Car Detailing - Toyota Prius

[raiyo]

I know its not an EP3, but I just thought I'd share.

Just detailed my friend's car today. I was surprise it is still in such good condition. There is hardly any swirl marks on it after 2ish years of ownership, and it was hardly washed.

Good thing he washed the car the day before, alot less work to do. As you can see the car is in pretty good shape, besides the bumpers and some deep scratches. Was able to remove paint that was rubbed onto the doors and bumper by another car. Made all light scratches less visible if not gone.





There isn't any type of protection or wax on the clear coat.



Clay barring the car took awhile as there was lots of contamination.


Removed a tree sap that was pretty much stuck on the bumper (no previous pics). Used Tarminator and Bug Sponge, after 5 tries.


Wrapping emblems and already finish with stage 1 polishing.




Everything all wrapped up, finish shots




The interior shots














Was only able to remove the hazing (with buffer) that the a busted bottle of nail polish did



Materials used:
Car Soap (Got from Costco)
Bug and Tar Sponge
Natural Sea Sponge
Dual Bucket with Grit Guard
Tarminator

ArmorAll Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner
Invisible Glass
303 Aerospace Protectant
Meguiars Natural Shine

Meguiars Claybar
Meguiars Quik Detailer
Porter Cable 7424XP
Klasse All in One
Pinnacle XMT Swirl Remover #1 & #2
Meguiar's #26 Wax
Wheel Wax
No Touch Wet N Protect Tire Finish

Time invested, 5.5 hrs. Dropped off at 10am and finished at 3.30pm

It sucks not having a big garage to work in (if only my garage was big enough). Detailing outdoor sucks, and especially when it hot like today. But it was fun.

[shanewdude]

I thought "oh, just a Prius" but clicked on it anyway because a shiny car is awesome! You're motivating me to get on mine soon...

[DRP967]

[QUOTE=raiyo;766633]I know its not an EP3, but I just thought I'd share.

Just detailed my friend's car today. I was surprise it is still in such good condition. There is hardly any swirl marks on it after 2ish years of ownership, and it was hardly washed.

Good thing he washed the car the day before, alot less work to do. As you can see the car is in pretty good shape, besides the bumpers and some deep scratches. Was able to remove paint that was rubbed onto the doors and bumper by another car. Made all light scratches less visible if not gone.

^Thats because the car is silver...its pretty hard to F up. Swirls and dirt arent easily seen and even if you neglect the paint it always looks the same. If your friend had a black car and hardly washed it/took proper care of the paint then it wouldnt look like that at all.
Thanks for sharing and washing the car in direct sunlight? Eeek lol

[YellowSi]

Nice, job. Sometimes when people dont wash their cars all the time the finish is not as damaged as it would be if say it was washed and towel dried every week. (no swirl marks)

[DRP967]

Armor All...yikes.

[raiyo]

Armor All...yikes.

did a pretty good job cleaning, ran out of 303.

[DRP967]

did a pretty good job cleaning, ran out of 303.

im just hesitant to use armor all cause if not mistaken it has silicone in it...maybe the newer ones dont have that ingredient anymore?
(dimethyl silicone oil = rubber degradant)

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