2006 Range Rover, Java Black 50k miles A client of mine contacted me about doing his Range Rover. He wanted it to look a little better and have some wax on it. LOL. OK! The Doc at Autodermatology will do that…and then some! Upon receiving the vehicle it had the typical road grime/dirt on it as well as it was full of swirls, haze and some scratches. I wouldn’t find out the extent until I was finished with the initial wash/clay/decon process. I had asked if the vehicle has had any previous body or paint work done to it. He stated that he thought maybe one of the doors had some work done to it…wrong. It was pretty much a complete re-spray. It had a ton of swirls, scratches, and some deep sanding scratches. It was also covered with hazy, dead, lifeless looking paint, overspray and a lot of solvent pop ‘holes or bubbles’. This is the second vehicle in a month or so that I have run into this! THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A ‘ONE STEP’ PROCESS. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT. Process/equipment/etc: 2BW: SCG Pro strip wash and extreme suds wash Micro chenille wash mitt Medium nano mitt for claying Adam’s wheel cleaner for decon Optimum opti-clay, medium for a second round of claying Adam’s Green wheel cleaner Tuf-shine tire cleaner Hydro2 to seal wheels/calipers Daytona speedmaster and misc brushes Adam’s APC for wheel wells. Adam’s Super VRT for tire dressing HD glass cleaner Misc MF towels/etc 3M tape Autogeek wheel covers Griot’s fast correcting cream Megs D151 Megs 365 paint sealant Vacuumed via Metro Engine bay Blackfire AIO tire and trim protectant Exhaust tips Pinnacle exhaust cleaner and brightener Megs cutting/polishing discs Megs MF cutting pads Rupes 21 Mk II Flex 3401 Pneumatic 1"-2" Onto my test spot; I started with Griot’s fast correcting cream and a MF cutting pad. This was chopping through a lot of the crap. It was leaving some marring though. Now, as stated earlier, this was to be a one-step job, so I had already had my D151 out, so I followed up the BOSS sauce with 151 and it reduced a lot of the hazing and some of the marring. I had a plan of attack now. And I uncovered some of the metallic that is supposed to be seen! After all was said and done, I followed up the 151 with Megs 365 paint sealant. In my experience, this has been a winning combo on top of 151…and it lasts a whole helluva lot longer too. Thanks for reading and checking out my many pics!!! As I received the vehicle:
Love your humor on this one!! I agree totally....ahhh sure...wax will help!! Let's do it right, and that you did! Great coverage and results!! Hoover
^^^^Thanks Hoov! I like to have some fun once in a while, and I found that funny! LOL Thanks again for the nice comments!
