21-12-2008, 08:52 PM
I hooked up with GTI07 today, we planned to detail one of the family cars. So we braced the summer heat and started at 12h00 detailing a Pepper white Mini Cooper. It was a tag team detailing job which allowed us to finish at around 16h30, including a couple drinks breaks.
Wheels
Body wash
Preparation
Dressing
Protection
The Mini before washing
Sonax wheel cleaner left to emulsify brake dust for two minutes.
Wheel was sprayed off, no agitation with brushes yet
Rear wheel BEFORE
Wheel cleaner
Wheel cleaner sprayed off without agitation
Wheel brushes on standby
No pictures of polishing and protection stages. Here are the AFTERS, white is difficult to capture in full sunlight
Thanks for viewing
Wheels
- My Wheel Brightener sprayer was playing up again. The spray head was clogged up and was not letting through any product. We reverted to the Sonax Xtreme full effect wheel cleaner.
- Excess dirt was agitated with a wheel face brush, versa angle tyre brush, wheel spoke brush, synthetic wash mitt and a long handle wheel well brush
- Mags sealed with CleanerWax liquid
- Tyres dressed with Endurance High Gloss Tire Gel
Body wash
- Sonax High Gloss shampoo, two bucket system using a microfiber wash mitt
- Rinsed and dried with a Werkstat waffle weave towel and Adams Detailer spray as an aid
Preparation
- M105 Ultra Cut compound, Sonax polishing using a Makita BO6040 dual action polisher
- M81 Hand Polish by hand
Dressing
- Windows cleaned with Glass Cleaner concentrate
- Trim dressed with M40 Vinyl Cleaner and Conditioner
- Rubber dressed with Hyper Dressing diluted 3:1
- Soft top sealed with RaggTopp protectant aerosol spray
Protection
- M21 Synthetic Sealant
- Ultimate Quick Detailer
The Mini before washing
Sonax wheel cleaner left to emulsify brake dust for two minutes.
Wheel was sprayed off, no agitation with brushes yet
Rear wheel BEFORE
Wheel cleaner
Wheel cleaner sprayed off without agitation
Wheel brushes on standby
No pictures of polishing and protection stages. Here are the AFTERS, white is difficult to capture in full sunlight
Thanks for viewing