Had a customer contact me about cleaning up his IS250. He purchased the vehicle new 2 years ago and has not had a quality detail since. Although it looked good from 10ft away, when you got up close, the lack of care showed! I couldnt stress enough the importance of claying a vehicle more than 1x in just over 2 years. I spent just over an hour w/ the clay alone.
As some of you know, silver is a tough color to capture, but this really turned out great. Unfortunately, the before/after, up-close shots of the claying didnt turn out :cry: Anyway, ......
Products used:
Prewash/spotters:
Poorboys World Bug Squash. Bug and Tar Remover
All Purpose Cleaner APC
Wash:
HydroFoamer Foam Gun
Grit Guard
5 gallon wash bucket
Garden Hose Water Softener Canister
Water Softening Cartridge
Super Slick & Suds - 32oz
Lake Country Mfg Ulti-Mit
Tires/wheels:
Diluted
Spray & Rinse Wheel Cleaner
All Purpose Cleaner APC
EZ Detail Brush
Extreme Duty Fender & Wheel Well Scrub Brush
Dry:
24x36 Microfiber Waffle Weave Drying Towel
Clay:
Light Clay Bar
LUBER- Synthetic Super Lube is the slickest Clay & CLAY BLOCK lubricant
Polish:
Optimum Polish
6.5" Lake Country MFG White CCS Foam Polishing Pad
Finish:
Opti-Seal
Tires:
Optimum Opti-Bond Tire Gel
Tire Dressing and Wax Applicator
Trim:
Poorboys Trim Restore
Misc & microfiber:
Round Microfiber Applicator Pad
Rectangular Microfiber Applicator Pad
16x16 Elite Microfiber Dual Pile Towel
Microfiber Glass Towel
on to the pics! I really didnt take many befores b/c I'm always impatient and want to get started asap.
All foamed up, ready to go :woot:
yes it NEEDED to be clayed! The hood/roof/trunk had some typical fallout. The sides really needed it. A lot of debris that was kicked up, stuck. And of course, the rear bumper/trunk had it pretty bad in part due to the aftermarket exhaust.
Exhaust:
before
after:
Trim Before/During/After. Poorboys Trim Restore is simply an amazing product. I use it w/ a microfiber applicator since it adds some bite to help clean the trim. The end result was stunning. Better than new imo.
Dirt it was pulling off:
Linear Mode
