Detailed a mini cooper s and Toyota Forerunner this past weekend.

I'm really impressed with Clearkote's Vanilla and Red Machine Glaze
By far the best smr's for "mild to medium" to date.
The EASE OF USE and the EASE OF REMOVAL was impressive, and man oh man, did it leave the surface with slickness and "pop"!
I did not worry about the wheels on either car as the mini wheels were being replaced and the owner does not care about the Forerunner's wheels. It was coating the paint he was most concerned over.
Sorry, no before shots, but with 2km's of dirt road to get to the house, you can imagine the condition these two vehicles would be in. Basically, an abysmal condition.

I found after doing the VM, there was already a great shine. But after RMG, wow ! an even better deeper and wetter look.



Mini Cooper S

wash - Poorboys super slick car wash
VM x 1 - orange pad , speed 4
RMG x 1 -blue pad speed 4
WG x 2 - black pad, speed 3
Natty's blue x 2 - by hand






















Toyota Forerunner

wash - poorboys super slick wash
SSR 3 in certain spots where swirls and scratches present, w/ pc, orange pad speed 6
VM x 1 - green pad , speed 4
RMG x 1 - blue pad , speed 4
4* UPP x 2 - black pad, speed 3
Natty's Blue x 2 - by hand









I think for those s2000's owners who want to try some SMR work with the Porter Cable the Clearkote and Poorboys line are great due to their ease of use. The VM and RMG equate to Poorboy's SSR1 but add greater depth.

I chose 4* UPP (Four Stars Ultimate Paint Protection) for Silver as that really appears best on silver. Super Slick and the Natty's Blue did not "mute" the slickness. Added wetness bigtime though.

I chose WolfGang on the mini because of the dark colour and topping both with Natty's Blue simply gave it a "glow" a "pop" that the camera cannot due justice.. Again, the Natty's did not "mute" WolGangs' slickness one bit.

I'm interested now to see the durability of WG and 4* over the next few months.

-simon

 

What? no warning to put on shades before viewing pics?


Nice job Simon!!!

 

thats some shiny paint! i can almost see the smoothness too...


wheels/tires next time! ?

 

New Ro_Ja LT5's are going on right now..saw no point in fiddling around with those crappy stock ones

 

I love VM. I use it all the time.


Great pics and nice job

 

Excellent results.

 

Looks cool, how do you keep the trim from the overspill of the polish though.

 

I tape 'em .. drywall compound tape..

 

Hmm, thought there might have been an easier option.

BTW Mothers Extended duration tyre gel is a good product for trim.