Well today was supposed to see me getting my hands on an Oyster Grey RenaultSport Megane 250, but there was a change of plan as a new car was being put in its slot by my customer.
All I was told was that it was German and 1 of only 450 in Europe... surely not... a 1M!!!
It was love at first sight :argie: (don't tell Milly!!)
Some befores:
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As always, wheel first with Auto Finesse Imperial (Lather to be used later on)
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Imperial liberally applied:
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Worked with Valet Pro wheel brushes:
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The supplying dealer had used some nasty sticky crap (technical term) on the tyres and got lots on the wheel too, so I broke out the neat Surfex to remove this:
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The rear of wheels and calipers with Imperial:
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Arches with G101 and Wheel Wooly:
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Finally IronX was used to safely remove any brake dust deposits:
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and rinsed:
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Spotless arches:
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Next the car was foamed with Surfex to remove the nasty PDI stuff the dealer had used:
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The intricate areas were then worked with Surfex and more VP brushes:
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Next the car was rinsed and hand washed with Lather and CQuartz Mitt:
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Then IronX and Oblitarate:
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Then a further foaming to remove all traces of IronX and Oblitarate:
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Next the car was moved inside for claying - I do this inside to avoid debris falling on the car, whilst claying:
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Drying next with Auto Finesse Drying Towels - I have a few!!
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Followed up with my 'blower:
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Next I assessed the paint under lighting:
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Not good!!!
After playing with a few combinations, I settled for Scholl S17 and 3M Polishing Pads via Rotary. It was leaving some of the deeper marks behind, but leaving a stunning finish otherwise. I've really spent a lot of time getting to learn to use the Scholl range, and I'm a huge fan now, on all but the softest paints.
Some correction shots (a few more than I normally post, but hopefully not too many!!)
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Great flake in the paint
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Scratch on lip of rear bumper before:
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After:
(Just about visible under the Halide)
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It was getting late, so I called in reinforcements!
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Protection on this one, at the customers request, was Swissvax's awesome Crystal Rock wax:
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The exhausts needed some love still, so out came the Mercury and a MF towel (no wire wool used here!)
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Finally, the wax was removed after 30 mins or so:
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(That's wax, not swirling btw!! :) )
and finally, after 11 loooong hours, some afters!!
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Great flake pop for a wax!!
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What a car (I want one!!) and what a day!!
Next up from MCC, we're down at Zaino HQ tomorrow for a 'chilled out Tuesday' with Mr Zaino Europe himself... the Golf may get treated to something special!! Then a Rocco on Friday, Amarok on Saturday and a Clio V6 on Sunday... busy times indeed!
Thanks for reading!
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