Last weekend I gave the V6 which I felt was a good going over. I always mean to take detailed pictures but with helping a friend fix a Z4 roof and the camera battery running out this didn’t work as well as I had hoped. Anyway done what I could and still have bits to do which I will update - I was thinking about putting a project thread up but it’s not really a project.
The V6 came out at the start of the month having had its major service so again can update this when or if I do a proper thread with more detail.
The car started fairly clean and certainly had a good coating already on as the beading shows:
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I started on the 'luggage compartment'/engine/boot along with the door shuts, boot, door locks and all the small areas. I was very close to buying a £25+ fancy something for the APC but looked at reviews online and it appears cheap (£0.25) does the job just as good and I agree (pictured) not sure if others agree but too save some £24.XX its worth a shot and I will keep using this unless persuaded otherwise! I diluted this in a spray bottle and sprayed where needed.
I left for a little while then used a detailing brush to go over these areas and sprayed some more then left before washing off with the Karcher. I then started on the luggage compartment/boot area and I was very pleased with the results. Process here was to remove the luggage tray which I snow foamed and APC'd then washed off and left to dry. In the front area this is where the battery is kept along with what you would expect being the radiator/air con pipes etc. I didn’t use water but just used APC where needed and a microfiber to clean up. Things got serious using an air gun to get into the hard to reach areas, I actually just wanted a shot to use it.
To finish off I dressed with Auto Finesse trim dressing which I'm very impressed with. Applied to all the hoses/rubbers, a small amount seems to go a long way. I also used this on the luggage tray which came up very well. I started to metal polish the air con pipes but will take some time out and do this properly at a later date. Upon finishing I bought some new Dzus fasteners which I feel finished this off nicely.
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DSC_0079 by ben.notman, on Flickr
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Proper dedication
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I then moved onto the bodywork, having removed the APC I just gave the car a good soak then set up the snow foam. I used the AF Avalanche. Gave the car a good layer of thick foam and left for a little while, I then used a bucket and lambs wool mitt to give the car a clean. The picture format changes here as we used an iPhone as the camera then died.
DSC_0137 by ben.notman, on Flickr
Having removed the snow foam I then used IronX on the bodywork, I was surprised at the little amount it picked up it was mainly the back bumper/boot lid that was affected, no pictures of it on the car as the camera was still charging and I didnt want to leave this on the acr for a long period. Annoying.
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At this point I got side tracked and moved onto the alloys, I removed all wheels and gave them a good clean. I used Chemical Guys degreaser followed by IronX then sealed just using a Meguiars paste wax. Again I didn’t get pictures off all 4 as the camera was charging. I also gave the arches a good clean but again will take some time to do this properly although I did dress the arch liners with AF trim dressing.
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I moved back onto the bodywork and now clayed; again I was very surprised at how little this picked up. Once this was done and given a rinse you could tell the difference in how the water sat.
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DSC_0160 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0162 by ben.notman, on Flickr
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Car was then dried using big microfibres and once done I moved onto to the polish. I used AF Tripple, this is a good product. I applied by hand and done this stage twice. It's nice to apply and nice to remove. At this point the light was fading as you can maybe tell so I finsished doing this, hovered the car and gave the interior a quick going over with Meguiars Ultimate Interior Detailer then dressed the tyres with Meguiars High Gloss tyre gel.
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DSC_0191 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0194 by ben.notman, on Flickr
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DSC_0181 by ben.notman, on Flickr
During all of this I also sorted out 4 screws which were rusty, 2 were located down by the air vent and the other two on the front plastic grill. Pleased with this small difference.
DSC_0054 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0059 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0172 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0040 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0026 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0171 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0170 by ben.notman, on Flickr
No real pictures of completion which I guess defeats the whole purpose of this, but I still have a few things to do and some products to try so will get out for some photos soon!
The V6 came out at the start of the month having had its major service so again can update this when or if I do a proper thread with more detail.
