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I used part of my vacation to beautify the wonderful Alfa 159 in a very deep black color. The interior has been thoroughly vacuumed and cleaned, seats covered with a beautiful red leather cleaned and protected and all plastic parts refreshed. From the outside, after a thorough washing and claying, I did a two phased paint correction to make the car almost perfect (I left a few larger scratches whose removal was too risky). Paint on the car gave me a lot of problems and require experiments and changes in techniques and products, as some elements were painted, each different, for example, the hood was covered with a super-hard coating, and the left passenger door super-soft. At the end I secured using appropriate products all paint, glass, plastic, chrome and rubber elements.
Cleaning and restoration of the interior:
George dry vacuum cleaner
Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner (1:10)
Chemical Guys Pure Leather Cleaner + Pure Leather Conditioner
Chemical Guys Fabric Clean (1:18)
Poorboy's Natural Look
Chemical Guys InnerCLEAN
Meguiar's Glass Cleaner Concentrate (1:10)
Cleaning the outside:
Chemical Guys Sticky Gel Citrus Wheel & Rim Cleaner Gel (1:3)
Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner (1:4, 1:10)
Valet Pro Citrus Pre Wash (1:6)
Chemical Guys Bug Bugger and Tar Remover (as a shampoo)
Meguiar's Body Solvent
CarPro IronX (distributed with a sponge throughout the car)
Chemical Guys Clay block
Dodo Juice Born Slippy Concentrate (1:5 as clay lube)
Chemical Guys Honeydew Snow Foam Cleanser
Meguiar's Glass Cleaner Concentrate (1:10)
Polishing:
CarPro Eraser
Menzerna FG400
Meguiar's DA Microfiber Correction Compound (D300)
Menzerna SF4000
Meguiar's #205
Dodo Juice Lime Prime
Meguiar's DA Microfiber Cutting Discs 5"
Chemical Guys HexLogic orange, white, blue, black pads 5,5"
Rupes LHR15 (various speeds, many passes, no or light pressure)
Chemical Guys Metal Shine Extreme Polish & Protection
Protection:
Menzerna Power Lock Sealant (paint, by hand)
Chemical Guys Jetseal 109 (lights, windows, wheels)
Auto Finesse Revive (plastics and rubber)
Meguiar's High Gloss Tyre Gel (tires)
While working on the paint:
[video=youtube_share;1ws-W2ckeyY&hd=1"]Alfa Romeo 159 - the result of two-step paint correction - YouTube[/video]
During the work...
...and the final result:
[video=youtube_share;7EQs3B0daig&hd=1"]Alfa Romeo 159 at Auto Spa - YouTube[/video]
Best regards
I used part of my vacation to beautify the wonderful Alfa 159 in a very deep black color. The interior has been thoroughly vacuumed and cleaned, seats covered with a beautiful red leather cleaned and protected and all plastic parts refreshed. From the outside, after a thorough washing and claying, I did a two phased paint correction to make the car almost perfect (I left a few larger scratches whose removal was too risky). Paint on the car gave me a lot of problems and require experiments and changes in techniques and products, as some elements were painted, each different, for example, the hood was covered with a super-hard coating, and the left passenger door super-soft. At the end I secured using appropriate products all paint, glass, plastic, chrome and rubber elements.
Cleaning and restoration of the interior:
George dry vacuum cleaner
Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner (1:10)
Chemical Guys Pure Leather Cleaner + Pure Leather Conditioner
Chemical Guys Fabric Clean (1:18)
Poorboy's Natural Look
Chemical Guys InnerCLEAN
Meguiar's Glass Cleaner Concentrate (1:10)
Cleaning the outside:
Chemical Guys Sticky Gel Citrus Wheel & Rim Cleaner Gel (1:3)
Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner (1:4, 1:10)
Valet Pro Citrus Pre Wash (1:6)
Chemical Guys Bug Bugger and Tar Remover (as a shampoo)
Meguiar's Body Solvent
CarPro IronX (distributed with a sponge throughout the car)
Chemical Guys Clay block
Dodo Juice Born Slippy Concentrate (1:5 as clay lube)
Chemical Guys Honeydew Snow Foam Cleanser
Meguiar's Glass Cleaner Concentrate (1:10)
Polishing:
CarPro Eraser
Menzerna FG400
Meguiar's DA Microfiber Correction Compound (D300)
Menzerna SF4000
Meguiar's #205
Dodo Juice Lime Prime
Meguiar's DA Microfiber Cutting Discs 5"
Chemical Guys HexLogic orange, white, blue, black pads 5,5"
Rupes LHR15 (various speeds, many passes, no or light pressure)
Chemical Guys Metal Shine Extreme Polish & Protection
Protection:
Menzerna Power Lock Sealant (paint, by hand)
Chemical Guys Jetseal 109 (lights, windows, wheels)
Auto Finesse Revive (plastics and rubber)
Meguiar's High Gloss Tyre Gel (tires)
While working on the paint:
[video=youtube_share;1ws-W2ckeyY&hd=1"]Alfa Romeo 159 - the result of two-step paint correction - YouTube[/video]
During the work...
...and the final result:
[video=youtube_share;7EQs3B0daig&hd=1"]Alfa Romeo 159 at Auto Spa - YouTube[/video]
Best regards
