Cleaning steps

[skippyburger]

All,

 

I was detailing a friends 2002 Honda Accord the other day. It was left to her by her grandmother. It sat outside all the time. It wasn't abused, just neglected. I gave it the 'works'. I rinsed it well, then hit it with the foam gun, then double bucket washed it with two microfiber mitts. After i dried it, I then clay barred it. the clay bar was really picking up a lot of contaminants. I then proceeded to polish it using the Fine Machine Polish. The pad was getting filthy every 10 minutes. I had to stop and clean my pad 8-9 times during the job.

 

My question is: Should I have done something else to clean it better before I took the polisher to it? Did I miss a step or a product?

 

Thanks,

[camaro2ssblack]

When you say getting filthy do you mean dirt? Or was the pad turning the color of the paint?

[skippyburger]

it was filthy from the dirt and contaminants still in the paint.

[mjhpadi]

My suggestion was that you should have used a cleaner like Revive Polish and then either Haze & Swirl Remover, or if it didn't need that, then hit it with Brilliant Glaze before moving on to the FMP and the wax. I think the combination of the Revive and the Brilliant would have given you a much cleaner surface for the Fine Machine Polish and you would not have had the problem with the dirty pads, or at least less of a problem.

[skippyburger]

I actually didnt buy any revive polish because I wasn't sure of it's uses, and perhaps thought it was a little redundant. I am going to get some right away and try that the next chance I get.

 

thank you.

[Osok]

I would do an IPA wipedown or another wash after claying if it was really bad.

[skippyburger]

What is an IPA Wipedown?

 

Remember, I'm new.

[Tim]

IPA in this case is Isopropyl Alcohol.

[1MeanC3]

Or India Pale Ale... Which could ALSO help the cleaning process...

[Tim]

Or India Pale Ale... Which could ALSO help the cleaning process...

but not if you use a whole case.