Driven Auto Detail: 2006 Grand Prix GXP

[Driven Auto Detail]

I met this client at our last Chamber of Commerce luncheon. It's an '06 Grand Prix GXP. It was in pretty good condition overall but had never been detailed to my knowledge. Pretty simple job nonetheless.

-PREP-
Pressure-rinse entire vehicle.
Pre-treat door shuts, wheel wells, and front end with APC.
Clean tires, wheels, and wells with Optimum Power Clean (3:1) and various brushes.
Wash body of vehicle with 2 oz. Optimum Car Wash, 1 oz. Optimum Power Clean, and 1 oz. ONR.
Pressure-rinse entire vehicle.
Treat tires with Optimum Tire Shine. OTS is left to dwell on the tires the entire duration of the detail to allow dressing to absorb into the rubber. There's virtually no excess to wipe off when I'm finished.

-PAINT-
Clay all painted surfaces with Clay Magic blue clay and ONR.
Polish with PC, speed 5, LC White 5.5" polishing pad, and Optimum Poli-Seal.
Seal paint with DP Surface Shield Protectant. I used this to clear out some old stock, but actually came away from it really impressed. The shine was terrific and the slickness was very good.


-INTERIOR-
Vacuum carpets, mats, seat crevices, etc.
Clean all plastic, vinyl, and leather with a combination of steam and Woolite & water (6:1).
Shampoo carpets and mats with Bio-Kleen Traffic Lane Cleaner (4:1).
Treat all plastic, vinyl, and leather with Optimum Protectant Plus.
Clean all glass inside and out with ONR.

-PICTURES-
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[GXPWeasel]

Great Job! Those cars are just awesome........

Makes me want to go look @ mine in my garage.

[Driven Auto Detail]

Thanks Greg! I don't blame ya. Those big wheels really set 'em off.

[Nuke33]

Looks great, I love that color on those cars

[Driven Auto Detail]

Thanks Nuke!

[AjNavo61490]

nice work!

i see the tips didn't get any love... :(

[GXPWeasel]

nice work!

i see the tips didn't get any love... :(

In all fairness.... those tips are a pain in the you know what to get to look good. I have always taken what I consider good care of mine, and they still don't get perfect anymore, only after 18,000 miles.

[oski83]

Nice...what did you use for the seat inserts(suade or alacantra?) Did you use the Woolite solution? :)

[Driven Auto Detail]

nice work!

i see the tips didn't get any love... :(

Polishing the tips wasn't part of the package that the customer was paying for.

[Driven Auto Detail]

Nice...what did you use for the seat inserts(suade or alacantra?) Did you use the Woolite solution? :)

I just used my Woolite/water dampened MF towel to give them a quick scrub.