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I was supposed to detail this Vette at the dealership upon arrival, however it came early. The owner picked it up, had the dealership wash and wax it (DISO) and took it home. 250 miles later, I showed up at the door.
The owner and I met, because I was arguing with a gentleman on Corvetteforum.com, he was claiming that swirl marks are just part of paint, and cannot be removed. The owner (not the person I was arguing with) and I PMed back and forth, struck a deal and I headed out from Tampa.
I pulled the car out of her garage at about 7:30 and washed it. The story unfolds form here.
Process
Wash with G12664 NXT Generation™ Car Wash using a X3010 Ultra Plush Wash Mitt. I used two 5 gallon buckets armed with grit guards.
After rinsing I sprayed the lower areas and front with D13001 Body Solvent to rid the soften the carcasses of LoveBugs that scattered the front. These where wiped away with a X2010 Supreme Shine Microfiber I then rinised the lower areas off.
The rims where sprayed with G9524 Hot Rims® All Wheel Cleaner, which was aggiated with a paintbrush and X1160 Ultra-Safe Wheel Spoke Brush and rinised clean.
The entire car was again rinsed using the sheeting method, then blotted dry using a X2000 Water Magnet Drying Towel.
Her she is, just cleaned and rinsed
If you look to the left of the reflection you can pick out some light marring that occured from the love bugs sitting there for a couple of days
Here is a picture of the driver door, if you look where the seam is that the door meets the trim you can pick out a light defect and some DISO, both where removed in the paint cleaning process...
The next step is to clay the car even though its new. I used clay from the G1116 Quik Clay Detailing System. However in the picture you can also see C2000 Mild Detailing Clay, which is slightly more agressive. I used D15501 Last Touch Spray Detailer as lubricanet, cut 1:1 with distilled watet.
Being so new, the clay couldn't find any contaminents to pick up, however I finished claying the entire Vette to be safe.
The owner and I met, because I was arguing with a gentleman on Corvetteforum.com, he was claiming that swirl marks are just part of paint, and cannot be removed. The owner (not the person I was arguing with) and I PMed back and forth, struck a deal and I headed out from Tampa.
I pulled the car out of her garage at about 7:30 and washed it. The story unfolds form here.
Process
Wash with G12664 NXT Generation™ Car Wash using a X3010 Ultra Plush Wash Mitt. I used two 5 gallon buckets armed with grit guards.
After rinsing I sprayed the lower areas and front with D13001 Body Solvent to rid the soften the carcasses of LoveBugs that scattered the front. These where wiped away with a X2010 Supreme Shine Microfiber I then rinised the lower areas off.
The rims where sprayed with G9524 Hot Rims® All Wheel Cleaner, which was aggiated with a paintbrush and X1160 Ultra-Safe Wheel Spoke Brush and rinised clean.
The entire car was again rinsed using the sheeting method, then blotted dry using a X2000 Water Magnet Drying Towel.
Her she is, just cleaned and rinsed
If you look to the left of the reflection you can pick out some light marring that occured from the love bugs sitting there for a couple of days
Here is a picture of the driver door, if you look where the seam is that the door meets the trim you can pick out a light defect and some DISO, both where removed in the paint cleaning process...
The next step is to clay the car even though its new. I used clay from the G1116 Quik Clay Detailing System. However in the picture you can also see C2000 Mild Detailing Clay, which is slightly more agressive. I used D15501 Last Touch Spray Detailer as lubricanet, cut 1:1 with distilled watet.
Being so new, the clay couldn't find any contaminents to pick up, however I finished claying the entire Vette to be safe.
Nice,great work
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