chosenone
07-01-2013, 03:37 PM
Here is my first detail experience. I started Thursday night and worked until worked about 4 hours on the car. Started first by 2 bucket system wash using Pinnacle Shampoo. Got it all washed and dried using Cobra Guzzlers. I then clayed the car using Meguiars Kit and Meguiars Ultimate Quick Detail Spray. The cars paint was to bad, I didnt see a lot of contaminents on clay after using, but since this was my first time detailing I wanted to follow all the correct steps. I then decided to remove all the wheels and detail the inner fenders and all the rotors and calipers. I used some brake cleaner solution I had laying around and good ol fashioned soap and water to get all the road grime and brake dust off. I then used my Griots RO and some Wolfgang Swirl remover to attack the rims. Then applied some wheel wax to finish them off. I cleaned the innner fenders out with a large scrub brush and treated with some black plastic renewal solution. Treated tires with Sanctiond High Gloss Tire Dressing, wiped down to get rid of oily wet finish after dressing had sat for 30 minutes.
Here is a shot of wheels removed showin it exposed rotors and calipers
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19455d1372697317t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-clean-rotor-2-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19455d1372697317-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-clean-rotor-2-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19484d1372701108t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-wheels-off-process.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19484d1372701108-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-wheels-off-process.jpg)
Detailed wheels waiting
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19485d1372701213t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-rims-tires.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19485d1372701213-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-rims-tires.jpg)
After with wheel back on
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19456d1372697377t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-detailed-wheel.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19456d1372697377-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-detailed-wheel.jpg)
Got back to work on Friday night. This was the first time I was using the Griots RO on paint. I was a little nervous to say the least even after watching all the vidoes and reading the tutorials and tips. I did a small test spot on hood using Wolfgangs Total Swirl Remover. My lighting in the garage isnt even close to good so was basically moving around a spot light all night. From what I could tell on the hood, most of the swirls where removed. I then using the Klasse All in One on the test spot by hand. I liked the results so I proceeded on.
Before on hood
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19460d1372698720t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-hood.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19460d1372698720-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-hood.jpg)
After on hood
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19461d1372698761t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-2-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19461d1372698761-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-2-.jpg)
So as I started down the side of my car where my swirls are noticable as well as daily driver road damage I noticed the TSR not really cutting it as good as the hood. It was removing the swirls but not really removing the actual distinct scratches. Not fingernail clicking scratches just surface scratches. They where not coming out. Also along the lower quarters and bottom of the car there are all these little white dots that are from driving in the winter. You cannot feel these marks either but the TSW didnt take those out either. I was using an Orange LC pad and had the Griots RO on speed 6. I made sure my technique was good and it just wasnt removing it. I didnt have any other harsher product to try so I was stuck completing the car and moving on at this point. I was happy with the swirl removal but not getting the results a professional shop would be getting. My first rookie mistake was I had finished the front fender and the passenger door and somehow threw product back down the side of the finished section. When I went to wipe this off I basically put swirls right back into the paint. So had to start over. Less product and a clean pad for me the rest of the way around as to not throw product or create any powder on finished areas. Finally finished buffing the car and was probably 80% happy with the results. Time to hit the hay and get some rest for the next day of hand polishing and sealing.
Before TSR applicaton with Griots RO and LC orange pad
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19462d1372699371t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fender-swirls.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19462d1372699371-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fender-swirls.jpg)
After
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19464d1372699499t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-6-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19464d1372699499-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-6-.jpg)
Saturday morning I hand applied Klasse All in One to the car and wiped off with the Superplush and Gold plush microfiber towels. I had read all the horror stories about how hard this product is to use and how to only use a very small amount so I took that advice and treaded carefully with the application. The product I thought turned out to he pretty easy to wipe on and off. I then applied Klasse high gloss sealant glaze. I found this product a little harder to work with and harder to wipe off. After finishing the sealant application the product needed to sit for 8-10 hours. I then detailed the interior the rest of the day. Used a shop vac to vacuum out, Stoner Glass Cleaner for the windows, Meguiars ultimate proctectant spray for all the dash and rubber seals, Pinnacle leather care cleaner and conditioner on the seats, a damp microfiber to clean the suede inserts and Meguiars quick detail spray for all the piano black dash and console. Before this detail I also used some 3M Swirl Remover on the piano black dash which made it look better but by no means fixed the problem completely. Havent figured out how to remove all the swirls from this yet. I finished the interior job with some sprays of the Chemical Guys Stripper Scent Spray "love this stuff".
