My brother in law purchased this Miata down in the Tampa area, so they stopped by for a few days on the way back home. I had hoped that a one step with M205 would be all this 36k mile roadster would need.....
Started by doing a valu-gard ABC paint decontamination wash as the horizontal surfaces felt very rough. I did not clay during the B step.
Fabric top was given a much needed cleaning with 303 fabric top cleaner and a soft brush.
While still wet the paint surface was soaped up again and then clayed with Zaino clay.
Wheels cleaned with MWB at 1:4 using various brushes.
Tires and wells cleaned with ARO 1:4.
Car was dried using one big blue WW drying towel.
So much for the one step polish.....
Horz surfaces which had some nice water spots where compounded with:
Surbuf pad/M105/XPPC6 via KBM
Vertical surfaces:
Orange LC classic flat pad/M105/XPPC6 via KBM.
Z6 wipedown to remove dust.
Final polishing:
Black LC classic flat pad/M205/XPPC6.
Headlight and taillight lenses where polished with:
4" classic orange LC pad/M105/XPPC6
4" classic black LC pad/M205/XPPC6
Fabric top remained covered during all compounding/polishing steps.
Painted areas washed to remove polishing dust and oils.
Car was allowed to sit in the garage overnight to ensure top was 100% dry.
Next day painted areas around fabric top where covered and 3x of Raggtopp protectant was applied to the top, 1 hour between coats.
Painted areas where then wiped down again with Z6.
Applied 3x of ZFX'd Z5pro.
Applied Z8.
Exhaust tips polished with M105.
Tires got Z-16.
Interior:
Vac
Leather was given a much need cleaning with Zaino Z9/leather brush and then conditoned with Z10.
IZ CP wipedown on all other hard surfaces.
Glass cleaned with Invisible Glass Reach & Clean Tool & IG. Have used this on a few cars/SUVs now. I like it alot, makes it easy to reach all those tough to get at interior windshields and rear glass.
Final pics:
Started by doing a valu-gard ABC paint decontamination wash as the horizontal surfaces felt very rough. I did not clay during the B step.
Fabric top was given a much needed cleaning with 303 fabric top cleaner and a soft brush.
While still wet the paint surface was soaped up again and then clayed with Zaino clay.
Wheels cleaned with MWB at 1:4 using various brushes.
Tires and wells cleaned with ARO 1:4.
Car was dried using one big blue WW drying towel.
So much for the one step polish.....
Horz surfaces which had some nice water spots where compounded with:
Surbuf pad/M105/XPPC6 via KBM
Vertical surfaces:
Orange LC classic flat pad/M105/XPPC6 via KBM.
Z6 wipedown to remove dust.
Final polishing:
Black LC classic flat pad/M205/XPPC6.
Headlight and taillight lenses where polished with:
4" classic orange LC pad/M105/XPPC6
4" classic black LC pad/M205/XPPC6
Fabric top remained covered during all compounding/polishing steps.
Painted areas washed to remove polishing dust and oils.
Car was allowed to sit in the garage overnight to ensure top was 100% dry.
Next day painted areas around fabric top where covered and 3x of Raggtopp protectant was applied to the top, 1 hour between coats.
Painted areas where then wiped down again with Z6.
Applied 3x of ZFX'd Z5pro.
Applied Z8.
Exhaust tips polished with M105.
Tires got Z-16.
Interior:
Vac
Leather was given a much need cleaning with Zaino Z9/leather brush and then conditoned with Z10.
IZ CP wipedown on all other hard surfaces.
Glass cleaned with Invisible Glass Reach & Clean Tool & IG. Have used this on a few cars/SUVs now. I like it alot, makes it easy to reach all those tough to get at interior windshields and rear glass.
Final pics:
