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  1. #1
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    Detailer's Domain: Trashed 08 Cayenne

    What was done -
    Exterior

    - Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
    - Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
    - Wheel wells were cleaned up
    - Pre Washed with Car Pro Iron X
    - Wash down and rinsed
    - Door jambs were cleaned up
    - Clayed
    - Dried
    - Tires dressed
    - Masking
    - 3 Step Paint Correction
    - Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
    - Last Step – Menzerna Power Lock
    - Rubber and Plastics Treated
    - Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
    - Exhaust tips cleaned
    - Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed

    Engine
    -Cleaned
    - Dressed

    Interior
    -Leather Cleaned and conditioned
    -Dash and plastics cleaned
    -Vacuumed

    Products used:
    (feel free to click the link below for more info)
    Exterior:
    Car Pro Iron X
    1Z einszett W99
    Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
    Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
    Uber Clay Bar kit with Optimum No Rinse
    Einszett Spray Wax
    Meg's M105
    Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
    Menzerna PO85RD
    Menzerna Power Lock


    Wheels/Tires
    Uber Wheel and Tire Kit

    Glass
    Adam's Glass Cleaner
    Adam's Glass Sealant

    Engine
    Adam's APC
    Adam's In and Out Spray

    Interior
    Sonax Dashboard Cleaner
    Sonax Leather Foam

    Tools:
    Infratech 5300
    Fenix TK11
    Brinkmann
    Fenix TK40
    Flex 3403
    Makita
    Metabo
    The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
    Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
    Uber Drying Towels

    Brushes
    Kranzle K1120 Pressure Washer
    Cam Spray Foam Canon

    Interior Clean Up
    Before




    Interior was vacuumed with the Metro Vac. Adam's Glass Cleaner was used on the interior glass. Sonax Dashboard Cleaner for the plastics and Sonax Leather Foam on the leather.

    After



    Exterior

    Before shots





    Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner on the wheels.


    Adam's All Purpose Cleaner attacking the dirty wheel wells


    Cleaning up the wheel well with the Uber Wheel Well Brush


    Adam's All Purpose Cleaner on the tires.


    Working on the tires with the Uber Wheel Well Brush


    Before shots of the engine






    Adam's All Purpose
    was used on the engine to cut the dust, grime, and dirty. The Uber Boar's Hair Brush was used to agitate the heavier dirty and grime.


    Rinsed


    Adam's In and Out was used to dress it up.


    After shot of the engine


    Wash
    Kranzle


    New Shut Off Valve


    Pre Soaked with Car Pro Iron X, IronX did a great job stripping iron deposits off the car.


    Iron X in action




    Washed with einszett W99





    After all that prep work clay still required!


    Before and after shots (correction)





    85RD broken down


    Some 50/50 shots







    After correction



    Final Rinse


    After shots








    Enjoy

    (Permission for the write up granted by the customer)

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Western WI
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    Wow, my car is far from perfect but it looks like that thing has been going through the automatic car wash all its life or something.

    Great work on bringing it back!

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Martinez, CA
    Posts
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    That Iron X stuff looks amazing! Need to try this next time.
    2004 Imola Red over Black Leather. 6-MT, Navigation, Cold Weather Pkg (the wife loves them seat warmers!), 3.46 Diff, UUC Short-Shift Kit, Tranny Mounts, CDV Delete and iPod mount.

  4. #4
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    So....I didn't know if the shots above were in order or not......but did you clay the car, after you soaped it up?

    Car looks much better now.
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  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Olympia, WA
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    What products are you using for the paint correction? What polisher/pads/polish+wax are you using as well?

  6. #6
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    Maine-Vacationland
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    Daamn!!! Awesome cleanup! That paint was probably the worst swirling I have seen!

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