What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

bfielder32087 said:
After around a month of ownership I was finally able to get the car corrected and protected.

Full wash with Carpro Reset, decon with Iron X and Tarminator. Clayed with Nanoskin Sponge and ONR as clay lube. Normally use Nanoskin Glide but noticed I was out.

Used my trusty (crappy) Harbor Freight DA. Used an LC orange foam pad and Menzerna 400. An LC white pad with Menzerna 3500 on some of the black gloss areas. Wiped down with Gyeon Prep. And protected with IGL Premier.

Definitely not perfect, I wasn't going for perfection as I find it a waste of time for a daily driver that sees Michigan winters. I would say roughly 80%-85% correction.
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How do you like IGL Premier I used it a couple months back and really liked it but you know me, I like to layer and try something else not too long afterwards, the good or bad thing about having/trying/using so many different products

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Klasse Act said:
How do you like IGL Premier I used it a couple months back and really liked it but you know me, I like to layer and try something else not too long afterwards, the good or bad thing about having/trying/using so many different products

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I don't have a ton of experience with it but so far I love it. I had it in my old car before I traded it in. Was on for probably 3 months with no visible loss of performance.



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Started on the Golf R today for my client.

Wheels were filthy:



Started with tires, used BleacheWhite and tire brush.



Then hit the wheels with ironX.



Oh looks! They aren't grey wheels!





Used 303 Compound on some areas on the car the client wanted corrected. Got some scratches out and some look better despite being pretty deep.

Tomorrow will be full polish, some attention to details and a few layers of coating :xyxthumbs:
 
Probably going to use the 303 polish and finishing polish then

Looking forward to the pics tomorrow, which coating are you using BTW?

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Came down to the garage to apply some wax to all my glass, it's similar to #845 but coming from a popular mfg, stay "tuned"

Snapped a pic of the car, not sure if I'm driving to the Geneva Concours D'lagance tomorrow but even parked on the main drag I wanna look my best as there's lots of nice rides parked all around
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Klasse Act said:
Came down to the garage to apply some wax to all my glass, it's similar to #845 but coming from a popular mfg, stay "tuned"

Snapped a pic of the car, not sure if I'm driving to the Geneva Concours D'lagance tomorrow but even parked on the main drag I wanna look my best as there's lots of nice rides parked all around
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Car looks verrrrrryyy nice! Your tire coating has me sold, waiting for a good sale now.


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Jayfro said:
Car looks verrrrrryyy nice! Your tire coating has me sold, waiting for a good sale now.


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Thank you but just know it's been topped with Gyeon Tire Express here. For actual pics of them coated just check out the OPT tire coating thread. The OPT tire coating IS the real deal, just make sure them tires are CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN

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This is my first attempt at a ceramic coating. Gtechniq CSL and Exo v4.

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Used Ceriglass for the first time.

Took me a minute to acclimate since it is thicker than Griots fine glass polish.
I was using a Blackfire sample bottle with water in my back pocket to keep everything wet.

I said done, tossed my rayon pad in the citrus bucket and set the water bottle down.

5 seconds later I changed my mind and ran downstairs to grab another rayon pad. I also grabbed the Optimum glass coating and put it in my back pocket.

So I started on the back window of the Outback, keeping it totally saturated with a good amount of Ceriglass on the pad.
After doing both sides back and forth, I was content until cleaning the window. Every time I would do one side the other side looked like it had a film on it.
I decided to take a break and set everything down to regroup.

As I glanced back, I noticed the Optimum glass coating on my polish table and thought how the hell did that get there.

Holy crap!! I had been using the glass coating to wet the window. Talk about self defeating.

I went through a half a bottle of coating. What a DUH moment.
 
spazzz said:
Used Ceriglass for the first time.

Took me a minute to acclimate since it is thicker than Griots fine glass polish.
I was using a Blackfire sample bottle with water in my back pocket to keep everything wet.

I said done, tossed my rayon pad in the citrus bucket and set the water bottle down.

5 seconds later I changed my mind and ran downstairs to grab another rayon pad. I also grabbed the Optimum glass coating and put it in my back pocket.

So I started on the back window of the Outback, keeping it totally saturated with a good amount of Ceriglass on the pad.
After doing both sides back and forth, I was content until cleaning the window. Every time I would do one side the other side looked like it had a film on it.
I decided to take a break and set everything down to regroup.

As I glanced back, I noticed the Optimum glass coating on my polish table and thought how the hell did that get there.

Holy crap!! I had been using the glass coating to wet the window. Talk about self defeating.

I went through a half a bottle of coating. What a DUH moment.
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Maybe an new recipe for an AIO for glass LOL. Sorry j/K with you. Man the misses we can do very easly.
 
spazzz said:
I went through a half a bottle of coating. What a DUH moment.
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I was in a rush fixing a couple high spots, and I grabbed a bottle of glaze instead of my final polish haha...3 times.
SWETM said:
Looking awesome! Great work and nice picture. Welcome to the forum! / Tony
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Thanks. I wish I had better lighting to get a more accurate representation of the car's condition. EDIT: I got a better picture.
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Day 2 and finished:











Overall came out pretty nice.

Products used:

Optimum Carwash
2 buckets with tire brush and Speed brush
Bleachewhite
IronX
Rupe Mini with green pad
303 Compound
Polish (not from this site)
Hex foam pad
Ceramic Coat (not from this site)
Shine (not from this site)
Top Ceramic Coat (not from this site)
McGees Wheel Coating
SprayWay Glass Cleaner
Tire Dressing (not from this site)
Wolfgang Plastic Sealant

I think that's it?
 
Great work Monica and I'm sure Ron is looking down with approval of that hood reflection shot too

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Very nice IS, I have always had a soft spot for them and those Work VS-XX wheels. Damn it looks good!
 
DetailKitty said:
Day 2 and finished:











Overall came out pretty nice.

Products used:

Optimum Carwash
2 buckets with tire brush and Speed brush
Bleachewhite
IronX
Rupe Mini with green pad
303 Compound
Polish (not from this site)
Hex foam pad
Ceramic Coat (not from this site)
Shine (not from this site)
Top Ceramic Coat (not from this site)
McGees Wheel Coating
SprayWay Glass Cleaner
Tire Dressing (not from this site)
Wolfgang Plastic Sealant

I think that's it?
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VERY NICE work, Monica. :cheers: :righton:
 
Because I'm an amazing brother, I gave my sisters car a well deserved wash this afternoon. I felt sorry for it to be honest, having to endure a Melbourne winter as a daily driver. Spent the better part of 5 hours on it which included a full interior detail (trim, door jams, leather, glass) as well as a another coat of CarPro Reload after a really good tubbing.



















Despite not being an SUV type of person, the F-Pace is a pleasure to drive. And a pleasure to detail as well.
 
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