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General => Detailing => Topic started by: stealthwolf on 15 February 2009, 18:18

Title: How I spent Valentines:
Post by: stealthwolf on 15 February 2009, 18:18

With my beautiful car.


Having never polished a car and in dire need of a distraction from exams, I decided to give the car a decent detail. It wasn't my best but despite starting at 9am, I still didn't have enough daylight to do it all properly, so I did the best I could. Had to miss out a few things that I'm hoping to get done today (mainly just rubber trim and exhaust).

What I did:

- a few good soaks of water (after defrosting the bloody car!)
- Megs APC 1:4 dilution to get rid of LSP, all over the car! Rinsed
- Megs Hot Rims on the wheels + wheel brush, followed by MF finger scrubbing for those corners. Rinsed.
- 2BM + Dodo Juice BTBM, wash and rinse twice. Separate mitt for lower parts.
- Dab dry with towels (I can't get hang of this pat-dry thing).
- clayed with sonus green clay. Didn't find it aggressive enough over some areas but tried my best.
- Polished with Menzerna Final Finish Polish P085RD. Took me about three hours!
- IPA wipedown
- Lime prime lite all over paintwork
- glass - AG fast glass + glass polish. Again had to rush this stage because of time.
- Collinite 476s, one coat (again time was a huge factor).



(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/th_pol04.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/?action=view&current=pol04.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/th_pol03.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/?action=view&current=pol03.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/th_pol01.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/?action=view&current=pol01.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/th_pol02.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/?action=view&current=pol02.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/th_pol07.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/?action=view&current=pol07.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/th_pol05.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/?action=view&current=pol05.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/th_pol06.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v55/stealthwolf/ED30/?action=view&current=pol06.jpg)

Title: Re: How I spent Valentines:
Post by: Dan J on 23 February 2009, 16:08

looks good mate,roll on summer for longer detailing time :grin: