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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 08:59 PM
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Left the house at 10:am, rinsed , snow foamed and washed the car with a concentrated shampoo to strip all the dealer detail crap that was on the car. pulled it into the garage. clayed it rinsed it. then did my own detail which took me 5 and a half hours to complete. products used:


chemical guys citrus wash clear (smell like pineapples)
chem guys micro fiber drying towels
gilmour 2 foamgun
zaino clay bar
chem guys blacklight
chem guys jetseal 109
blackfire midnight sun carnuba paste wax
chemguys hybrid V7 detail spray (smells like oranges)
sea sponge
fluffy microfiber wash mitt
zaino z16 tire dressing
chem guys diablo wheel and tire gel

tired as hell,,,,, so tired i forgot to take pics when i was done

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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 12:46 AM
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sounds like it's well protected now. good investment.
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 05:41 AM
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good job man
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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JEEZE, good work
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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That's a lot of work. Good job.
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 01:12 PM
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today i washed it utilizing the 2 bucket system with gritgaurds. rinsed using the sheeting method. did not dry it. i applied chemical guys butter wet wax to the car while it was still wet, the wax pushed the water off the car. did one section with the BWW and immediately buffed with plush microfiber towel i applied it with a a microfiber applicator. after the car was done i could not believe how good this wax is. you can apply it on a wet or dry surface. upon inspection of my work all i could say was $#@#$%$. it looks better than showroom. My car is a 2013 star fire pearl GS 350 F-Sport. the shine is ridiculous for a light colored car. Chemical Guys Butter wet wax is the truth.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 06:51 PM
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Sounds like a hell of a day.

I am looking at the products you used and just out of curiosity, why did you use three different waxes/sealants and two different tire gels? That must have taken alot of time.

I usually keep it simple, after a thorough wash and degreasing, dry the car and use iron-x on it, which cuts clay time at least by half. Then go straight to wax or sealing if you are not using a machine to do any sort of correction. As unexciting as it may sound, I found out that to speed up the detailing process, you just have to do each car the same way and take the same steps throughout the process.

Good luck next time!
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 97-SC300
Sounds like a hell of a day.

I am looking at the products you used and just out of curiosity, why did you use three different waxes/sealants and two different tire gels? That must have taken alot of time.

I usually keep it simple, after a thorough wash and degreasing, dry the car and use iron-x on it, which cuts clay time at least by half. Then go straight to wax or sealing if you are not using a machine to do any sort of correction. As unexciting as it may sound, I found out that to speed up the detailing process, you just have to do each car the same way and take the same steps throughout the process.

Good luck next time!
only used 1 AIO/blacklight,,,, 1 sealant/jetseal 109,,,, 1 wheel gel/ diablo,,, and 1 tire dressing / z16. and the car looked great when i was done.
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