Ok, as it was sunny, thought i would actually try and give the car a proper clean. Had the car 6 months and only really given it bucket and sponge washes.
So, out came the two buckets, the megs wash mitt and a big box of assorted AG goodies.
first up, check the car over:
grubby roof lines
doesnt look dirty but it is
grubby rear too
was pretty grubby, dust and dirt, bit of tar, really grubby wheels and a massive scratch and marks on the bonnet from where something hit my bonnet! also a couple of minor scratches on mirrors etc.
Sadly i dont have an outside tap, so no hose pipe for me!
On with a couple of buckets of warm water to start, no beading of water whatsoever lol.
wet, but no beads
again, no beads
then onto AG shampoo and the megs wash mitt. love this mitt lol, you can really get into corners and no chance of dropping it.
on with some shampoo
scratch on the bonnet
yeh, all scatches, to the left of coin, and below it (also worth noting coin stays on bonnet itself lol
Cleaned the car a couple of times like this, then out came the trolley jack. the aim was to remove wheels, give them a clean and put some poorboys sealent on them, while at the same time, clean inside wheel arches.
Sadly the trolley jack (after only just fitting under the car) would not lift the car high enough to actually get a front wheel off the ground! so that well and truly screwed that idea.
So wheels didnt get the best clean, but out came the AG clean wheels.
sprayed on liberally, and scrubbed with wheel cleaning brush, then rinsed with sponge. I love this stuff. eats through brake dust in seconds.
grubby wheels
extreme close up
autoglymed and cleaned
extreme close up, cleaned
Next up, couple of buckets of water over the car, then out with the megs clay bar kit.
i love this pic lol
Never used a clay bar before, but thought the car would benefit from one. Lots and lots of quick detailer was sprayed on, clay well and truly kneeded and off i went. I could actually really feel the roof getting smoother as i worked gently at it.
I had a look at the clay and promptly soiled myself!! Yes that looks like the blue from my car!! Wiped the car down, and could not see any damage, still laquered etc but slightly worrying?! (anyone else had this?)
poo!! thats my paint :S
decided to carry on regardless :S
clayed the car, rinsed and dried using a megs drying towel. lovely and easy job since i had stuck the towel in the washing machine and dried it the day before so it was as good as new.
Now to sort those scratches, worst was the mess on the bonnet. claying had done nothing. there were what looked like friction burns in the paint from whatever hit the car, and also a scratch about 2 inches wide, that looked like it had gone down to at least primer.
still there after claying
all gone! and i have to hold the coin in place, its that smooth now lol
Megs Scratch X came out, and i rubbed away for a while, and to my amazement, everything went! was great. no damage remaining at all.
Did the couple of other areas with equally good results
Next onto AG Super Resin polish. One panel at a time, applying with a megs polishing sponge, rubbing off with a microfibre.
Sadly thats as far as i got in the time i had (apart from some tyre shine, which was the AG one in a spray bottle which is far from impressive, didnt seem to do much at all).
I have some AG extra gloss protection to go on tomorrow night, and some dodo juice blue velvet for some point!!
Now for some after shots, all pics taken on Canon 400D btw
So, out came the two buckets, the megs wash mitt and a big box of assorted AG goodies.
first up, check the car over:
grubby roof lines
doesnt look dirty but it is
grubby rear too
was pretty grubby, dust and dirt, bit of tar, really grubby wheels and a massive scratch and marks on the bonnet from where something hit my bonnet! also a couple of minor scratches on mirrors etc.
Sadly i dont have an outside tap, so no hose pipe for me!
On with a couple of buckets of warm water to start, no beading of water whatsoever lol.
wet, but no beads
again, no beads
then onto AG shampoo and the megs wash mitt. love this mitt lol, you can really get into corners and no chance of dropping it.
on with some shampoo
scratch on the bonnet
yeh, all scatches, to the left of coin, and below it (also worth noting coin stays on bonnet itself lol
Cleaned the car a couple of times like this, then out came the trolley jack. the aim was to remove wheels, give them a clean and put some poorboys sealent on them, while at the same time, clean inside wheel arches.
Sadly the trolley jack (after only just fitting under the car) would not lift the car high enough to actually get a front wheel off the ground! so that well and truly screwed that idea.
So wheels didnt get the best clean, but out came the AG clean wheels.
sprayed on liberally, and scrubbed with wheel cleaning brush, then rinsed with sponge. I love this stuff. eats through brake dust in seconds.
grubby wheels
extreme close up
autoglymed and cleaned
extreme close up, cleaned
Next up, couple of buckets of water over the car, then out with the megs clay bar kit.
i love this pic lol
Never used a clay bar before, but thought the car would benefit from one. Lots and lots of quick detailer was sprayed on, clay well and truly kneeded and off i went. I could actually really feel the roof getting smoother as i worked gently at it.
I had a look at the clay and promptly soiled myself!! Yes that looks like the blue from my car!! Wiped the car down, and could not see any damage, still laquered etc but slightly worrying?! (anyone else had this?)
poo!! thats my paint :S
decided to carry on regardless :S
clayed the car, rinsed and dried using a megs drying towel. lovely and easy job since i had stuck the towel in the washing machine and dried it the day before so it was as good as new.
Now to sort those scratches, worst was the mess on the bonnet. claying had done nothing. there were what looked like friction burns in the paint from whatever hit the car, and also a scratch about 2 inches wide, that looked like it had gone down to at least primer.
still there after claying
all gone! and i have to hold the coin in place, its that smooth now lol
Megs Scratch X came out, and i rubbed away for a while, and to my amazement, everything went! was great. no damage remaining at all.
Did the couple of other areas with equally good results
Next onto AG Super Resin polish. One panel at a time, applying with a megs polishing sponge, rubbing off with a microfibre.
Sadly thats as far as i got in the time i had (apart from some tyre shine, which was the AG one in a spray bottle which is far from impressive, didnt seem to do much at all).
I have some AG extra gloss protection to go on tomorrow night, and some dodo juice blue velvet for some point!!
Now for some after shots, all pics taken on Canon 400D btw
