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On its routine wash today, I made a start on decontaminating the Wildtrak in preparation for polishing and coating next week. This wasn't planned, but I thought I may as well get a head start, in turn getting me to the polishing step quicker.
My starting point today was thick layer of dust after some gravel road driving last week. I mixed up a batch of Touch-less at 1.5% PIR, using it as a pre-wash for the wheels and wheel arches prior to cleaning with foamed Brake Buster. Because of the dust, I decided to treat the engine bay as well, foaming with Touch-less, agitation with EZ-Detail brushes, rinsed, then lashings of Hyper Dressing.
When decontaminating, I normally apply the iron remover to dry paint as the first step, but there was so much dirt on the car that I needed to deal with that first. So, the whole vehicle was foamed with Touch-less, allowed to do its thing, then rinsed. Gyeon Iron then got sprayed onto the whole vehicle and left to dwell while I put away the wheel cleaning tools. Apart from some very faint spots on the tailgate, the vehicle had virtually no iron contamination.
With the iron remover rinsed off, NV Snow was foamed on and the contact wash completed. I then went over the car with a clay mitt and Gyeon Clay Lube. The paint was fairly smooth to begin with, only a few spots here and there benefited.
That's where the decon finished for now, but the time-consuming part is done. Prior to polishing next week, I will pre-wash with an alkaline soap, then contact wash with KCx Reactivation Shampoo to strip any remaining protection and mineral content.
My starting point today was thick layer of dust after some gravel road driving last week. I mixed up a batch of Touch-less at 1.5% PIR, using it as a pre-wash for the wheels and wheel arches prior to cleaning with foamed Brake Buster. Because of the dust, I decided to treat the engine bay as well, foaming with Touch-less, agitation with EZ-Detail brushes, rinsed, then lashings of Hyper Dressing.
When decontaminating, I normally apply the iron remover to dry paint as the first step, but there was so much dirt on the car that I needed to deal with that first. So, the whole vehicle was foamed with Touch-less, allowed to do its thing, then rinsed. Gyeon Iron then got sprayed onto the whole vehicle and left to dwell while I put away the wheel cleaning tools. Apart from some very faint spots on the tailgate, the vehicle had virtually no iron contamination.
With the iron remover rinsed off, NV Snow was foamed on and the contact wash completed. I then went over the car with a clay mitt and Gyeon Clay Lube. The paint was fairly smooth to begin with, only a few spots here and there benefited.
That's where the decon finished for now, but the time-consuming part is done. Prior to polishing next week, I will pre-wash with an alkaline soap, then contact wash with KCx Reactivation Shampoo to strip any remaining protection and mineral content.
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