New Car Prep v. 2018 Elantra

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

Only 899 miles on this one but don't let that fool you.
As soon as I sprayed Britemax Iron Max on the painted surfaces, the color change was almost instant.

Process:
Chemical Decon: BriteMax Iron Max
Presoak: CG Honeydew Snow foam
Wash: CG Citrus wash and gloss
Clay: CG fine clay mitt with the citrus wash ( yes a separate, fresh bucket )
Rinse and Dry, once I pulled the car into the garage, I checked the paint and glass via the plastic bag test... STILL FELT BONDED CONTAMINANTS.

Re-clay with CG fine clay mitt using Wolfgang Uber Rinseless wash as the lube.

Polish: Rupes LHR15 Mark II, Orange LC polishing pad and Menzerna Final
Polish II ( using old stock ).
There were 2 spots where I used the PC and a MF cutting pad with Menzerna FG400 to correct light scratches.
Panel Wipe: CarPro Eraser ( smells like fruit loops )
Coating: CarPro CQuartzUK
Silica Spray: CarPro Reload 1 hour after the coating was applied, per the instructions.
McKee's Glass coating on all windows, McKee's Wheels coating on all wheels
Tires dressed with Meg's Hyper dressing 3:1

 

[showbbq]

Nice job! And great lineup of products. Maybe a tweak for the initial process is to wash, rinse, then do a chemical decon. Less stuff for it to react to and all.

CG honeydew smells delicious.

 

[SWETM]

Great work and nice clear finish you got on it!

 

[Sizzle Chest]

Paint looks great, full of flake! It was heavily contaminated for sure! Nice work!

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

Nice job! And great lineup of products. Maybe a tweak for the initial process is to wash, rinse, then do a chemical decon. Less stuff for it to react to and all.

CG honeydew smells delicious.

The way my driveway is, the sun hits it early in the summer months, so I was trying to speed the beginning process along.
Sprayed iron remover on the body and then moved to cleaning the wheels.
Some say using an iron remover on a wet surface allows the product to run off quicker. I wasnt concerned since the britemax is almost gel-like.

but again, trying to beat the sun.

Thanks for the kind words everyone

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

 

[SWETM]

Just a little tips is that Britemax has a chemical resistant clay bar. That you can use with the Britemax iron remover as a claylube. So spray on the panel and let it dwell for a time then spray a section more and then clay the dwelled section. If you have another heavy iron particals contaminants car in the future.

 

[Belo]

400 and orange on a brand new car?

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

There was a spot on the roof from a rock skipping across and 1 spot on the bumper that looked like a porter rubbed up against another car on the dealer lot.
These 2 small areas were polished with the FG400 to correct the scratches.

Orange polishing pad and 3500 on the rest of the car