Cleaned up my daughter car

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Cleaned up my daughter car



Well she finally turned 16 today...her driving instructor made it a point to come talk to me after her test to tell me what a good driver she is. Proud dad moment!

We got her a 2001 Jetta with 155k miles that had some pretty tore up paint, among other things...plastidipped wheels, limo tint and other stuff..

I’ve been wanting to try Griots correcting creams for awhile so why not experiment with her car? Using my new G15 and G8, Boss thin orange pads and the correcting cream I was blown away!!!! Zero dust, wiped off like a final polish, and only one hit was needed to get these results. Topped with Zymols Atomic Graphene shield, mainly to watch how it lasts with a more realistic owner.



When we first got it, check out those marring marks!!!!







Decon wash, mechanical and chemical using Iron X, clay mitt, with Tug wheel cleaner.












You better believe I had her helping!!!






Tape her up!!!!






Big marks needing fixing








little 50/50






ONE HIT!







All done









I will definitely be buying some more Griots polishes after this!!! I’ve been a long time user of clear cut and menzerna F400, but the dust from them was aggravating.


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WOW, what a transformation. Excellent work using a simple approach. I'm adding the VW J to my list of cars to pick up.

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Looks great. By one hit do you mean you only did 1 pass?
 
Welcome to the Griot's BOSS creams fan club! They really are among the best abrasive technologies available today.

Would that be your daughter getting into the process? If so, nice of her to help ol' Dad. :)
 
Nice work and great results! She should be proud to drive that!
 
wow....awesome job there..!

Griots IS good stuff!

Tom
 
I love details on “everyday” cars. It seriously looks new now. The wheels look much better being bright silver. The paint looks wild, like it’s cherry candy dipped. Great job getting your daughter involved too.
 
PaulMys said:
Welcome to the Griot's BOSS creams fan club! They really are among the best abrasive technologies available today.

Would that be your daughter getting into the process? If so, nice of her to help ol' Dad. :)
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She helped with the wash part, I did the correction while she was at school. When she came home her face was priceless.
 
The car looks great! Really jealous you can wash your car in your garage.
 
2wookies said:
I will definitely be buying some more Griots polishes after this!!!

I’ve been a long time user of clear cut and menzerna F400, but the dust from them was aggravating.
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I always tell people - the Griot's BOSS Creams are the BOMB!

Top notch abrasive technology. Low to zero dusting. Infiniti working time. Easy wipe-off. Professional results.


I've shared some of the chemistry in some of the LIVE Detailing Class videos we've made this year.


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Looks fantastic!

Really awesome she was in on the process - helps give her a feel for what goes into making a car look THAT GREAT, and helps her have pride in it. I think that goes a long way towards helping have a connection to the car and taking care of it instead of just treating it like an appliance.

And I'm with Desertnate - I'm also jealous you can do the whole thing in the garage. :D

Also, Love me a VR6. :D
 
Really impressed on two facts, you did a great job and her assistance is impressive. Hope you give her the 'keep it clean' bug so that your work gets easier with another family car.

I too am quite impressed with the GG BOSS lineup of products. Top quality!
 
Forgot about this one, last weekend I removed the clear bra...it was orange and cracked EVERYWHERE!!! Absolute nightmare that took close to 5 hours with a steamer, plastic razor blades and a 3m adhesive wheel.

Wish I’d gotten a proper before but you get the idea. The entire bra was like this.
34AC81A1-5735-4719-90EC-319377F636FE by John Wilkinson, on Flickr

Because it was cracked it came off in little pieces
CBF7FE40-0A29-443C-B09C-5918C19B40A8 by John Wilkinson, on Flickr

856B981F-3A1B-4603-95BF-7E3D3014A8AF by John Wilkinson, on Flickr

7495DBEC-BDD5-44C1-B5E2-886F2ADEA16A by John Wilkinson, on Flickr

A4EE3A8B-D426-45E4-815C-1981B2A13414 by John Wilkinson, on Flickr
 
Holy Hannah on the clear bra!

At least it did it's job abrasion wise - front of the hood still looks good! Did you end up with a line from UV exposure at all?

Good reminder for the rest of us to get aged PPF off before it's a (even more of a) nightmare to deal with!
 
2wookies said:
The absolute faintest of lines, you gotta really look for it. We got lucky.
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The two pictures of the before and after are incredible and award worthy. Excellent job once again.

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Wow....!

I had to pull off PPF from a " Steve McQueen" Mustang. Royal pain. Even the PPF people refused to remove!

Took forever! Never again...

Tom
 
TMQ said:
Wow....!

I had to pull off PPF from a " Steve McQueen" Mustang. Royal pain. Even the PPF people refused to remove!

Took forever! Never again...

Tom
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Sounds like we need a new product @Mike Phillips

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