Car Show
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Howard PA
Car Show
How many days do you guys that show your C4's spend on detailing? I'm up to two right now.
Here's my methodology...
1. Quick wash just to have a base, something to work with.
2. Clean motor compartment with Simple Green.
3. Clean wheels for a first time.
4. Shine up the motor and under hood with some shine agent.
5. Clean interior.
6. Shine up interior with said shine agent. (usually use the old stand by Armour All)
7. Shine up all black and rubber weather strip.
8. Clean windows for a first time.
9. Attack wheel wells.
10. Wash car real good this time.
11. Clean wheels again.
12. Shine wheel wells.
13. Wax car.
14. Clean windows again.
15. Touch up anything missed the first two times around.
By that time anything can be done with rags and my favorite cleaners. I'm sure I missed or reversed some things I do but it's a hell of a long process and there has to be an easier way. Anyway there's a local show this weekend, it's the only one I go to because detailing a car I like to drive is hellishly labor intensive.
This is the result though...
Here's my methodology...
1. Quick wash just to have a base, something to work with.
2. Clean motor compartment with Simple Green.
3. Clean wheels for a first time.
4. Shine up the motor and under hood with some shine agent.
5. Clean interior.
6. Shine up interior with said shine agent. (usually use the old stand by Armour All)
7. Shine up all black and rubber weather strip.
8. Clean windows for a first time.
9. Attack wheel wells.
10. Wash car real good this time.
11. Clean wheels again.
12. Shine wheel wells.
13. Wax car.
14. Clean windows again.
15. Touch up anything missed the first two times around.
By that time anything can be done with rags and my favorite cleaners. I'm sure I missed or reversed some things I do but it's a hell of a long process and there has to be an easier way. Anyway there's a local show this weekend, it's the only one I go to because detailing a car I like to drive is hellishly labor intensive.
This is the result though...
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 826
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From: Millbury MA
Man it looks like you might want to take up some lessons in detailing it looks like you didn't even touch it 
. Just kidding look at the shine 
it looks like all your hard work definitely paid off that's one stunning looking Vette 
. When I go into a show it takes me about a good 4-6 hours of detailing but then again mine isn't a daily driver but still it's a lot of work trying to get into every nook and cranny and like you said after all that time spent you still end up missing some things.
. Just kidding look at the shine it looks like all your hard work definitely paid off that's one stunning looking Vette . When I go into a show it takes me about a good 4-6 hours of detailing but then again mine isn't a daily driver but still it's a lot of work trying to get into every nook and cranny and like you said after all that time spent you still end up missing some things.
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,441
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From: Woodway TX
Wow, looks great! There isn't any easy way to get a car to look good as you know. The only other thing I do is take the wheels off to clean the inside of them & suspen. up, it really makes a diff. but it takes more time.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,217
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From: Augusta GA
Wow, that looks good, looks REALLY good. I cant wait to get my vette back from the shop and detail it out. I had started on it right before it went into the shop...3 weeks ago so you can just imagine what it looks like now.
But I will get it cleaned up again.
But I will get it cleaned up again.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Howard PA
Originally Posted by Mr. Peabody
Your car looks really nice. What do you use on your windows?
Before I even get to the final cleaning of the windows though I use either "Bar Keeps Friend" or "Bon Ami" on them during the wash phase.
BTW, that's a 90,000 mile car, factory original.
Last edited by ALLT4; Jun 16, 2006 at 05:15 PM.