A great customer of mine recently picked up this FJ Cruiser and requested a new car prep.

What was done -

Exterior
- Plastic film removed
- Dealer badges and license plate covers removed
- Wheels were prepped and a coat of Prima Wheel Armour
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam's APC and dressed with Prima Nero
- Wheel wells were cleaned up and dressed
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Paint was pre cleaned - Prima Finish
- FJ was sealed with Prima Epic
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned

Interior
- Vacuumed
- Wipe down and treated
- Windows were cleaned
- Plastic film and tags removed


Products used
Exterior

Lusso Auto Bathe
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Prima Hydro
Prima Clarity
3m Adhesive Remover used to clean up adhesive from badge
Prima Finish
Prima Epic


Wheels and tires
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Prima Nero on the tires
Prima Wheel Armour on the wheels
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner

Interior
Sonax Dashboard Cleaner
Sonax Leather Foam
Prima Clarity

Engine
Adam's In and Out Spray
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Fenix TK40
Porter Cable 7424 XP Kit
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Cam Spray Pressure Wash and Foam Canon Attachment
Kwazar Mercury Pro + Bottles

Interior





Foot prints from dealer (probably happened when they installed the roof rack)


Removing film



Dirt on the seat belts


Sonax Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner on the foot prints/belts etc




Vac


Sonax Dashboard Cleaner



After shots of the interior




Before shots

 

Plate frames removed



Removing film


Debadging





Adam's APC on the tires/wheel wells






Foam action




Rinse/Clay


Drying


Nero on the tires




Masking


Inspection


Prima Finish followed by Prima Epic


Wheel Armour on the wheels


After shots






















(Permission for the write up granted by the customer)

 

Don't want to sound like a d-bag or anything but didn't seem like you had to put any effort into that car to be honest...Don't know why he would probably throw away $600 to clean perfectly fine interior.. (nothing that he can't fix... a smudge on the seatbelt and passenger seat? LOL) . Also not to criticize your work or anything because it's good, but I hate when you take stupid pictures of little tiny specs like it's so hard to clean..lol Take pictures of the good stuff like scratches and stuff man.. I always come to your threads hoping to see some amazing job only to see you cleaned specs of dirt.. Anyways ..your work is good when it seems like you actually do something ( scratches / loads of dirt / grim [like you did with that black porsche] / scuffs )

 

???

this was a new car prep its just to demonstrate how cars are given to customers.

also I did not charge $600 for this lol

 

I doubt it was a $600 deal. And honestly...I think that new cars always need a solid prep before they "feel" right. Clay, light polish, some sort of lsp, and some overall cleaning. I thought this was a good overview for those not really sure what to do when they buy their car off the lot...