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First off I'd like to thank Joe at Next Level Detailing for his amazing article "How To Discipline Your Self On All-In-One 1-Step Polishes and Maximize Your Profits/Time Efficiency" https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/mckee-s-37/109977-how-discipline-your-self-all-one-1-step-polishes-maximize-your-profits-time-efficiency.html
We applied this technique to power through a very tough detail job.
Doing the right thing: My neighbor is a really good kid. He works hard and travels a lot all over the country for his own business, as an artist. Sadly due to an accident, he has been left paralyzed. Once a rising star as a basket ball player, he now plays on a wheel chair team. I love his enthusiasm and he sees no obstacles. His mother is wonderful, and she makes us green chili salsa.
His car is his life, and to outfit a vehicle with the special tools he needs, it can cost into the thousands of dollars on top of an already hefty price tag. Secondly because of the wheel chair, the vehicle takes a beating on the outside and inside. Sometimes the chair (as he self lifts himself from the chair to the drives seat) will cause loads of scratches in the door, back door and door jambs. Then there is the dirt and grease of the wheels which gets all over the interior. Sadly while we stress over a swirl or scratch, my neighbor is lucky to have his vehicle and get him around, never the less detail it.
While he is out of town, his mother saw me working on my cars and a clients Audi R8. I told her we detail, she said she'd love it if she could get her son's car done. I told her we'd take care of it for her, she asked how much and I repeated "We'll take care of it for you" More green chili salsa!
We only had one day to work on the vehicle while he was out of town (as it was a surprise), so while we always shoot for perfection, we had to know that wasn't going to happen here. On top of that, my new place doesn't have a 30amp plug for my extractor (no extractor!!!) and I only had Interior Gal for about 2 hours, so nearly the entire job was up to me. I had to use Joe's AIO technique because I knew the interior was going to be a bear. Total exterior took 3 hours, sadly the interior took another 5. Some of the leather was just too far gone. Years of dragging the wheel chair across it took it's toll. I did everything I could. I did the best I could with the time I had (to include the temperatures here in AZ). I blew through about 6 Gatorade's mixed with a case of water. My hands were cramping and I was dehydrated.
On the leather seats, I used the Tornador with 4:1 Pinnacle APC then went over them again with Pinnacle Leather Cleaner and various leather brushes and MF clothes. The Pinnacle Leather Cleaner worked like a champ! It dissolved stuff the Tornador couldn't do!!! But the clock was ticking.
Thank you for reading, now onto the details: 2008 Maxima - 100K+mileage
Tarminator / McKee's Bug Scrubber
Griot's Heavy Duty Wheel Cleaner / Wheel Woolies / Daytona Speed Brush
Iron-X
Puretec Water Filtration System / 1BM / Chenille Wash Mitts / Megs Hyper Wash / AG Foam Gun
Nano Skin Clay Mitt / Megs D114 as clay lube
Rupes 15 MK II with LLC CCS Orange pads (4) and HD Speed - YES CCS Pads w/ a RUPES!!!! Worked amazingly well
Lots of Pinnacle APC 10:1 & 4:1 / Tornador
Pinnacle Leather Vinyl Cleaner / various scrub brushes
McKee's Krystal Vision Glass Cleaner / Pinnacle Chrystal Vision Glass Cleaner w/ Water repellent
Pinnacle Exhaust Tip Cleaner / LC Exhaust Tip scrubber
BLACKFIRE AIO for tires and trim
McKee's Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner with HF DA & Blue Aqua Carpet Brush
Pinnacle Crystal Mist - Final Wipe Down
In the top left, you can see my Puretec Water Tanks in my garage
We applied this technique to power through a very tough detail job.
Doing the right thing: My neighbor is a really good kid. He works hard and travels a lot all over the country for his own business, as an artist. Sadly due to an accident, he has been left paralyzed. Once a rising star as a basket ball player, he now plays on a wheel chair team. I love his enthusiasm and he sees no obstacles. His mother is wonderful, and she makes us green chili salsa.
His car is his life, and to outfit a vehicle with the special tools he needs, it can cost into the thousands of dollars on top of an already hefty price tag. Secondly because of the wheel chair, the vehicle takes a beating on the outside and inside. Sometimes the chair (as he self lifts himself from the chair to the drives seat) will cause loads of scratches in the door, back door and door jambs. Then there is the dirt and grease of the wheels which gets all over the interior. Sadly while we stress over a swirl or scratch, my neighbor is lucky to have his vehicle and get him around, never the less detail it.
While he is out of town, his mother saw me working on my cars and a clients Audi R8. I told her we detail, she said she'd love it if she could get her son's car done. I told her we'd take care of it for her, she asked how much and I repeated "We'll take care of it for you"
More green chili salsa! We only had one day to work on the vehicle while he was out of town (as it was a surprise), so while we always shoot for perfection, we had to know that wasn't going to happen here. On top of that, my new place doesn't have a 30amp plug for my extractor (no extractor!!!) and I only had Interior Gal for about 2 hours, so nearly the entire job was up to me. I had to use Joe's AIO technique because I knew the interior was going to be a bear. Total exterior took 3 hours, sadly the interior took another 5. Some of the leather was just too far gone. Years of dragging the wheel chair across it took it's toll. I did everything I could. I did the best I could with the time I had (to include the temperatures here in AZ). I blew through about 6 Gatorade's mixed with a case of water. My hands were cramping and I was dehydrated.
On the leather seats, I used the Tornador with 4:1 Pinnacle APC then went over them again with Pinnacle Leather Cleaner and various leather brushes and MF clothes. The Pinnacle Leather Cleaner worked like a champ! It dissolved stuff the Tornador couldn't do!!! But the clock was ticking.
Thank you for reading, now onto the details: 2008 Maxima - 100K+mileage
Tarminator / McKee's Bug Scrubber
Griot's Heavy Duty Wheel Cleaner / Wheel Woolies / Daytona Speed Brush
Iron-X
Puretec Water Filtration System / 1BM / Chenille Wash Mitts / Megs Hyper Wash / AG Foam Gun
Nano Skin Clay Mitt / Megs D114 as clay lube
Rupes 15 MK II with LLC CCS Orange pads (4) and HD Speed - YES CCS Pads w/ a RUPES!!!! Worked amazingly well
Lots of Pinnacle APC 10:1 & 4:1 / Tornador
Pinnacle Leather Vinyl Cleaner / various scrub brushes
McKee's Krystal Vision Glass Cleaner / Pinnacle Chrystal Vision Glass Cleaner w/ Water repellent
Pinnacle Exhaust Tip Cleaner / LC Exhaust Tip scrubber
BLACKFIRE AIO for tires and trim
McKee's Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner with HF DA & Blue Aqua Carpet Brush
Pinnacle Crystal Mist - Final Wipe Down
In the top left, you can see my Puretec Water Tanks in my garage
