White 2013 Mazda 3 - Exterior Detail **Photo Heavy**

[Zelfiris]

My fiancée purchased her first car in December 2013 and listened to every word I told her about not having the dealer prep the car. You know, since I know better The dealer thought she was crazy wanting to leave all the wrapper on the car but they listened and did not wash the car. I did a few maintenance washes on the Mazda 3 throughout winter and weather finally improved when May came along for a proper detail.

Process

Exterior:
Wheels: CG Diablo Gelwith various brushes
Tires: Zep Formula 505 Cleaner & Degreaser
Wheel Wells: Meg's APC+
Tar Removal: CarPro Trix
Wash: CarPro Reset via 2BM & 2X Shmitt (one for her)
Decontamination 1: CarPro Trix
Decontamination 2: Nanoskin Autoscrub Towel (Fine)
Dry: Metro Sidekick + Waffle Weave Towels
Tire Dressing: Optimum Opti-Bond
Paint Sealant: Sonax BSD
Exhaust Polishing: P21 Metal Polishing Soap

Before Photos:

During:

After

Whole detail was about 5.5 hours. Got the fiancée to help wash with one of the shmitt then got her to focus on the wheels while I went to remove the iron, rail dust, and tape marks. I had a blast documenting the process and gave me more reasons to use my new camera

Thanks for viewing!

 

[davey g-force]

Looking good.. :xyxthumbs:

 

[Zelfiris]

Looking good.. :xyxthumbs:

Thanks dave!

 

[LatinFG2]

Great work!

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Beautiful new car prep.

What is your new camera?

 

[Zelfiris]

Beautiful new car prep.

What is your new camera?

Sony rx100 m2

 

[Eric M.]

Great job!!