G35 coupe .. wasn't in too bad a shape ,, has some repaint and a lot of polish spltter in the cracks and some holograms ..

I didn't take before pix.

Washed
Clayed
Polished out scratches/marring with Opt. Compound on a Sonus white pad
Polished complete car with 50/50 Opt compound/polish
PoliSeal to clean it up
#21.
Tires are dressed with Opt. Gel

Enjoy

 

That's some beautiful work...as always!

 

Dale, how are you applying the Tire Gel?

 

This one I did with a sponge right out of the bottle.. I tried a 2:1 water/gel and a paint gun but didn't have a lot of luck .. it seemed to separate .. I'm going give it another try once my $$ Tree stuff is gone.

Tires were pre-cleaned with Whesleys Bleech Wite.

 

stuff works great

what did you use to clean the rims themselves? they look really good too. and did you wax em after too?

beautiful job for sure, love the color red

 

I don't know how you guys do this all in one day. I just finished polishing mine after a full day, and still haven't gotten to sealer. I had to stop i'm just beat. btw, how do you guys clean your pads? I can't seem to get all the compound out.?

 

Didn't wax them .. just a good wash and a QD when we were done.

 

When you do it a lot things go quicker and I have a helper ..

I wash my pads in Blue Dawn .. I pre-soak them for about 1/2 hour then hand wash.

 

I've been using some palmolive, and I let them soak for a good amount of time, but theres still crap in them, and they are still discolored. I was using a plastic bristled brush too. maybe I need to let them soak overnight and get some dawn in the morning. Would the washing machine totally kill them?

 

It's non-stop detailing for you Jesstzn. The paint is looking great!

 

I have never had polishes not wash out .. yes you may have discoloration but it won't hurt the pad.
What polishes are you using?

 

optimum compound,polish, poli-seal

 

Do you wash them immediatly after a detail .. the only one of the 3 that gives me a problem is the Poliseal and it takes a couple of washes..

I soak the pads in a small pail with hot water and Dawn .. then I take each pad and I squirt Dawn on it in a spiral pattern then work it in with my thumbs. Then I submerge in a small pail with running fresh water and sqweeze under water a few times .. then more spiral Dawn .. once you get it to suds good your at the time for the final rinse.

I have an old backing plate I put on my cordless drill and I spin to pre dry then I lay on a rack velcro side up to dry.

Sounds like a lot but I can do 5 pads in just a few minutes.

 

I know this is the best but I said the hell with it and threw a couple in the washing machine, they came out great, so I put the rest in. They are sun drying now. Time to go put some Z5 on that NBP. I had exactly 2 ounces left, I figure I should be able to get 3 coats with QD in between. Should come out sparkling.

 

Umm.........cardinal rule #1. Never let anything dry in the sun!

 

Woops.