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[littlemissnaughty]

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So started off my rinsing the car down

Then applied some imperial to the wheels

Now looking at the picture there appears to be nothing on my wheels, but gave them a brush and they were dirty...

Then rinsed them off and applied iron out...

Then rinsed off

Then come avalanche

The lance I was using came with the power washer, so fingers crossed the new lance will be better....
This gave my car what seemed an instant clean, as soon as I rinsed it off it was clean looking again...

The weather started to turn so I gave the bonnet where I'm testing a hand wash (2 bucket technique ) with born to be mild. Rinsed off and dried...

Then all over the bonnet applied tough prep,
Which I thought I was using a lot, but I have hardly used any, this was easy to apply with a microfibre, and easy to buff off...

I then applied the spirit wax to the passenger only side of the bonnet.
When I opened the pot my thoughts were, this is going to be hard...
However, using a wax pad, it was like butter going on...it cured quickly and I buffed off with ease..

Both products have been a lot easier to use than I originally thought...

The only thing I found a pain was the triggers I the 500ml bottles I used...

 

[JD]

Wax looks a little thick, Caz. Next time, try a damp applicator to ensure the layers are thin as possible. Good start, any after buffing? And let us know on the beading and longevity.

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Cheers jd.... Note to self for next time as I did use it dry... :-(

did miss out on claying too due to the damn weather....

And the wax was a little rushed due to the weather too...

The buffed finish, as the rain starts.

I would of liked to put anther coat on as per the instructions... Maybe tomo if the weather holds.

 

[Saamm93]

Looks nice, I cant wait to give my spirit sample a go

 

[Knuckles]

I do all of my 'wet work' regardless of a little rain

washing, de tarring, de ironing and especially claying, if it's not too heavy.

look forward to how this goes, the wheels look amazing

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Thanks all,

Quick Am update the day after,

Just looking at it this am the beading is a lot smaller on the right hand side where it has been tough prepped and waxed...

 

[Scrooge]

Do you have another wax?

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Do you have another wax?

I have a sample of desire

 

[Scrooge]

Plonk some desire on the unprotected side. It'd also be a good comparison as we know spirit will perform fantastically against a patch of paint with no LSP.

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Good call I shall do that..

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Desire to the left of the car was a harder wax to use... However if you work it it became soft.... And smelt like polish...

 

[JD]

Again, way too thick Caz. You need to get an applicator. That'll help enormously as currently you're creating more work for yourself, potentially causing marring and wasting wax

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Bum.....

I have a foam applicator thingie....

Just didn't want to spread very well... Maybe that's why I put too much on... ( my excuse anyway lol )

 

[Yellow Dave]

How are you applying it? I'm surprised you managed to remove it without help applying it so thick

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Fingers this time...

Last time was the foam applicator...

It came off really easy too...

 

[Yellow Dave]

A single quarter turn of the foam app on desire is enough to cover maybe three quarters to all of a Clio bonnet. Desire is very oily and spreads very well once the pad is primed.

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Primed?