Detailed: 2005 Colorado LS

[justin30513]

This referral came from a customer of mine at a local bank. The owner of this truck runs a local gas station here in downtown Blue Ridge. The forecast was for 75% rain all day but the owner told me I could work on it. I didn't have anything else planned so I saw it as a good chance to gain some more rotary experience. He has recently ordered a new Mini Cooper S and will trading this truck in the coming week. I wasn't getting paid for a full detail but this was some good exposure for my business. He said just to make it presentable. I figured I could a little more than that!

Here's the full process......

Befores:











Paint condtion.....




Wash Cycle:
Running low on my NXT Tech wash, I decided to use some of Zep's Car Wash that found at my local Home Depot. I put 2 ounces in the bucket with 2.5 gallons of water. Suds were amazing. I first degreased the jams, tires, wells, and wheels. I then washed the truck twice with a LC Ulti-Mitt. This has been a really good mitt. Expect a review soon......this was the 49th vehicle and I'm doing my review when I hit 50 vehicles washed. I did notice that the Zep cleaned really well and sheet a lot of the water off. Bugs came off easy too.

Interior:
The interior first saw a major vacuuming. I use my brush attachment a lot. I vacuum every surface of the interior before it sees any liquid cleaning at all. All plastics and vinyl got Purple Power cut 4:1 and the carpets and seat saw a mix of Folex and Purple Power. I mix it like this.......8oz. Purple Power......8oz. Folex.......the rest with WARM water. I spray it on after I vacuum the area. By the time I get back around to the starting spot, it's time to wipe up with a wet MF towel and re-vacuum. This one didn't get a full restoration as it would have required several passes of this process. Came good enough for me and the customer.

Paint Polishing:
(Meguiar's #9 Swirl Remover 2.0 via rotary & LC White Pad)
It's been a while since I've used any of Meguiar's polishes. Since it very damp today and 106 has been tough in humid conditions, I though I play with this some. I was not doing a full correction on the paint. I was just getting ride of some surface swirls and reducing some dings and scratches. The thing was, this polish and the rotary took out way more than I thought! Pad hop nearly ceased too and there was no sling. There was also no dusting, no staining, and the clean up was effortless. All of this from a 9.00 bottle of polish. I love.

Tools used in polishing....


Here are some 50/50s.......




Paint Protection:
(NXT 2.0 by hand...removed by hand also)
Figured since I was using Meguiar's polish, why not use the NXT 2.0 Wax? I put it on by and it was a breeze. It dried in about 15 minute in about 100% humidity. Came off easy. I also did all the jams and shuts with NXT as well.

Tools used for protection.......
(That's a prototype applicator from Lake Country)

[justin30513]

Afters........

[budman3]

Meg's #9 is a nasty product, IMO. I have found it to fill swirls and stain trim very badly. Maybe the fillers were decreased with rotary use but an alcohol wipedown may have been a good idea ... just incase. The work looks impressive now lets hope they stay that way (no fillers).

[killrflake]

Wow what a turnaround. Could those carpets have been any more dirty? The paint came out great, a job to be proud of. It's plain to see this is a work truck with all the scars that go with it, but you really brought it back to life. He sure got his moneys worth.

[pirex]

Originally Posted by budman3

Meg's #9 is a nasty product, IMO. I have found it to fill swirls and stain trim very badly. Maybe the fillers were decreased with rotary use but an alcohol wipedown may have been a good idea ... just incase. The work looks impressive now lets hope they stay that way (no fillers).

I agree with you on this one!

[justin30513]

Originally Posted by budman3

Meg's #9 is a nasty product, IMO. I have found it to fill swirls and stain trim very badly. Maybe the fillers were decreased with rotary use but an alcohol wipedown may have been a good idea ... just incase. The work looks impressive now lets hope they stay that way (no fillers).

I used my glass cleaner and found that it filled nothing. I hit the trim several times and never saw any staining. The batching could be different but I actually enjoyed using this today. I figured I'd get slammed for using Meguiar's products again though. That's ok.......I can take it and my pocketbook and customers are happy.

[pirex]

You are taking it personaly again! So have we had other experienses with the producet. Isen`t that normal?

[MotorCity Honda]

Originally Posted by justin30513

*snip*I figured I'd get slammed for using Meguiar's products again though. *snip*.

Who slammed you???

Someone simply said they didn't like a product and shared their experiences with you....

The nxt looks pretty darn good...

[justin30513]

Originally Posted by pirex

You are taking it personaly again! So have we had other experienses with the producet. Isen`t that normal?

I'm not taking anything personal. I just stating that the batching/age of the product may be causing the difference. I know of a lot who have used this product and love it. I know from experience too that some think a OTC product can't work, won't work, and will never work. Oh, Autogeek sell this product.

I don't know why you started this "personal" thing but let's stop in the threads sir.

[pirex]

Originally Posted by justin30513

I used my glass cleaner and found that it filled nothing. I hit the trim several times and never saw any staining. The batching could be different but I actually enjoyed using this today. I figured I'd get slammed for using Meguiar's products again though. That's ok.......I can take it and my pocketbook and customers are happy.

Sounds personal to me! But heey, great to hear you liked it. Got to try it out again.