What's up guys, welcome back to the Detail Garage
and oh my God we have a treat for you today!
This is a KIA that has been completely thrashed.
Over the weekend my buddy to this to Coachella.
It got covered dirt, grime, mud, bird droppings, tree sap and paint imperfections.
Today I'm going to show you the proper techniques and procedures to prevent installing new scratches
and swirls while enhancing that black shine.
To get started we're going to get the dirtiest area and that is the wheels.
This car was parked in the mud so there is all kinds of filth stuck in the wheel wells.
There is also brake dust and grime that we need to remove so that we can bring back that
factory shine.
Then we will move on to the body using our brand new Citrus Wash Clear.
It'll foam up to safely emulsify dirt and debris to prevent scratching.
So lets get started.
Like I mentioned we are going to start with the dirtiest area, it is obviously the wheels.
This car tracked through mud, dirt and all kinds of good stuff that dulls the paint work.
To avoid harming the paint we are going to hose it down and then using Sticky Citrus
Wheel Gel to loosen the stubborn grime.
Before we start washing we'll place a Dirt Trap in each bucket.
Inserting them at an angle prevents air getting trapped underneath them.
Press them all the way to the bottom to create a seal the prevents dirt from rising back
to the top.
I have one bucket for soap and one bucket for rinsing.
We are going to add one ounce of soap to our wash bucket, just squirt it right into the
bucket.
I will also fill the Foam Cannon while we're here.
Just reattach the top, before we start our wash lets rinse off the vehicle to knock down
the heavier loose dirt and then we can start foaming.
Alrighty guys now that the car has been foamed up lets take the wash mitt and start scrubbing.
We're going to work in straight lines picking off all that loose dirt and debris and anything
that can stain and harm the paint.
We'll go to the roof and working in straight lines coming down.
The reason we start at the top is because this is where all the heavier dirt and grime
is but if we brought this into areas that we've already cleaned it would be counterproductive.
Since this car was so dirty we are going to periodically visit the rinse bucket to purge
the mitt of all the filth so we won't scratch as we wash.
Black paint shows every imperfection.
Just scrubbing it against the Dirt Trap this way we release all the grime underneath the
cones.
Taking it outside the bucket to wring it out on the ground to prevent this from coming
back on to the car.
Going back to the fresh water bucket to grab some soap and we can keep on washing.
As you guys saw this car was pretty thrashed which means the owner must have had a really
good time in Coachella.
He told us he partied with Mac Miller, DJ Khaled, Migos and all that good stuff a lot
of adult things were happening.
We're going to make sure he remembers the good times and not the bad filthy times.
We'll get this car looking its best.
We're moving right along with the detail on this KIA.
After washing it with Citrus Clear, which did an amazing job of pulling off the surface
debris, we noticed that the paint feels pretty rough.
There are still water spots and embedded impurities so now we're going to clay it then I'm going
to break the hood in half and polish one side then glaze the other.
Using the Clay Block and Clay Luber to spray down the surface as well as the Block working
back and forth to remove the junk.
At first it is going to sound rough or the Block will drag but that means it is taking
off the grime and embedded contamination.
The more your work it the more it will pull out and then the surface will get smooth and
quiet and that's when you move on.
So we've just finished claying the hood and it is now nice and smooth so we can move to
the polishing process.
As I mentioned this car has water spots, scratches and swirls which aren't too deep there is
a lot of micro scratching which adds up to a lot of big scratches.
I've set up a TORQ 10FX with a Green Hex-Logic Pad to refine the paint.
Also using V36 which is a cutting polish that will break down to rejuvenate the paint and
restore a high shine.
We'll apply five dime size drops to the pad.
On the lowest speed setting we'll spread it out then on the highest speed we will polish.
Also we'll spray it with Pad Conditioner since this is a new pad, this will reduce friction
to prevent marring to give us the best results.
We'll start in a small section here at the top, just dabbing it out before we spread
it on speed setting one and then we will be ready to polish.
As I mentioned before I'm polishing one side and glazing the other.
Now we're using a Black Finishing Pad for applying glaze, sealant and wax.
Make sure it is as centered as possible and using Black Light which is designed specifically
for black and dark color cars to enhance the shine while filling in minor scratches and
swirls for the perfect finish.
Again we'll apply five dime size drops to the pad and work it over that half of the
hood on the slowest speed setting.
You can see it has made a huge difference just by applying a glaze but polishing is
definitely the way to go.
Polishing removes a very fine later of the clear coat to reveal fresh paint which has
revealed that deep black shine.
This process can be repeated over the entire vehicle, in the meantime we need to hop on
the interior because it is filthy.
You guys just sit back and enjoy.
As I had mentioned we are going to move on to the interior using Total Interior to wipe
down the plastics, vinyl, navigation screens and glass.
To finish off the interior we need to clean the carpets because as you can see there is
tons of grass, mud and filth.
This guy was partying hard at Coachella and this car smells like beer, weed and there
is just a mess in here so we're going to clean it up and also freshen the air in there.
Then we will return this car as a happy, clean and new KIA.
Alright guys we're at the end of the detail on this KIA.
Starting off with a wash using Citrus Wash Clear to remove all the surface filth without
scratching.
Then we gave it a clay bar treatment because the paint felt super rough due to all the
contamination that was stuck in the pores of the paint which prepared it for polishing.
Polishing removes a very fine layer of the clear coat to reveal fresh paint and then
we topped it with Black Light.
Moving on to the interior, you saw that it had debris, grass and mud all over.
So wiping it down with Total Interior cleaned it and protected it.
Lastly we vacuumed it to make it look factory fresh.
Our final step is to flush the A/C because the car still has a lingering odor.
Using Stripper Scent we'll lightly mist it on the carpet as well as on the seats.
To flush the A/C we'll turn it on recirculate on MAX cold and spray right here in the foot
wheel because this is the pick up area for recirculating air to bring it through the
vents.
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