Today, well this morning I decided to spend the day cleaning my motor.
Tools of the trade
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So firstly I applied some Neutral ph snowfoam and left it to dwell for 15 mins
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After rinsing the foam off and washing using two bucket method with some Meguires shampoo, I dried it and used this
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Having never Clayed the car before I was surprised how dirty it actually was
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After fully claying the car I went on to polish it using Autoglym polish
As the polish was drying and hazing I decided to tackle the wheels
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Once the wheels were clean, I buffed off the polish and applied the Extra gloss protection,
then returned to the wheels and buffed them up
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After removing the hazy extra gloss protection I went and added some special wax
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It was hard going to remove the wax by hand after letting it dry for 40mins or so, need to invest in a mechanical polisher!
In the time between I hoovered and wiped the interior
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And then it was done - and too dark for further pics! will add some tomorrow.
Im now having a stella and some pizza feeling satisfied but knackered!
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