Car details:
A few months ago, we bought this new family car (White Honda civic 2006) mainly in use of my brother and just about then the weather had gone extreme cold, so I wasn't really able to spend time on it than wash and wax it up quickly. As the weather settled a bit, I got a chance to clean it up thoroughly and then seal it. As you all know white cars have an issue of getting pale and then popping a white car is tough. I was also trying a new LSP for this detail (mentioned in detail later).
Please keep in mind that this car is due some thorough paint work correction (lots of swirls) but then again thats the beauty of white color that they aren't really visible that easily like its for darker colors. The correction session is due though.
Products used:
- Meguiars NXT wash
- 3M APC for rims/tyres cleaning (diluted 1:4). Very dirty rims.
- A mixture of sufi soap vermicille and a bit surf in hot water for tyres washing
- A yellow foam applicator and Zaino tri foam applicator
- 2 Meguiars supreme shine towel and water magnet
- 3M glass cleaner (aerosol based)
- Meguiars endurance gel for tyres dressing
- Werkstat Prime strong for paint cleansing (by hand)
- LSP:
In this detail, I was going to use a less known, under-rated polish (yes its called polish) from the Duragloss range i.e. Duragloss Total Performance polish aka DG TPP #105 (Its an aio with a good concentration of sealant claiming a year of protection and many people internationally swearing upon it living to its expectations). And its priced at a fraction of what other sealants cost i.e. around 11 USD for the 16oz bottle. This product is than maintained with its counter part Duragloss aquawax for post wash booster (a sprayable sealant, again with a very effective price tag of 8 USD for a 22oz bottle). Duragloss range is famously known to be a Zaino (a top range) killer and gave it a tough time until they came up with their pro range for Z2/Z5.
Benchmark:
My benchmark for a white is reflective glassy look that makes it look slick without actually touching it and thats what my target was.
Procedure:
Rims/Tyres were done first. Here is a before shot on how the rims looked :
Quiet dirty, eh ?
During cleanup with APC (1:4) sprayed , rinsing with brush and then applying the sufi soap/surf solution for further cleansing.
And yes, those are gloves since the APC at this concentration can be dangerous for the hands. Pink was the only color available as these are for kitchen use
After cleaning:
Car washed:
After this, the car was washed with Meguiars NXT shampoo at twice its concentration with hot water for through cleansing and to get rid of prior protection (which wasn't really left anyway at the time of doing this).
The car was then dried with water magnet.
Chemical cleansing:
Cleansed the car with werkstat prime strong (an awesome awesome non abrassive polish, an advanced and stronger version of Klasse aio). Applied it on the whole car and then removed. The headlights and rear lights were also cleaned with it.
Seal:
After an hours wait, I then proceeded with applying Duragloss TPP 105. Its of medium cream consistency and smells like a chemical banana. It needs to be applied thin but at the same time doing it on a white car is challenging as it doesn't really leave a trail. It was then let to stay on car for some time and then removed. By this time it was very dark (10pm) and this product also requires a good 12 hours to cure, so thats why i wanted to finish it late so it can cure overnight.
Results:
Woke up next morning and from the bed went straight to car porch. I then wiped it with Duragloss Aquawax as the prior layer had cured overnight. MashAllah, there stood a white slick fairy I will let the pictures stand by that claim (MashAllah)
Here are some of the after shots. Please keep in mind that the side walls of the house are yellow colored so in some pictures what you see isn't paleness and some of the shots taken in a direction thats not reflecting the wall would confirm that. Without further adieu...
Glassy Slickness benchmark achieved:
The other side view:
Some depth:
And if you dont trust me the paleness is coming from the walls, here is to re-assure you of its white purety:
And who said whites dont reflect ?
The hood shot of a tree reflection:
And the pick of the lot MashAllah:
MashAllah ...
Comments and feedback is welcomed.