did a friends 1.6 mk4 the other day as they are selling it...
thought i'd share the results...
it started off pretty ropey with some paint marks on the car and also some scratches... together with a ton of tree sap and pine needles on the inside... obviously hadn't been cleaned for ages...
jetwashed the arches then applied chemical guys citrus pre-wash all over
closely followed by a 2 bucket mitt wash with megs gold class shampoo and dried using megs waffle weave
alloys were covered in tar, cleaned with megs hot rims, auto glym wheel brush, megs wheel brush and megs wheel face brush
the washing process showed up some of the paintwork flaws more clearly
paint
scratches
tree sap
the paintwork was still feeling really rough and it was pointless going any further till it was clayed using sonus green clay
once I had done this I degreased again using citrus wash... this time paying particular attention to crevices and window surrounds
washed again using two bucket mitt wash (if i had snow foam I would have been using it at this point) dried using sonus drying towel
paint on door removed using auto glym tar remover
no real depth or clarity to the reflection as yet
the next day decided to machine police to remove scratches and some light swirls...
taped up...
had to crack on as time was against me so there aren't that many shots
machine polished with meg 220 DA polisher with red cutting pad (where necessary) and megs #83 cutting polish and menzerna final polish po85 and a polishing pad
once the scratches cut out and the polish was complete... applied the following
collinite 845 sealant wax
jetseal 109 (left for 20 mins) taken off and then another coat added and taken off
the combination of the above is just superb... thought I would top it off with a finish wax of chemical guys 50/50 which is a high carnuba content wax and makes the paintwork feel sublime and like a mirror!
glass cleaned with megs glass cleaner - easy to take off and streak free
my favourite photo -
engine bay given a quick once over
interior was stacked full of pine needles...
took a while but it came up nice
lights cleaned with megs plastx
final shots - shame it was a bit dark by this point as I reckon would have looked great with decent light
no trace of any red paint
products used
not bad eh....
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from this...
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