Darren S
ClioSport Club Member
Spent about three hours yesterday, giving the car a wash, clay and wipe-down with some intensive tar remover. As expected, the area just behind the front wheels was fairly 'rough' with deposits - not the easiest thing to see against black gold! 
I also got a couple of larger washers on the heat-shield tray above the backbox, which stopped a minor vibration.
Anyways, around 10.30 this morning, I got stuck into Round 2. I gave it another quick wash and then started with the Menzerna & 3M pad combo on my PC. I have to say that the initial results are massively superior to the Sonus pads and Sonus SFX-1 that I've used in the past. I'm still an absolute novice at all this detailing malarkey, but I could tell that these two products together were producing better results. Followed it up with the usual Sonus pad & AG SRP combo too.
Some pics during the course of this afternoon....
Washed and ready to go....
Near-side front wing
Passenger door looking from the ground up. I've been on my back a fair few times today - lol!!!
Down the passenger side...
Rear flank
Rear flank again
Roof view
Another roof view
Might have a flat battery in the morning - the radio was on the whole time!
The boot came up well
Black gold showed up well overall, too
Not a good pic of the rear corner - looked a lot better without the camera, tbh...
Passenger side again
Driver's side...
Pretty much done before it got hit with a coating of EGP
All in all, a really good day. I've still got quite a few spider-webs going on and a few deeper scratches that I'm a bit unsure as to how best to tackle - if at all! The front bumper and bonnet could really do with a respray if I'm honest, but 62k+ mileage is going to create a fair few chips over time anyway. I think those are really beyond the help of mere detailing.
I'm aching a bit now though - mainly from PC RSI! Oh, and I sorted the tyres out at the very end - I didn't leave them like that.
D.
I also got a couple of larger washers on the heat-shield tray above the backbox, which stopped a minor vibration.Anyways, around 10.30 this morning, I got stuck into Round 2. I gave it another quick wash and then started with the Menzerna & 3M pad combo on my PC. I have to say that the initial results are massively superior to the Sonus pads and Sonus SFX-1 that I've used in the past. I'm still an absolute novice at all this detailing malarkey, but I could tell that these two products together were producing better results. Followed it up with the usual Sonus pad & AG SRP combo too.
Some pics during the course of this afternoon....
Washed and ready to go....
Near-side front wing
Passenger door looking from the ground up. I've been on my back a fair few times today - lol!!!
Down the passenger side...
Rear flank
Rear flank again
Roof view
Another roof view
Might have a flat battery in the morning - the radio was on the whole time!
The boot came up well
Black gold showed up well overall, too
Not a good pic of the rear corner - looked a lot better without the camera, tbh...
Passenger side again
Driver's side...
Pretty much done before it got hit with a coating of EGP
All in all, a really good day. I've still got quite a few spider-webs going on and a few deeper scratches that I'm a bit unsure as to how best to tackle - if at all! The front bumper and bonnet could really do with a respray if I'm honest, but 62k+ mileage is going to create a fair few chips over time anyway. I think those are really beyond the help of mere detailing.
I'm aching a bit now though - mainly from PC RSI! Oh, and I sorted the tyres out at the very end - I didn't leave them like that.
D.