So at this point I had the car washed, clayed, buffed, polished, and sealed on the exterior. All the wheels and tires detailed, treated and back on car. All the windows, plastic, rubber treated and cleaned. I polished the Borla Sport exahust with some steel wheel and Meguiars details spray.
I called it a night.
Before
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19475d1372700585t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-rear-window-area.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19475d1372700585-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-rear-window-area.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19476d1372700606t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-hood.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19476d1372700606-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-hood.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19477d1372700628t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-fender-hood.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19477d1372700628-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-fender-hood.jpg)
After
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19472d1372700361t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-3-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19472d1372700361-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-3-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19473d1372700394t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-4-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19473d1372700394-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-4-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19474d1372700441t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-5-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19474d1372700441-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-5-.jpg)
Sunday all that was left to do was hand apply a few coats of Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax. This stuff smells and looks amazing. Pretty expensive but it came in the Forum Favorite Kit which is what bought when I first got on the forum. So I finished applying the carnuba and then cleaned up any smudges or missed wipes on the car and anything that needed touching up.
Here is the end result for my first time really detailing a car the way it is supposed to be detailed using highend products and the advice and knowledge from this great forum and website.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19478d1372700853t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-6-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19478d1372700853-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-6-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19479d1372700897t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-1-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19479d1372700897-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-1-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19480d1372700934t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-5-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19480d1372700934-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-5-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19481d1372700985t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-4-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19481d1372700985-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-4-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19482d1372701019t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-3-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19482d1372701019-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-3-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19483d1372701050t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-2-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19483d1372701050-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-2-.jpg)
Sorry the pictures arent great. I never could get the same lighting conditions from day to day. I would say my first time was a good one. Working on my own vehicle on a budget and not being able to just by differnt products to try I was happy with my results. The next time I need to figure out what is a better product for swirl and fine scratch removal. The Wolfgang TSR only worked about 80% of the paint correction.
Thanks for looking.
Here is a shot of wheels removed showin it exposed rotors and calipers
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19455d1372697317t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-clean-rotor-2-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19455d1372697317-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-clean-rotor-2-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19484d1372701108t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-wheels-off-process.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19484d1372701108-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-wheels-off-process.jpg)
Detailed wheels waiting
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19485d1372701213t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-rims-tires.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19485d1372701213-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-rims-tires.jpg)
After with wheel back on
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19456d1372697377t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-detailed-wheel.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19456d1372697377-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-detailed-wheel.jpg)
Got back to work on Friday night. This was the first time I was using the Griots RO on paint. I was a little nervous to say the least even after watching all the vidoes and reading the tutorials and tips. I did a small test spot on hood using Wolfgangs Total Swirl Remover. My lighting in the garage isnt even close to good so was basically moving around a spot light all night. From what I could tell on the hood, most of the swirls where removed. I then using the Klasse All in One on the test spot by hand. I liked the results so I proceeded on.
