In celebration of my car being officially paid for as of this month (YAY!!!!!!!), I decided to give him a nice, complete home detail.
I must admit that I've been SUPER busy this winter, and frankly, the car hasn't been cleaned in any way beyond pulling the fast food bags out and throwing them into the trash since around October. Needless to say, the car was pretty trashed. In addition, this was our first Chicago winter so there was a lot more salt and general grime than I was used to for a spring cleanup.
I had always wanted to try using the clay bar, but was always a little afraid to. After reading this, I decided I would go ahead and try it since I had only about six months' worth of crud to cut through. So, I bought the Meguiar's kit and followed the instructions here, then followed with a coat of Meguiar's Gold Class wax - and I agree completely, WOW!
I still wonder what that mostly rusty-looking gunk that the clay pulled off is?
I know without a doubt that my car has never looked this good since I've owned it (it's a 2001 and I bought in early 2007). I will try to take some pictures to show how good almost 10-year-old paint that has never been garaged can still look!
The only down side to all this is that I discovered during this detail that I've got the beginnings of clear coat peeling on the rear bumper - hopefully it will hold out a few more years before we need a re-paint or a new car
