Everybody loves a good hand job!

[edgeydt50]

So until i can afford an orbital polisher im still working by hand. Thankfully silver is a more forgiving colour so not all is lost. In about August I gave the car a good wax and with the weather getting worse i thought it could do with another session.

So as you can see there was a fair old amount of grime and road dirt on the car.
Firstly i have it a quick hose down to get rid of any loose grit and then had a quick session with the snow foam. I only have the karcher attachment at the moment so not the best results but still does an ok job.

I then used the Sonus wash mit to give the car a good wash using the two bucket method.
Once that was done i rinsed it off and then had a feel to see if i needed some clay. It wasnt too bad but some parts were worse than others. Working in the cold was much more difficult so i kept a mug of warm water near by to keep the clay pliable.

Even after a wash it was looking far better.

So once it was dried off it was time for a coast of SRP all over.

Once buffed off i then applied some EGP...twice.

The wheels were treated to some Poorboys wheel sealant to give them some protection from the salt.

By this time it was cold and getting dark so im going to save the wax until tomorrow maybe. Although this is the end result of today.

Had a quick spray in the engine bay just to check things over and give it a general tidy up

Just need to work a few more hours to get the orbital polisher ready for next summer.
Chris

 

[guysy]

Looking smart, A lot of wheel sealent used though?

 

[Fletcher]

Much better.

I'm going to get a PC polisher next your too.

 

[iimushroomzii]

Why is the rear bumper a different colour? Clean though!!

 

[aliengravy]

pictures arent working?

 

[julzh]

Nice, though the pot of poorboys is supposed to last more than one application

 

[edgeydt50]

ha i know! got a little trigger happy with the old wheel sealant...plus my hands were cold. i think the picture makes it look like there is more on there than there is. Smelt good too!

 

[martandem]

Looks awesome mate... How do you rate the poorboys?
One question though, as far as i know via the detailing gurus on here, less is definitely more when it comes to AG SRP... looks like you smothered it... is that ok?...

 

[edgeydt50]

each to their own. i still have plenty of paint on my car. Maybe if you were using an polishing machine then i guess less is more as it is abrasive. I have never had any problems applying by hand; it dryies cloudy as well which might look like there is a lot there. I just put a little on the cloth each time i worked down the panel.
Poor boys is the business. I applied it to my spare wheel while there was no tyre on it and it is now fitted to the car. when i washed the car all the crap just fell off with not scrubbing needed. As you can see i might be using a little more than the average user!
Chris

 

[martandem]

Good stuff fella... Looking forward to getting poorboys, only just had my wheels refurbed so want to leave it a few more weeks, but itching to get it on there for added protection against the dreaded gritters!....

 

[martandem]

Just looking on i4detailing, can't find poorboys on there, unless i'm being more stupid than usual?!...

 

[edgeydt50]

think i got mine from carwashandwax. Dont think matt does Poor Boys. Check ebay aswell.
Chris

 

[AlexG]

Slap on the products!

I would not like to have to remove that srp.

 

[edgeydt50]

why not? do you not have arms?

 

[micp]

why not? do you not have arms?

LOL.
Car looks clean, fancy coming to do mine?

 

[edgeydt50]

guildford to middlesbrough is a slightly long drive...you drive to me and bring some beers and ill do your car!
Chris

 

[AlexG]

why not? do you not have arms?

Nope i have a rotary polisher. Didnt you find it hard to remove? looks like you put a lot on, no need really:S

 

[RichCup]

Good work! SRP is a quality product :approve:

Don't worry too much about not putting a wax on straight away as SRP will last on it's own, but obviously nowhere near as long as a wax.

 

[Curley]

he EGP'd it anyway

 

[RichCup]

Ahh right, didn't see that

Just had another look, you have used quite a bit of sealent there lol, would of been better doing a few layers

Also, I'd apply the SRP in straight lines rather than using a circular motion.

 

[Rich]

I get better results using the SRP in Circular motions and then follow it up with straight lines.

If you used that much polish on a Black car it would be covered in dust when you remove it - hence why people slate AG SRP on here for dusting as most use to much.

It works as you have done it but all you are doing is wasting products, anything excess you remove is just waste. You can work SRP till there is little or nothing to remove, same with the wheel sealant two thin coats are better than one thick one.

Car looks good though.

 

[edgeydt50]

cheers,
As for the EGP the pictures dont show that applied although i only had a little left so that was two sparing coats.
Cheers for the comments, exactly why i posted the pictures.
Chris

 

[Rich]

The EGP is a must thin otherwise it would be a mare to remove !

 

[martandem]

Still haven't used EGP yet... want to clay and get rotary polished to remove some light swirling... is it worth EGPing before all that? I guess it will protect in the interim, but one i clay and detail it'll all come off....

 

[AlexG]

Clay
Polish
Then EGP

 

[martandem]

thanks mate, just was wondering if it was worth putting on SRP and EGP before i get a chance to clay and rotary polish, in this weahther i think i'll say no, until it warms up a bit! ;-)

 

[AlexG]

Not really worth the effort. Just leave it and then do the full works when the weather gets better.

 

[martandem]

Not really worth the effort. Just leave it and then do the full works when the weather gets better.

I was hoping you'd say that!