SpecC

CG CWG
CG Grime Reaper for engine bay (I used this on the engine bay, but I forgot to take pictures of the engine bay. It still looks a bit dirty though.)
Clay Magic Fine Grade Clay Bar
Clear Kote Quik Detailer
Menzerna PO106FF
Hitachi rotary polisher
Jetseal 109
Stoner Invisible Glass


Wheels
CG CWG - degreaser
Clay Magic Clay Bar
Klasse AIO

I got too hungry and tired to put on wax... I said I'd do it the next day, but I never did haha

BEFORE









what the hell SpecC? your car is dirty!!!

After wash



The swirls are very light, and it was hard to capture them with my crappy camera. I need a UV light!




What my friends were doing while I was polishing




After Jetseal








yes this is a scratch and yes i am an idiot driver to do this

SpecC

I rushed it a lot last time and figured it was a magical fix it all. The pictures all look great, but there are still very light swirls all over the car. I'm disappointed that I wasn't even more patient about it, and the car still has light swirls that can hardly be noticed. I'll fix it the next time I get a chance to, but my body is all sore, and I don't feel like doing it now.

Also, if i'm completely honest, I didn't do that great a job claying because i had to rush it in the sun if I wanted to polish in time for dinner. Not that I did it in time any way. I tried my best to take my time on this detail. 10 AM - 10:30 PM and didn't even wax it. Took two hours the today in the afternoon to wax it.

Materials:

Exterior

CG CWG
CG Metal Polish
Clay Magic Blue Fine Grade Clay Bar
Clear Kote Quik Shine clay lubricant

Jetseal 109
Liquid Soveran Wax


Engine Bay
CG Grime Reaper
Costco microfiber towels
old nylon toothbrush

Paint Correction
Hitachi Rotary Polisher w/ white pad
Menzerna 106FF

Wheels

CG CWG presoak
Wheel brush
Meguair's Hot Tire shine
Klasse AIO applied by hand

Didn't get to use jetseal on the wheels cause mom decided to take it out in the morning, and they got dirty really really really fast....

Now for pictures...

Before



Don't be fooled by the gunmetal shade, that's all dirt!








yeah this thing was pretty disgusting




everyone has a clay bar so i decided to show mine too, but i'm cheating cause i clayed a wheel with this



left side was supposed to be not polished and right side was polished. It was way more distinct in real life, but my camera stanksssssss. sorry guys!

After sealant...







this was cause i was bored and waiting...



no wax yet, but here it is!
















forgot to take pictures of a few things so i snapped em at night with a flash!






I'm very satisfied with the engine bay detail. It was easy because the E90 really had nothing I really had to cover up. Just spray and soak! The pipes are a different story. I used a microfiber cloth to try to smear it all on, but some really really stubborn dirt on the left one wouldn't come off... I'll fight it again next time when I get some steel wool.

anyways, enjoy!

SpecC

1989...

This car was preowned and the paint was in great condition for such an old car. It did have a lot of swirls on it, and they are really deep!

Also, let me just tell you which products I did not like at all and will recommend not touching.
Meguiar's Hot Tire Shine is terrible! I put two coats of it on and it just went away by the next day I saw the car. NO durability whatsoever. I'll be looking for a different tire shine when I gather some more budget.

Wash & Dry

CG CWG
Micro-chenille wash mitt
Grit Guard
Microfiber waffle weave drying towel
Clay magic blue fine grade clay bar
Diluted CG CWG as clay lubricant

Engine Bay

CG Grime Reaper
Microfiber towels

Tail Pipes
CG Metal polish
Microfiber towels

Glass
CG CWG
Stoner's Invisible Glass
Jetseal 109

Paint Correction

Hitachi Rotary Polisher
Menzerna Nano
Black finishing pad
Orange light cutting pad
Meguiar's Ultimate Quick Detailer

LSP
Jetseal 109 - cured overnight
Pinnacle Liquid Souveran Wax
Meguiar's foam applicators

Wheels
CG CWG presoak & wash
Micro-chenille mitt
Wheel brush
Klasse AIO
Jetseal 109
Meguiar's Hot Tire Shine

The car was washed and waxed before I got here. This was one on very short notice and I just had a change of plans so I decided to swing by, and luckily, he wasn't doing anything that day! Even though it was already washed and waxed, the CWG should have stripped all the wax off. Even after that, the claying process was very easy and efficient. Four pieces (including one I dropped and tossed) were used to clay the entire car and wheels. Props to drsourmonkey for maintaining the paint!

Washing...











who knew that w203s had projectors?



The engine bay did not look very dirty at first, but I let it soak in some CG Grime Reaper, and the dirt just wiped right off! Sorry, there are no pictures of the engine bay before detailing.





Now, here's almost 20 years of washing and maybe even no polishing!










Now, let's see how bad this is with the lightest cut I have...



And... I decided that it made absolutely no difference even at 1700 RPM and multiple passes. So, it's time to bring out the big guns! ORANGE LIGHT CUTTING PAD GO GO GO! :evil:




While detailing, my friends were all watching! Next time, maybe I'll just set up a SpecC detailing channel and link everyone. :bellyroll



Polishing sure is a dusty job though!



Here's after polish




As you can see, the swirls are still there. I probably only removed about 70% of them which doesn't cut it at all! I'll be trying to get some more intense polish then I'll battle these swirls again.

After LSP. Jetseal cured over night.













Just in case you didn't know, this MR2 is...



And...



Gotta include this for his crew!

In the end, he was very satisfied with the detail. I'll be battling these swirls again hopefully before his big meet. I'm planning to get some Menerna SIP for the next time. Now if that doesn't work, I'll need some more money to buy Menzerna Power Gloss and hope that I don't tear through all his paint.

Sorry I used a ton of pictures! But hey, more pictures make the thread more interesting! I'm working on a really messy STi too. This thing has some of the nastiest grime on wheels I have ever seen. Will post that when i get it too.

Thanks for viewing and enjoy!

slanguage

lots of pics!! that's a good thing though. mr2 looks nice in blue.

SpecC

well we cheated with that one because my friend had a DSLR and was taking pictures the whole time

bcs

WTF banana! hahaha.

Good work. I like the old mr2. Especially when you can make it look new again.

Great job!

SpecC

you are the first one to notice! it peels too. hahahah