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2013 Scion tC
Too Stroked:
Well, I (finally) go back to work after my annual winter layoff a week from today. Before I go back, I had a few things to take care of. Detailing my son’s new (to him) 2013 Scion tC was right on the top of my list as soon as it got warm enough and most of the snow and salt were gone. So yesterday we went down to the marina (which was closed so nobody bothered us) and did a full detail on the car in a nice, warm shop.
The car is a 2013 that we bought this past winter from a local dealership. It’s got 90,000 miles on it and although it was dealer maintained and female owned, it’s got a few minor warts on it that we wanted to minimize as much as possible. How do I know it was female owned? (The salesman asked me that too.) The fingernail scratches under the door handles were a dead give-away.
We started with a full wash and all of the usual prep / decontamination work. The only thing I got to somehow skip was masking. This is the first car I’ve detailed in a long time that just didn’t require any blue tape to protect black textured plastic. The other weird thing was the amount of Clear Bra on the car. The hood, grill, front fenders, mirrors, rocker panel extensions and the top of the rear spoiler were all covered. I’ve never seen that much protection on one car.
I started out with Meg’s M101 on a white LC pad on the Flex to get most of the nasty stuff corrected on the painted surfaces only. Next, I went to Meg’s 205 on a white LC pad on the paint. Finally, I went to Meq’s 205 on a green LC pad at speed 3 on the Flex on all of the areas with Clear Bra. For the LSP we used Optimum Gloss Coat. We polished the new Borla stainless axle back exhaust with Jason’s Metal Rx and used Menzerna Power Lock on the wheels. (These wheels are coming off in about 2 weeks to be replaced with a really neat set of gold colored alloys with some seriously wide Continentals so we didn’t go crazy.) The tires and wheel wells got Meg’s Hyper Dressing.
Although I didn’t grab any “before” shots because I’m old and stupid, I did manage to remember to grab some after” shots. See if you think I still have it.
Kitzy:
I'm just here for the pictures as I take a few minutes away from the chainsaw.
That looks amazing. When I glanced at the topic and saw Scion, I knew this was a Tom thread.
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Kitzy:
I'm back. I'm studying these pictures and I just can't find anything wrong. I do have to ask about those blind spot mirrors on the side mirrors. Those are pretty serious.
Seriously though, the car looks fantastic. Very nice work. How did the door handle area come out?
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Too Stroked:
--- Quote from: Kitzy on March 25, 2019, 05:57:27 PM ---I'm back. I'm studying these pictures and I just can't find anything wrong. I do have to ask about those blind spot mirrors on the side mirrors. Those are pretty serious.
Seriously though, the car looks fantastic. Very nice work. How did the door handle area come out?
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Thanks Mike. Brandon is so proud of that car. As for the door handles, I had to do the area under the handles by hand and the scratches were pretty deep. That said, I didn't even try to get everything out. They look much better though.
Rollingrock:
Like Mike, I am just driving by but holy hell that thing looks liquid wet AF.
I need to find a pillow but will post in this one again......amazing paint. Those reflectors are worthy
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