GPW - 7 year refresher
thats pretty cool. lol Mobile service?
08-04-2012, 05:35 PM
#27
Thanks for the kind words guys!
As a fellow S2000 owner for some time, I knew a lot about the car and things to look out for as well as what is effective to use on our super soft clear-coat.
Here's what we ended up doing / using.
Wheels: P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel as to not harm the beautiful aftermarket wheels.
Tires: Optimum Power Clean and a stiff brush
Engine bay: Optimum Power Cleaner and various soft brushes
Gas door / water channels around the trunk: Optimum Power Clean and a soft boar's hair brush
Exhaust Tips: Auto Finesse Mercury Metal Polish
After a pre-wash and wash, we used Iron-X to help remove metal particles from the clear. After we clayed the paint, rinsed the vehicle down, and blew her dry.
Polishing was only two steps to achieve our desired result: Meguiar's 205 on white followed by 3M Ultrafine Machine Polish on a black pad. We then rewashed the vehicle to remove dust and oils from polishing. Finally, the finish had a coat of Menzerna PowerLock sealant applied to the paint while the windshield was coated with Aquapel. Tires dressed with Optimum Tire Shine, interior vacuumed thoroughly, interior hard surfaces cleaned / protected with 1Z Cockpit Premium, and the door jambs / water channels were protected with a thin layer of Dodo Juice Red Mist Tropical.
The end result was amazing, but we were also lucky to have worked for an owner that has been doing a very nice job of taking care of his baby over these years. Because of his proactive and smart use of his vehicle, the areas that are usually looking brutal (leather seats / side bolsters, paint, trim, wheels) were actually in very good overall shape. Our work was to make sure the finish was decontaminated to bring out the purity of the color, and then refine it to achieve maximum gloss.
As a fellow S2000 owner for some time, I knew a lot about the car and things to look out for as well as what is effective to use on our super soft clear-coat.
Here's what we ended up doing / using.
Wheels: P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel as to not harm the beautiful aftermarket wheels.
Tires: Optimum Power Clean and a stiff brush
Engine bay: Optimum Power Cleaner and various soft brushes
Gas door / water channels around the trunk: Optimum Power Clean and a soft boar's hair brush
Exhaust Tips: Auto Finesse Mercury Metal Polish
After a pre-wash and wash, we used Iron-X to help remove metal particles from the clear. After we clayed the paint, rinsed the vehicle down, and blew her dry.
Polishing was only two steps to achieve our desired result: Meguiar's 205 on white followed by 3M Ultrafine Machine Polish on a black pad. We then rewashed the vehicle to remove dust and oils from polishing. Finally, the finish had a coat of Menzerna PowerLock sealant applied to the paint while the windshield was coated with Aquapel. Tires dressed with Optimum Tire Shine, interior vacuumed thoroughly, interior hard surfaces cleaned / protected with 1Z Cockpit Premium, and the door jambs / water channels were protected with a thin layer of Dodo Juice Red Mist Tropical.
The end result was amazing, but we were also lucky to have worked for an owner that has been doing a very nice job of taking care of his baby over these years. Because of his proactive and smart use of his vehicle, the areas that are usually looking brutal (leather seats / side bolsters, paint, trim, wheels) were actually in very good overall shape. Our work was to make sure the finish was decontaminated to bring out the purity of the color, and then refine it to achieve maximum gloss.
08-05-2012, 05:52 AM
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The pictures don't do justice. Marc and Tim (http://autolavish.com) did a heck-of-a-job.
Once again, thanks!
Once again, thanks!
