Detailed Prius Yesterday and Today

[sdtundra]

Well, I started yesterday at 4:15PM with a wash and then clayed certain areas such as the hood and rear bumper and spoiler. Followed up with Meguiars NXT 2.0 on the paint and wheels and Armor All Fierce Shine because I was out of Meguiars Hot Shine.

Today I took on the interior with Armor All and a vaccum.




Like a Mirror

[wchardin]

Looks good, I like the tinted windows with your white. Don't you just love the feeling of driving a clean car?

[Lola'05]

Beautiful job! I will drop mine off on the weekend. What do you charge?
My Prius is now three years old and the dash is starting to show it. I was wondering what to use...Armor All?

[sdtundra]

Well, on the outside i use strictly Meguiars supplies because i can get the Professional and Detailer Lines in bulk for cheaper than in store.

On this detail i used Armor All: All Surface but usually i use Meguiars Quik Interior Detailer.

This was actually a somewhat dumbed down detail. I am gathering items for my next project. 1998 Honda Accord with some bad scratches and swirls. That's an estimated 6-7 hour job.

[Tideland Prius]

Nice! Very clean (no pun intended) esp. with the tinted windows.

[usbseawolf2000]

Nice. How long did it take you? Anyone helped?

[sdtundra]

Originally Posted by usbseawolf2000

Nice. How long did it take you? Anyone helped?

The exterior took 2.5 hours, the inside took another hour, and tomorrow i'll be doing the engine compartment and removing the wheels and getting behind them.

Nope, all solo.

[sdtundra]

[wchardin]

Looks like brand new! I clean my engine bay every time I was mine, which pretty much consists of dusting off dirt. I also clean inside the door seals and around the hatch.

[sdtundra]

Originally Posted by wchardin

Looks like brand new! I clean my engine bay every time I was mine, which pretty much consists of dusting off dirt. I also clean inside the door seals and around the hatch.

Thanks, yup I also do those same areas except I go a step above and wax them as well to protect and shine them up. I also wax my wheels every so often. Makes them so much easier to clean off the little brake dust there is. My friend who is a detailer got me hooked which led to me signing up at Meguiars Online Forum and going to multiple Open Garages. Even had the privilage of working on the 1969 Batmobile Recreation for shows after it ran the Gumball from Florida to LA. I didnt participate in the whole event seein as it was a 10 hour, 2 days job, but I helped with the chrome on the car. Next step, DA Polisher to make this faster so I can start powerin out cars.