Mike Phillips
06-16-2021, 03:56 PM
2006 Toyota Sequoia - Comet Wash - Extreme Makeover - BLACKFIRE One Step (https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-mike-phillips-your-detailing-questions-/129574-2006-toyota-sequoia-comet-wash-extreme-makeover-blackfire-one-step.html)
My friend Joe contacted me about bringing the shine back to his 2006 Toyota Sequoia. After looking at the original single stage white paint I determined that a solid Comet Wash followed by an AGGRESSIVE machine correction using BLACKFIRE One Step would do the job.
Apologies ahead of time I didn't take a lot of before shots or process shots, this was all about grunt work.
Process
In this order,
Machine scrub tires
Clean wheels
Machine polish glass before washing
Comet Wash
Dry car
After car was washed and dried,
Treat faded plastic trim
Dress tires
Machine sand headlights - buff and ceramic coat - Marine 31 Vessel Coat
Paint Correction
Step 1: Machine polish paint using BLACKFIRE One Step, RUPES 180mm Yellow Foam CP Pads and FLEX Supa BEAST on speed 6 PUSHING HARD for 8 to 10 section passes over each square millimeter of paint.
Step 2: Topped with PBL Surface Coating
Here's a few before pictures,
NOTE: The Comet Technique is ONLY for single stage paint. Do not use this technique on clearcoated cars.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_036.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_030.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_031.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_032.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_033.JPG
Sorry, no action shots of the washing or any of the other steps I did.
Here's the hood before
Note at this point all of the rest of the Sequoia is done including machine polishing tail lights, re-polishing all glass with the BLACKFIRE One Step.
BEFORE
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_034.JPG
Here I used an Autogeek Cover-up Towel to cover and protect the dull, oxidized paint from any BLACKFIRE splatter.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_001.JPG
Here's half and half...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_002.JPG
REMEMBER - This is SINGLE STAGE PAINT - But look at the clarity, gloss and richness of color?
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_003.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_004.JPG
And here's how the paint looked before BLACKFIRE One Step...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_005.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_006.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_007.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_008.JPG
Headlight Restoration
I machine sanded the headlights using Mirka Abralon #2000, #3000 and #4000 sanding discs then used Pinnacle Advanced Compound with RUPES wool pad on the FLEX Cordless Rotary Polisher to remove the sanding marks and restore optical clarity. After using the wool pad on the rotary I also used a foam pad on the FLEX Supa BEAST with the same compound to remove any holograms. The headlights were then chemical stripped, (in other words I used a Panel Wipe), and I applied the Marine 31 Vessel Ceramic Coating.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_009.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_010.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_011.JPG
Here's the final results...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_012.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_013.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_014.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_015.JPG
Exterior Plastic Polishing
All clear exterior plastic was machine polished using the BLACKFIRE One Step.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_016.JPG
Topical Glass Polishing
All exterior glass was machine polished using Diamondite Glass Polish with a RUPES 180mm Coarse Wool Polishing Pad and the FLEX Cordless PE14 before washing. Later the glass was re-polished using BLACKFIRE One Step with a foam pad on the FLEX Supa BEAST.
Look how perfect the glass looks?
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_017.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_018.JPG
Not bad for a daily driver that is 15 years old and the last time it was detailed was 7-8 years ago...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_019.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_020.JPG
Here's most of what I used...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_021.JPG
:)
My friend Joe contacted me about bringing the shine back to his 2006 Toyota Sequoia. After looking at the original single stage white paint I determined that a solid Comet Wash followed by an AGGRESSIVE machine correction using BLACKFIRE One Step would do the job.
Apologies ahead of time I didn't take a lot of before shots or process shots, this was all about grunt work.
Process
In this order,
Machine scrub tires
Clean wheels
Machine polish glass before washing
Comet Wash
Dry car
After car was washed and dried,
Treat faded plastic trim
Dress tires
Machine sand headlights - buff and ceramic coat - Marine 31 Vessel Coat
Paint Correction
Step 1: Machine polish paint using BLACKFIRE One Step, RUPES 180mm Yellow Foam CP Pads and FLEX Supa BEAST on speed 6 PUSHING HARD for 8 to 10 section passes over each square millimeter of paint.
Step 2: Topped with PBL Surface Coating
Here's a few before pictures,
NOTE: The Comet Technique is ONLY for single stage paint. Do not use this technique on clearcoated cars.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_036.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_030.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_031.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_032.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_033.JPG
Sorry, no action shots of the washing or any of the other steps I did.
Here's the hood before
Note at this point all of the rest of the Sequoia is done including machine polishing tail lights, re-polishing all glass with the BLACKFIRE One Step.
BEFORE
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_034.JPG
Here I used an Autogeek Cover-up Towel to cover and protect the dull, oxidized paint from any BLACKFIRE splatter.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_001.JPG
Here's half and half...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_002.JPG
REMEMBER - This is SINGLE STAGE PAINT - But look at the clarity, gloss and richness of color?
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_003.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_004.JPG
And here's how the paint looked before BLACKFIRE One Step...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_005.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_006.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_007.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_008.JPG
Headlight Restoration
I machine sanded the headlights using Mirka Abralon #2000, #3000 and #4000 sanding discs then used Pinnacle Advanced Compound with RUPES wool pad on the FLEX Cordless Rotary Polisher to remove the sanding marks and restore optical clarity. After using the wool pad on the rotary I also used a foam pad on the FLEX Supa BEAST with the same compound to remove any holograms. The headlights were then chemical stripped, (in other words I used a Panel Wipe), and I applied the Marine 31 Vessel Ceramic Coating.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_009.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_010.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_011.JPG
Here's the final results...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_012.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_013.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_014.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_015.JPG
Exterior Plastic Polishing
All clear exterior plastic was machine polished using the BLACKFIRE One Step.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_016.JPG
Topical Glass Polishing
All exterior glass was machine polished using Diamondite Glass Polish with a RUPES 180mm Coarse Wool Polishing Pad and the FLEX Cordless PE14 before washing. Later the glass was re-polished using BLACKFIRE One Step with a foam pad on the FLEX Supa BEAST.
Look how perfect the glass looks?
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_017.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_018.JPG
Not bad for a daily driver that is 15 years old and the last time it was detailed was 7-8 years ago...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_019.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_020.JPG
Here's most of what I used...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/4293/2006_Toyo_021.JPG
:)