IT seems like whenever I have a detail during the "summer" months its 90+ degrees.
Sweat is a good thing right ?
Anyways, 2013 Dodge Charger... Was a dealer demo so I can only imagine automatic washes 1-2 times a week for the length of the "demo"
Not much else since then other than basic washes.
The.paint.was.....HAMMERED ! You will soon see.
Even [MENTION=8716]Understated Detailing[/MENTION] sent me a message on IG saying to get out the rotary. Well, No rotary here and the owner was okay with more of a paint enhancement than a full correction.
Process:
Optimum Power clean 2:1 on the tires
Autofanatic wheels cleaner via iK foam 9 @ 12:1
Once clean, the wheels received Iron X and rinsed
Received a light polish with the PC, 4" white polishing pad and Menzerna super intensive polish.
Finally, protected with wheel wax
Body was rinsed and Iron X was applied
1/2 way through the IronX stage, pre soak with Griot's Garage Foaming surface wash.
Rinsed and then washed with Chemical Guys clean slate ( "strip wash" ).
Rinsed and then clayed using Nanoskin glide and the Nanoskin handy towel
Final rinse and dry.
I did exactly what Larry K @ Ammo NYC and Kevin Brown say not to do.
Try a bunch of pads and a bunch of products trying to figure out what works.
IT was tough but again, the paint was BAD, so I wanted to be sure I found the best results with essentially a single step.
End Result:
Yellow Rupes polishing pad via Rupes LHR 15 Mark 2 + 2 drops of menzerna super intensive polish and 2 drops of Griot's Fast correcting cream.
( I did try Rupes' medium polishing wool pad and found it to leave some holograms on the hood. It should be known that the paint on the hood was not that great, I believe it's fiberglass and some areas looked like over spray ? )
Panel wipe was done with Car Pro Eraser
Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant via PC and 4" red finishing pad.
enough blabbing, on to the pictures.
As it arrived:
Dodge did not paint the entire barrel of the wheel....WTF, either way the wheels were bad
Auto Fanatic wheel cleaner working:
Proof that Iron X was working:
Inspection of the wheels:
Warning, the next few posts are not for the squeamish
Sweat is a good thing right ?
Anyways, 2013 Dodge Charger... Was a dealer demo so I can only imagine automatic washes 1-2 times a week for the length of the "demo"
Not much else since then other than basic washes.
The.paint.was.....HAMMERED ! You will soon see.
Even [MENTION=8716]Understated Detailing[/MENTION] sent me a message on IG saying to get out the rotary. Well, No rotary here and the owner was okay with more of a paint enhancement than a full correction.
Process:
Optimum Power clean 2:1 on the tires
Autofanatic wheels cleaner via iK foam 9 @ 12:1
Once clean, the wheels received Iron X and rinsed
Received a light polish with the PC, 4" white polishing pad and Menzerna super intensive polish.
Finally, protected with wheel wax
Body was rinsed and Iron X was applied
1/2 way through the IronX stage, pre soak with Griot's Garage Foaming surface wash.
Rinsed and then washed with Chemical Guys clean slate ( "strip wash" ).
Rinsed and then clayed using Nanoskin glide and the Nanoskin handy towel
Final rinse and dry.
I did exactly what Larry K @ Ammo NYC and Kevin Brown say not to do.
Try a bunch of pads and a bunch of products trying to figure out what works.
IT was tough but again, the paint was BAD, so I wanted to be sure I found the best results with essentially a single step.
End Result:
Yellow Rupes polishing pad via Rupes LHR 15 Mark 2 + 2 drops of menzerna super intensive polish and 2 drops of Griot's Fast correcting cream.
( I did try Rupes' medium polishing wool pad and found it to leave some holograms on the hood. It should be known that the paint on the hood was not that great, I believe it's fiberglass and some areas looked like over spray ? )
Panel wipe was done with Car Pro Eraser
Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant via PC and 4" red finishing pad.
enough blabbing, on to the pictures.
As it arrived:
Dodge did not paint the entire barrel of the wheel....WTF, either way the wheels were bad
Auto Fanatic wheel cleaner working:
Proof that Iron X was working:
Inspection of the wheels:
Warning, the next few posts are not for the squeamish
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