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10 year old White Grand Prix...NEVER clayed or polished

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  • 10 year old White Grand Prix...NEVER clayed or polished

    No walk in the park on this one. I really had my work cut out for me today. The interior wasn't much of anything. Most every stain came out of the seats and carpets minus the driver's left foot rest which had serious wear to the fibers. My final interior processes were:

    -Oxy/APC mix for carpets, mats, and seating
    -PB APC (10:1) to clean all vinyl and plastic
    -Adam's VRT to dress all vinyl and plastic




    The exterior was just hell. It barely looked white when I pulled up. The paint was severly stained and lacked any gloss. All I saw were contaminants, fallout, and etchings everywhere. The car was definately an outdoor car and had never been clayed or polished. I spent a LOT of time going at each area of the exterior detail and when all was said and done, I was happy with the outcome. The only way for a complete fix on the other problems would be a repaint.

    For the rims, tires, and wells, I did the following:

    -PB APC (10:1) on all with full agitation after 60 seconds, then rinsed
    -Tarminator in the wells, waited 2 mins, then agitated
    -4* Wheel Gel on rims/tires with full agitation after 30 seconds, then rinsed
    -PB Clay on rims and painted parts of wells with soapy water lube, then rinse
    -PB Spray and Rinse Wheel Cleaner on rims with 45 second dwell time, then rinsed
    -BnB on tires
    -HD (2:1) in wells

    At the end, there was still some etched in dust that was never coming out, but the rims looked much better.

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    More in a few...
    Sean Busch

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    For the rest of the exterior, it was no easier. I washed the car twice initially, pretreating the lower areas with Tarminator. After 2 washes, 1 FULL CLAY BAR, a rinse and a dry, the paint was still stained. Yes 1 ENTIRE clay bar...The car had so much fallout and rust dots I thought I'd never finish...Usually I clay a car in under 30 mins...I spent about an hour on this one and there were still a couple spots that WOULD NOT budge. My final processes were:

    -Mother's Gold Wash x 2
    -Tarminator to treat lower panels
    -PB Clay with soapy water lube (lots of time on this area)
    -#80 with LC Wool Pad on horizontal surfaces
    -#80 with LC Polishing Pad on all surfaces
    -#20 by hand on paint and windows

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    Enjoy!
    Sean Busch

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    • #3
      Great job and excellent write up. Thanks!

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      • #4
        Great work and very nice write-up, your results never fail to impress me.

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        • #5
          Looks great, Its a nice bright white now!

          #20 on the window too huh? Does it work kind of like RainX?
          Brandon

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          • #6
            WOW What an improvement that looks great
            Nothing but the best, That's why I use Meguiar's.
            1996 Lincoln Mark VIII LSC Dark Baltic Blue
            4.6 32 Valve DOHC V8

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            • #7
              WOW What an improvement that looks great
              Nothing but the best, That's why I use Meguiar's.
              1996 Lincoln Mark VIII LSC Dark Baltic Blue
              4.6 32 Valve DOHC V8

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              • #8
                Sean, you have bringed to life again that Gran Prix.

                great job!

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                • #9
                  Great..very great Job. must be a hard job with white getting back to white?

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                  • #10
                    Looks 3 shades brighter. Very nice job!

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                    • #11
                      Thanks for all of the compliments
                      Sean Busch

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                      • #12
                        Great work and write-up Sean. Did you polish the glass before applying #20? Does #20 act like a rain-x type product?

                        Eric
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