Did the first detail on my new Jetta on Friday night. Got started at 7 PM, and didn't finish until around 7 AM (thank god my new apartment has a heated car wash bay down in the garage where I can do that all night long).
The interior just got a light detail--just some Chemical Guys leather conditioner followed by CG Silk Shine on all the dash surfaces/plastics, and a good vacuum job. If you look closely you'll see I have multiple floor mats in the front to cover as much of the carpet as possible; I HATE rubber mats with a passion (makes the interior look so cheap and shitty IMO and carpeted mats are rubber backed anyway) and I have nice heavy duty VW ones that have Jetta embroidered on them for summer. I didn't need to use leather cleaner or any type of all purpose cleaner on the interior since the car is brand new. I did wipe down all the inside of the glass with a clean, dry microfiber though to get rid of the film that was starting to build up from the new plastics outgassing. No air freshener since I like my carcinogen new car smell.
Then I moved onto the exterior. I washed the car with CG Glossworkz (instead of CG Citrus Wash/Gloss since the paint is clean) using the two bucket method and did not clay (not necessary). The exterior then got one coat of CG EZ-Creme glaze, two coats of CG Jetseal 109, and two coats of CG Pete's '53 wax. All five of those coats were done by hand, and all five coats where done on all door and trunk jambs too. Let me tell you, a sedan is a PITA to do all that to. More total door surface area than a coupe (I always hate the doors more than any other panel), and twice the door jambs. Looking at my wife's Beetle, that looks like a cakewalk compared to the Jetta, and this is still considered a smallish car.
Normally I would apply the glaze and the sealant with my Porter Cable 7424 XP, but I didn't think it would be a good idea to fire up a buffer in my apartment garage, I'm sure some teetotaler would report me. I've sealed by hand before, and that's no big deal since it just has to be rubbed on and not worked in, but the glaze needs to be worked in a bit til it's dry, almost like a light finishing polish, but without as much pressure. I've never glazed by hand before, and I don't look forward to doing it again by hand, though the results came out great. The glaze by far took the longest. The wheels also got two coats of CG WheelGuard sealant. I love the wheels, but what horrible wheels to clean and seal with all those spokes, 'nuff said. Under the hood got a wipe down with a damp sponge and then a coating of CG Bare Bones. Exterior trim and tires were finished off with CG G6 Hypercoat. Glass was cleaned up with a clean microfiber towel.
Exterior pics:
Fresh out of the detailing bay, check out those reflections:
The interior just got a light detail--just some Chemical Guys leather conditioner followed by CG Silk Shine on all the dash surfaces/plastics, and a good vacuum job. If you look closely you'll see I have multiple floor mats in the front to cover as much of the carpet as possible; I HATE rubber mats with a passion (makes the interior look so cheap and shitty IMO and carpeted mats are rubber backed anyway) and I have nice heavy duty VW ones that have Jetta embroidered on them for summer. I didn't need to use leather cleaner or any type of all purpose cleaner on the interior since the car is brand new. I did wipe down all the inside of the glass with a clean, dry microfiber though to get rid of the film that was starting to build up from the new plastics outgassing. No air freshener since I like my carcinogen new car smell.
Then I moved onto the exterior. I washed the car with CG Glossworkz (instead of CG Citrus Wash/Gloss since the paint is clean) using the two bucket method and did not clay (not necessary). The exterior then got one coat of CG EZ-Creme glaze, two coats of CG Jetseal 109, and two coats of CG Pete's '53 wax. All five of those coats were done by hand, and all five coats where done on all door and trunk jambs too. Let me tell you, a sedan is a PITA to do all that to. More total door surface area than a coupe (I always hate the doors more than any other panel), and twice the door jambs. Looking at my wife's Beetle, that looks like a cakewalk compared to the Jetta, and this is still considered a smallish car.
Normally I would apply the glaze and the sealant with my Porter Cable 7424 XP, but I didn't think it would be a good idea to fire up a buffer in my apartment garage, I'm sure some teetotaler would report me. I've sealed by hand before, and that's no big deal since it just has to be rubbed on and not worked in, but the glaze needs to be worked in a bit til it's dry, almost like a light finishing polish, but without as much pressure. I've never glazed by hand before, and I don't look forward to doing it again by hand, though the results came out great. The glaze by far took the longest. The wheels also got two coats of CG WheelGuard sealant. I love the wheels, but what horrible wheels to clean and seal with all those spokes, 'nuff said. Under the hood got a wipe down with a damp sponge and then a coating of CG Bare Bones. Exterior trim and tires were finished off with CG G6 Hypercoat. Glass was cleaned up with a clean microfiber towel.
Exterior pics:
Fresh out of the detailing bay, check out those reflections:
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