Black Jeep Wrangler: Microfiber System Correction

[Shawn T.]

Client wanted some bush scratches removed. This Jeep is used the way a Jeep is meant to be used.

This thing looked like it came from hell and back and back to hell and sort of stayed there for a bit and then came back.

Here was the process:
1) Wash with ONR and pre-soaked each panel with ONR QD.

2) Cleaned wheels, wells and tires with APC+, ONR and brushes

3) Clayed the entire car with ONR at Clay Lube ratio

4) Tried different pads and products until finally using 2 different methods for the car.
4a) The panels in the sun got D300 with an LC 5.5" Orange pad at speed 5 while areas in the shade got D300 with 5.5" microfiber cutting disk. 4b) Smaller areas got D300 with a W7204 cutting pad.

5) The paint was left a little hazed and the microfiber disks don't play well with the heat. Because of all the small areas, I went with D301 on a W9204 pad for the whole car. It didn't pay to switch backing plates.

6) Dressed all trim (except roof) with Ultimate Protectant.
6a) Dressed roof with Hyper-Dressing at 2:1

7) Dressed wells with Hyper-Dressing at 2:1

8) Dressed tires with CroftgateUSA Tire Shine. He wanted something matte and this is the most matte product I have. Probably should have given Hyper-Dressing at 4:1 a shot in hindsight.

9) Dressed the roof with Hyper-Dressing at 2:1


Enough typing.....onto the pictures!

BEFORES:


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AFTERS:

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Let me just say that working on a hot black car in the sun is hard enough when not during pollen season. But, during......................................it was not fun when the wind would blow a layer of pollen across the entire car 50,000 times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In fact, the car in the corner of the last pic was washed with ONR yesterday and look at all the pollen.

Thanks for looking!

[JonMiles]

Hyper-dressing is water based...in my experience it runs when it gets rained on. Are you worried that the dressing on the roof is going to run down on the rest of the body as soon as it gets wet?

[Dr Oldz]

Looks Good! Do you know if Hyper dressing runs when rained on? I imagine it would but never really tried it on something like that. Made the plastic look really nice tho!

[Ted S.]

Wow, it's like a painting, er something:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1154/medium/IMG_04931.JPG

[V3AutoDetailing]

Nice save, How long did this take you

[Shawn T.]

Hyper-dressing is water based...in my experience it runs when it gets rained on. Are you worried that the dressing on the roof is going to run down on the rest of the body as soon as it gets wet?

It may run but I have no had it streak badly on the paint yet after a storm and I have tried ti several times. It sort of just disappears instead of running and streaking.


Looks Good! Do you know if Hyper dressing runs when rained on? I imagine it would but never really tried it on something like that. Made the plastic look really nice tho!

Thanks! It does run a little but never posed a problem for me.


Wow, it's like a painting, er something:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1154/medium/IMG_04931.JPG

LOL. Thanks. That section turned out much better than I thought it would. The slight orange peel gives it a nice look doesn't it lol.


Nice save, How long did this take you

Thanks! This took me 5.5 hours.

[Rayaz]

Nice work, especially on a non-pavement queen jeep. Out here, we call those scratches "desert pinstripe". They are a badge of honor that says you took your $40,000 4x4 on something tougher than the McDonald's trive thru.

[Nitro24]

It's amazing what good wax can do.

[dreamps]

nice work bro! yeah don't you hate pollen? i washed my jeep GC and soon as i waxed it boom pollen was on it!

[Wills.WindowsAndWheels]

So you were actually able to use the D300 in the sun? I wasn't aware it was a product capable of being used in full sun..sure turned out nice...did you have any issues with it drying up on you due to the heat?

[Shawn T.]

Nice work, especially on a non-pavement queen jeep. Out here, we call those scratches "desert pinstripe". They are a badge of honor that says you took your $40,000 4x4 on something tougher than the McDonald's trive thru.

Thanks! It's true. This Jeep is treated like a true Jeep.


It's amazing what good wax can do.

Thanks! That's true but this was more than applying a wax.


nice work bro! yeah don't you hate pollen? i washed my jeep GC and soon as i waxed it boom pollen was on it!

Thanks man! The pollen is really annoying but I found out today that a California Duster is the secret to dealing with the pollen.


So you were actually able to use the D300 in the sun? I wasn't aware it was a product capable of being used in full sun..sure turned out nice...did you have any issues with it drying up on you due to the heat?

Yes, I was able to use D300 in the sun with really no issues. It did not dry up on me at all and dusted only a little compared with Ultimate Compound or other products. It had a goo work time. It doesn't work well with the microfiber disks in the sun though. It needs to be foam. It still wiped off very easily.

[kingofsorrow]

wow. the swirls have gone to swirl heaven. RIP swirls.