I hadn't washed the Max since I purchased it back in August, so it was finally time for a bath. Now, I wondered...is a 6-step detailing cycle worth it? Let's find out! I will be going step-by-step to see if this is really up to all the hype.

Here's the victim...


I will be using the following products to clean her up...


Here is what we look like after a bath...hrmmm...still looks pretty nasty.

 

this should be in the detailing forum homie..

 

Next I used a claybar to see if I could get rid of all the particulate matter, aaannnddd...HOLY PAINT CHIPS!!!! Now I see what eveyone is talking about.


Now we will be applying Meguiar's Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner...viola!!! The paint chips start to fade.


Our next step is to apply a paint sealer...lookin better!

 

Next up is the application of Meguiar's Tech Wax/Paste...this stuff goes on easy , but MAN... what a workout it was to take off!!!!

 

Do you apply the products under direct sunlight? It will look better if you do it in the shade.

 

Finally, we round off with some carnuba wax...and we're done! I think it looks AMAZING...totally worth the time and effort. It feels smooth as glass and looks like a mirror.


Chrome or Super-black?


Look, ma...NO PAINT CHIPS! (well, alot less, at least...)


Was it all worth it...you be the judge!!!

 

holy grille batman

 

Alot of us here complaing about paint chips, which I do too. This process took almost all of them away. Besides, I never have shown off my Max, and I am damn pround of the work I did!!!

 

Great job. Which grill's are those?

 

Street Scene. Stillen has them.

 

You didn't wash your car for 8 months!?

 

You don't have to take the bumper off to put the top one in?

 

Well, SS says that you do, but that's insanley time consuming. Check 5 threads down, my HOW TO is there!

 

what a HOW-to ****.. haha keep it up

 

HOW-TO + Metal Maxima =

I did these write-ups because I was not too thrilled with this ones on here already. Pics always help!!!

I will have another one up sometime later this month, going to make the instrument cluster even BRIGHTER than what I have now...

 

nice post

can u list exactly what u used and the order...

thanks

i think i may be doing the same soon

 

I used the products in the 2nd pics in clockwise order. Plus, I have little blurbs above the pics to detail the step.

 

looks good! i did basically the same thing, though different products, a couple of weeks ago and my glacier pearl REALLY shined like i've never seen before!! I love how the detailed black looks too!

 

yeah i noticed
but i cant exaclty read everything on there

and i dont feel like printing that small picture out and take it to autozone haha

 

Hah! I did the exact same thing today. Soaked the car down, washed it down with soap, rinsed the car and went to work with the Mother's claybar. After the claybar, the car felt insanely smooth (and I could've been even more **** about the claying, but I'll save it for another day). It took me about an hour and 30 mins to clay bar the entire car. And once I did that, I used the provided wax with the Mother's package. But I'll probably wax again using my Meg' NXT paste on Saturday.

 

You Didnt Wash It Since August.thats Abuse Man!!

 

jersey boy is taking advantage of the nicer weather eh ?

 

Thats not going to get rid of all the scratches. Give it a week or two and the swirl marks will appear. Its just a temporary fix. Also, it got more glossy in the pictures because there was less sunlight as the day went on, so best way to show a before and after, is in the same light conditions. Direct sunlight will show any scratches in the paint.

 

bluec. what would u recommend using?

 

man that's a clean max. always did have a liking for black cars.

 

With the situation outlined above, I would have done the following:

Washed
Clayed
Polished with PB SSR 2.5 (Maybe 3)
Follow with PB SSR 2
Follow with PB SSR 1
Klasse AIO
Klasse SG

I would also use a PC or rotary to work with the polishes.

 

paint chips will also not go away. Try some stuff called ssr1 by a company called poor boy. I know i am giving them alot of ups in my post but their products are top notch. I am in no way affiliated with them. But if u go to detailcity.com and as around there for suggestions on what to use the guys there will gladly help. if u have any questions feel free to catch me on AIM CreativeDesignz1 is my sn. I can help point u in the right direction

 

Looks really nice! Makes me want to go detail mine all over again.

 

With all due respect, if paint chips aren't going to go away, then what is the purpose of using something different if the chips will still be there? I am quite satisified by what I used on this car and it has DRASTICALLY reduced the appearance of the billion paint chips I had. So what makes this stuff so much better if the chips will still be there?

 

Just wait till I get to machine compound your car to get all your swirl marks out.

 

i didnt say that those products would work miracles but all u did was a temporary fix. you need to get the dead paint off the car buff out the scratches, not fill them with products.

 

In a nutshell, he did a good job with the products he had available at the time.