Recent detail 06 IS350
#1
Lead Lap
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Process:
Removed each wheel:
Cleaned tires with Tuf Shine tire cleaner
Cleaned wheels with Griot's Garage Wheel Cleaner
Cleaned back of wheels with Meguiar's Wheel Brighter (diluted)
Clayed each wheel with Meguiar's mild clay/using Last Touch as lubricant
Polish/waxed each wheel with Meguiar' 66 using Mother's cone and small buffer and hand pad
Cleaned under hood:
Removed all the plastic panels, cleaned with Meguiar's APC and treated with Hyper Dressing
Blew out all dust with compressed air
Sprayed down engine area with light water and APC
Used small Daytona brush and towels to clean up visible areas
Blow dry with leaf blower
Treated visible plastic and rubber with Hyper Dressing
Paint
Wash with Meguiar's Hyper Wash
Clayed with Meguiar's Mild Clay w/Last Touch as Lubricant
Meguiar's DA Microfiber D300 Correction Compound with PC 7424 @5
Meguiar's DA Microfiber D301 Finishing Wax with PC 7424 @ 4.5
Meguiar's 26 Yellow wax by hand
Other Exterior
Treated exterior rubber with Meguiar's All Season Dressing
Windows clayed with Meguiar's mild clay with Last Touch as Lubricant
Washed windows with Meguiar's Glass Cleaner
Final wipe down with Meguiar's Last Touch
About 18hrs total working time
Pics:
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z70/sgrammel/DSCN0160_zpsc6fd65bd.jpg)
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z70/sgrammel/DSCN0162_zps9fc68f43.jpg)
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z70/sgrammel/DSCN0163_zpsad965f1a.jpg)
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z70/sgrammel/DSCN0164_zpsdaeeaba0.jpg)
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z70/sgrammel/DSCN0165_zpsb2ccd3b1.jpg)
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z70/sgrammel/DSCN0166_zps1c015c04.jpg)
Removed each wheel:
Cleaned tires with Tuf Shine tire cleaner
Cleaned wheels with Griot's Garage Wheel Cleaner
Cleaned back of wheels with Meguiar's Wheel Brighter (diluted)
Clayed each wheel with Meguiar's mild clay/using Last Touch as lubricant
Polish/waxed each wheel with Meguiar' 66 using Mother's cone and small buffer and hand pad
Cleaned under hood:
Removed all the plastic panels, cleaned with Meguiar's APC and treated with Hyper Dressing
Blew out all dust with compressed air
Sprayed down engine area with light water and APC
Used small Daytona brush and towels to clean up visible areas
Blow dry with leaf blower
Treated visible plastic and rubber with Hyper Dressing
Paint
Wash with Meguiar's Hyper Wash
Clayed with Meguiar's Mild Clay w/Last Touch as Lubricant
Meguiar's DA Microfiber D300 Correction Compound with PC 7424 @5
Meguiar's DA Microfiber D301 Finishing Wax with PC 7424 @ 4.5
Meguiar's 26 Yellow wax by hand
Other Exterior
Treated exterior rubber with Meguiar's All Season Dressing
Windows clayed with Meguiar's mild clay with Last Touch as Lubricant
Washed windows with Meguiar's Glass Cleaner
Final wipe down with Meguiar's Last Touch
About 18hrs total working time
Pics:
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z70/sgrammel/DSCN0160_zpsc6fd65bd.jpg)
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z70/sgrammel/DSCN0162_zps9fc68f43.jpg)
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z70/sgrammel/DSCN0163_zpsad965f1a.jpg)
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z70/sgrammel/DSCN0164_zpsdaeeaba0.jpg)
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z70/sgrammel/DSCN0165_zpsb2ccd3b1.jpg)
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z70/sgrammel/DSCN0166_zps1c015c04.jpg)
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z70/sgrammel/DSCN0170_zps3f7c901e.jpg)
#4
Lead Lap
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My car is never really in bad shape paint wise..more of ongoing maintenance and a once a year polish..
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If this was simply a routine maintenance polishing, D300 and a MF cutting pad was way overkill... you should've simply used the D301 or other fine finishing polish to amp up the gloss if no real correction was needed.
Remember the golden rule of detailing: "Always use the least aggressive method"
Using a 2 step compound/polish for routine work on an annual basis is removing more paint than is necessary and therefore could result in less life out of your paint job. If you maintain a fairly swirl free paint, simply use something like M205 on a black pad each year to keep it perfect.
Car looks good though
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-Zach
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