Thread: End of the month

I've been working on this car for a few days. While I'm waiting for the floor to be sprayed in my new garage I kinda have to pull out our cars and work in the attached garage - ugly looks from the GF. This car was in good shape and didn't require much work but, it gave me a chance to use my new Shinex and Rotex machines as well as a few other new products. On the upside, I normally service only three cars per month personally so, this car extended into Oct. by one day - I finished it yesterday. So, I can sit back and coast with two more cars in Oct.

Wash -
Foam w/CG Citrus Wash/APC Cocktail
Two Bucket Wash with Adams Car Wash

Wheels -
P21s (5min dwell)
SV Wheel Brush (Agitate)
EZ Detail Brush (Agitate)
Sealed w/JS109

Tires -
APC (DIYC Tire Brush)
SV Pneu

Paint Clean up -
Clay Bath w/Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay w/ONR/water Cocktail
105 w/ 80ppi SM Arnold 6" and 4" Black Polishing Pad on Shinex/Flex X 2 (Not a wool pad fan, if I can avoid them, and love the new pads!!)
Menz PO106ff/80 ppi Sm Arnold 6" Black Polishing Pad on Rotex
Menz PO85rd/100 ppi SM Aronld Finishing Pad on Shinex/Flex
IPA Wipedown X 2
Two Layers of Blackfire Wet Diamond

Glass -
AG Glass Polish

Trim -
SV Nano

Int -
SV Leather Milk

This car is less than a year old and it's a driver

First thing was a foam with APC/CG Citrus Wash Cocktail


Need some wheel cleaning

Working the P21S



Wheels all clean

All dried up. Not too bad, pretty clean.

All ready to give the buffers a spin - working the tight stuff


Even made a little mess with the Rotex

Fuel door was a bit marred


Kick panels required some clean up




A pillar

C Pillar


Headlights needed a little touch up


Random before and after


Sealing the windscreen and kept thinking about taking the bike out!!:shead:

Took a look and decided to clean, polish seal and generally tidy up the engine bay

Can all polished and engine bay sealed


Some sunny before and after





Couple more. This download thing is time consumming!!!



Thanks for looking and let the flaming begin!!!

No flaming here. I enjoyed the writeup, great before and afters. Where did you get your Festool and what are your impressions? I have heard good and bad.

The Rotex is big and clunky but, surprisingly nice when you get it on the car. The Shinex...the jury is still out!!! I prefer the bail handle of the 9227 - I have one retrofitted to place on my Flex rotary.And, the Shinex gets hot, fast. I don't know that many are going to want to pay $500 for a rotary machine??We'll see how it holds up. I'll keep you posted.

Originally Posted by Blake@NWAS

No flaming here. I enjoyed the writeup, great before and afters. Where did you get your Festool and what are your impressions? I have heard good and bad.

Quick update, Blake...after using the Festool for little over two weeks, I went ahead and puchased another to use with the 3" backing plate. Gonna get rid of the Flex mahines and use with the Festools. Two Shinex and two Rotex machines and I'm done!! Makita is too clunky and the Flex is too loud and hot!!

Thanks!!

Andy

Originally Posted by Blake@NWAS

No flaming here. I enjoyed the writeup, great before and afters. Where did you get your Festool and what are your impressions? I have heard good and bad.

Originally Posted by Got Wax

Quick update, Blake...after using the Festool for little over two weeks, I went ahead and puchased another to use with the 3" backing plate. Gonna get rid of the Flex mahines and use with the Festools. Two Shinex and two Rotex machines and I'm done!! Makita is too clunky and the Flex is too loud and hot!!

Thanks!!

Andy

Where have you found the best place to purchase Festools Shinex or Rotex here stateside or are you ordering them from overseas and running adapters?

No adaptor

Originally Posted by Blake@NWAS

Where have you found the best place to purchase Festools Shinex or Rotex here stateside or are you ordering them from overseas and running adapters?

Nice F Car.

Wild tats.

Hey Man...

Thanks for the PM!!! E will take good care of you and your ride!!!

Andy

Originally Posted by Sikklightning

Nice F Car.

Wild tats.

Originally Posted by Got Wax

No adaptor

These are like the contraband of the US detailing realm. Crack rock!