5 Hour polishing session on my 172

[Kirk172]

Well I didn't have anything better to do today so I had decent polishing session on the 172. I ended up spending 5 hours on it and I didn't even start on the interior.

I mainly used autoglym products, Super resin polish, wax and 03b on the wheels and head lights. I polished all the bodywork, inside the doors and around the hinges, boot lid, engine bay and did it all by hand.

Best thing is I really improved the wheels. I went over the stained bits with 03b and the rest with the super resin polish and they have come out well.

Next job is going to be painting the engine cover and start replacing the tatty bolts, which should smartedn up the engine bay some more. I fancy trying a clay bar at some point although the paint work looks pretty good anyway.

At one point someone walked passed and asked if I was a professional detailer. I suspect I just have OCD and far too much time on my hands.

Kirk

 

[Alastair.]

all that work and no tyre shine, cleaning fail tbh

 

[EllD90]

Looks lovely mate!

 

[Kirk172]

all that work and no tyre shine, cleaning fail tbh

I'll put that on the to do list for next time

 

[yellowbelly]

Tyre shine required as mentioned and also front grills need blacking up too.

 

[Android]

all that work and no tyre shine, cleaning fail tbh

+1

 

[Kirk172]

Yep, I did go most of the plastic bits, but missed the lower grill. I was getting a bit tired by that point. I've never used tyre shine, are there any recomendations?

I spent a lot of the time getting in to areas that don't usually get cleaned. Its the first proper session I've had on the car. It has been looked after and looked ok before, but its looking much better now.

I realise now i've not got it clean enough to justify photos in the detailing section. I wish I had taken some before photos as they would probably show when the time has gone.

 

[Peperami]

Looks great bud

 

[Fletcher]

TBH it doesn't look like you've spent 5 hours cleaning it.

 

[Sipha]

Beautiful ! I really love Monaco.

 

[yellowbelly]

5 hours is a long time, how many coffee breaks did you have?

 

[Alastair.]

best tyre shine which is ready available at say halfords is meguiars gel tyre shine or meguairs hot show shine, buy some tomorrow and you will be amazed!! then post pics up in this thread, car will look new.

 

[Peperami]

There are some massive c**ts on here.

Guy has worked hard on his car all day and all you can do is bring it down.

I think it looks good!

 

[badgerbite]

There are some massive c**ts on here.

Guy has worked hard on his car all day and all you can do is bring it down.

I think it looks good!

well said sir - does look good too.:approve:

 

[legohead01]

halfords have a 3 for 2 on cleaning stuff this week

 

[mx1_champ]

i like the 2 rear quarter shots it really shows the shine. well done

 

[Kirk172]

Thanks for the constructive and positive comments guys . The sun shining on it really brings out the depth of the colour.

A lot of that time was polishing around places that are usually missed, like the door hinges, boot hinges, taking the rear lights out and polishing and waxing behind them, so the photos don't represent 5 hours work. Now its been done its should be easier to keep these places clean and help prevent water being trapped.

Also I do potter around a bit and drink quite a lot of tea.

Kirk

 

[Adam_S]

Monaco looks brilliant when clean. good job.

 

[tomo182]

i did the same claying my inferno took about the same time de wheeled it and clean under arches etc and wheels got a right clean hard work has showed mate

 

[123stevevw]

looks good mate, my monaco is getting the same tomorrow!!

 

[Naith]

some right codpieces on here, granted its not perfect but it looks great!

all you need is it to be silly sunny now to show off your paint mate and a lil bit of tyre shine! good effort though boyo

 

[.GAZ.]

Very nice mate.

 

[richy22]

Very nice!!

Standard ride height?? Makes me realise how low mine is over standard

 

[Cliotoby]

Looks good, shame youve used SRP tho.

 

[Kirk172]

Thanks again for the comments .

I had an early morning drive this morning which was grear, but it didn't take long before the car was covered in dust.

Mines standard hieght. How much is yours dropped by ? The wheels look cool on yours.

What polish would people recomend I use? In the past I thought the Autoglym was fairly highly regarded, but now I've started reading the detailing sections of various forums people tend to slate it.

I had a look in Halfords for the tyre shine, but it was a smaller store and they didn't have the Meguires. I may have a look in Europarts as they have a lot of Meguires products.

Kirk

 

[Arran_182]

tidy motor fella, ignore the detailing gimps. but i would get some tyre shine. makes a massive improvement to the look.....

 

[chris_m182]

There are some massive c**ts on here.

Guy has worked hard on his car all day and all you can do is bring it down.

I think it looks good!

Il second that!

Car looks very nice mate, It takes time to properly polish every area well rather than just a quick polish.

tyre shine does make a diffrence, This meguairs stuff is good and what I use:

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m37b78s4382p56896&rs=gb

 

[Ads_172]

Looks good, shame youve used SRP tho.

Nowt wrong with SRP by hand.

Looks good mate, ignore the penises on here.

 

[Ash256]

can any one suggest a good make of polish that would be best for my clio ? thanks ash .an btw lovin ya clio.

 

[GarethM]

looks good fella, i need to spend a good day detailing the A3

you'll get a better finish if you clay it too.

 

[GarethM]

can any one suggest a good make of polish that would be best for my clio ? thanks ash .an btw lovin ya clio.

super resin polish is a good all round polish fella, and cheap too

 

[Alastair.]

Looks good, shame youve used SRP tho.

surely your talking b****cks, its one of the best and for the price its always a winner.

clay
srp
and a wax ontop

 

[Aluco]

There are some massive c**ts on here.

Guy has worked hard on his car all day and all you can do is bring it down.

I think it looks good!

Agree !

The paint work looks mint !

 

[Ash256]

super resin polish is a good all round polish fella, and cheap too

Thanks mate , wat make , autogylm ?

 

[GarethM]

yeah fella Auto Glym, apparently its being sold cheap in Tesco (check thread below this one)

 

[leeds_182]

Nice. Crying out to be dropped though.

 

[Cliotoby]

surely your talking b****cks, its one of the best and for the price its always a winner.

clay
srp
and a wax ontop

Ya. The wax on top part seemd to be missing, it provides about as much protection as (insert comment about prostitute here as i cannot think of one myself). Its filler heavy, i used to use it once and swore by it so i dont know what im talking about.

Not saying the monaco doesnt look bloody gorgeous though !!

 

[richy22]

SRP is fine dude. It contains a lot of fillers so "fills" swirls rather then removes them.

For the price it's fine. A lot of the other polishes only really benefit from being used on an orbital or dual action polisher. SRP does do some cutting, just really need to work it in!

 

[Tigger]

Looks mint, as Monaco does

 

[Kirk172]

I'm going to give a clay bar ago soon then. The paint work does look pretty good anyway, but I'm eager to try it out.

I used an autoglym wax, but I've almost run out of it. What wax would people recommend, or should I stick to the Autoglym wax as well?

THe standard ride hieght does look pretty high, but I think the car will be staying standard ride height, I spend most of the time going up and down the motorway, so I'm concentrating on keeping it maintained and looking good, rather than moding.

Kirk