What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

I went shopping.... CCS, 200 MF's ($18), really soft wheel brush & a jar of 100proof motivation. :)

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You need denatured alcohol for a prep spray, not sure what you have in the jar will work or be cost effective. :). Actually, scratch that, it probably would work really well.
 
dgage said:
You need denatured alcohol for a prep spray, not sure what you have in the jar will work or be cost effective. :). Actually, scratch that, it probably would work really well.
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It's working really well right now & I'm nowhere near the garage :)
 
With my sister home for the first time in I can't remember, thanks to Covid "rules", her car was the test subject for today.

The Polymetal Grey paint was looking rather matte in appearance due to a un-healthy amount of road film.







We spent two hours on the car, chatting as we went and catching up after such a long time apart. As usual, I used Hydr02 and Bead Maker as it's a quick and easy way to get some protection on this car. I also touched up a couple of parking indiscretions with the Nano and tried some new products.







Keeping company with the Mustang tonight.

 
Is that a "Face" i see in the picture of the front lower lip :buffing:
 
So I drove through some heavy rain Friday night on my way to my g/f's place where it sat until we went to C&C this morning. Now Saturday afternoon we took her dog for a walk and I couldn't believe how little dirt was on the car, even the tires

On our way back from C&C I ran it through the carwash that hasn't done me wrong, Delta Sonic, where I bought the $12.00 wash which gives me the free one tomorrow, which I'll be using...ofcoarse.

When we got back to her place I busted out the Adam's CS3 and took care of where the water ran out, as well as the wheel faces, spokes and tire sidewalls. I must say the tires look amazing and I need to soak in their look because within a couple weeks the stockers/Blizzaks get called back into duty

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I finished up a complete detail on this Toyota 4Runner. It had a pet hair situation including a rank smell coming from a mystery area that I nor the customer could pinpoint.

So I decided to go HAM straight out the gate and gut the damn thing! Lol.

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If I had to bet I’d put my money on the culprit being a dog, because there’s no freaking way a cat could ever smell as bad as this interior did… But once I was done there wasn’t a single strand of that stinkin dog visible anywhere, and that stench was as gone as you could ask for considering how old the vehicle was. I finished it up by using a Meguiars New Car Scent Air Refresher to fog it out and it did it’s job.

Meanwhile, as I was busy detailing the interior, 1 of my cats was busy doing what he does best, which is being a lazy cat who lives the good life of eating and sleeping… Never missing his chance on top of never before seen car interior/seats/matts. Never fails with this lazy cat! Lol.

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Gitter dun!
Meguiars APC to clean the carpet & interior, LATA to clean the seats.

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Clayed the paint using Megs Professional Aggressive Clay. 1 step polish using Griots Correcting Cream. Hyper Dressing on the tires & trim.

And this 4Runner has been officially restored and looking better than ever.

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I opened the hood on the '11 Camaro today*... & instantly regretted it. Then I remembered driving about 3 or 4 miles down a High Desert dirt road a couple of weeks ago :(

An hour of rags (yes, sacrificed a few more of the shop rag quality MF's), assorted squirty stuff, Horrible Fright 1 & 2in bristle brushes, shop vac with various doodads on the business end etc & I have it looking decent again. Even attached one of the small brush doodads intended for sucking PopTart remnants out of your keyboard to get the snarge out of nooks & crannies. Put some shiny stuff on the tires.
It's all tickety boo now.

What it really needed was taking outside, spraying it down under there with *something* & a hose etc. That will happen next time.


*I was at the smog test place, it passed, getting the new '23 tag later from the vending machine at Albertsons supermarket. Have to wait a couple of hours for the computer system to update to say the car passed.
 
The wife’s Buick got full paint correction finished with a coat of Collinite 476 (thanks Rog). It was easy to apply and easy to remove. Let’s see how long it lasts.

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UncleDavy said:
The wife’s Buick got full paint correction finished with a coat of Collinite 476 (thanks Rog). It was easy to apply and easy to remove. Let’s see how long it lasts.

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No problem Dave, hopefully people read the part where you said EASY TO REMOVE

Keep us posted on the durability

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Ran the ES through Delta Sonic for its free wash today after work. Once I got home I applied some Adam's graphene tire dressing and brought in my detailing crates from the trunk...yep, it's that time

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Well that's just great...

Was coming home a couple of hours ago, truck up ahead dropped a bag of cement in the road, car ahead of me nailed it & I drove through a big grey cloud... Glad it wasn't raining
 
I'm a person who values some quiet solitude. With the house empty today save for me and the pup, I put my noise cancelling headphones on and blocked out the world. Three cars needed attention today.

After a late night bug squashing crusade, the Jag was first in line today. With a quality sealant on the paint, most of the bugs disappeared after the initial pressure rinse, the rest removed with CarPro Reset.

While I had a flirt with it on Sunday, this was the first real trial of P&S Paint Gloss, used as a Drying Aid on the Jag, Mustang and Ranger today.





I have been using Meguiar's Last Touch for a long time to fill me Quick Detailer needs, however I think I might prefer Paint Gloss better. I only bought a 473ml bottle to trail but I think I'll be ordering a gallon to replace Last Touch. Paint Gloss is marginally cheaper than Last Touch too.
 
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