A little more of the front, just about finished I think (details to follow). With my luck it'll rain for the show though :rolleyes
...so here's what I did this time. I actually cut some corners because the car was basically clean, even after my trips last year (I hadn't washed it since the end of October last year). All work was done by hand, no polishing machines were used, etc:
<ul type="square">[*]Washed with Meguiar's NXT car wash (including engine compartment)[*]Rinsed with a Mr Clean spot-free wash system filtered-water attachment (including engine compartment)[*]Dried larger areas with a California Water Blade then wiped down some of the other areas with a large 100% cotton towel[*]After a couple of days I went over the whole car with Meguiars NXT Paste (very thin coat with a foam applicator), let it set up about 20 minutes then wiped with a microfiber cloth - I used the NXT on the luggage rack, mirrors, wheels, windshield frame, headlights, chrome, tail-lights, trunk interior, underside of the hood, and painted areas in the engine compartment (including the radiator, etc)[*]2 days later I went over the whole process again but only on the painted exterior surfaces[*]The car sat for a week then I went over it with a quick coat of Pinnacle Souveran paste wax - goes on with a foam applicator like butter and you wipe it off "wet" - I used an MF towel again for removal. Entire car (exterior) takes about 30 minutes[*]The car sat again for several days then I decided to go over it again with another coat of Pinnacle Souveran. There is some debate as to how effective a 2nd coat is, if at all, but I thought I'd try it - the pictures here are the result[*]The seats were cleaned with vinyl seat cleaner (VinylX I think) and a small soft brush to scrub into the "grain", wiped clean with clean terry cloths.[*]After drying I went over the seats with Zaino Z10 "Leather In A Bottle" (there are a few products on the market that look, feel, and smell identical to Z10 by the way).[*]The dash, door caps, door vinyl, plastic console, and center armrest were all wiped down with Z10[*]The carpets were vacuum with a small hand-held vacuum with a beater-brush, then rolled with a "lint remover"[*]The tires were gone over with Meguiars NXT Protectant then wiped down with sponge and clean cloth to give them a slightly-wet but not drippy look[/list]
When I shot the first set of pictures I'd used just Meguiars NXT products. I'm not sure if I'll invest the $$$ into Pinnacle Souveran again. The stuff looks fantastic but it costs an arm and a leg and I'm not sure it's truly worth it for me.
That's it for now - until I get a chance to finish up the back of the car and get it out in the sun after the rain subsides this week maybe.
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