De-Swirling my bonnet at the weekend...

[Dave S2K]

Just wondering, better to tape it off into quarters or do the lot all at once ?

 

[Final Maxim]

bonnet into the quarters? You been in a 130mph RTA?

 

[Dave S2K]

lol no, just wondering, seen some pics of people taping off panels, must have been just to prove before and after areas.

 

[Final Maxim]

yea just for pictures tbh to show the difference. also plastic mouldings are taped off so you dont burn/mark them.

ide just do your bonnet as normal and polish the tops of your wings, wont hurt, just watch the edges.

 

[Dave S2K]

Fingers x'd, will try and get some before & after shots.

 

[Final Maxim]

all good, what you using girls pc or a mans rotary?

 

[Dave S2K]

Not going anywhere near a rotary for the moment, would end up with a pure aluminium bonnet !
pansyPC for me.

Looks ok from a distance...

 

[Final Maxim]

yea should be fine mate.

if it was me polishing it ide open the bonnet and wedege it open with an aerosol can by the catch or a roll of cellotape, anything really

just to make sure you dont burn those wings as they am raised slightly.

nice car btw

 

[ooze]

I'd attack it by dividing it into six/eight sections rather than four

 

[Chris n nic]

remove the bonnet?

Chris

 

[Rich]

As FM says prop it open, I use a folded MF cloth over the catch.

I never bother masking it up into sections to do 'show it offs' I would just break it down into 6 or 8 sections or maybe 4 if it is minor marring,

 

[Dave S2K]

Cheers !

 

[Dave S2K]

Enough for one weekend! Just finished the bonnet, lights and front bumper, only pitting and other bad scratches remain, mission complete!
(just the rest to do now over the coming weekends)

Few pics...

 

[Final Maxim]

pretty spankin, good job

 

[Maz]

Looks fantastic Dave, good work

 

[Brand86]

Looks good, lovely car too mate. Like it a lot in the red.

 

[Dave S2K]

Cheers Not looking forward to the rest of the car! The worst is over anyway.

 

[Rich]

Very nice Dave - splitting it up into bits is the best way lol

 

[Dave S2K]

Tell me about it, it's so time consuming it's unreal. I wanted to spend more time on the bonnet but feared i'd do more damage than good trying to get some of the scratches out.

 

[Brand86]

Yeah it is bloody hard to get it 100% in a day, but you can make a huge difference on bad cars to getting them a lot better than they were. The most fun is making cars in good condition even nicer though, I don't really like cleaning what I consider "dirty" cars anymore lol.

 

[Dave S2K]

Mine had/has 7 years of bad washing to clear up, imagine a claybar full of grit being used to clean your car and you'll start to get the picture. I don't mind the stone pitting and larger scratches, but the swirls have to go, they look awful.

 

[Ali]

Brilliant work son!

 

[Dave S2K]

Thankyou squire, when do we get to see your 'finished' pics?

 

[Marky_]

Sweet mother! It's like a red mirror
Immense.

 

[JMR]

Beautiful.

I know how you feel dude.:dead:

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=248900

 

[Dave S2K]

I've been at it again this weekend, had the PC out again too, couple of close ups for you, pre polish, gloss and wax, just after the swirl removal, the whole car was like this...

And a wing top...

Whole bum done...

Just need to do the windscreen surround next week and that's it! Never want to do it again, phew.

 

[Ali]

Thankyou squire, when do we get to see your 'finished' pics?

Last coat of wax just went on...And yes it looks amazing. 4solid days have gone into it, total of about 30hrs, 4 diff polishes, glaze, 2 sealants and 2 different waxes. And that doesn't include the wheels, tyres, interior.

24k service next wk, fairly basic, brakes, oil, filters, engine flush....Then cadwell park again!!! - Take 2!!!

 

[Ali]

Dave, have a wee look at this too. DC5 detail i did! You think your car was bad, this takes the biscuit. Milano is stunnin when clean!

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=34128

 

[Dave S2K]

Dave, have a wee look at this too. DC5 detail i did! You think your car was bad, this takes the biscuit. Milano is stunnin when clean!

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=34128

Good grief, that's wonderful, give up that day job

So yours will be like a new car then, nice !

 

[Ali]

Dave, have a wee look at this too. DC5 detail i did! You think your car was bad, this takes the biscuit. Milano is stunnin when clean!

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=34128

Good grief, that's wonderful, give up that day job

So yours will be like a new car then, nice !

Done now...Looks amazing!! Dodo juice! I could nearly eat it!

Now i've got an agonising 10days wait till i can drive it!! Lifes a b**ch!

 

[Dave S2K]

Now i've got an agonising 10days wait till i can drive it!! Lifes a b**ch!

OUCH !

 

[Giles]

looks good dave

 

[Dave S2K]

Cheers Giles. Bought that 230 yet?