2010 Edge: Maintenance Wash and Re-Wax

[@audieconrad8995]

Ride looks gr8. Wax held up well.

[@DetailedbyDon]

This had to be the EASIEST detail on this car EVER - BECAUSE the Max Wax/Flex Wax combo held up so well.

[@audieconrad8995]

@DetailingBasicsKeepitSimple Always a pleasure to maintain a maintained car.

[@DetailedbyDon]

@@audieconrad8995 Oh, this car ISN'T maintained (by the MIL), but that is a good thing - NO tunnel-wash swirling/scratching, but what made THIS TIME easy, was that the wax combo HELD UP and prevented any thing from happening to the paint that a good wash wouldn't take care of.

[@butchc9226]

Looks good. IMO Turtle Wax is as good if not better than any expensive car care product. Have you tried the their Slick n Slide wash. 64 oz for about $20 lasts lots of washes with A little in a foam cannon. It’s ph neutral.

[@audieconrad8995]

@@butchc9226 it is the ONLY thing from TW I haven't got to...

[@peemick]

Looking good. You could try a sponge brush with that. might be easier. Nice finish with the trim restorer. I usually use Carpro Perl 1:1 and that usually give about 3-4 months. If this can last longer and be cheaper than the next best trim restorer, I'll be getting some of that :)

[@DetailedbyDon]

Thanks, I'm going to have to try something different - because it's a real BEAR getting it off your fingers.

[@gwendaniels5611]

Looks good. What about the headlights?

[@DetailedbyDon]

While I know the STEPS to correcting the headlights, I've never actually done it before. PLUS - even if I were to repair (clear them up), I don't have access to ANYTHING that would prevent them from going bad again even faster. Plastic headlights like that have a protective "layer" on the outside of them to slow the process of oxidation and clouding. When the lights get like the ones on the Edge, that IS that protective layer, and it has failed. To correct it, you have to literally use several levels of sandpaper to grind off all of the "bad" and expose clear plastic. Here's the problem: All that "Bad Stuff" WAS the protective layer and if you sand it off, all that's left is "regular" plastic that oxidizes VERY FAST. UNLESS you can put a similar protective layer back on (like an Ultra-Violet resistant clear paint), it's just going to fail again very quickly. The MOST effective "fix" is to have the headlights REPLACED with OEM replacements. I did exactly that to my brother's 16 year old truck last Fall. My Mother-in-Law doesn't drive at night, for ANY REASON, so it's actually a non-issue.

[@ronb9901]

@@DetailedbyDonmeguiars headlight clearcoat works great!!

[@DetailedbyDon]

@@ronb9901 I'll have to research that!