Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
First off, a massive thanks to mr chris for putting up with me skippin about like a child all day and generally getting in the way. and also for taking the time to sort the car for me, its sat out the back of mine now in the rain, sheeting and beading like a f**king beauty 8)
right on with the silly long thread, warning 44 photos so please be paitient, shouldnt take too long to load tho as i reduced them all to 640 by whatever pixels, round about 100kb a file so with luck a speedy load up!
also no cheating and scanning the thread, lots of comments and info between pics so read on u lazy buggers :wink:
The day was monday, the panic rose in me as i opened the curtains...would it be dry...it was!GAME ON! arrived in sutton at about 8am with the car in this muckyish state, wasnt too bad but winter roads are pants :lol:
full view of the car when i rolled up
close up of the general grime on the paint, bonnet view
the wheels got some degrease and brush action, along with the arches after me and mr chris had attended to the pressing issue of early morning brew.........aero hot chocolate ftw
then the party piece, not even warmed up yet but straight in with the foam lance, chris' special mix in the bottle, used to agitate the dirt free and reduce scratching etc
then out with the jetwash and hose the car down, letting the big bits of dirt and surface contaminants wash away in the foam
quick rummage in the detailing shed of win, this is but a small selection, the proper special stuff remains in the house, room temperature is kinder on the chemicals supposedly, all new to me :lol:
and we turn up a detailing brush and some cleaner stuff, everything had acronyms for their names, i was lost after 2 minutes, so its cleaner stuff till chris comes by to pick my poorly written thread apart! anyway basically agitate the dirt in all the nooks and crannies, for example rear window seals...
then it was crack out the meguires and on with a quick 2 bucket method once over with wash mitts, one for body other for sills etc, hose down with the jetwash and we were left with this
rummage rummage, and look what we find
so take a step back, paw over the car and decided to start on the bonnet, work out a system that works for the car and the paint and roll with it when its down to an art and producing good results, so
tape
compounds
crazy bugger with toy
and GO
chris plays around a bit with various pads and chemicals untill he finds a combo that works, all the while checking paint depths (all over the shop, 300 microns right down to 100 on the roof, madness) and moaning about rock hard clear coat (a boast that bit him in the arse later, for him to explain lol) and we get a result, whip off the tape and see the haze disappear
and complete the panel
the work area
similar effect when used on the rear perspex aswell which was nice, not been able to see out of it for months due to haze and scratches/swirls lol
boot taped up and good to go
getting there
and so it went, panel by panel, hour by hour, causing young chris lots of discomfort and pleased to announce, especially on the lower areas, he loves the coilovers :wink:
knackered
mirror like nature of it as a car
and as chris continued to work round the car, i kept myself busy giving the bay a once over, nothing major as i'm incredibly sothful but a bit of spit n polish, not too shabby!
and as the light faded, the enthusiam wained :wink:
and done! buns to celebrate!
and the final sealing coat, mmmmmm nice
and now the results, with which i can honestly say i am more than impressed, the depth to the colour and sheen to the clear coat is like nothing i've seen, its a massive massive improvement, side by side on the areas he did 50/50 the lack of haze was immediatly obvious in the treated areas, anyway pics worth a 1000 words and all that so heres a few
and finally a few late shots, one outside diddy's chippy, not far from chris' so no dirt and lookin shiney
and a close up flash paint study to show the swirls gone, sorry had to use ur car big ron lad as a comparison :wink:
and then it rained and i had to drive home in it, crying a little, safe to say back to chris' for another wash and few more coats of wax, if he'll let me back
cheers again mate, your a legend and know your stuff!
thanks for bearing with me on the long thread, i wanted to show the work chris does and recommend him to anyone, hence the long ass gibber :lol:
cheers
Coops
right on with the silly long thread, warning 44 photos so please be paitient, shouldnt take too long to load tho as i reduced them all to 640 by whatever pixels, round about 100kb a file so with luck a speedy load up!
also no cheating and scanning the thread, lots of comments and info between pics so read on u lazy buggers :wink: The day was monday, the panic rose in me as i opened the curtains...would it be dry...it was!GAME ON! arrived in sutton at about 8am with the car in this muckyish state, wasnt too bad but winter roads are pants :lol:
full view of the car when i rolled up
close up of the general grime on the paint, bonnet view
the wheels got some degrease and brush action, along with the arches after me and mr chris had attended to the pressing issue of early morning brew.........aero hot chocolate ftw
then the party piece, not even warmed up yet but straight in with the foam lance, chris' special mix in the bottle, used to agitate the dirt free and reduce scratching etc
then out with the jetwash and hose the car down, letting the big bits of dirt and surface contaminants wash away in the foam
quick rummage in the detailing shed of win, this is but a small selection, the proper special stuff remains in the house, room temperature is kinder on the chemicals supposedly, all new to me :lol:
and we turn up a detailing brush and some cleaner stuff, everything had acronyms for their names, i was lost after 2 minutes, so its cleaner stuff till chris comes by to pick my poorly written thread apart! anyway basically agitate the dirt in all the nooks and crannies, for example rear window seals...
then it was crack out the meguires and on with a quick 2 bucket method once over with wash mitts, one for body other for sills etc, hose down with the jetwash and we were left with this
rummage rummage, and look what we find
so take a step back, paw over the car and decided to start on the bonnet, work out a system that works for the car and the paint and roll with it when its down to an art and producing good results, so
tape
compounds
crazy bugger with toy
and GO
chris plays around a bit with various pads and chemicals untill he finds a combo that works, all the while checking paint depths (all over the shop, 300 microns right down to 100 on the roof, madness) and moaning about rock hard clear coat (a boast that bit him in the arse later, for him to explain lol) and we get a result, whip off the tape and see the haze disappear
and complete the panel
the work area
similar effect when used on the rear perspex aswell which was nice, not been able to see out of it for months due to haze and scratches/swirls lol
boot taped up and good to go
getting there
and so it went, panel by panel, hour by hour, causing young chris lots of discomfort and pleased to announce, especially on the lower areas, he loves the coilovers :wink:
knackered
mirror like nature of it as a car
and as chris continued to work round the car, i kept myself busy giving the bay a once over, nothing major as i'm incredibly sothful but a bit of spit n polish, not too shabby!
and as the light faded, the enthusiam wained :wink:
and done! buns to celebrate!
and the final sealing coat, mmmmmm nice
and now the results, with which i can honestly say i am more than impressed, the depth to the colour and sheen to the clear coat is like nothing i've seen, its a massive massive improvement, side by side on the areas he did 50/50 the lack of haze was immediatly obvious in the treated areas, anyway pics worth a 1000 words and all that so heres a few
and finally a few late shots, one outside diddy's chippy, not far from chris' so no dirt and lookin shiney
and a close up flash paint study to show the swirls gone, sorry had to use ur car big ron lad as a comparison :wink:
and then it rained and i had to drive home in it, crying a little, safe to say back to chris' for another wash and few more coats of wax, if he'll let me back
cheers again mate, your a legend and know your stuff!
thanks for bearing with me on the long thread, i wanted to show the work chris does and recommend him to anyone, hence the long ass gibber :lol:
cheers
Coops
