Detailing.... It Hurts!!

[Harpham]

A few weeks back I bought myself a DA Machine Polisher. Yesterday, even though the weather was terrible, I thought id have a go at detailing the car ready for FCS...

Started off with a wash in the pouring rain. Then tried to dry it off a bit.
Then clayed in the wet, only did this really quickly but it really pulled off alot of crap. Heres a pic of just 2 or 3 panel's dirt:

Then washed it again and took it into my girlfriends garage to dry it off...

Heres a before pic of the side of the car:

I then taped up the car ready to be detailed:

Then, went spent a good 6-8 hours going over with the DA with Menzerna Power Finish and Final Finish, then finished off with a layer of Dodo Juice Banana Armour.

Pic of side after first layer of polish:

Pic of side once I had finished :

Side of car again:

Bonnet:

Finished Product:

Also fitted my CS @ FCS sticker:

I didnt really do much with the wheels as im having them off before FCS to give them a proper clean.

Products used:
- Wash Mitt
- 2x Buckets
- Duragloss Shampoo
- i4d Yellow Clay Bar
- 2x Drying Towels
- AG Tar Remover
- Meguiars DA Machine Polisher
- Menzerna Power Finish
- Menzerna Final Finish
- Dodo Juice Banana Armour

Still to do before FCS:
- Clean wheels properly
- Clean out arches, whilst the wheels are off
- Clean interior

Im well happy with the results of it, its not got rid of all the swirls on the bonnet but I didnt want to do too much on my first go and mess up the paint lol.

Got to say though, after about 11 hours out there doing the car, my arms and back absolutely kills!!! FCS best be worth the effort

Thanks.

 

[Davis]

that looks amazing! very clean!

the exhaust looks perfect too!

 

[Mr Pants]

Awesome job pal. Know what you mean about it being hard work. Spent 20 mins with my Megs G220 on the previous car and was pretty worn out haha.

 

[K1NGY]

Looks stunning mate nice work

 

[Hazza]

Great work! Unsure with the towing eye though.

 

[Ali]

very nice, i do love flame red. Sticker looks gash tho.

 

[jon_r]

That exhaust looks spot on.

 

[iimushroomzii]

Looks nice apart from the sticker!

 

[Richyy182]

Lovely motor mate

 

[jordan172]

that looks great.

i love the way flamers have like a gold pearl in the sun light, 8th pic at the back

 

[Rob]

Do mine? Bloody good work mate! Wish I had some/any time to get mine looking better before FCS

Lovely colour and a nice few subtle mods.

 

[dmn1989]

really nice looking flamer

 

[Sargara]

All that work just to get it dirty again driving down to FCS? :rasp:

Nice one tho mate, the before and after side shots give a nice demonstration! You deffinately have alot more patience than i do.

 

[medici999]

Great looking job!

 

[yellowbelly]

brilliant job, looks immensly clean - in one pic it resembles a trophy

 

[Y7 ADW]

Amazing result! I would love to give mine a go as it needs it desperately but i don't want to screw the paintwork up.

 

[Sym0n]

Looks nice apart from the sticker!

Yeah the stickers ruin it for me, can't make my mind up on the bullets.

Good job with the detailing though, nice results.

 

[Gally]

Stickers are terrible!

What do you think about the clay bar mate?

Car looks fab.

 

[Gary172cup]

very very nice good work !

 

[Jonny1*2]

looks nice mate. What pad size did you go for on the g220? 4 or 6 inch?

 

[badgerbite]

Flawless mate and ignore the comments about the 'sticker' as I doubt it's not a perminent thing, just fer FCS?

 

[clairemae]

thats loverly

 

[Darren S]

Great effort - looks very tidy for an 8-year-old car.

I normally use the AG Tar Remover before the claying process - really does help remove a lot of crap first imo.

D.

 

[daveski]

Looks lovely mate. When are you going to do mine?

 

[Harpham]

All that work just to get it dirty again driving down to FCS? :rasp:

Nice one tho mate, the before and after side shots give a nice demonstration! You deffinately have alot more patience than i do.

Ill be washing it again on Saturday afternoon and then taking some QD down with me aswell so I can quickly go over it at FCS lol.

Also, the FCS sticker on the front bumper isnt permanent, just for the show :approve: Will probably be coming off next week

 

[Harpham]

Amazing result! I would love to give mine a go as it needs it desperately but i don't want to screw the paintwork up.

Tbh, I was worried about that too, but I got on with it really well... I think you would have to hold it onto the paint for a loooong time to do some real damage with the Dual Action Polisher.

What do you think about the clay bar mate?

Yea really good, ive used them before. I tried using the Meguairs clay last time but thought that the i4d stuff is a hell of alot better!

 

[Cookson]

I am currently on the lookout for a flamer and this just made me HARD!!!!

Looks lovely mate

 

[JoeyD]

My god, that looks Great!
Good effort!

 

[bigup7]

nice work mate

what pads did you use?

 

[jenic]

lurvly, really brought out the colour

 

[Christopher]

Looks great!

I'm not a fan of the sticker though. It's ruining an otherwise clean look.

 

[Sarah]

amazing

 

[alex-avfc]

Lovely car, looks just right.

 

[DannoTheGreat]

Top work!

 

[z8jay]

Looks brand new

 

[Chris_786]

This is such a lovely color when looked after!
Prob the only other color 1*2 i'd have tbh....

 

[JamieG]

What exhaust is that?

 

[Impey]

looks great, was goig to ask the same thing jamie

 

[VIICarCare]

crackin job fella

 

[Ste666]

Nice work, your efforts paid off