This is my mate Andys car from work. Probably about as picky as most of us when it comes to car care. Likes to keep it insanely tidy but just goes about it with the wrong methods, he showed me his wash brush and I nearly died!
Job for the day, "make it as shiney as possible!"
Products Used- AutoGlym EGP
- AutoSmart Tardis
- Chemical Guys Orange Degreaser
- Dodo Juice BTBM
- Dodo Juice Lime Prime
- Meguiars APC
- Meguiars Endurance Tyre Gel
- Meguiars Last Touch
- Meguiars NXT Metal Polish
- Poorboys Wheel Sealant
- Valetpro Bilberry Wheel Cleaner
- Valetpro Snowfoam
- Zaino Z-18 Clay bar
- Zaino Z8
A few inspection shots on arrival (forgot to turn the time and date stamp off, doh!!!
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Quite a lot of bug munching!
Thanks to Andys all purpose cleaning brush
Pointing out a few scratches
Close up and as I suspected they are from a drying blade
Right, first up are the wheels and arches
Rinsed
Alloys with Bilberry, tyres with CG Orange Degreaser, arches with Megs APC.
Tar to be removed and a lot of staining on the inners that just wouldn't shift, really needed to be able to take the wheels off to give them a proper clean but we didn't have the time for this.
Andy getting stuck in with the EZ
Tardis doing its thang!
Car was then rinsed and a funny thing happened!
I asked what was on the car, apparently it had been sprayed and wiped down with Demon Shine! The sheeting was unreal!
Nooks and cranies worked with APC and a detailing brush
Around the engine bay cleaned up with APC
Next up was a coat of snowfoam. Valet Pro with a bit of Megs APC mixed in for the added kick
Snowfoam doing its thang!
Washed 2BM with Dodo Born to be Mild
Then clayed with Zaino Z-18 and Last Touch as lube. Most of the cack was picked up from the lowers.
After bonnet:
After tailgate:
After a few passes of the lower skirt:
Car was then re-washed, open hose rinsed with a 30ppm water filter (worked wonders with the sun beating down on us!) and then finally dryed with Miracle dryer to leave the following:
We then had an overly long lunch break and really needed to crack on with polishing!
I loaded some LP onto a Green Hex pad on the Das 6 with a drop of 203s to achieve the following:
Knocked out a lot of swirls but still the deep marks remained. Unfortunately the time wasn't on our side for machine correction so I worked LP round the car by hand.
The bonnet after LP:
Applied:
Buffed off:
Andy worked the exhausts, however my photography let this down, he did a really good job on restoring them using Wirewool and NXT.
Left 1 worked, right 1 not:
LSP was AG Extra Gloss Protection. I was going to go with HD Wax but with the way the sun was bearing down I thought it would probably smear. EGP went on like a dream, cured like a dream and then buffed like a dream
Then all the other little details were covered, Andy sealed the wheels with Poorboys Wheel Sealant. I took care of the other bits. Tyres with Megs Endurance Gel, rubbers with AG Vinyl Rubber Care, Windows with Zaino Z8.
Poor tyre 50/50:
I did notice throughout the paint was quite Orange Peely:
Custom MG badge:
Got home, unpacked, showered and was off out for a meal.
Got a couple of sneaky shots of the ST
Thanks for reading, as always comments and feedback welcome!
Cheers!
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