This ES needed mostly a thorough cleaning. Customer wanted to a shine back on the car. As well remove all the sap and tar that was embedded in the paint. This ES has no swirls or deep scratches enabling us to use Power Finish to achieve the results we needed. Einszett Glanz was used to get the metallic flake to pop!

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Pre Washed with W99
- Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- 1 Step - Menzerna Power Finish with Uber Green Pad
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Einszett Glanz for that metallic flake POP!
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed
- Jambs steam cleaned

Interior
- Vac
- Clean Glass
- Leather Cleaned
- Leather Conditioned

Engine
- Cleaned
- Dressed

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Iron Cut
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Menzerna Power Finish with Uber Green Pad
1Z einszett Glanz
Adam's Super VRT
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Black Wow

Engine
Adam's All Purpose
Adam's In and Out

Interior
Leather Master Strong Cleaner
Leather Master Vital Conditioner
Sonax Dashboard Cleaner

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Porter Cable 7424XP
Flex PE14-2-150
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle

Interior was in great shape not much needed (afters)

Cleaning with the new Uber Leather Brush


Afters




Engine

Before





Adam's APC in action



Agitating to remove heavier dirt and grime


Rinse


Adam's In and Out Spray for that final touch


After



Exterior
Before shots



Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner


Adam's All Purpose Cleaner working on removing the dirt and grime from the tires



Wheels and Tires get brushed



Wash


Rinse



Iron Cut goes to work






3m adhesive remover was used to clean up various sap and tar (Derek spent about 1 hour removing all these from various places on the car)





The car appeared to be cleaned up but the clay bar picked up everything that the Iron Cut did not.


Sorry no pics of Power Finish in action.

Afters














Permission for this write up given by the owner of the vehicle.

Enjoy!

 

very nice job! I liked how this one transformed as it looked like a pretty weathered daily driver that became mint once again.

on average how long does it take you (in hours) to complete a job like this?

 

this one took us about 9 hours.

 

I guess thats the reason the best detail shop in RVA only books one car per day.