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General => Detailing => Topic started by: Booth11 on 01 May 2016, 17:01
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Been very pushed for time lately and the car has been sadly neglected as a result, but determined to give it a bit of long overdue TLC this weekend. Today had an hour spare to give it a thorough interior clean.
Car was very dusty inside so started off giving it a pre-vacuum using my Metrovac Vac n Blo and using both the full size tools and the brilliant mini tools. Then cleaned all the interior leather with Gliptone Leather Cleaner – steering wheel, all seats, arm rests. I normally use the thick cream version of the bottle of the cleaner, but a few weeks back I bought the Gliptone Leather Cleaner spray as was interested to see how it compared to the cream. Very impressed, very easy to apply as it’s a spray solution, just spray on, leave for 20 secs and buff off with a microfiber. It left the leather super clean and matte, just the way I like it. Leather cleaning complete, I followed with Gliptone Leather Conditioner.
Leather all sorted, I moved onto the plastic trim. My favourite Poorboys Natural Look Trim Dressing was the product of choice for this stage. Dash first - applied a section at a time on a WoWo microfiber, left for a minute and buffed off using a clean WoWo microfiber and a final finishing buff with a plush DoDo Juice Fantastic Fur mf. Followed with the same process on all 4 doors and the B pillar internal trim, sides of all seats.
Onto the interior glass, vanity mirrors and rear view mirror – cleaned all using Gtechniq G6 Perfect Glass applied on a Wowo Glass cloth and buffed off with a fresh glass cloth. Result – perfectly clean glass.
Finally onto the vacumming – Metrovac Vac n Blo used throughout car on all carpet. Mats vacummed and engrained dirt loosened with an upholstery brush and final vacumm then back into car.
The gear
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All done!
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Tomorrow - the exterior (weather permitting).
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Like new :wink:
Did you look into getting your dings sorted out yet?
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Dam that is nice :drool:
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Like new :wink:
Did you look into getting your dings sorted out yet?
Well I made enquiries with a few places - bodyshops and smart repairers before I went on hols, but they obviously want to see it in the flesh to assess. And then the damage last week happened, but I might be able to polish most of that out. I will be popping down to 2 bodyshops later this week, work lunchtimes permitting, and seeing what the PDR and smart repair guys say. Will try to sort it as soon as I can but very busy at the moment so it's taken a back seat.
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That is a seriously well looked after car! Sorry to hear about your scrape the other day :sad:, hope it gets back to looking as good as the rest of the car soon.
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Amazing job as always Rebecca, you put my efforts to shame :cry:
I used my metro vac on my interior yesterday and it really is an impressive piece of kit.
Another great tip of yours was the Achem tyre dressing, brilliantly easy to use and a superb finish. Highly recommended :smiley:
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Like new :wink:
Did you look into getting your dings sorted out yet?
Dam that is nice :drool:
Cheers lads. :smiley:
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That is a seriously well looked after car! Sorry to hear about your scrape the other day :sad:, hope it gets back to looking as good as the rest of the car soon.
Thanks. :smiley:
Yes I'll be glad to get to get the two bits of damage sorted and back to it being dent and scrape free....until the next careless idiot comes along. :undecided: :sad:
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That is a seriously well looked after car! Sorry to hear about your scrape the other day :sad:, hope it gets back to looking as good as the rest of the car soon.
Thanks. :smiley:
Yes I'll be glad to get to get the two bits of damage sorted and back to it being dent and scrape free....until the next careless idiot comes along. :undecided: :sad:
It won't matter then, you'll be in that Up! we discussed :laugh: :laugh:
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Amazing job as always Rebecca, you put my efforts to shame :cry:
I used my metro vac on my interior yesterday and it really is an impressive piece of kit.
Another great tip of yours was the Achem tyre dressing, brilliantly easy to use and a superb finish. Highly recommended :smiley:
Thanks Kalimon. :smiley:
Yeah, the Metrovac is a brilliant bit of kit. I love mine, not cheap but quality.
