My buddy Mike leased a 2015 Honda Accord. It's been 3 years and I guess he opted to extend the lease 1 year. The vehicle has never been waxed. It sees automatic car washes.
He asked me about possibly claying and waxing it so that it has some protection for this winter.
I asked how good does he expect it to look. He said, well I don't think it needs a lot of polishing, it will still see automatic car washes. "Gav, it's not a show car."
Okay, So I decided to purchase a new product that would "multitask"
I decided BlackFire One step would be a good option for what Mike wanted.
The funny thing is, that once I started working on the car, he asked for more and more to be done
That's what happens when the vehicle starts to look good.
He brought the car by on Saturday AM for the DECON stage:
Apply Iron X - 3 to 5 minutes dwell time
PreSoak with Griot's Garage Foaming Surface Wash
Cleaned wheels with Sonax wheels cleaner
Tires Degreased with Super clean
Rinse
Foam with CG Honeydew snowfoam and wash with CG Citrus wash and gloss
Rinse
Clay with Nanoskin Handy towel + Nanoskin glide.
Rinse and dry.
Tires dressed with Meg's Hyper Dressing 3:1
This is how the vehicle looked when it left:
Today, Sunday, I went to Mke's house. He has a nice heater in his garage so it worked out nicely.
I wiped the vehicle down with Ultima Rinseless wash.
I did not even know his car was metallic until after I started "polishing"
I used the Rupes LHR15 Mark II and a Lake Country Polishing pad for about 90% of the vehicle. I used a Lake country cutting pad on the trunk and rear bumper. There were some water spots and 1 etched area from a bird dropping ( this will be shown in the video I will be working on )
Porter Cable 7424XP and a LC MF cutting pad + Menzerna FG400 was used on some trouble spots.
Here is what the hood looked like before any machine work:
This is after 3 section passes with moderate hand / arm speed and the machine on 4:
Here is a nasty scratch on the roof:
After only the FG400 and the PC:
Driver rear door handle before:
Driver rear door after FG400:
Driver rear door after Blackfire One Step:
Driver 1/4 panel before:
Driver 1/4 panel after FG400:
Driver 1/4 panel after Blackfire One step:
He asked me about possibly claying and waxing it so that it has some protection for this winter.
I asked how good does he expect it to look. He said, well I don't think it needs a lot of polishing, it will still see automatic car washes. "Gav, it's not a show car."
Okay, So I decided to purchase a new product that would "multitask"
I decided BlackFire One step would be a good option for what Mike wanted.
The funny thing is, that once I started working on the car, he asked for more and more to be done
That's what happens when the vehicle starts to look good.He brought the car by on Saturday AM for the DECON stage:
Apply Iron X - 3 to 5 minutes dwell time
PreSoak with Griot's Garage Foaming Surface Wash
Cleaned wheels with Sonax wheels cleaner
Tires Degreased with Super clean
Rinse
Foam with CG Honeydew snowfoam and wash with CG Citrus wash and gloss
Rinse
Clay with Nanoskin Handy towel + Nanoskin glide.
Rinse and dry.
Tires dressed with Meg's Hyper Dressing 3:1
This is how the vehicle looked when it left:
Today, Sunday, I went to Mke's house. He has a nice heater in his garage so it worked out nicely.
I wiped the vehicle down with Ultima Rinseless wash.
I did not even know his car was metallic until after I started "polishing"
I used the Rupes LHR15 Mark II and a Lake Country Polishing pad for about 90% of the vehicle. I used a Lake country cutting pad on the trunk and rear bumper. There were some water spots and 1 etched area from a bird dropping ( this will be shown in the video I will be working on )
Porter Cable 7424XP and a LC MF cutting pad + Menzerna FG400 was used on some trouble spots.
Here is what the hood looked like before any machine work:
This is after 3 section passes with moderate hand / arm speed and the machine on 4:
Here is a nasty scratch on the roof:
After only the FG400 and the PC:
Driver rear door handle before:
Driver rear door after FG400:
Driver rear door after Blackfire One Step:
Driver 1/4 panel before:
Driver 1/4 panel after FG400:
Driver 1/4 panel after Blackfire One step:
