The car was hammered! After test spots with M105 being hit a few times, the rids were just too deep to be safe. The rear bumper also had way too many dings, and rough exposed areas that my pad would tear over them. Deep scuff on the passenger side that is a large line and through the paint into exposed metal worries me about rust.

So background info on the paint hardness- this thing is rock hard! M105 finished LSP ready with an orange pad (best balance of defect removal vs. gloss in this case).

Wash
2BM
CG CWC+Zep Citrus Presoak on lower panels
RG Detail Brush on vents and badges
Bug Sponge on front bumper

Wheels
Tires- ZEP Citrus 2:1
Wheels- ZEP Citrus 4:1
Dressed with Opti-Bond 1:1 with a Purdy Brush (next best thing to a Pneu Brush)

Clay
Ricardo Yellow
ONR Clay Lube

Polishing
PCXP
LC Flat 5.5", 4" Orange
M105

Exhaust
Scotch Brite with OPT to remove the caked on residue and it created a clean stainless-steel look
Optimum Metal Polish on Dremel with felt tips (restored the gloss to factory)

LSP
Glaze- PB Black Hole
Sealant- Menzerna Power Lock

Befores:

Through the paint Nothing I could do on the edge


The "other" guys pro detailing...:crasy:


More swirls and rids...




A side view of what's in store for the next morning


German brake dust! Don't breath this


Let's see what we can do


This thing has a lot of carbon buildup


Really should take more interior befores... It was like this in all four corners+coffee stains

During:

Top cleaned with APC 10:1


After a wash...Whats really lurking under!


The obligatory 50/50 shot :


Great improvement I would say

Afters:



Dripping wet!


Swirls B Gone!




Tight beads


Mats are drying


Zebra under the carpet? Overkill?


Still some defects left... err!


Stretching topless




Not bad, not bad at all!



Near 9h

Thank for looking folks!

 

Good work! That blue really pops.

 

You cant always get 100% dont feel bad great work!

Is that a coffee stain in the passenger foot well?

also

I loled

 

Car looked terrible before, you cleaned that thing up nicely! Now I can actually look at it

 

Yeah, it was a huge difference, and customer was very satisfied. Yes, I tried everything I had to get it removed. ZEP High Traffic, APC 4:1 and some aggressive scrubbing, and that was the best it got.

 

What did you use to clean out the carpets and floor mats? I know I need to clean mine up really bad but would like to try it myself instead of paying someone to do it. That ride looks NOICE!!

 

Yea Coffee stains are a b!tch and a half depending how long they had been there. I had my interior disassembled when I first car the car and found coffee stains under the passenger seat, and the back seat. The One in the back seat came out easily, but I worked for hours with different dilutions of Zep Carpet cleaner(blue bottle), and I even did 1:1 with some paper towels to blot it, it got a little bit out but it is still their lol. Luckily its hidden :O

 

Interior I use Meguiars APC 10:1. Spray on, scrub, and soak up any moisture with a wet/dry vac. Staining, ZEP High Traffic (available at home depot), same method.

Carpet mats are better, as I can spray the cleaner liberally, work it in, spray some water, spray more cleaner, scrub more. Blast all remaining cleaner with water. Then soak any moisture with a wet/dry vac. and hang dry.

 

If you can rent one of those carpet machines with a hand attachment that has a brush you can clean your interior pretty decently. Without having to buy a ton of stuff.

IIRC homedepot's machine has a hand attachment though not sure if it has a brush. The Zep Carpet Cleaner(blue bottle) can easily clean out dirt normal dirt. (link)

Just be warned you cannot do this type of cleaning very often as it does slightly lighten the color.

 

+1

The rug doctor is a great tool. I think its around $40-50, but it does the job very well. The chemicals do sometimes contain "brighteners" but I've haven't found and discoloring when cleaning. If your concerned, do a test spot just to make sure.