Achem Hi Shine Long lasting tyre gel is THE best tyre dressing ever!!! :laugh: Knocks spots of everything else I've ever tried, and there's been a few. :whistle:
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That is a seriously well looked after car! Sorry to hear about your scrape the other day :sad:, hope it gets back to looking as good as the rest of the car soon.
Thanks. :smiley:
Yes I'll be glad to get to get the two bits of damage sorted and back to it being dent and scrape free....until the next careless idiot comes along. :undecided: :sad:
It won't matter then, you'll be in that Up! we discussed :laugh: :laugh:
There will be no up! on the booth driveway, but if there were I would detail it into oblivion. :grin:
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That is a seriously well looked after car! Sorry to hear about your scrape the other day :sad:, hope it gets back to looking as good as the rest of the car soon.
Thanks. :smiley:
Yes I'll be glad to get to get the two bits of damage sorted and back to it being dent and scrape free....until the next careless idiot comes along. :undecided: :sad:
It won't matter then, you'll be in that Up! we discussed :laugh: :laugh:
There will be no Up! On the booth driveway, but if there were I would detail it into oblivion. :grin:
I'm in no doubt whatsoever that it would be the cleanest, shiniest Up! known to man :smiley:
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smashing interior shots!
I think i'd rather spend more time sitting in your motor than on my sofa!
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smashing interior shots!
I think i'd rather spend more time sitting in your motor than on my sofa!
Lol, so would I. :laugh:
Chees Jimmy. :smiley:
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Superb job (as always) Rebecca! Great pics
Will definitely give the G6 a go when my AG fast glass runs out. I noticed you apply with one cloth and then wipe off with another... maybe that's what I'm missing. Just ordered another set of Wo-wo cloths so now I will have 2 :smiley: I've tried other (cheap) glass cloths but found them to be inferior :laugh:
Can't afford a metro vac but the handheld dyson v6 is pretty damn good.
What's your expert opinion on a good product for non-leather seats? Mine still look reasonable but will want some attention fairly soon.
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Looks lovely mate!! Gives me inspiration to do mine...although mine is 139k mk5..it might not look as good :grin:
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What would you use to clean full cloth seats.
I can get my carpets mint. But never the seats in the mk2
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Superb job (as always) Rebecca! Great pics
Will definitely give the G6 a go when my AG fast glass runs out. I noticed you apply with one cloth and then wipe off with another... maybe that's what I'm missing. Just ordered another set of Wo-wo cloths so now I will have 2 :smiley: I've tried other (cheap) glass cloths but found them to be inferior :laugh:
Can't afford a metro vac but the handheld dyson v6 is pretty damn good.
What's your expert opinion on a good product for non-leather seats? Mine still look reasonable but will want some attention fairly soon.
What would you use to clean full cloth seats.
I can get my carpets mint. But never the seats in the mk2
Thanks all. :smiley:
Not too sure about general fabric cleaner as always had leather, but any decent fabric cleaner should do the trick
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/interior/carpet-fabric-cleaners/cat_110.html
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/fabric-cleaners-and-proofers.html
For long term protection of fabric, to make it stain resistant, water resistant and prevent dye transfer (from jeans), I'd be looking at Gtechniq l1 Fabric Guard.
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/interior/gtechniq-i1-smart-fabric/prod_1094.html
Twice a year I use their L1 Leather Guard and it is fantastic for protecting the leather, so I imagine the Fabric Guard would be good.
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Wash today today! Not a great day for it as drizzling on and off, but managed to get it cleaned……eventually.
Car was pretty dirty to start off with, especially the front Pretorias, which I was not relishing cleaning. But start with the worst bit, get it over with, lol. Hose hooked up to water filter first – many use it for final rinse only but I use it for whole wash process to avoid any hard water marks.
