oook... here we go
I had a day with the old girl today... something I have been very much looking forward to for a while!!
I knew as the old girl had been looked after very well by some old boy that it would come up lovely, but even I was surprised at how good the paintwork quality was after all these years... I am not sure there are many, if any, modern day cars that will look brand new after a quick machine polish (apart from the odd dent) in 20+ years time?
so some pics... after the valet the other day I cracked on with a quick waterless wash (see... TONA are trying to help with water use reduction during the ban)... and then a clay bar treatment. I used an aggressive clay bar which did the trick of removing a lot of contamination, however I clayed a 5 year old Alfa last week which made the clay bar I used then twice as dirty.. which can only go to show how well Clive has been looked after.
Clive Dunn by
Guy Frankland, on Flickr
The clay bar did leave some marring which is visible in the left hand side of the above shot, but there was also a standard amount of swirl in the paintwork.
There were also some areas of bird lime marks which had attacked the clearcoat... I sanded these areas lightly using wet and dry and then polished them back up..
Sanded
Clive Dunn by
Guy Frankland, on Flickr
Polished
Clive Dunn by
Guy Frankland, on Flickr
I also asked Chuff to remove the door handles as there were significant marks under the handles which really needed a machine polish as the areas were marked from usage and were very dull
Before: (can't see too clearly all the scratches etc)
Clive Dunn by
Guy Frankland, on Flickr
After: (a lot brighter)
Clive Dunn by
Guy Frankland, on Flickr
Clive Dunn by
Guy Frankland, on Flickr
