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      12-02-2012, 09:56 AM   #1
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Detailer's Domain: Subaru STI - Winter Prep - Auto Finesse Tough Coat

Subject: Subaru STI
Requirements: Remove Hurricane Sandy and prep it for the winter months.

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Auto Finesse Citrus Degreaser
- Wheel wells were cleaned up with Auto Finesse Citrus Degreaser
- Washed with Sonax Gloss Shampoo
- Decon with Auto Finesse Iron Out
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub Auto Scrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Auto Finesse Tough Prep - Pre cleaner
- Auto Finesse Tough Coat - Paint Selant
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed

Interior -
- Dash and plastics were cleaned with 1Z einszett Cockpit
- Interior Vac
- Glass cleaned

Products used

Links to products used -
Sonax Gloss Shampoo
Auto Finesse Citrus
Auto Finesse Iron Out
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Auto Finesse Tough Prep
Auto Finesse Tough Coat
Wolf's Glass Guard
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish
1Z einszett Cockpit

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Before Interior








After







Before exterior








Prep - Wash/Decon/Wheels/Tires/Wheel Wells

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action



Tires get cleaned

Rinse

Auto Finesse Oblitarate was used on the car prior to the wash








Wash





Dirt/Grime coming off the car during the pre wash



Brushing out the jambs



Rinse


Decon Auto Finesse Iron Out





Not shown in photos Dry/Autoscrub


Auto Finesse Tough Prep and Auto Finesse Tough Coat applied


Tires got Auto Finesse Gloss Tire Dressing


Afters









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      12-04-2012, 05:45 PM   #2
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Wow...Looks fantastic!
I can't wait for all my detailing stuff to come in so I can detail my m3
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      12-18-2012, 10:28 PM   #3
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What would a detail like that cost?
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      12-19-2012, 08:00 AM   #4
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sure if you like please email me at phil@detailersdomain.com
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      12-19-2012, 08:12 AM   #5
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Can you elaborate on the windows. Auto scrubbed cleaned and sealed? How do you do all that, what steps taken and what products used? Thanks.

Btw the car looks awesome.
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      12-19-2012, 08:19 AM   #6
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sure take a look here the autoscrub is replacing the clay bar.

NanoSkin AutoScrub

a glass sealant -- > Wolf's Glass Guard
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      12-19-2012, 08:21 AM   #7
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Just got some 1z cockpit cant wait to try it out... it seems to work as good as it says it does , per your pics
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      12-19-2012, 08:26 AM   #8
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it should its our best selling interior cleaner.
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      12-25-2012, 02:21 AM   #9
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      12-25-2012, 10:14 AM   #10
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Great work!!

The Auto Finesse stuff is always a please to work with.
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      12-27-2012, 02:14 PM   #11
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Great job!
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