Pre-wash - Bilberrry wheel Cleaner sprayed on all wheels first and tailpipes. Decided the wheels also needed a going over with Iron X as a fair amount of brake dust on them. So snow foamed car with ValetPro Advanced PH Neutral Snow Foam, left to dwell then pressure washed off. As just using Iron X on wheels only today, at this point I washed the wheels and wheel wells using a WoWo Wheel Mitt and Wheel Woollies and shampoo. Wheels then thoroughly rinsed and Iron X sprayed on, left for 5 mins, then rubbed over with a microfibre and thoroughly rinsed off, wheels then given another quick wash and rinse. Wheels nice and clean and free of iron deposits.
Wash - onto the body work - 2 bucket wash using Swissvax Car Bath – first time trying this shampoo as a change to my normal DoDo Juice Supernatural shampoo. Gave a good amount of suds and nice slick solution, good lubricity and glided well over the panels on the WoWo Lambswool Wash Mitt. Car washed from roof down, rinsing the mitt after every panel. Used a separate mitt for the lower panels. Tailpipes cleaned with big Wheel Woollie rotated to remove as much carbon build-up as possible. The Bilberry pre-wash had done its work, as the soot came off very easily. Rinse – thorough pressure wash rinse from roof down, followed by final rinse with open ended hose to leave the minimum of standing water.
Dry – bodywork dried off with WoWo Drying Towels – working roof down and gently blotting the little water remaining on the car after the final rinse. Wheels dried off with WoWo Wheel Towel which is such a great size for wheels.
Detail – no waxing today due to the on off drizzle but went around the car attending to the various details:
Tailpipes cleaned with Mothers Mag and Aluminum Metal Polish and buffed off to a high shine.
Wheels sealed with 2 coats of Gtechniq C2v3
Windscreen sealed with 2 coats of Gtechniq C2v3
All other external glass cleaned with Gtechniq G6 Perfect Glass
Tyres dressed with Achem Hi-Shine Long Lasting Tyre Dressing.
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The gear:
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Snow foam rinsed off:
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Wheel cleaning:
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Iron X:
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2 bucket wash:
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Metal polish:
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Not the best day for photos, dull and overcast, but here’s today’s effort:
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An amazing job, real depth of shine! I really must do more work on mine, will look to invest soon in some more kit.
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Fantastic work Mrs B! Well worth dodging the rain for! :cool: :cool: :cool:
Mine doesn't look too bad at the min but a long drive in the rain tonight I'm sure will see to that! Goodbye shiny red hatch, hello brown hatch!
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Stunning as usual
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Great work Bec!
Surprised you haven't detailed the skip in the background too :laugh:
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What would you use to clean full cloth seats.
I can get my carpets mint. But never the seats in the mk2
Believe it or not, Autogylm caravan cleaner.
The seats in my Passat suffer water marks really easily. I got in it the other day after a wet cycle ride, and despite sitting on a dry jacket, the seat still got damp. When it had dried, water marks were left behind. I had read on the caravan cleaner bottle that it would clean fabric, so I gave it a go. It's only a Passat after all. The results were brilliant. I had to do the other seats after as they looked really tired compared to the now new looking drivers seat.
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What would you use to clean full cloth seats.
I can get my carpets mint. But never the seats in the mk2
Believe it or not, Autogylm caravan cleaner.
The seats in my Passat suffer water marks really easily. I got in it the other day after a wet cycle ride, and despite sitting on a dry jacket, the seat still got damp. When it had dried, water marks were left behind. I had read on the caravan cleaner bottle that it would clean fabric, so I gave it a go. It's only a Passat after all. The results were brilliant. I had to do the other seats after as they looked really tired compared to the now new looking drivers seat.
I will give that a try aswell
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Amazing job, love the glossy-ness of the finish.
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Just walking to my car in works car park with the sun shining brightly on it. Good opportunity to have a look and see how it's faring on the swirl front. Pretty pleased with it - 7 months in with regular washing and waxing and minimal swirls, and nothing a single stage won't easily sort.
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Stunning Bec. This is when black cars are in their own!
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Stunning as usual Bec
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Thanks all for your kind words. It scrubs up (not literally) quite well.