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  • 2002 Toyota Yaris

    Good morning,

    Today I'd like to show what I did with my mom's Yaris. Detailing it was a really good experience for me. I won't say the car was neglected but all the previous owner did was take it to an automatic car wash. I must admit that after every stage of detailing I could clearly see how the looks of the car improved.

    Here is the final result:



    And here is the process I used:
    1) cleaning tires (Vers-Angle Tire Brush With Short Handle + NXT Generation Foam Tire Cleaner)
    2) cleaning rims (Ultra-Safe Wheel Spoke Brush + Extra) - I used Extra because I didn't have All Wheel Cleaner at hand and didn't want to risk using Chrome Wheel Cleaner on these rims - but Extra did the job
    3) washing (Vers-Angle Body Brush With Long Handle + NXT Generation Car Wash)
    4) drying (Water Magnet Microfiber Drying Towel)
    5) paint cleaning step 1 (Supreme Shine Microfiber + Quik Clay + Quik Detailer)
    6) paint cleaning step 2 (Even-Coat Applicator Pad + Supreme Shine Microfiber + Body Scrub)
    7) polishing (Soft Foam Applicator Pad + Supreme Shine Microfiber + Deep Crystal Step 2 Polish)
    8) waxing step 1 (Soft Foam Applicator Pad + NXT Generation Tech Wax) - applying wax
    9) detailing tires (Soft Foam Applicator Pad + Endurance High Gloss)
    10) detailing trim (Soft Foam Applicator Pad + Supreme Shine Microfiber + Gold Class Trim Detailer)
    11) waxing step 2 (Supreme Shine Microfiber) - wiping wax off
    12) cleaning windows (Duo-Fiber Glass Towel + NXT Generation Glass Cleaner)

    Few more "after" pictures:







    The wheel:



    This is how the paint looked right after I washed the car:



    And this is how it looked after I finished detailing:



    Here is the proof that Quik Clay does work:



    I must say that when the previous owner saw the car after detailing he really was surprised. And so were his friends.

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    Re: 2002 Toyota Yaris

    NICE!
    The only reason some people get lost in thought... is because it is unfamiliar territory for them.
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    • #3
      Re: 2002 Toyota Yaris

      Nice work, great results!

      Maybe you'll get some work via word-of-mouth advertising from the past owner?


      Mike Phillips
      760-515-0444
      showcargarage@gmail.com

      "Find something you like and use it often"

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      • #4
        Re: 2002 Toyota Yaris

        Originally posted by Mike Phillips View Post
        Nice work, great results!

        Maybe you'll get some work via word-of-mouth advertising from the past owner?


        Thank you for the encouraging comment, Mike. I must say it does mean a lot to me.

        By using "word-of-mouth" and "seeing is believing" methods I've already got a couple of my friends into using Meguiars' products. And I'm detailing another Yaris this weekend. This is really the coolest thing for me - that people around start to recognize what I do to cars. And I thought detailing was just a hobby.

        BTW, did you check out the thread about my Corolla - http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=25000 ?? That's the baby I'm really proud of.

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        • #5
          Re: 2002 Toyota Yaris

          Once again great work. The Yaris looks great. Way to go. Hope you get a lot of business from this. Good Luck.
          quality creates its own demand

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          • #6
            Re: 2002 Toyota Yaris

            Great work on the Yaris

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            • #7
              Re: 2002 Toyota Yaris

              Thank you for the nice comments, guys. That's very kind of you.

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              • #8
                Re: 2002 Toyota Yaris

                That kinda looks a lot like my car.

                I wanted a green one, but they weren't available here in Canada.

                Nice Job !

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                • #9
                  Re: 2002 Toyota Yaris

                  Great work. Car looks amazing!
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                  • #10
                    Re: 2002 Toyota Yaris

                    Great work, you can def see the difference in the before and after

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                    • #11
                      Re: 2002 Toyota Yaris

                      Great job bring the Yaris back from abused!
                      Rob A.
                      '09 Kia Optima (Bronze Metallic)
                      '07 Kia Optima (Gold)

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