Eldorado2k
11-17-2018, 12:13 AM
It’s been about a month since I bought this car, it has 124,000 miles and the color of the paint is Cashmere. I’ve been taking my time detailing it piece by piece and I’m happy to say that I’ve finally got every last bit of it dialed in.
Allow me to show you what it 1st looked like, and what it looks like now.
The very 1st thing I did was an iron decon with DUB Wheel Cleaner.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/2db603d6742be518dc48be562440beab.jpg
Lots of bleeding.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/14816151330a32c9f82be29f2bad8c28.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/dd8cee584c7d194db56a4fd9c3a7d969.jpg
Gave it a good wash, and a good claying with a Med. Grade Nanoskin Claymitt.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/afe6330d4fd0c723965d0d92fc842026.jpg
Can’t forget the gas cap.[emoji6]
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/4f6844523acd2af619f81dd8bc4ef277.jpg
After.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/b37a7a37178101b610008b99ec8be1dc.jpg
Here’s a before shot of the wheels & tires. I ended up replacing that center cap with a proper 1, and also bought 2 brand new tires for the front to match the rear.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/905cb16103bc82febb3aed07a38c6597.jpg
Baked on brake dust.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/ea3a036b2ece013255da06033bd716f5.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/a9f40db79a44bf4da5b082337e8b9ba5.jpg
Megs Wheel Brightener cleaned it right off.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/c8fd07a743995a0b2f22ca65f20c62e0.jpg
Tires all clean.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/07b8476ad87ba05f47060c8e61c86131.jpg
Time to coat them w/TW Endura Tire Coating.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/d451850704fe28f9e2e0c3140d66cffb.jpg
Headlights were in need of restoration.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/83039683abab4e4b762a062f67df2922.jpg
Sanded them down w/500/800/1000/3000 grit sandpaper.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/2426383dfc3ec51687ccf908ac1ed851.jpg
After... They’ll be protected with McKee’s Headlight Coating.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/5c4bb8bc1b8682e274714c85be41f252.jpg
Interior. This before shot was taken by the previous owner. The 1st thing I did was throw those rubber matts in the trash. Next, that steering wheel cover needed to go...
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/0d7ed40f73f1d58b1488c82b529d19ed.jpg
Here’s a before shot of the matts.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/93beb736535fd97d7d0fa9a964193dc1.jpg
After.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/0699301970833a30256a706e0f58ddc8.jpg
Here’s what that steering wheel cover was hiding. Nasty.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/84c11d28259941d9f6dd2062254b0cff.jpg
The whole interior looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in forever. This is what my towel looked like after just a quik wipedown of the front seats & dash w/Megs D181 Leather Cleaner.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/f5b140714639a5a0778b03ccff16c7a6.jpg
Before.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/fdb029b7f77502f12d43f626b2103a59.jpg
After.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/6e4eb3ad27de5beefb7d7386a29103ab.jpg
After a good 2-3 thorough cleanings... The interior is fully detailed.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/fbccfcfe888c8f1639842383f9b56717.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/cfce735b754530509622c5da34cf2498.jpg
My cat’s looking at me as if this post is too long, so to be continued...
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/a9856b03b256dd0c61c36db9e32fd3d9.jpg
Allow me to show you what it 1st looked like, and what it looks like now.
The very 1st thing I did was an iron decon with DUB Wheel Cleaner.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/2db603d6742be518dc48be562440beab.jpg
Lots of bleeding.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/14816151330a32c9f82be29f2bad8c28.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/dd8cee584c7d194db56a4fd9c3a7d969.jpg
Gave it a good wash, and a good claying with a Med. Grade Nanoskin Claymitt.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/afe6330d4fd0c723965d0d92fc842026.jpg
Can’t forget the gas cap.[emoji6]
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/4f6844523acd2af619f81dd8bc4ef277.jpg
After.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/b37a7a37178101b610008b99ec8be1dc.jpg
Here’s a before shot of the wheels & tires. I ended up replacing that center cap with a proper 1, and also bought 2 brand new tires for the front to match the rear.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/905cb16103bc82febb3aed07a38c6597.jpg
Baked on brake dust.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/ea3a036b2ece013255da06033bd716f5.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/a9f40db79a44bf4da5b082337e8b9ba5.jpg
Megs Wheel Brightener cleaned it right off.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/c8fd07a743995a0b2f22ca65f20c62e0.jpg
Tires all clean.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/07b8476ad87ba05f47060c8e61c86131.jpg
Time to coat them w/TW Endura Tire Coating.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/d451850704fe28f9e2e0c3140d66cffb.jpg
Headlights were in need of restoration.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/83039683abab4e4b762a062f67df2922.jpg
Sanded them down w/500/800/1000/3000 grit sandpaper.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/2426383dfc3ec51687ccf908ac1ed851.jpg
After... They’ll be protected with McKee’s Headlight Coating.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/5c4bb8bc1b8682e274714c85be41f252.jpg
Interior. This before shot was taken by the previous owner. The 1st thing I did was throw those rubber matts in the trash. Next, that steering wheel cover needed to go...
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/0d7ed40f73f1d58b1488c82b529d19ed.jpg
Here’s a before shot of the matts.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/93beb736535fd97d7d0fa9a964193dc1.jpg
After.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/0699301970833a30256a706e0f58ddc8.jpg
Here’s what that steering wheel cover was hiding. Nasty.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/84c11d28259941d9f6dd2062254b0cff.jpg
The whole interior looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in forever. This is what my towel looked like after just a quik wipedown of the front seats & dash w/Megs D181 Leather Cleaner.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/f5b140714639a5a0778b03ccff16c7a6.jpg
Before.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/fdb029b7f77502f12d43f626b2103a59.jpg
After.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/6e4eb3ad27de5beefb7d7386a29103ab.jpg
After a good 2-3 thorough cleanings... The interior is fully detailed.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/fbccfcfe888c8f1639842383f9b56717.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/cfce735b754530509622c5da34cf2498.jpg
My cat’s looking at me as if this post is too long, so to be continued...
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/a9856b03b256dd0c61c36db9e32fd3d9.jpg