Isuzu MU-X Detailing Session After a Long Drive to the North

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My Isuzu Mu-X has been left really dirty since I recently attended a hacker conference, Hack The North in Tuguegarao and I had to pickup my wife in Baguio on my way back to Manila with a bit of a side-trip to Subic free port zone for a quick shopping trip.

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That added up to approximately 28 hrs of driving and 1193 km total distance travelled. Manila > Tuguegarao > Baguio > Clark > Manila

Before

Here’s the photos of the car before the detailing.

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Isuzu Mu-x detailing

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Isuzu Mu-x detailing

 

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It was really dirty. So to start the detail, I did rinse with pressure washer > foam cannon > rinse pressure washer. Was curious how much dirt I can remove without touching the car.

Isuzu Mu-x detailing

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It was still dirty, and I noticed that I did sustain a clear coat scratch. Probably got it when I brushed against a tree/shrub.

On our side-trip to Subic, did pick up Meguiar’s paint restoration kit. I have some clear coat scratches and swirl marks that I have got when I still have no idea to take care of my paint, so I thought it might be a good use for Meguiar’s Ultimate compound. Though I will be using it with Black and Decker kp600 instead of a polisher, better than applying it by hand!

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I used all of those with the exception of Gold Class car wash as I used Meguiar’s M62. I also used Crisscross (generic brand) cleaner and degreaser for the wheels, and Microtex tire black for the tires.

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After using the cleaner and degreaser on the wheels then rinising it, I was quite surprised that it got the majority of the dirt out even without touching/brushing it. The second photo shows some of the contamination of the paint on one of the panels that the Meguiar’s clay bar got out.

After

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Cleaned the windows with Glass Science Rain Clear Dual Action Cleaner and waxed using Meguiar’s Ultimate Liquid Wax, then I layered it with Meguiar’s Gold Class wax.

And those were the results.