2006 Chevy Equinox: 1-step correction

[onlycodered]

Today began the adventure of my first complete 1-step correction. Who was the victim? My friend. Thankfully he still considers me to be such so I figure I did a good job. Haha.

The vehicle I worked with today was a 2006 Chevy Equinox. This will be the first vehicle in my portfolio. We decided to go with a 1-step correction today as we were somewhat limited in terms of time and this is a DD anyway. The objective was to remove most of the light swirls on the vehicle.

For the sealant this time I decided to go with Chemical Guys Jetseal 109 since I had a ton of it lying around. I had gotten a bunch of it before I found out about Blackfire Wet Diamond and that was the end of Jetseal 109 for me. BFWD is my current favorite sealant.

Anyway, let me know what you think! I plan on doing a similar process except 2-step on my DD in a week or two.

Products used:

Chemical Guys Maxi Suds II
Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine (clay lubricant and quick detailer)
Meguiar's Smooth Surface Clay Kit
Meguiar's M205 Ultra Finishing Polish
Lake County CCS white (polish) & gray (sealant) pads
Chemical Guys Jetseal 109 sealant

Before Meguiar's M205.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/JSchwage/Detailing/2006%20Chevy%20Equinox%20detail/IMG_5097.jpg

After Meguiar's M205 with white CCS pad.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/JSchwage/Detailing/2006%20Chevy%20Equinox%20detail/IMG_5098.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/JSchwage/Detailing/2006%20Chevy%20Equinox%20detail/IMG_5099.jpg

Side shot. Awesome reflections on a silver vehicle!
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/JSchwage/Detailing/2006%20Chevy%20Equinox%20detail/IMG_5100.jpg

Hood after polishing.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/JSchwage/Detailing/2006%20Chevy%20Equinox%20detail/IMG_5101.jpg

Side shot after polishing.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/JSchwage/Detailing/2006%20Chevy%20Equinox%20detail/IMG_5102.jpg

Once again great reflections! You can clearly see me shooting the photo in this one.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/JSchwage/Detailing/2006%20Chevy%20Equinox%20detail/IMG_5103.jpg

Another rear shot. M205 did a great job of cleaning up the swirls.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/JSchwage/Detailing/2006%20Chevy%20Equinox%20detail/IMG_5104.jpg

Hood after one coat of Chemical Guys Jetseal 109.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/JSchwage/Detailing/2006%20Chevy%20Equinox%20detail/IMG_5105.jpg

Side shot after two coats of Chemical Guys Jetseal 109. You can see my Civic Si parked at on the side of the road.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/JSchwage/Detailing/2006%20Chevy%20Equinox%20detail/IMG_5106.jpg

Trunk after two coats of Chemical Guys Jetseal 109.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5/JSchwage/Detailing/2006%20Chevy%20Equinox%20detail/IMG_5107.jpg

[Jenn1270]

Looks good

[Mobile detail]

Looks good. Imo, jetseal is way over priced and you can get better results and much longer durability with other products. Not ready impressed with a lot of chemical guys stuff. Some us good, most is crap and way over priced.

[onlycodered]

Looks good. Imo, jetseal is way over priced and you can get better results and much longer durability with other products. Not ready impressed with a lot of chemical guys stuff. Some us good, most is crap and way over priced.

That's pretty much what I had found after I got Jetseal 109. It's not that great and definitely overpriced. I figured I'd just use some of it for this detail since it was free and I didn't want a ton of money to go to waste from when I had originally bought the stuff.

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[kimtyson]

Looks like a nice job. Your friend must be very pleased.

[onlycodered]

More pics to come later. Just remembered I have some on my phone.

[Desert Detail & More]

I love CG products, but stayed away from the waxes and sealants. Black Light, and Hybrid V7 are the bomb..

[bobble]

I also have a certain affinity for some CG products. Barebones being one and their MF wash/restore is another I use regularly. I switched from Jet Seal long ago as the protection fades rather quickly, @3 months tops when I used it.

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Outside of their polishes, CG makes a lot of good products,

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Nice job.

What kind of light are you using?

[onlycodered]

The light I'm using is just an LED flashlight. It's the Inova X2. I need to invest in something better as it's not the best at showing swirls.

[onlycodered]

Just a quick update on the lighting situation. I ended up finding a really nice spotlight at Target. Check it out at my other thread: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/showthread.php?t=40428

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