Details on Detailing

[Lou1119]

Originally Posted by Dangerous Doug

Last Spring I had my Cobra detailed by a shop that came highly recommended. The owner of the shop did my black Cobra, and while I was there his son was there admiring my Cobra. When I returned later it was finished and it looked great, but as time went on I kept finding globs of wax and missed spots. Now want to properly clean it up.

To add insult to injury, about two weeks after i had my Cobra detailed some guy walks up to me as I pulled into the local Starbucks and starts telling me how awesome my Cobra is. THEN, he told me he recently saw me racing up the Bay Ave on-ramp from Capitola, WIDE-OPEN, and what a thrill it was to see. "Nah, couldn't have been me." I said, because it couldn't have been. But he insisted that MY Cobra was the one he saw and added, "You had an older guy with you---he had a mustache."

Fuuuu... The detail shop was near Bay Ave. and it appears the owner let his son joy ride my Cobra while he himself rode shotgun. Though, I cannot prove it---I didn't have a GPS system then---the timing and the location is too uncanny to dismiss.

Anyhow, since I don't want to take my Cobra THERE anymore, and I've lost confidence in people respecting my ride. I'll be doing my own detailing.

Can anyone provide some advice on how to remove the streaks of crusty dry wax I find in the lines of the hood and the trunk? I was thinking of using Meguiar's Quick Detail and a clay bar, and lots of patience. Gentle polishing, perhaps?

Any suggestions on detailing?

DD

The PPG wax and grease remover is the best to get the dried out wax and wet sanding residue out. Works well but still requires elbow grease. On black paint the best that I have used and trust me I have used them all (Zaino, included ) is Blackfire Wet Diamond sealant but that is not your only step.
Black paint is not a color but a part time job. You will have small scratches and fine swirl marks that need to be removed before you put on the final sealant. The best product that I have ever used is a product called Menzerna used with a random orbital buffer. I used it on my Black SL65 and the finish was better than the ones on the showroom floor. Do a search on Autopia.org for the how to use advice. Autopia is a great place for detailing advice and the participants are true detail fanatics.