My Clio 172 detail - part 1

[Rascal69]

so when I first picked up my clio I knew it would need some major work.

I prep,d it over the weekend. Never bothered much about wheels has a had a set of fresh 182 wheels to go on.

Prep was carried out in usual manner.

Citrus pre wash
Rinsed off
Snow foamed
Door shuts, trims etc all hit with apc and various brushes
Engine bay degreased and brushed
Rinse
2bm wash
Rinse
Iron x
Rinse
Detar, wipe over with mf and rinse
Snow foam and clayed via clay mitt, rinse
Inside amd dried.

Snow foam pics as everyone seems to like them lol


clio1 by arfanrasul, on Flickr


clio2 by arfanrasul, on Flickr

Now after a few test areas to see what combo route I was going to use
I set on scholl s3 xxl on a lake country ht rotary blue cutting pad on a festool shinex rotary

Now onto 50/50 pics


clio6 by arfanrasul, on Flickr


clio7 by arfanrasul, on Flickr


clio17 by arfanrasul, on Flickr


clio18 by arfanrasul, on Flickr

Also debadged it.


clio19 by arfanrasul, on Flickr


Untitled by arfanrasul, on Flickr

So that's really as far as I got with it.
It was wiped down and coat of carpro reload was applied to protect it for mean while.

While to do - refine, some sort of protection not sure if am going coating or wax yet
Polish front and rear glass to remove wiper haze. I have already done a little section on front glass.
Apply glass coating most likely carpro forte.
Interior detail. I have already done the boot.

Crap pic of glass polishing.


Untitled by arfanrasul, on Flickr

No any good finished pictures as its been nothing but rain and crap weather.

Once I complete it - ( part 2) I will get some finished pictures.

Thanks

 

[Mr R.]

Wow mate, great work.

 

[Bear Head]

How and what did you sort the glass with then exactly? Looks epic that

 

[Yellow Dave]

that's quite an impressive finish you've managed from using S3 on a cutting pad without refining. I always need to follow it up with something

 

[Addicted]

Impressive finish, bit worrying it was so bad in the first place

 

[Rascal69]

How and what did you sort the glass with then exactly? Looks epic that :smile:

Glass was polished with carpro glass (rayon) pad ( in my case spot one)
With carpro ceriglass. With rotary
Small sections at a time. 1/4 of window took me 2 hits to get that result in 8 sections in that 1/4.

 

[Rascal69]

that's quite an impressive finish you've managed from using S3 on a cutting pad without refining. I always need to follow it up with something

I did start to refine it. 2 panels are done. Front wing and drivers door. Used polish angel primer.

Finish is as you say good for cutting pad with cutting polish. This would be because the paint was rock hard.
Refining it will bring up the clairity a fair bit but I let winter have its way.
Then refine it all and Nip out any marks from winter.

 

[Knuckles]

It looks almost Monaco in a couple of pics. Awesome work though!

 

[Coby.]

Great work so far [emoji3]

 

[Mr Plums]

Great 50/50 shots, The tyres look legal :tongueclosed:

 

[Rascal69]

Yep was bald. It has fresh set of refurbed 182 wheels with new Maxxis tyres now

 

[dann2707]

What spot lights are you using there? Got a link please?

Great work, as said before

 

[Stefan.]

Bloody awesome work

 

[Rascal69]

What spot lights are you using there? Got a link please?

Great work, as said before :smile:

It's led spot lights. Twin tripod setup is 2x20w led cool white

Door pic with one light is a 50w cool led.

Window is diy sungun. All easily found on eBay