2013 caddy detail

[Kchristmas]

When i say detail it may not be upto everyone's standards but still a massive improvement!

anyway, after recently buying a das6 my dad wanted me to see if I could get rid of a few scuff marks, tree scratches etc so I went up yesterday and got an early start. The caddy seemed to be an ex rental vehicle covered in glue marks from the removal of sign writing and had clearly not been cleaned up by the valeters 2 months previous.

Sadly no befores or 50/50s as I was on a tight scale.

Washed with britemax and 2bm
rinsed
iron x
wheels washed
ironx on wheels
agitated and rinsed off
vehicle Clayed with bilthamer auto clay
rinsed
dried and taped up with 3m tape
Polished with orange hexlogic pad and meguiars ultimate compound
Heavier marks polished with menzerna ip2100
black hex logic pad finished with af tripple
Waxed with prima epic
trims dressed with af revive
glass cleaned with stoner glass cleaner and repellant
arches dressed with some cheap tyre gloss I can't recall
tyres dressed with wolfs chemical blackout

finished shots:

tried to capture a reflection shot with the clio in the background

not bad for a workhorse, total time was around 8 hours just a few deeper marks remain which need more work another time.

any tips recommendations on my process would be helpful! All I can think of is a tar remover to add in which is on the shopping list.

Thanks

 

[JAParker]

Looks good, wish I had the patience to do it.

 

[Kchristmas]

Looks good, wish I had the patience to do it.

thanks, I'm not the most patient person but once you've seen the results of one panel it's very encouraging to do the rest and stick at it longer.

 

[Knuckles]

Looks great, like really good. Did you not apply tar remover before claying? The clay bar must've been minging!

 

[Kchristmas]

Looks great, like really good. Did you not apply tar remover before claying? The clay bar must've been minging!

Cheers, yeah I haven't got a tar remover in my collection which I desperately need although not sure which is best to get? Yeah the clay bar was disgusting after some panels and was folded a few times to prevent causing further damage.

 

[Knuckles]

Cheers, yeah I haven't got a tar remover in my collection which I desperately need although not sure which is best to get? Yeah the clay bar was disgusting after some panels and was folded a few times to prevent causing further damage.

Autosmart tardis is really all you need. There are other products about but I've never felt the need to switch. And most people regard it as the best tar remover.

good good