I've had the car for a little more than two weeks, and decided to be proactive and detail my car.

I received my order from Detailed Images this week (thanks, George), and woke up early Saturday morning (4:45AM!) to beat the sun, since I don't really have a shady spot or garage. I rinsed her down, and washed her with Poorboy's Super Slick & Suds and sheepskin wash mitt (2 bucket system, of course). After washing and rinsing the whole car, I took George's advice and removed the nozzle from the hose, let the water sheet over the car from front to back, then blot dried with a microfiber waffle weave drying towel. It worked well (one towel pretty much did the trick, but a second one finished the job). I ran my hand over the car, and decided that it was still very smooth, so I left the clay bar in the package. For step two, I applied Poorboy's EX-P Sealant with a microfiber applicator, and wiped it away with some microfiber towels (it took about five towels to do the whole car). Where necessary, I used some Clear Kote Quick Shine detailer to get rid of some bug guts. Of all the stuff I used today, I was most impressed with the Quick Shine. It works very well, and leaves absolutely no streaks. I ended up using it to do the windows and sunroof.

I had planned on applying some P21s Concours Carnauba Wax next, but alas---the sun was breaking over the horizon. I will do that either this evening or tomorrow morning. Here are the pictures after applying the sealant:









After working on her for about 3 1/2 hours, I took my daughter to dance class. On the way there, I could not stop "fondling" the side of car while driving.

I will take some more pictures after waxing her.

I know that saying this to folks reading this post in the detailing section is preaching to the choir, but doing this has been a great experience--very fulfilling. I am glad that I was proactive with the new car, and I'm sure doing so made the job that much easier.

 

Congrats on looking after your new ride. Great job.

 

Kromax, great job man, your G looks super good! I personally find detailing cars very gratifying, which is why I started doing it part time for people. It sounds like you've caught the detailing bug now.

 

Nice work.
I love that fesh smoothe feeling.

 

You know, if I didn't have a full-time job that requires a 3 hour (round trip) commute via railroad, didn't have two young kids, I would seriously be thinking about it.

I'm going to put a coat of wax on today or tomorrow, and perhaps tackle the much tougher job of detailing my wife's Odyssey in the next week or two. That will be a much tougher job, since it's two years old, never been waxed or hand-washed, and is obviously much larger than the G! It's also silver (or whatever Honda calls it), so it looks pretty good, but I know it won't have the same silky feel without claying it.

 

Very nice car and nice job. One thing I would have done was to go ahead with the claybar. If it never had a claybar, then you should do it. Even if it appears smooth, you will see a difference. I took my brand new Lexus and clayed it 2 days after I bought it and there was a huge difference in color and depth.

By looking at your car, I think you will see added depth and clarity after claying it. Because its still clean, I'd do it, do another layer of EX-P, then P21S wax. You can clay a panel at a time, then when you finish that, go ahead and apply EX-P. The good thing is that PB stuff can be used in the sun, so you don't have to worry.

 

nice detailing job man, the pics really show the shine of the car.

 

The P21s is incredibly easy to use--easiest wax I've ever used. I was tempted to put a second coat on, but exhaustion was a factor. (I ended up waxing the car Saturday evening, after the sun was safely below the horizon.) I woke up early this morning to go to running, and I made a couple of stops looking for a spot to take some pictures. It was pretty early, and the sky was overcast, so I don't think the pictures do the car justice, but here are the best ones. If the day complies, I'll take some better ones tomorrow.

 

Looks like you had a successful weekend detailing your vehicle Kromax! The EX-P + P21s wax looks stunning on Liquid Platinum, very deep and wet looking which can be a difficult task to achieve on lighter colored vehicles.

Great job!

George

 

Thanks, George. Again, I appreciate your help. As I said above, I may endeavor to tackle my wife's 2005 Odyssey next week, but it's a bit more daunting than the brand new G.