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  1. #1
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    Detailer's Domain: Subaru STI - Winter Prep - Auto Finesse Tough Coat

    Subject: Subaru STI
    Requirements: Remove Hurricane Sandy and prep it for the winter months.

    Exterior

    - Wheels were prepped with Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
    - Tires were spritzed down with Auto Finesse Citrus Degreaser
    - Wheel wells were cleaned up with Auto Finesse Citrus Degreaser
    - Washed with Sonax Gloss Shampoo
    - Decon with Auto Finesse Iron Out
    - Wash down and rinsed
    - Door jambs were cleaned up
    - Nano Scrub Auto Scrub
    - Dried
    - Tires dressed
    - Auto Finesse Tough Prep - Pre cleaner
    - Auto Finesse Tough Coat - Paint Selant
    - Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
    - Rubber and Plastics Treated
    - Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
    - Exhaust tips cleaned
    - Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed

    Interior -
    - Dash and plastics were cleaned with 1Z einszett Cockpit
    - Interior Vac
    - Glass cleaned

    Products used

    Links to products used -
    Sonax Gloss Shampoo
    Auto Finesse Citrus
    Auto Finesse Iron Out
    Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
    NanoSkin AutoScrub System
    Auto Finesse Tough Prep
    Auto Finesse Tough Coat
    Wolf's Glass Guard
    Adam's Super VRT
    Optimum Metal Polish
    1Z einszett Cockpit

    Tools used
    Uber Wool Wash Mitt
    Uber No Name MF Towels
    Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
    Uber Buffing Pads
    Fenix TK35
    Brinkmann
    Kranzle Pressure Washer
    Cam Spray Foam Canon
    2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
    Uber Firehose Nozzle
    Metro Air Force Blaster

    Before Interior








    After







    Before exterior








    Prep - Wash/Decon/Wheels/Tires/Wheel Wells

    Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action



    Tires get cleaned

    Rinse

    Auto Finesse Oblitarate was used on the car prior to the wash








    Wash





    Dirt/Grime coming off the car during the pre wash



    Brushing out the jambs



    Rinse


    Decon Auto Finesse Iron Out





    Not shown in photos Dry/Autoscrub


    Auto Finesse Tough Prep and Auto Finesse Tough Coat applied


    Tires got Auto Finesse Gloss Tire Dressing


    Afters










  2. #2
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    Disappointed once again. You missed a spec of dirt by the foglight.
    Call Me Dane l 2/2004 330i ZHP l 18x8 ET45 BBS CK's wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ @ 245-40-18 l KW V1 Coilovers in front l KW V1 springs w/ Bilstein B8 dampeners in rear l BMW Performance Rotors l UUC StrutBarbarian l Racing Dynamics Rear Strut Bar l Jim Conforti Shark Injector l Light Birch Interior Trim l Bimmian Celly Mount l M3 Trunk Mat l l e90 Performance E-Brake & Shift Knob l M3 Tri-Stitched Boots l AL Headlight Retrofit with ZKW Lenses l CobyWheel Wrap w/M3 Stitching l LCM sw 4.5 triple blink and rear fogs l Maple Interior Trim

  3. #3
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    LOL... I actually thought the same thing looking at one of the other pictures, but then I confirmed it was something on my screen... Everything on that car is officially cleaner than my laptop...

    But yes, I do see the spot near the foglight.
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  4. #4
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    Yup....coffee gleek on my screen as well. Confirmed.

    Sent from Williamsburg, VA USA
    Call Me Dane l 2/2004 330i ZHP l 18x8 ET45 BBS CK's wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ @ 245-40-18 l KW V1 Coilovers in front l KW V1 springs w/ Bilstein B8 dampeners in rear l BMW Performance Rotors l UUC StrutBarbarian l Racing Dynamics Rear Strut Bar l Jim Conforti Shark Injector l Light Birch Interior Trim l Bimmian Celly Mount l M3 Trunk Mat l l e90 Performance E-Brake & Shift Knob l M3 Tri-Stitched Boots l AL Headlight Retrofit with ZKW Lenses l CobyWheel Wrap w/M3 Stitching l LCM sw 4.5 triple blink and rear fogs l Maple Interior Trim

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    Witchcraft I tell you.


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