What did you do today Auto Detailing related?

CG6Lemon

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Re: What did you do today Detailing related?

Coated all exterior windows with a glass coating by Gtechniq



Did all side mirrors with Gtechniq G5




This is what G5 looks like while curing









After buffed off within 2 minutes








Water repelling shot




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Process for side mirrors:

Clean with soap and water
Clayed with Nanoskin sponge(fine grade)
Polished with Gtechniq G4
Coated with Gtechniq G5





The rest of the exterior windows I coated them with Gtechniq G1




Here's a picture of the window without any coating. As you can see the surface holds water really well and it does not slide off.









After




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Cleaning the glass with Gtechniq G4








1st of 3 layers of Gtechniq G1 being applied and allowed to cure for 5 minutes between coats









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Process for all windows coated with Gtechniq G1:

Cleaned with soap and water
Clayed with Nanoskin sponge(fine grade)
Taped up trim to prevent staining from products
Polished glass with Gtechniq G4
Applied 3 coats of Gtechniq G1
Buffed off residue using Gtechniq G2









Thanks for looking guys. If anyone have any questions with the products feel free to ask, or leave a comment.
 

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Re: What did you do today Detailing related?

Went to USPS to package up all the kits for the giveaway.




 

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Re: What did you do today Detailing related?

Washed her, clay kit, wax
all Meguiars

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Re: What did you do today Detailing related?

Gonna clean my interior tmrw with Lemon's interior product. Any tips when applying this Lemmy?
 

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Re: What did you do today Detailing related?

Couple spray at a time onto a towel. Then wipe the surface you are working on. Buff off after to get a matte finish look.


An example:







 

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Re: What did you do today Detailing related?

Here's the album of what I did. Link

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That's my favorite picture though.

Just polished it today. I still need to finish up the driver's side and part of the bumpers, but my pad ripped apart, so I need to get a new one. There isn't much of a noticeable difference from a distance, but I just wanted to get rid of some fine swirls.

Next up is cleaning it again (because hand buffing all the excess polish off with a microfiber takes forever), applying opti-seal paint sealant, and then dressing my tires and trim pieces. Also my windows are really dirty so I'll clean and rain-x those.
 

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Re: What did you do today Detailing related?

Distinct of Image, and reflection looks great. Can you share with everyone what products you used to achieve the finish, and your process?
 

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Re: What did you do today Detailing related?

Distinct of Image, and reflection looks great. Can you share with everyone what products you used to achieve the finish, and your process?

Of course!

I used a DA polisher from harbor freight along with a foam polishing pad. The car was already pretty shiny to start with. For polish I used Meguiars M205 polish.

The process was pretty straightforward, I worked in small sections, and masked off areas I knew excess polish would get into (along the seams and trim pieces) with ordinary blue painters tape.

Then I just buffed out the excess polish left on the car with a microfiber cloth.
 
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