Waxon Detailing Forum

I obviously have too much spare time on my hands, this is the third vehicle in less than two weeks.



One very grubby Tucson came to me early this week, curtousy of a friend, with lots of urban gunk on the outside and a manky interior.
The first half of the day was spent cleaning out the very dirty interior. I think that some silicon oil had been used on the leather an dash, in a previous valet, causing dirt to stick. It was treated first to some APC(Clean Green) diluted to a weakish level and scrubbed hard with cloths and soft bristle brushes. Then a healthy amount of Collinite #855 to finish it off and give it back some lustre. Dash, door cards and scuff pads got APC then 303 Aerospace. Dirty marks on the carpet were scrubbed out.

Wheels were cleaned with Sonax Extreme and tyres got Megs Gold Class Endurance Gel.



Body work was dirty but only had the odd scratch and moderate swirling. Removed these with Megs Ultimate Compound and finished with Autoglym SRP. Paintwork was then sealed using CG Extreme Top Coat Sealant. Exterior trim, roof racks and colour coded mouldings got a healthy dosing of 303 and Megs Gold Class Trim Detailer to bring the colour back as they were looking a little faded.

A hard days work produced some nice results. It was too dark by the time I had finished so pics were taken the next day(After it had been used to transport the guys family - My excuse for the grass and dirt on the mats)

Nicely done

Nice!!

Nice and glossy.

Looks great!

Looks good Stax, well done on detail number 3. Interior looks good as new

Excellent work,my sister is nagging me to do her tucson,how long did it take you? good job on the interior

(02-02-2011 06:51 PM)AMD001 Wrote: [ -> ]Excellent work,my sister is nagging me to do her tucson,how long did it take you? good job on the interior

Thanks, it took about 12hrs all-in-all, over two days but I only worked for about 1.5hrs the first day.

I wish I could have done more in certain places of the interior but it was so badly stained.

(02-02-2011 07:36 PM)STaX Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-02-2011 06:51 PM)AMD001 Wrote: [ -> ]Excellent work,my sister is nagging me to do her tucson,how long did it take you? good job on the interior

Thanks, it took about 12hrs all-in-all, over two days but I only worked for about 1.5hrs the first day.

I wish I could have done more in certain places of the interior but it was so badly stained.

I'm gna have the same problem soon the tucson I have to detail has lots of stains all over and tons of scratches,I'm gna try a mild apc wipedown on the seats,dash and panels then I'm gna use a leather cleaner and conditioner.

how hard was the clear on the tucson?
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Good Job STaX ... interior looks much better than before

Look great STaX Seems like you are getting a bit busy over there, is it just word-of-mouth or are you placing ads?

(02-02-2011 10:39 PM)AMD001 Wrote: [ -> ]how hard was the clear on the tucson?

I would rate it at medium. The tougher scratches came out with a heavy polishing foam pad with only a little pressure.

(03-02-2011 10:31 AM)katotter Wrote: [ -> ]Look great STaX:thumb:Seems like you are getting a bit busy over there, is it just word-of-mouth or are you placing ads?

Word of mouth only at the moment. Doing a Focus ST this weekend, it doesn't stop. My back is ruined.