Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Half Moon Bay Sunset

I missed April  completely, and here we are halfway into May already.
It was staggeringly hot this evening, so I decided to take a cruise down Highway 1 to Half Moon Bay at sunset. Of course I took some pictures of the Veloster - now with blue exhaust tips, a "boosted" license plate frame courtesy of Wayne, and de-badged so it just says "turbo". By the time I made it near the beaches, the sky was a beautiful medley of color. It was a great evening and the weather was just right for a long drive. I also couldn't resist the moon rising through the wonderfully clear sky.

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Details

I spent the day detailing my friend's Mercedes Benz CLA 250. This was the first time I've ever clayed, sealed, and waxed a whole car. I've been working on polishing my Veloster because it needs some paint correction, but the CLA is basically new, so there weren't any scratches to fix. Hopefully now there won't be any in the future either. Everything I used was from Chemical Guys. We washed with Mr. Pink car shampoo, clayed the whole car, put a coat of Black Light hybrid sealant on, then a coat of Extreme Depth liquid carnuba wax. The sealant and wax were applied using my Porter Cable 7424XP random orbital polisher.

Polished

Results after using my Porter Cable and various Chemical Guys polishes/waxes.