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Neothin · #1 05-26-2006, 09:06 PM

it's been a hard (but profitable!) day at the restaurant and I'm just getting ready to go downstairs and pull the tC into the garage for a long night of detailing. I have a Scion meet tommorow afternoon and I want the car to look its best.

I did the interior this morning which consisted of-
Meguiar's Quick Interior Detailer on the plastics
Another layer of DP Interior Surface Protectant on the plastics
thorough vacuuming of all carpeting/seats
DP Krystal Vision glass cleaner on the inside of the windows
ClearKote Quikshine on my newly painted dash/door pieces

I also washed the exterior this morning. It rained on the way home, so i'm going to use a hose to completely rinse off the exterior.

afterwards this is what I have planned-
dry w/ leaf blower
QD w/ quikshine
Polish w/ Menzerna PO85RD
Pinnacle XMT Carnauba Finishing Glaze
DP Max Wax

and for everything else-
Poorboy's Trim Restorer on trim
DP glass restorer applied via PC
DP krystal vision glass cleaner to remove ^
Plexus on headlights, taillights, and my license plate cover
use DP wheel glaze on my 18's
use meguiar's enduance on the tires on the 18's
get the car jacked up and swap my stock wheels for my 18's
while changing the wheels, completely detail the wheel wells

it's been a rough day of big (20+ people) parties and i don't know if my brain is functioning correctly. Am I missing anything major?

sleepless night, here i come!

killrwheels@autogeek · #2 05-26-2006, 10:00 PM

Crystal Mist and a baggie with a couple micro's for final sprucing at the meet.

FYI : Keep and eye on the mail, your package should ship tomorrow.

Neothin · #3 05-26-2006, 11:35 PM

well... i forgot something. I didn't clay the car. Ah well, i guess it didn't need it anyways.

I just finished up removing XMT carnauba finishing glaze. Drink break time! Those halogens... god they make that garage steamy. I don't want to open the garage door though, every bug within a mile radius would find its way to my house. It's VERY bright :P

BILL · #4 05-27-2006, 08:17 AM

How does the finish feel? buttery? smooth as a babys behind??

if so??? Don't worry about clay now at this time, just enjoy your beautiful ride

FloridaNative · #5 05-28-2006, 12:48 PM

Dang Neothin!! I admire your stamina. A full day of work and a full night of detailing! It's good to be young! (she said while whistfully sighing) I'll bet the car is gleaming! Where did you take it to get the vinyl painted? You can PM me if you prefer. My husband just scratched the cargo area vinyl on my SUV all up. I want to get rid of those scratches so bad.

Neothin · #6 05-28-2006, 10:36 PM

the vinyl that i got painted? my dash is plastic :S i took it to a regular ol' paint shop and they did it for me

BILL · #7 05-29-2006, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FloridaNative

Dang Neothin!! I admire your stamina. A full day of work and a full night of detailing! It's good to be young! (she said while whistfully sighing) I'll bet the car is gleaming! Where did you take it to get the vinyl painted? You can PM me if you prefer. My husband just scratched the cargo area vinyl on my SUV all up. I want to get rid of those scratches so bad.

FLORIDA NATIVE try this......

http://www.prowax.com/dyes.shtml