The owner of this car got a crazy deal on it about a year ago, and it's taken him quite a while to get all the mechanical issues sorted. But it's finally time for the car to get a proper cleaning. This car is a daily driver and it was in very rough shape when it arrived. The owner had a budget in mind for the car and wanted to get it looking as nice as he could within that budget. In these cases, it's important to get a consistent finish on the paint, but to get the most economy out of the job, extra time was spent on the gloss panels of the car; The hood, the roof and the trunk. These are the panels most often in direct sun and visible at normal standing height.

Process

Wheels and tires cleaned with Meguiar's DUB wheel cleaner and Ardex Proper
Prefoamed with CG citrus wash + Gloss and Bilt hamber Autofoam
Hand wash with CG citrus wash daily
Polish residue was removed PPF edges with APC, IPA, soft brushes and towels
Mechanically decontaminated with traditional clay bar
Paint was polished with HD Polish+ on a 21mm DA with rupes yellow pads
Tight areas were corrected with HD Polish+ on a flex 3401 with LC white hybrid pads
Paint was protected with Blackfire Wet Diamond
Tires were dressed with carpro PERL
Trim and wheels protected with carpro hydro2
Exhaust cleaned with pinnacle exhaust cleaner and brightener