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Please school me on how to detail my Mach correctly
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<blockquote data-quote="luke1333" data-source="post: 14145151" data-attributes="member: 130833"><p>Engine Bay:</p><p></p><p>Simple Green and a small brush does wonders i will be doing mine again once i get valve covers and using some interior/plastic dressing to dress up all the plastic under the hood.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>PAINT:</p><p>for the paint you will need probably good $500 to get started i know thats about what i invested couple years back.</p><p></p><p>Good quality DA is needed though (griots, pc7424 xp etc)</p><p></p><p>The steps i do for my personal cars and what the mach will recieve once i get valve covers done:</p><p></p><p>Strip wash (dawn or strong wax cutting soap concentrate)</p><p>Clay Bar</p><p>Strip wash again</p><p></p><p>All with porter cable DA</p><p></p><p>Tape off mirrors, shakers, all plastic trim etc etc (3M green auto tape works great)</p><p>Compound with however many passes to remove all swirls/scratches/marring etc (I will use m101, d300 or scholls compounds)</p><p>Finer Compound (I use d301 and scholls)</p><p>Polish (going to be trying reflect for this)</p><p></p><p>Now onto sealing in that shine you just created</p><p></p><p>First let me say these are all strictly personal preference. You will find lots of different opinions on these </p><p></p><p>First i use blackfire wet diamond paint sealant. I apply a very thin layer of blackfire and let it sit overnight! yes overnight at least 10 hours or so. I remove and do the exact same thing again if you want a super durable sealant. My mach isnt daily driven so i will probably only do one coat of sealant but if daily driven i recommend 2 coats or more. The more the merrier <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Topped with Dodo supernatural just a coat or two should do</p><p></p><p></p><p>Now for mach i will be trying Son1c's Protowax and also some Zymol Glasur i picked up over the winter.</p><p></p><p></p><p>the big key though is maintaining the shine. I use lusso soap and only like new drying microfiber (these: <a href="http://www.detailersdomain.com/Uber-Super-Drying-Microfiber-Towel_p_516.html" target="_blank">http://www.detailersdomain.com/Uber-Super-Drying-Microfiber-Towel_p_516.html</a>)</p><p></p><p>Only use these for wax removal and detail spray (these: <a href="http://www.detailersdomain.com/Uber-Quick-Detail-Microfiber-Towel_p_573.html" target="_blank">http://www.detailersdomain.com/Uber-Quick-Detail-Microfiber-Towel_p_573.html</a>)</p><p></p><p>Tire Shine: Black Magic Tire Wet</p><p>Spray Wax: Chemical Guys V07</p><p>Windows: I hate windows so nothing i use works good LOL i always put windows down haha</p><p></p><p>here is my old GT vert and a black avalanche i did and achieved mirrors on both <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]573519[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]573520[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="luke1333, post: 14145151, member: 130833"] Engine Bay: Simple Green and a small brush does wonders i will be doing mine again once i get valve covers and using some interior/plastic dressing to dress up all the plastic under the hood. PAINT: for the paint you will need probably good $500 to get started i know thats about what i invested couple years back. Good quality DA is needed though (griots, pc7424 xp etc) The steps i do for my personal cars and what the mach will recieve once i get valve covers done: Strip wash (dawn or strong wax cutting soap concentrate) Clay Bar Strip wash again All with porter cable DA Tape off mirrors, shakers, all plastic trim etc etc (3M green auto tape works great) Compound with however many passes to remove all swirls/scratches/marring etc (I will use m101, d300 or scholls compounds) Finer Compound (I use d301 and scholls) Polish (going to be trying reflect for this) Now onto sealing in that shine you just created First let me say these are all strictly personal preference. You will find lots of different opinions on these First i use blackfire wet diamond paint sealant. I apply a very thin layer of blackfire and let it sit overnight! yes overnight at least 10 hours or so. I remove and do the exact same thing again if you want a super durable sealant. My mach isnt daily driven so i will probably only do one coat of sealant but if daily driven i recommend 2 coats or more. The more the merrier ;) Topped with Dodo supernatural just a coat or two should do Now for mach i will be trying Son1c's Protowax and also some Zymol Glasur i picked up over the winter. the big key though is maintaining the shine. I use lusso soap and only like new drying microfiber (these: [url]http://www.detailersdomain.com/Uber-Super-Drying-Microfiber-Towel_p_516.html[/url]) Only use these for wax removal and detail spray (these: [url]http://www.detailersdomain.com/Uber-Quick-Detail-Microfiber-Towel_p_573.html[/url]) Tire Shine: Black Magic Tire Wet Spray Wax: Chemical Guys V07 Windows: I hate windows so nothing i use works good LOL i always put windows down haha here is my old GT vert and a black avalanche i did and achieved mirrors on both ;) [ATTACH=full]573519[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]573520[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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