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If any of you were wondering how Meguiar's products perform in *extreme* heat, I'm here to tell you they work great! I spent my 118 degree Saturday performing the top-o-the-line detail job on this 1997 Buick Riviera.
It had been well taken care of until the owner purchased a 1968 Mustang (coming up next)
It was in need of some TLC with some bird droppings, tree sap, and other "mystery goo" stuck to the paint.
Process
Engine
- Greased lightning full strength
- Power wash
- Meg's cleaner wax on painted areas
- No Touch Tire Care (had some laying around) on plastic and hoses
Interior
- Mats pre-treated with Orange Blast (2:1), then pressure washed, extracted with Little Green Machine and hot water
- Carpets pre-treated with Folex, then extracted with LGM and hot water
- dash/plastics wiped down with Woolite 10:1, followed with Turtle Wax Ice interior (had some laying around)
- Leater seats treated with Gold Class Leather Conditioner
Paint
- Clay with Meguiar's clay kit
- M83 on Lake Country Orange CCS pad @ 1700 RPM (I love this stuff!)
- M80 on Lake Country White CCS pad @ 1000 RPM
- NxT via PC at Speed 3 on a W9006 pad
- For tight areas I used a PC with 4" yellow pads (M83) and white pads (M80)
Headlights / Tail lights
- M105 via PC @ Speed 6 on Lake Country 4" yellow pad
- M83 via PC @ Speed 6 on Lake Country 4" white pad
- M80 via pC @ speed 5 on Lake Country 4" white pad
Trim
- Black Wow
Total Time: 9 Hrs
Total Sweat: 2 Gallons
BEFORE PICTURES
Swirling (hard to see)
Goo on the trunk lid:
Bird doodie
Engine Before:
Engine After:
Headlights Before
Headlights After
Taillight panel before:
Taillight panel after
Floormats before:
Floormats After:
Driver's side carpet before:
Driver's Side carpet after
World's best helper
Clay bar after claying the trunk only
Trunk before
Trunk lid 50/50 w M83 - hard to see, but it's clear on top half, swirled on bottom half
Trunk lid after M83 and M80
Quarter panel after M83
Quarter panel after M80
AFTER PICTURES
My favorite picture - the pearl just glows
Thanks for reading
It had been well taken care of until the owner purchased a 1968 Mustang (coming up next)
It was in need of some TLC with some bird droppings, tree sap, and other "mystery goo" stuck to the paint.
Process
Engine
- Greased lightning full strength
- Power wash
- Meg's cleaner wax on painted areas
- No Touch Tire Care (had some laying around) on plastic and hoses
Interior
- Mats pre-treated with Orange Blast (2:1), then pressure washed, extracted with Little Green Machine and hot water
- Carpets pre-treated with Folex, then extracted with LGM and hot water
- dash/plastics wiped down with Woolite 10:1, followed with Turtle Wax Ice interior (had some laying around)
- Leater seats treated with Gold Class Leather Conditioner
Paint
- Clay with Meguiar's clay kit
- M83 on Lake Country Orange CCS pad @ 1700 RPM (I love this stuff!)
- M80 on Lake Country White CCS pad @ 1000 RPM
- NxT via PC at Speed 3 on a W9006 pad
- For tight areas I used a PC with 4" yellow pads (M83) and white pads (M80)
Headlights / Tail lights
- M105 via PC @ Speed 6 on Lake Country 4" yellow pad
- M83 via PC @ Speed 6 on Lake Country 4" white pad
- M80 via pC @ speed 5 on Lake Country 4" white pad
Trim
- Black Wow
Total Time: 9 Hrs
Total Sweat: 2 Gallons
BEFORE PICTURES
Swirling (hard to see)
Goo on the trunk lid:
Bird doodie
Engine Before:
Engine After:
Headlights Before
Headlights After
Taillight panel before:
Taillight panel after
Floormats before:
Floormats After:
Driver's side carpet before:
Driver's Side carpet after
World's best helper
Clay bar after claying the trunk only
Trunk before
Trunk lid 50/50 w M83 - hard to see, but it's clear on top half, swirled on bottom half
Trunk lid after M83 and M80
Quarter panel after M83
Quarter panel after M80
AFTER PICTURES
My favorite picture - the pearl just glows
Thanks for reading
. Tyson
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