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Just Washed: Show Off Your Detailed MS

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My Model S wasn't that dirty, so I don't have a great deal of "before" shots to show you. I keep it pretty clean, but I was frustrated with all the swirls and some scratches that I have seen over the past 6 months. Some were dealer inflicted, some were inflicted by a hand wash company, and some were inflicted by me when I was careless.


Here's what I used for the project.


Interior
A good vacuum was needed. Lot's of crumbs and Mum-Mum dust.
All surfaces: DP Total Interior Cleaner
Leather: Lexol 3-in-1 Leather Care (got this on BOGO)
Vinyl: Poorboy's Natural Look Dressing
Glass: Meguiar's glass cleaner


Exterior
Used spray gun to lube up car with Ultima Waterless Wash
Foam: DP Xtreme Foam
Wash: Dawn
Wheels: GG rubber cleaner + GG Heavy Duty Wheel Cleaner
Decontamination: Nanoskin followed by Iron X
Compound: m105 (a few areas needed it)
Polish: Menzerna IP2000 -> FF3000 -> SF4000
17.5% IPA wipe down
Sealant: Menzerna PL
Wax: Collinite 845
Exterior Trim: Poorboy's Trim Restorer
Windows: Pinnacle water spot remover + sealant
Tires: Pinnacle Onyx gel


Some before shots


Iron X wash-off even after using GG Heavy Duty Cleaner!


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Shot of the swirling that was representative of the whole car.


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Swirling on the nose cone.


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Not a good picture, but this is where the scratch (caused by my pager) was (to the right and above my finger)


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Workin' it!


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The only place I wasn't going to washout the compound/polish dust!


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Some pictures of the paint afterwards...


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Corrected nose cone


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Take her out, Mr. Sulu.


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Exterior Shots.
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Anyway, if you're so inclined, post some pictures of your Model S after its been washed and/or detailed -- especially if you do the work!
 
I will throw my shots into this as well. This is from a professional detailer in Ohio and he allowed me to participate some. He teaches classes on detailing and running a detailing business as well. Paint correction should be done on all cars. Even straight from the factory. You photos are amazing and you attention to detail meets and exceeds most "pro's" that I know.

Nice work.

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