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quantim0 · #1 12-23-2006, 08:56 PM

So my neighbor asked if I could help get his new used Tacoma ready for a trip up to SC that he is taking. He bought the truck a month or so ago and it's been kept outside without being washed. I forgot to take some before pictures, but the car was really dirty. The rims where really dark grey and we didn't know that his paint was a metallic silver. The car has a lot of burned on water marks and some moderate swirls which I will remove at a later date.

Process:

Exterior
- Sprayed tires, wheel wells and mud flaps with DP Exterior Cleanse-All and agitated with Mother's fender well brush.
- Cleaned rims with DP Gel Wheel Cleaner and OXO brush
- Washed with NXT in foam gun with Shmitt.
- Clayed real quick with Zaino clay bar, car needs some serious claying done. I introduced him to AG and we made a little list of stuff he needs to get so we can take care of his car.
- DP Krystal Vision on windows
- Klasse AIO on windshield
- Klasse AIO on paint
- DP Surface Shield Sealant 12 hr cure time
- Meg's #24
- PB's TR on all trim
- Pinnacle Black Onyx tire gel (one front tire) and AA Extreme Tire gel on the others. Sort of an impromptu durability test.

Interior
- Vacuumed and spot cleaned interior
- Wiped down all surfaces with Meg's QID

Reddwarf · #2 12-23-2006, 09:34 PM

Great job. The truck looks super clean. I'm interested to hear how your experiment turns out: "Pinnacle Black Onyx tire gel (one front tire) and AA Extreme Tire gel on the others. Sort of an impromptu durability test". How about looks of the one tire vs the other?

quantim0 · #3 12-23-2006, 09:46 PM

They look similar, but the AA is a little "blingier". It still looks really good though. I wanted to try something different because the Pinnacle is expensive and his tires are huge.

Nica · #4 12-23-2006, 10:28 PM

You know even though you didnt' do any swirl removing that turned out good. Nice job

. I liked the write up as well. How long did it take you?

I finally started my Volvo this morning and I'm not even close to finishing it. I was in the garage from 10:30AM and just came back in the house at about 7:30PM. I got hungry.

Question though, why did you deside to go with AIO? I have seen the liquid souveran on some silver vehicles and man does that baby make paint POP. I bought some for my SUV, haven't used it just yet but after the Volvo comes the Lexus SUV.

quantim0 · #5 12-23-2006, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Nica

You know even though you didnt' do any swirl removing that turned out good. Nice job

. I liked the write up as well. How long did it take you?

Question though, why did you deside to go with AIO? I have seen the liquid souveran on some silver vehicles and man does that baby make paint POP. I bought some for my SUV, haven't used it just yet but after the Volvo comes the Lexus SUV.

It took about 8 hours because I was playing teacher as well as detailer.

I only used AIO to take off any wax and other stuff that was on the paint before I put on the DP Shield. I didn't use Liquid Souveran because I don't have any. I use Souveran Paste on my car and we just wanted to protect it for the trip to SC. I used the sealent just in case I don't have time to do the swirls for a few months. I told him that he should order so LS because I have heard great things about it on silver, he said he probably will.

Nica · #6 12-24-2006, 12:18 AM

Sounds good, 8hrs is not that bad. Sorry I forgot that it was just a protection for the trip.

Thanks for the info, helped me out with the AIO. I really don't know much about this AIO. Need to re-search it some more.

ltoman · #7 12-24-2006, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Nica

Sounds good, 8hrs is not that bad. Sorry I forgot that it was just a protection for the trip.

Thanks for the info, helped me out with the AIO. I really don't know much about this AIO. Need to re-search it some more.

Did you buy any AIO, Nica?

AL417 · #8 12-24-2006, 06:00 AM

You guys did a nice job on his Tacoma. Too bad there weren't any before pics I have a feeling that they would have been dramatic.

supercharged · #9 12-24-2006, 10:25 AM

Great Job! I like the way DP sealant makes those flakes pop.

Nica · #10 12-24-2006, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ltoman

Did you buy any AIO, Nica?

No, not yet. But I'm still re-searching it. I really don't know much about it. I like the all natural stuff, for some reason I don't trust the synthetic stuff. Not sure why, probably because I don't know enough about it that's all.