The car started fairly clean and certainly had a good coating already on as the beading shows:
DSC_0013 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0016 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0025 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0027 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0028 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0012 by ben.notman, on Flickr
I started on the 'luggage compartment'/engine/boot along with the door shuts, boot, door locks and all the small areas. I was very close to buying a £25+ fancy something for the APC but looked at reviews online and it appears cheap (£0.25) does the job just as good and I agree (pictured) not sure if others agree but too save some £24.XX its worth a shot and I will keep using this unless persuaded otherwise! I diluted this in a spray bottle and sprayed where needed.
I left for a little while then used a detailing brush to go over these areas and sprayed some more then left before washing off with the Karcher. I then started on the luggage compartment/boot area and I was very pleased with the results. Process here was to remove the luggage tray which I snow foamed and APC'd then washed off and left to dry. In the front area this is where the battery is kept along with what you would expect being the radiator/air con pipes etc. I didn’t use water but just used APC where needed and a microfiber to clean up. Things got serious using an air gun to get into the hard to reach areas, I actually just wanted a shot to use it.
To finish off I dressed with Auto Finesse trim dressing which I'm very impressed with. Applied to all the hoses/rubbers, a small amount seems to go a long way. I also used this on the luggage tray which came up very well. I started to metal polish the air con pipes but will take some time out and do this properly at a later date. Upon finishing I bought some new Dzus fasteners which I feel finished this off nicely.
DSC_0039 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0051 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0029 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0055 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0062 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0079 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0081 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0084 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0091 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0093 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0096 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0097 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0102 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0103 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0104 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0105 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0107 by ben.notman, on Flickr
Proper dedication
DSC_0111 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0122 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0116 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0139 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0126 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0175 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0176 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0177 by ben.notman, on Flickr
I then moved onto the bodywork, having removed the APC I just gave the car a good soak then set up the snow foam. I used the AF Avalanche. Gave the car a good layer of thick foam and left for a little while, I then used a bucket and lambs wool mitt to give the car a clean. The picture format changes here as we used an iPhone as the camera then died.
DSC_0137 by ben.notman, on Flickr
Having removed the snow foam I then used IronX on the bodywork, I was surprised at the little amount it picked up it was mainly the back bumper/boot lid that was affected, no pictures of it on the car as the camera was still charging and I didnt want to leave this on the acr for a long period. Annoying.
DSC_0154 by ben.notman, on Flickr
At this point I got side tracked and moved onto the alloys, I removed all wheels and gave them a good clean. I used Chemical Guys degreaser followed by IronX then sealed just using a Meguiars paste wax. Again I didn’t get pictures off all 4 as the camera was charging. I also gave the arches a good clean but again will take some time to do this properly although I did dress the arch liners with AF trim dressing.
DSC_0141 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0140 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0142 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0145 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0156 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0157 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0150 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0149 by ben.notman, on Flickr
I moved back onto the bodywork and now clayed; again I was very surprised at how little this picked up. Once this was done and given a rinse you could tell the difference in how the water sat.
DSC_0158 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0160 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0162 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0163 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0159 by ben.notman, on Flickr
Car was then dried using big microfibres and once done I moved onto to the polish. I used AF Tripple, this is a good product. I applied by hand and done this stage twice. It's nice to apply and nice to remove. At this point the light was fading as you can maybe tell so I finsished doing this, hovered the car and gave the interior a quick going over with Meguiars Ultimate Interior Detailer then dressed the tyres with Meguiars High Gloss tyre gel.
DSC_0189 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0190 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0191 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0194 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0180 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0181 by ben.notman, on Flickr
During all of this I also sorted out 4 screws which were rusty, 2 were located down by the air vent and the other two on the front plastic grill. Pleased with this small difference.
DSC_0054 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0059 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0172 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0040 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0026 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0171 by ben.notman, on Flickr
DSC_0170 by ben.notman, on Flickr
No real pictures of completion which I guess defeats the whole purpose of this, but I still have a few things to do and some products to try so will get out for some photos soon!
