sportscarhiatus
06-12-2012, 09:09 AM
Marilyn has been getting too much love lately, so I figured I'd spend some time on Tori over the weekend. I never got the chance to fully buff her since getting her, since her swirls/marring from the dealer were very minor.
So this weekend, I clayed her, then used the Flex with a white CCS pad for 90% of the car, then orange CCS for the remaining 10% or fewer spots. Didn't take me too long, since I already buffed some of the car a month ago. Anyways, applied Glossworkz Glaze, Blacklight, Jetseal, then final LSP was Dodo Supernatural. Clearbra areas got only Blackfire Wet Diamond. I feel that this sealant works the best on the film.
Rims and Tires were cleaned with Opticlean, dressed with V7 (rims) and Poorboys Bold n Bright (tires and inner fender wheel wells).
One thing I did want to note, is the power of VINEGAR. Yes, distilled, white vinegar. $1.00 at Walmart or elsewhere. Why did I need this? The caked on, crusted on, seemed-like-permanent water etching from the dealer that I never got a chance to remove before (too lazy). Tori sat on the showroom floor, but it was in no doubt "washed and detailed" by, as you all know, very inexperienced dealership would-be "detailers". (How else would my swirls have got on there initially???). Anyways, I hat etch marks on the wiper stems, the windows, the chrome trim, and the black plastic trim. I knew from reading on here, years ago, that vinegar did the trick...I just never got the chance to try it. So I used it full strength with an old mf towel, dabbed some on, cleaned everything I mentioned above with it. I was able to remove about 95% of the etching. I was very pleased. I'll go over the remaining 5% tonight or this weekend.
So just a little helpful tip for you guys... Vinegar. As a window cleaner, trim cleaner, etc. Works awesome for stubborn etched areas. Now that I am etch free, I will proceed to seal the trim areas with Techniq C4.
On to pics. NO HDR! :) I wanted to showcase Tori in all her "bare" glory. Silver Moon is the name of her paint. I love the metallic. Again, her final LSP is Supernatural. Pics were taken early this morning, as dawn and dusk are the BEST times to take photos of light colored (white/silver) paint... any other time, the color appears "washed-out".
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0382.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0383.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0384.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0385.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0386.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0387.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0388.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0389.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0392.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0393.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0394.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0396.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0398.jpg
So this weekend, I clayed her, then used the Flex with a white CCS pad for 90% of the car, then orange CCS for the remaining 10% or fewer spots. Didn't take me too long, since I already buffed some of the car a month ago. Anyways, applied Glossworkz Glaze, Blacklight, Jetseal, then final LSP was Dodo Supernatural. Clearbra areas got only Blackfire Wet Diamond. I feel that this sealant works the best on the film.
Rims and Tires were cleaned with Opticlean, dressed with V7 (rims) and Poorboys Bold n Bright (tires and inner fender wheel wells).
One thing I did want to note, is the power of VINEGAR. Yes, distilled, white vinegar. $1.00 at Walmart or elsewhere. Why did I need this? The caked on, crusted on, seemed-like-permanent water etching from the dealer that I never got a chance to remove before (too lazy). Tori sat on the showroom floor, but it was in no doubt "washed and detailed" by, as you all know, very inexperienced dealership would-be "detailers". (How else would my swirls have got on there initially???). Anyways, I hat etch marks on the wiper stems, the windows, the chrome trim, and the black plastic trim. I knew from reading on here, years ago, that vinegar did the trick...I just never got the chance to try it. So I used it full strength with an old mf towel, dabbed some on, cleaned everything I mentioned above with it. I was able to remove about 95% of the etching. I was very pleased. I'll go over the remaining 5% tonight or this weekend.
So just a little helpful tip for you guys... Vinegar. As a window cleaner, trim cleaner, etc. Works awesome for stubborn etched areas. Now that I am etch free, I will proceed to seal the trim areas with Techniq C4.
On to pics. NO HDR! :) I wanted to showcase Tori in all her "bare" glory. Silver Moon is the name of her paint. I love the metallic. Again, her final LSP is Supernatural. Pics were taken early this morning, as dawn and dusk are the BEST times to take photos of light colored (white/silver) paint... any other time, the color appears "washed-out".
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0382.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0383.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0384.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0385.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0386.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0387.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0388.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0389.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0392.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0393.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0394.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0396.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/pookie_wookie/Tori%20-%20Supernatural%20FULL%20RES/DSC_0398.jpg