Thursday, September 6, 2018

Concourse Ready

I dropped Kay off with PeeJ Auto Detailing last weekend to get a similar treatment as Bumblestook minus the engine bay since it was already fairly clean and well, it's hidden from view anyway. My main objective was to get her corrected, polished and ceramic coated to make it easier to keep clean. Dark cars are the worst when it comes to this even when they're not black (remember, Kay is Atlas Gray).

Shiny Cayman - 9-6-2018
As usual, PeeJ did a spectacular job starting off with a nice wash a few hours after dropping her off to let the car cool and have some shade from the sun. It's a foam wash with Adams Car Wash followed by 2 bucket wash method. 1st stage decontamination using Optimum Ferrex then rinsed off. 2nd stage decontamination using claybar and Adams detail spray, then rinsed.

Foamy fresh - 9-9-2018
He then spent a few days correcting and polishing. There were quite a few swirls on the car and some microscratches that needed to be taken care of. 1st stage paint correction was compounding using Jescar correcting compound. 2nd stage paint correction was polishing using Sonax perfect finish. She was then wiped down with Optimum paint prep to remove any leftover oils from the polishes.

Up in the air getting polished
Once that was done, 2 layers of Optimum Gloss Coat ceramic coating and the results are once again astounding.

Concourse Ready - 9-6-2018
Concourse Ready - 9-6-2018
Concourse Ready - 9-6-2018
Mirror Finish - 9-6-2018
Obviously, he also cleaned up the interior which wasn't in bad shape to begin with anyway but noting it here for completeness. She was deep cleaned with leather master's strong cleaner and protected with Optimum leather protectant.

Interior cleaned, seats conditioned - 9-6-2018