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Spring Clean
« on: March 28, 2010, 04:42:59 pm »
My first Sunday off in over a six weeks. I went to bed early last night and got up at 6am. The weather forecast was good and the sun was shining. I decided to give the car it's first scrub in six months.

I wasn't planning on taking pictures (so no before/during shots) but I was so impressed that I fell in love with the car all over again. SteveP will attest to the filthiness of the car and this shot shows how bad it was:



The Process
Rinse down with pressure washer.
Two rounds of Snow Foam (Valet Pro) - the car was dirty enough for it!
(Really annoyed that I forgot to give the car a good dose of Meg's APC 1:4 at this point)
Wheels cleaned with Bilberry Wheel Cleaner and Swisswax-style brush
Two rounds of 2BM with DJ BTBM. Dried.
Meg's Smooth Surface's Clay bar with DJ Born Slippy as lube*
DJ Lime Prime Lite
1xLusso Oro Wax
Windows done with proper glass towel and Lusso Oro Window cleaner
AG Vinyl & Bumper car for plastic trim (this is crap but better than nothing**)
Ordinarily would use Meg's Tyre Gel stuff here but I was so impressed, I didn't want to wait for it to dry.




The entire thing took four hours. Enjoy.



^^^ Ignore the pipes in that shot. I couldn't find my autosol polish so gave a quick wipe down with WD40.

^^^ Can't believe how shiny the lower lip was.




Some reflection shots (the camera had problems focussing):




^^^ That last one was of the bonnet.


Can't wait until I get my weekends back and I can give the car a weekly wash.  :party:




* Does anyone know if this stuff is meant to 'foam'? When using it with the clay bar, it was like I was using something soapy, leaving behind trails of suds that dried when I wiped it up

** Any recommendations for black plastic trim?

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Re: Spring Clean
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2010, 06:37:26 pm »
looks cracking  :drool:

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Re: Spring Clean
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2010, 06:55:16 pm »
 :congrats: :congrats:

A rare site of an unmodified car on this site :grin:

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Re: Spring Clean
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2010, 06:57:37 pm »
very nice :congrats:

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Re: Spring Clean
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2010, 07:50:08 pm »
Recommendation for exterior black plastic trim - AG bumper care (or as i call it AG snot) stops them fading to that horrible grey
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Re: Spring Clean
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2010, 07:59:08 pm »
Looking good mate! i use chemical guys new look trim gel or chemical guys silk shine (sprayable) Get some dressin on them tyres! makes the wheels stand out so much more  :happy2:

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Re: Spring Clean
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2010, 08:16:09 pm »
Looking good!! x2 for the chemical guys new look trim gel, it's the best I've tried yet


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Re: Spring Clean
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2010, 08:46:31 pm »
Good effort mate looks cracking!

X3 for the new look gel


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Re: Spring Clean
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2010, 09:11:59 pm »
Much better Stealth!   :congrats:

Not sure how you did all that in 4 hours though?  :confused:

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Re: Spring Clean
« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2010, 09:25:12 pm »
Good Job, black is definately the best colour when freshly washed and waxed!

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Re: Spring Clean
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2010, 09:28:34 pm »
Nice work there Stealth.  :happy2:

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Re: Spring Clean
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2010, 10:03:35 pm »
Much better Stealth!   :congrats:

Not sure how you did all that in 4 hours though?  :confused:

I know! I was surprised too. Normally takes me six hours but I had planned everything in my head before I started. But I didn't have to do much faffing around either.

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Re: Spring Clean
« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2010, 07:51:31 am »
looks cracking there - 4 hours well spent