. LOL. I intended to use WGDGPS but rain was likely as it was cloudy and the forecast called for it.
I used Collinite 845 instead and I believe it was a good choice for this application.
Wash – 3D Pink Soap 3D / APC 4:1/ Safe Scrub Bug & Tar Pad / Dry Me a River Towel / Wash Mitts
Wheels / Tires / Wheel Wells – 3D APC 1:4 / Speed Master Wheel Brush /Opti-Bond Tire Gel
Paint – / Nanoskin Medium Mitt / Porter Cable 7424XP / LC Black Flat / Collinite 845
Interior 3D APC 1:10 / RIDGID WD1270 / Lexol Leather Cleaner / Wolfgang Leather Conditioner / CarPro PERL
Glass – Megs D120 Glass Cleaner Concentrate / Waffle Weave Glass Towel
Total Time: 8hrs
Here is her Facebook review:
“I brought lots of New Mexico dirt home on my Jeep. Despite it being a Jeep and having the ability to go off-road, it is a luxury car since it is the Grand Cherokee Summit. Dean spent many hours making it look like the luxury vehicle that it really is. I think it was better than brand new. Really amazing job, Dean. It's worth the cost considering the level of detail he put into it.”
Friend of a customer saw my work on Facebook and wanted to get her Jeep done after a road trip from VA to NM.
We scheduled the day and were Facebook messaging the day before the detail. She asks me if I use equipment that makes noise because her husband works nights and needs to sleep all day. Well, that changed things a bit, but I told her I could still do a decent job.
I worked nights for a year so I was very conscious about being quite. I even filled all the buckets as far away from the house as I could.
This was my first detail where I could have really used a pressure washer. I’ve had other details where I felt a pressure washer would help with wheels/tires, but haven’t wanted one for vehicle paint. My foam gun has been quite adequate for the vehicles I’ve done thus far.
When I arrived the Jeep wasn’t quite as bad as I thought it would be as the customer kept telling me how dirty it was. That stated, it had some caked on/dried dirt from some off roading in New Mexico. The wheel wells wouldn’t have been such a pain if they weren’t felt lined or whatever the material is they use on luxury vehicles.
The wheels/wheel wells/tires took about 90 minutes requiring huge amounts of strong water flow and repeated APC and soft brush scrubbing applications. I worked on the wheels/tires/wheel wells and I let the vehicle soak in a combo of soap and APC. I rinsed with water then sprayed the bottom dirty panels again with APC to further reduce the dirt prior to manual cleaning. I soaked the vehicle in foam and APC twice, which removed the majority of the caked on dirt.
I did a thorough hand wash and used my Nanoskin Medium mitt, which got the paint smooth as glass. I love that color. I had a Honda Accord with a similar Graphite Pearl metallic color.
What’s funny was the customer came out right after I was done drying the Jeep. She was thrilled! Then I told her I didn’t even wax it yet. LOL. I intended to use WGDGPS but rain was likely as it was cloudy and the forecast called for it.
I used Collinite 845 instead and I believe it was a good choice for this application.
Wash – 3D Pink Soap 3D / APC 4:1/ Safe Scrub Bug & Tar Pad / Dry Me a River Towel / Wash Mitts
Wheels / Tires / Wheel Wells – 3D APC 1:4 / Speed Master Wheel Brush /Opti-Bond Tire Gel
Paint – / Nanoskin Medium Mitt / Porter Cable 7424XP / LC Black Flat / Collinite 845
Interior 3D APC 1:10 / RIDGID WD1270 / Lexol Leather Cleaner / Wolfgang Leather Conditioner / CarPro PERL
Glass – Megs D120 Glass Cleaner Concentrate / Waffle Weave Glass Towel
Total Time: 8hrs
Here is her Facebook review:
“I brought lots of New Mexico dirt home on my Jeep. Despite it being a Jeep and having the ability to go off-road, it is a luxury car since it is the Grand Cherokee Summit. Dean spent many hours making it look like the luxury vehicle that it really is. I think it was better than brand new. Really amazing job, Dean. It's worth the cost considering the level of detail he put into it.”
