{"id":24067,"date":"2018-10-12T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=24067"},"modified":"2018-09-14T13:42:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T17:42:29","slug":"toyota-highlander-two-step-paint-correction-ceramic-coating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/toyota-highlander-two-step-paint-correction-ceramic-coating\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota Highlander: Two-Step Paint Correction + Ceramic Coating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our first vehicle of 2018 was a 2 step paint correction for a 2013 Toyota Highlander. The vehicle was recently purchased by our client who knew it was in rough condition but also that it could be greatly enhanced. This project allowed for an incredible transformation and a great start to the year.<\/p>\n<p>Our Process:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two Bucket Hand Wash:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detailedimage.com\/Optimum-OPT-M36\/Car-Wash-P284\/32-oz-S1\/\">Optimum Car Wash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detailedimage.com\/DI-Microfiber-M13\/Long-Strand-Auto-Wash-Mitt-P608\/Zero-Cuff-S1\/\">Chenielle Wash Mitt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detailedimage.com\/DI-Accessories-M12\/Foam-Cannon-P1338\/\">DI Foam Cannon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detailedimage.com\/CRSpotless-M30\/Rolling-Water-De-ionizer-Systems-P160\/300-Gallons-S2\/\">Spotless water system<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detailedimage.com\/DI-Packages-M29\/2-Buckets-2-Grit-Guard-Red-Blue-P861\/\">DI Buckets + Grit Guards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wheels and Tires:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detailedimage.com\/Sonax-M49\/Wheel-Cleaner-Plus-P939\/500-ml-S1\/\">Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detailedimage.com\/TUF-SHINE-M50\/Tire-Appearance-Kit-P545\/\">Tuf shine Tire brush and cleaner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detailedimage.com\/DI-Brushes-M51\/All-Purpose-Exterior-Brush-P748\/\">DI Brush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detailedimage.com\/Wheel-Woolies-M101\/Wheel-Woolies-3-Piece-Kit-P651\/\">Wheel Woollies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Decontamination:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detailedimage.com\/CarPro-M53\/Iron-X-Iron-Remover-Lemon-Scent-P859\/500-ml-S1\/\">Car Pro Iron X<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detailedimage.com\/NanoSkin-M54\/AutoScrub-Medium-Wash-Mitt-P702\/\">Nano Glide Medium Wash mitt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detailedimage.com\/Stoner-M20\/Tarminator-P127\/14-oz-S1\/\">Stoner Tarminator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the paint completely clean, we were able to fully evaluate the paint condition and tailor a correction process. We landed on a compounding step with Meguiars microfiber pads and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Griots-M56\/BOSS-Fast-Correcting-Cream-P1059\/16-oz-S1\/\">Griot&#8217;s Garage Fast Correcting Cream<\/a> followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Meguiars-M43\/Ultra-Finishing-Polish-205-P389\/32-oz-S1\/\">Meguiar&#8217;s M205<\/a> on a white <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Lake-Country-M7\/White-Polishing-Pad-P57\/65-S1\/\">Lake Country Polishing Pad<\/a>. The results speak for themselves. Check out the transformation achieved on the Passenger front door.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/970\/28396347508_9edef93e54_b.jpg\" alt=\"26756342_1017221235082662_5312813726065296273_o\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Before- Driver Side Rear Door.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/894\/42269527911_fa53f360b2_b.jpg\" alt=\"26910665_1017221388415980_2453255947188526669_o\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After- Driver Side Rear Door<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/957\/28396347338_bf7431774b_b.jpg\" alt=\"26756407_1017221318415987_6826157208877437180_o\" \/><\/p>\n<p>50-50 hood<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/898\/28396347028_6c4dedf6f4_b.jpg\" alt=\"26910902_1017221231749329_8522720132183698711_o\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The glass had etched water spots that were removed with a light polish using the same polishing step as was used on the paint. These weren&#8217;t very bad but glass can get some pretty severe water spots on neglected cars. If you are working on client cars, dont overlook this part of the inspection and make sure to include any water spot removal from the glass in your quote. Its never good to have an extra couple of hours of polishing with a product like ceriglass to get the glass to the same level of clarity as the paint and not be paid for it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/967\/42269528691_ce703d1d6b_b.jpg\" alt=\"26198272_1017221228415996_2764324999021908222_o\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/970\/28396347768_0f248f3324_b.jpg\" alt=\"26685751_1017221225082663_6043824919476446901_o\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This being January in Illinois, we had to settle for after shots in the shop. Even so, the transformation was evident!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/889\/28396347208_8f4b5d8131_b.jpg\" alt=\"26758012_1017221308415988_8182340751097425733_o\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/828\/28396347658_80c22977a4_b.jpg\" alt=\"26731328_1017221315082654_5875849589391180760_n\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Buy Products From This Article<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Sales\/Toyota-Highlander-Two-Step-Paint-Correction-Ceramic-Coating-SP495\/\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"view-article-products\">View Products Now <i class=\"icon-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toyota Highlander: Two-Step Paint Correction + Ceramic Coating<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":24989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,47,32,38,43],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-24067","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-decontamination","8":"category-exterior-trim-and-misc","9":"category-imperfection-removal","10":"category-protection","11":"category-rims-and-tires"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/28396347208_8f4b5d8131_b.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kPO7-6gb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24067"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24990,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24067\/revisions\/24990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}