'06 Volvo XC90 : Wash & Wax

[P1et]

Good afternoon!

My wife's girlfriend was in town so I decided to detail her car this morning after I finished my wife's SUV. Why not right?

The XC90 has only been washed at carwashes since new, but surprisingly no swirls! Gotta love that silver metallic paint. There was quite a bit of hardened tar on the lower half of the vehicle, so some claying was needed there. Frankly, the entire SUV needed claying but I didn't want to spend that much time on it.

1) Wash w/ Megs Gold Class
2) Clayed lower half of XC90 w/ Zaino Z16
3) Dried w/ Absorber
4) Waxed w/ Natty's Blue on Megs Foam Applicator
5) Leather cleaned w/ Woollite (cut 1:1)
6) Armor All Gel on the Tires
7) All carpets cleaned w/ Folex (not cut)

My favorite product today was Poorboys Natural Look. I love this stuff. The XC90 has a lot of plastic on the exterior and the Natural Look really brought back the factory look. Great stuff and non-oily!

Sorry, no befores. Just afters!











Who says you cannot get reflection off silver paint???

[Gary Sword]

Great Job! Light silver is almost as hard as white to get good refections on.

[AL417]

Really nice job on this one. I saw the pics and scanned back up to see what you used on the exterior trim. I can see why you said the PB Natural Look was your favorite product, it looks so good!

[P1et]

Thanks!

What I've actually been doing is after I put Armor All Gel on the tires, I top them with Natural Look and it really makes a BIG difference! Lasts forever, too.

I recommend everyone who has NL to give it a try next time they dress their tires...

[alban61]

Very nice job, and great reflections! Nice work on the trim with PB Natural Look. I love it too, but only use it in the interior. Somehow, it doesn't do too well with my Explorer exterior trim.
Thanks for the PB NL tire tip!!

[Nica]

wow...okay not only can you detail buddy but dude you take really nice pictures. That silver is looking very reflective wow very nice. I'm making a note of what you use because that vehicle looks really good.

Not only am I impressed with the results of the paint but the pictures, very nice.

Thanks for sharing that silver looks really good.

[P1et]

Alban: I use PB NL on my wife's Explorer and it always comes out nice. I wonder why it doesn't work well on yours? I find that a little goes a long way!

Nica: I really appreciate the comments! The vehicle was not polishes and not sealed, so I bet I could have made it look much better had I had the time! I guess Natty's Blue is pretty decent on its own on silver...

[alban61]

Originally Posted by P1et

Alban: I use PB NL on my wife's Explorer and it always comes out nice. I wonder why it doesn't work well on yours? I find that a little goes a long way!

It only seems to last about 4 -5 days for me. And it streaked when it rained. Only thing so far that has worked for me, is Armor-All, and DG 201 (Vinyl/Leather Dressing). I have DG 201 on right now, and has lasted for 1 week, and 1 rain with no streaking. It's going to rain again tomorrow, so we'll see how it holds up again. I have a "99 Explorer. Bought it used and the trim was faded somewhat. I'm sure your wife's Explorer is in much better shape than mine, that's why it worked better for you. I had even tried PB Bold n Bright, but it still streaked for me when it rained. But I do love what PB NL does to the interior.

[Nuke33]

Lookin good

[sparkie]

P1et, man the paint looks awesome, and only waxed with Natty's Blue WOW! I got agree with everybody your PICS is high grade. I wish I could take pics like that. Thanks for posting.