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Ok here is the story, I got a family members car that needs to be detailed very bad. Hood is oxidizing and its only an 2002. It is in rough shape, already spent three hours on the inside last week. Going to do the exterior this week.
Here are the before...

As you can see its dirty and the wheels havent been cleaned since 2002. :o
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You can see the oxidation here...
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And its one bath I think it ever got must have been with a brillo pad!
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So my plan of attack I think is XMT, and a lot of it. Then since she has been neglected so long, a coat of Souveran on top. What do you think?


Next project got dropped off last night in my driveway. Its an 2007 Regal, I think its 22 feet. I haven't done a boat in over a year so all help is welcome and encouraged!!!!:D

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Boat is not real bad, they have a lift so its not always in the water. It came out for a scheduled service and they did not like the water lines so it came to my house!:o I will take all advice on this one....;)


Thanks! :cheers:
 
Looks like a metallic green Isuzu Amigo --- XMT and SSII please !

As for the boat, this would be interesting to see what Amazing Roll-Off will do to those water marks.
 
killrwheels@autogeek said:
Looks like a metallic green Isuzu Amigo --- XMT and SSII please !

As for the boat, this would be interesting to see what Amazing Roll-Off will do to those water marks.
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It is metallic green Rodeo Sport you were close! And I have the Roll Off ready, I love that stuff. They want some wax on the boat, thinking either Collinite or maybe Liquid Glass Nautical... not really sure with this salty water if it will matter! I like the thought of Klasse but I hate applying and removing Klasse, or I should say my shoulder hates Klasse.
 
Meghan, on the rodeo. Try Menzerna SIP/OP on same pad. Try a LC CCS org pad and see how that does. And like Killr said sig series II
Haven't done a boat yet, so no help on that. Ask Justin he does alot more boats.
 
Meghan, last week I did an oxidized Explorer. It was so bad that I used a chemical cleaner (by hand) first. It took about 30 minutes to do that. Don't know if it saved any overall time but it sure saved the frustration of fighting dirty gummed up pads for half a day. It then got XMT 360.
 
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On the Isuzu, use XMT 360 and a cutting pad with your PC on setting 5-6. That should take care of it and top with any wax you want......
 
Good luck on that Rodeo.......XMT4 I bet!!! The wheels.......uh........Meg's Wheel Brightener at a 4:1 ratio. Probably twice.

The boat will be fun. Just lots of surface area and an awkward upside down angle for buffing.

Fly me down and we will..............detail those rides!
 
I would def. put down a decent sealant under whatever wax you use on the Isuzu. Since it hasn't been taken care of very well, I would venture to guess, that the wax won't be taken care of either. Leave some protection on that car.
 
Some 6" Edge2K wool pads would fit right in working with the boat together with Menzerna. Please be a little careful working and let the machine do the work for you.

Let us know the process, please?

Daniel
 
How about trying the new duragloss rv/marine line on the boat?
 
If Amazing Roll Off does not work on the water lines try a product called ON & Off. It is sold at large local marine stores. It is an acid based cleaner so you will need rubber gloves. I apply by spray and then use an old watered down rag and it will wipe the stans right off, no effort. Spray the trailer with water first and sray off everything with tons of water after because this product causes major problems if left on the steel of the trailer.
 
I wanted to add one thing........
Since the Isuzu has been neglected for a while, I would use Meg's #80 on it after using a heavy compound. The reason? It's very heavy in their trade secret oils (cedar and others) and this really nourishes the paint. Heck, you might want to try it with a cutting pad first to see what happens. I've done a LOT of corrections with #80.
 
justin30513 said:
I wanted to add one thing........
Since the Isuzu has been neglected for a while, I would use Meg's #80 on it after using a heavy compound. The reason? It's very heavy in their trade secret oils (cedar and others) and this really nourishes the paint. Heck, you might want to try it with a cutting pad first to see what happens. I've done a LOT of corrections with #80.
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I think I will just take you up on your offer, ticket sent via Email! :D
No need to bring any products, I know where we can get them!;)
 
Ok, well the boat project is done!
I have a few afters for everyone to take a peak at, you can find the befores at the beginning of the thread.
Process was a lot of labor.... oh yeah and some great products.
I have to say the key to this was one product- Amazing Roll-Off! :applause:

I started with doing a spot clean up first. I hit all bad spots with Roll-Off first, not much scrubbing needed at all. I was absolutely AMAZED!
Next I did a complete spray down with Roll Off and got all the scum off. Then used XMT 360 on some rough spots.
Used some WG Metal Polish on some bad rust spots.
Then washed down the boat with the foam gun, and took my boars hair brush on the handle to the whole boat.
After that I hit the boat with some Double Coat, then I let it sit for a day and then sprayed down the boat with a coat of DP Final Gloss, just for an extra pop!
Remember I am just a driveway detailer, so go easy on me! ;)




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I say the boat looks Awesome...fantastic job...the Gel Coat is glowing...

A+ Meghan....Lots of work there....

Al
 
Looks great. Boats are no fun at all. So ARO is that amazing huh? I may need to get some.
 
AL417 said:
Looks great. Boats are no fun at all. So ARO is that amazing huh? I may need to get some.
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I would put my money on ARO everytime! :applause:
Without it, I would have never gotten that thing to shine!:righton:
 
Very nice Meghan! ARO is a great product!
 
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