Waxon Detailing Forum

Hi Guys

I did a detail on my car in Jan but i was not happy with the results so I decided to do it again with a few more products.

Products Used:

Citrus Wash & Gloss Shampoo
Sonax rim cleaner
Cyclo apc - 10:1
Adams undercarriage spray
3m tape
Smart carpet
Smart dressing
Menz power gloss
Menz P085
Menz p0152
Poorboys world - white diamond
Chemical guys - wet mirror finish
Chemical guys - extreme top coat sealant
Nattys paste wax red
Smartgel
Chemical guys luber
Smartwax Clay
Megs nxt metal polish
blu b gone

Tools & other items Used:

Karcher
Foam lance
2 x chemical guys buckets incl grit guards
4 x normal buckets
Chemical guys drying towel
Chamois
Daytona wheel brush
Gerbil wheel brush
Cotton buds
Mothers fender brush
Megs slide lock brush
2 way detail brush
Interior brush (soft bristle)
Adams applicatior sponges
Pleanty mf cloths
MF applicator pads
6" Hex logic pads: orange / green / white / black & red
6" Lake country pad: black
4" Lake country pads: orange / white / black
Lake country CCS hand applicators : orange / white / red
Mothers washmitt
Chemical guys tyre applicator
Megs G220
Wolfgang finger pockets

Before Pics:

3 weeks of dirt.




The R8 wheels full of brake dust & road grime.


Rubber mats looking sad


Exhaust not that bad


Light colour interior is a pain to look after.A few small stains


The Sonax wheel cleaner & daytona wheel brush did wonders.


Foam Time!!I tried the cwg for the first time.Im really impressed with it.




Then we rinsed & clayed,The contamination was very little but remember
this car got clayed In Jan.


The windows gave the clay hiding!!


Then we rinsed & dried.Btw thats not me,thats my nephew who was helping me out.


We pulled her into the garage & taped up all the important rubbers & emblems.We tried a few combos first,Then we opted for the menz power
gloss with the orange hex logic pad.The power gloss made the paint very dull & removed a few deep imperfections.Then we used the p085 with the green pad,This removed some swirl & brought the colour back to normal.Then we used the p0152 with a white pad,I was impressed with the p0152,This stage removed most of the fine swirl.Then we rinsed the car down.

The white diamond on a black hex logic pad filled some imperfections that were still left & really made the car glow again.Then i followed with the wet mirror finish which really left a wet look.

Then i applied the sealant,Left it for 12 hours,Then applied the nattys paste wax.



The end result



















Paint correction: 60% - If i had a makita i would have achieved 90%

Thanks for looking.

Ahmed

great job, i wish i had decent space and time

Nice job dude. I stand to be corrected but the wet mirror finish is a sealant.

Great job AMD001...
Awesome list of tools & products.
Yeah ... Wish I had the space ...

Wow, amazing results. Well done.

One hellava list of items in your arsenal.

Nicely done Ahmed, your car looks great after all your efforts

Nice work

Very nicely done, white often does not show great results, but this looks amazing, really thorough work.

(15-05-2010 11:36 PM)dood786 Wrote: [ -> ]great job, i wish i had decent space and time

Thanks Dood,It took forever

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(16-05-2010 12:17 AM)meguiarver Wrote: [ -> ]Nice job dude. I stand to be corrected but the wet mirror finish is a sealant.

Thanks bru,The wet mirror brings out the colour & can be used just before a sealant.The top coat selant I used has some carnuba extracts in it.im gna try jeatseal or werkstatt next time.

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(16-05-2010 06:55 AM)Jughead Wrote: [ -> ]Great job AMD001...
Awesome list of tools & products.
Yeah ... Wish I had the space ...

Thanks Jughead.Im running ot of space,I wish i had more space also

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(16-05-2010 01:50 PM)springbok Wrote: [ -> ]Wow, amazing results. Well done.

One hellava list of items in your arsenal.

Thanks springbok,I will have to do a spring clean of my cabinet,Some items are just sitting for months or even years.

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(16-05-2010 02:58 PM)Carn Wrote: [ -> ]Nicely done Ahmed, your car looks great after all your efforts

Thanks Dave.Sadly I just got her looking neat & now im gna have to sell
her.I got a awesome replacement for her but alot of work needs to be done to the new one.

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(16-05-2010 03:24 PM)calypso Wrote: [ -> ]Nice work

Thanks Calypso

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(16-05-2010 05:32 PM)Wells Wrote: [ -> ]Very nicely done, white often does not show great results, but this looks amazing, really thorough work.

Thanks wells.

The results make the time spent worth it

(17-05-2010 07:52 AM)dood786 Wrote: [ -> ]The results make the time spent worth it

Hey Dood whats your opinion of the G220?Have you tried using the Makita?

vely vely nice!

(17-05-2010 08:33 AM)AMD001 Wrote: [ -> ]

(17-05-2010 07:52 AM)dood786 Wrote: [ -> ]The results make the time spent worth it

Hey Dood whats your opinion of the G220?Have you tried using the Makita?

it works wonderfully and i have tried the makita rotary which is great too. reason i chose g220 is because im still a beginner and rotary's are easier to make errors with

(17-05-2010 03:25 PM)dood786 Wrote: [ -> ]

(17-05-2010 08:33 AM)AMD001 Wrote: [ -> ]

(17-05-2010 07:52 AM)dood786 Wrote: [ -> ]The results make the time spent worth it

Hey Dood whats your opinion of the G220?Have you tried using the Makita?

it works wonderfully and i have tried the makita rotary which is great too. reason i chose g220 is because im still a beginner and rotary's are easier to make errors with

Same with me,We must have a detail day in jhb soon.

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(17-05-2010 09:36 AM)onyx Wrote: [ -> ] vely vely nice!

Thanks onyx,Just suffering from back pains!!

(17-05-2010 09:42 PM)AMD001 Wrote: [ -> ]Same with me,We must have a detail day in jhb soon.

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I'm busy organising another day for us in the coming 6 to 8 weeks...I will try to get some details together this week so you guys can start planning for it

If its after the world cup i may fly up, no ways im paying R4000 a return ticket

(17-05-2010 10:15 PM)Carn Wrote: [ -> ]

(17-05-2010 09:42 PM)AMD001 Wrote: [ -> ]Same with me,We must have a detail day in jhb soon.

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I'm busy organising another day for us in the coming 6 to 8 weeks...I will try to get some details together this week so you guys can start planning for it

That sounds great!!Keep us posted

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(18-05-2010 09:11 AM)meguiarver Wrote: [ -> ]If its after the world cup i may fly up, no ways im paying R4000 a return ticket

Thats if the prices come down after the world cup,some guys are saying
It will be high until August,Do you know if it true?