Enhancement Detail - RenaultSport Megane R26.R in Glacier White

[RussZS]

Today saw me travel to a sunny but chilly Shrewsbury to Lee@BespokeCarCare's unit, to meet my mate Dale and spend some time giving his recently acquired R26.R some love ahead of it being put to bed for Winter.


The aim of the day was to restore a bit of life into the paint and lay down some solid protection for it. Dale was also planning to make some small additions cosmetically.


The car itself is a firm personal favourite of mine and a great car to detail, as you have plastic windows, plastic wings, titanium exhaust, carbon fibre bonnet and red wheels - certainly very different to most cars.


We got cracking about 8:30 - some befores:

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Wheels first:

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Smart Wheels and EZ Brush on rear of wheels:

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Swissvax Brush of face and calipers:

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G101 on tyres:

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and rinsed!

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Foamed next with Megs Hyper Wash:

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Shuts and sills worked with G101, washed with Auto Finesse Lather and rinsed:

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Next I tackled the bonded contamination, of which there seemed to be very little. Dale has clayed the car very thoroughly recently, so IronX did very little, aside from the boot:

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and the bottom of the petrol cap...

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Tardis and claying was not needed at all...


Next, the .R was moved inside, ready to be assessed for paint thickness and defects:

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Healthy, average readings of about 172 on most panels:

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General idea of the swirling - it's so bad, that it appears to be a single line in the pic, but the swirling was very heavy:

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After playing with various combinations on Rotary, I settled for the Megs MF system via DA, which was giving me 90% correction or so from a single set:

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The correction shots are a little disappointing, but the difference is hopefully clear:

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Quite severe defect on the bonnet...

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A couple of hits of Megs 205 via Rotary and 3M Yellow Pad:

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Some random carbon fibre pics

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Boot after:

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Before the ZAIO cleanse to prepare the paint for Z2, Dale added the missing vinyl graphics to his car:

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After:

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Rear bumper before:

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During:

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After:

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We also added the updated RenaultSport logo:

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We finished up with Mint Rims on the wheels:

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ZAIO base and Z2 on the paint:

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AF Crystal was used on the glass and a final wipedown of Z8 on the paint:

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I also had some spare time to do something with the rear lights, so before:

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After (out of focus slightly)

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and finally, some finished pics:

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and a few interior shots, which may interest some people:

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Thanks once again to Lee, you're a legend Sir! Also thanks to Dale for allowing me to work on this superb machine and for his help and company!


Thanks for reading

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Russ@MidlandsCarCare

 

[wozza182]

Absolutely awesome. Great work Russ.
You have now got me into taking my detailing to the next level.
I will be buying a machine polisher soon and have been buying some of the products you are using.

 

[Fletcher]

Good work. Lovely R26.R.

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

good to see hes finally fitted the stickers.

 

[Nickson]

Once again, absolutely stunning work!

Loving the R26.R!!

 

[daveski]

So much want for a R26.R

Is this Dale who used to have some mk1 Megane Coupe's and a LY R26?

 

[Eddie.]

Fantastic, makes me so sad that my RB is going to get punished on the roads this winter

 

[LIL B]

how did you polish the Ti exhaust? I guess its only titnium tips or cat back?

I have two full titanium ehxuats on my bikes and I have to rub them off with alcohol after as they dull once warm and any polish left on will spot.

 

[RussZS]

So much want for a R26.R

Is this Dale who used to have some mk1 Megane Coupe's and a LY R26?

Yep it is!

Thanks all

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

top job on the car dude i thought his fleet of renaults may have appeared!

 

[RussZS]

Thanks Ad! He's nearly got more than your place! He's really looking after this R, it's gonna be a minter!

 

[Dan]

these look amazing and this one even more so

i just really cant help looking at these as if im gonna buy one! the temptation is huge :S

 

[Gally]

Epic machine Russ, love the shots of the products especially since they are faves of mine.

You still enjoy Z6/Z8?

Impressed with Zaio? I've used a few times to great effect as a base product.

 

[JamesBryan]

Mint!

The stickers are the finishing touch! I don't see why people remove them in the first place :dapprove:

 

[Gally]

Maybe the bumpers were painted? Surely they all come with the stickers? They make the car.

Love the weave on that bonnet. Epix. Oh and how does the TI exhaust sound?

 

[Toby]

Bonnet looks sweet.
Great work Russ!

 

[Kane.]

Lovely!

 

[Will.]

Lovely car!

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

Maybe the bumpers were painted? Surely they all come with the stickers? They make the car.

Love the weave on that bonnet. Epix. Oh and how does the TI exhaust sound?

it was wrapped in carbon where the stickers used to be.its had discs and pads all round, red wheels from us instead of the black the car was running,radio trim, rs badge, hes on about buying another ti system!

 

[Gally]

What's wrapped in Carbon? Ah is this the car that had half a wrap and it looked sheat?

Oh and I thought they all came with Red wheels.

Do you run a garage mate?

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

na i work for renault wolverhampton mate dales a friend who in the past bought a blue 250, ly r26, amongst others.hes also got 2 or 3 megane coupes 2 x 21 turbos ones a quadra and his dads got a acid yellow vee

 

[RussZS]

Acid Yellow V6 is coming soon...

There's talk of a full wet sand detail on the .R too.

Thanks all!

Russ.

 

[.Andy.]

I want to rape that car! Looks awesome!

 

[Gally]

You want to rape a car? :S

 

[.Andy.]

You want to rape a car? :S

Ok well not literally , But that car is p0rn

 

[RussZS]

Epic machine Russ, love the shots of the products especially since they are faves of mine.

You still enjoy Z6/Z8?

Impressed with Zaio? I've used a few times to great effect as a base product.

Sorry Gally, only just seen this - silly phone!

I love Z6 and Z8, everyone should have these in their collection.

ZAIO has impressed me a lot lately, even on quick clean ups, it seems to make light work of any tar and small pieces of contamination, and is obviously a superb base for Z2 or Z5. On its own I've seen a strong 2 months out of it too... pretty impressive stuff tbh!

 

[alanc1000]

Tremendous work!

 

[Feirny]

Utter p**n, one of my favourite cars ever, without a shadow of a doubt.

 

[RussZS]

Thanks all! Really appreciate the feedback and kinds words.

Russ.

 

[Jimbo_M]

Top work Russ! as always a great write up for your work

Such an EPIC motor, i would love one!

 

[Stefan.]

Amazing work for an amazing car, i do really like the r26r's in this colour combo too. :approve:

 

[PaulClioSport]

Really getting to think i NEED to place an order in the UK of some AF products as they are unavailable here. Awesome job on a great car!!

 

[RussZS]

Thanks all!

Most of the AF range is superb. The tyre dressing isn't very durable but it's being reformulated ASAP after user feedback, which is superb really.

This R may be getting a full orange peel removal, wet sand detail which it desperately needs tbh.

 

[Y7 ADW]

Stunning work as usual mate, on one of my favourite cars, absolutely awesome machine. I will own one, one day..