Before on hood
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19460d1372698720t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-hood.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19460d1372698720-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-hood.jpg)
After on hood
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19461d1372698761t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-2-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19461d1372698761-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-2-.jpg)
So as I started down the side of my car where my swirls are noticable as well as daily driver road damage I noticed the TSR not really cutting it as good as the hood. It was removing the swirls but not really removing the actual distinct scratches. Not fingernail clicking scratches just surface scratches. They where not coming out. Also along the lower quarters and bottom of the car there are all these little white dots that are from driving in the winter. You cannot feel these marks either but the TSW didnt take those out either. I was using an Orange LC pad and had the Griots RO on speed 6. I made sure my technique was good and it just wasnt removing it. I didnt have any other harsher product to try so I was stuck completing the car and moving on at this point. I was happy with the swirl removal but not getting the results a professional shop would be getting. My first rookie mistake was I had finished the front fender and the passenger door and somehow threw product back down the side of the finished section. When I went to wipe this off I basically put swirls right back into the paint. So had to start over. Less product and a clean pad for me the rest of the way around as to not throw product or create any powder on finished areas. Finally finished buffing the car and was probably 80% happy with the results. Time to hit the hay and get some rest for the next day of hand polishing and sealing.
Before TSR applicaton with Griots RO and LC orange pad
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19462d1372699371t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fender-swirls.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19462d1372699371-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fender-swirls.jpg)
After
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19464d1372699499t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-6-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19464d1372699499-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-6-.jpg)
Saturday morning I hand applied Klasse All in One to the car and wiped off with the Superplush and Gold plush microfiber towels. I had read all the horror stories about how hard this product is to use and how to only use a very small amount so I took that advice and treaded carefully with the application. The product I thought turned out to he pretty easy to wipe on and off. I then applied Klasse high gloss sealant glaze. I found this product a little harder to work with and harder to wipe off. After finishing the sealant application the product needed to sit for 8-10 hours. I then detailed the interior the rest of the day. Used a shop vac to vacuum out, Stoner Glass Cleaner for the windows, Meguiars ultimate proctectant spray for all the dash and rubber seals, Pinnacle leather care cleaner and conditioner on the seats, a damp microfiber to clean the suede inserts and Meguiars quick detail spray for all the piano black dash and console. Before this detail I also used some 3M Swirl Remover on the piano black dash which made it look better but by no means fixed the problem completely. Havent figured out how to remove all the swirls from this yet. I finished the interior job with some sprays of the Chemical Guys Stripper Scent Spray "love this stuff".
So at this point I had the car washed, clayed, buffed, polished, and sealed on the exterior. All the wheels and tires detailed, treated and back on car. All the windows, plastic, rubber treated and cleaned. I polished the Borla Sport exahust with some steel wheel and Meguiars details spray.
I called it a night.
Before
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19475d1372700585t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-rear-window-area.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19475d1372700585-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-rear-window-area.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19476d1372700606t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-hood.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19476d1372700606-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-hood.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19477d1372700628t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-fender-hood.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19477d1372700628-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-before-fender-hood.jpg)
After
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19472d1372700361t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-3-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19472d1372700361-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-3-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19473d1372700394t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-4-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19473d1372700394-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-4-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19474d1372700441t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-5-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19474d1372700441-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-after-detail-5-.jpg)
Sunday all that was left to do was hand apply a few coats of Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax. This stuff smells and looks amazing. Pretty expensive but it came in the Forum Favorite Kit which is what bought when I first got on the forum. So I finished applying the carnuba and then cleaned up any smudges or missed wipes on the car and anything that needed touching up.
Here is the end result for my first time really detailing a car the way it is supposed to be detailed using highend products and the advice and knowledge from this great forum and website.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19478d1372700853t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-6-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19478d1372700853-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-6-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19479d1372700897t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-1-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19479d1372700897-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-1-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19480d1372700934t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-5-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19480d1372700934-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-5-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19481d1372700985t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-4-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19481d1372700985-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-4-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19482d1372701019t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-3-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19482d1372701019-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-3-.jpg)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19483d1372701050t-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-2-.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachments/auto-detailing-101/19483d1372701050-wolfgangs-8oz-swirl-remover-fresh-detail-2-.jpg)
Sorry the pictures arent great. I never could get the same lighting conditions from day to day. I would say my first time was a good one. Working on my own vehicle on a budget and not being able to just by differnt products to try I was happy with my results. The next time I need to figure out what is a better product for swirl and fine scratch removal. The Wolfgang TSR only worked about 80% of the paint correction.
Thanks for looking.