Megane R26
RussZS detailing a Clio!?? Gotta be a first... :lol:
Today's example was a newly stripped out, well cared for example of a 172 Cup in Mondial Blue, lowered on Eibch Springs, with OZ Ultra Leggera wheels, and a very tsteful KTec Stealth Exhaust system. The aftermarket Cobra seats were also lovely, but I didn't manage to get a pic of them
I thought today would be easy; done loads of Clio's, so no trouble at all... how wrong I was...
When I arrived at Ian's:
First up, wheels, arches and tyres were washed with AS Smart Wheels, G101 and Tardis.
Then, I snowfoamed with Duragloss 901:
Following this, I hand washed with DG901, rinsed off, clayed with AS Reglaze and Elite Polyclay, removed the tar with Tardis (life saver again today!!), rewashed, then dried.
The clay:
After drying:
The car was then moved into the car port, for the paint to be assessed, prior to beginning correction. My PD8 showed average readings of c. 180 all over, which is normal for RenaultSport paint.
However, we did have a bit of swirling... :doublesho
After trying about 5 different combinations, I settled with Menzerna 3.02 on a Sonus SFX1 pad, which gave me this:
Easy going then... or so I thought. The bonnet and the roof, along with most of the passenger side were an absolute PIG to correct, even though there were no signs of a respray. It took up to 3 hits of 3.02 or Megs 205 on a cutting pad to knock just the swirling out, something which I did with ease on the test panel!!! It just goes to show that no two cars are the same, and in some cases, no two panels!!
I gave up chasing down every last RDS, but must have corrected near 90% of the swirling and defects, which I was pleased with. It wasn't as 'corrected' as I'd like, but given my time limits and the pending frost, I had to do the best I could with the time I had.
I learnt an awful lot today, and became very comfortable with heavy cutting using Megs 105 and a cutting pad, something which I'd always pussy footed around previously.
I refined where necessary with Megs 205 (love this stuff!!).
Here's a few pics after polishing, please excuse the poor lighting:
I finished up with:
- Megs Glass Concentrate on the Glass
- Optimum Opti Seal on the wheels
- CG NLTG on the tyres
- Jeffs Werkstat Acrylic Kit on the paintwork. It's the first time I'd used the full kit, and I was very impressed with how quick and easy it was to use - essential today given how dark it was becoming!
A few afters, again, excuse the lighting:
I'm knackered!!
Russ
Today's example was a newly stripped out, well cared for example of a 172 Cup in Mondial Blue, lowered on Eibch Springs, with OZ Ultra Leggera wheels, and a very tsteful KTec Stealth Exhaust system. The aftermarket Cobra seats were also lovely, but I didn't manage to get a pic of them
I thought today would be easy; done loads of Clio's, so no trouble at all... how wrong I was...
When I arrived at Ian's:
First up, wheels, arches and tyres were washed with AS Smart Wheels, G101 and Tardis.
Then, I snowfoamed with Duragloss 901:
Following this, I hand washed with DG901, rinsed off, clayed with AS Reglaze and Elite Polyclay, removed the tar with Tardis (life saver again today!!), rewashed, then dried.
The clay:
After drying:
The car was then moved into the car port, for the paint to be assessed, prior to beginning correction. My PD8 showed average readings of c. 180 all over, which is normal for RenaultSport paint.
However, we did have a bit of swirling... :doublesho
After trying about 5 different combinations, I settled with Menzerna 3.02 on a Sonus SFX1 pad, which gave me this:
Easy going then... or so I thought. The bonnet and the roof, along with most of the passenger side were an absolute PIG to correct, even though there were no signs of a respray. It took up to 3 hits of 3.02 or Megs 205 on a cutting pad to knock just the swirling out, something which I did with ease on the test panel!!! It just goes to show that no two cars are the same, and in some cases, no two panels!!
I gave up chasing down every last RDS, but must have corrected near 90% of the swirling and defects, which I was pleased with. It wasn't as 'corrected' as I'd like, but given my time limits and the pending frost, I had to do the best I could with the time I had.
I learnt an awful lot today, and became very comfortable with heavy cutting using Megs 105 and a cutting pad, something which I'd always pussy footed around previously.
I refined where necessary with Megs 205 (love this stuff!!).
Here's a few pics after polishing, please excuse the poor lighting:
I finished up with:
- Megs Glass Concentrate on the Glass
- Optimum Opti Seal on the wheels
- CG NLTG on the tyres
- Jeffs Werkstat Acrylic Kit on the paintwork. It's the first time I'd used the full kit, and I was very impressed with how quick and easy it was to use - essential today given how dark it was becoming!
A few afters, again, excuse the lighting:
I'm knackered!!
Russ
