Right had a crack at the detailing today...
Now the weather was terrible in terms of getting any decent shots, So I didnt bother with pics of the car..... HOWEVER I will make some comments.
Here was the Arsenal:
And I already had a fair amount of detailing stuff anyway. Wasnt aware I had all this till I sorted it all out!
I woke up pretty early (11am, but I was working pretty late last night so) and went to Greggs to get some food. My buckets haven't turned up yet, so I went to the local hardware store and picked up 2 buckets. I've never done the 2 Bucket Method but I thought I'd give it a try.
I spent a bit of time reading through peoples details on the forum, and noticed people cleaned the wheels first. I always did it last, but I thought I'd give this a try.
My Wheels aren't in the greatest of condition (hence me banging on about a refurb for 12 pages), So I havent really took much care of them. But Today, I decided to do them first. I Jet Washed them, sprayed some Meguiars Hot Wheels and worked it in with a brush, then rinsed them off. I then went at them again with Auto Fineese Citrus Power, and they have came up pretty well, but still in need of the refurb!
So I washed the car as normal, using the 2 Bucket Method, a Lambswool Mitt, and Valet Pro Posideon Shampoo. Jetwashed the car off and got to work with Clay....
I used Sonus Glyde Detailing Clay Lubricant and Sonus Glyde Detailing Clay, on the wet bodywork. I honestly didnt think my car was "that bad" other than a few tar marks (more on that later) But this was off the rear quarter panel alone!
I did the whole car and then jetwashed it off. Crazy how much s**t came off. There was still lots of Tar left, so I went to Auto Fineese Citrus Power, which struggled. I went to my old "shelf" And found a brand new bottle of "Auto Glym Intense Bug and Tar Remover". This managed to get the stubbourn bits off, I then went back over with Citrus Power, and then the Clay bar and Jet washed it.
I then thoroughly dried the car, using a Sonus Drying Towel, and a cheap microfibre for Door JAmbs and under the bonnet and set about the Polish.....
Gally recomended Auto Finesse Rejuvinate, I was impressed at how easily it applied with a Foam Applicator. I polished a panel @ a time in a circular motion and then buffed with a fresh Microfibre. This took me around an hour.
Finally, was the wax. Now again Gally recomended Auto Finesse Tough Coat. Bizarrely in a spray bottle. Never used a wax like this before, But I did a small part of the roof to see how it worked. I sprayed it onto a sponge applicator, and applied it to the car. Nothing. But after a few minutes it cured into what to me seemed a normal wax. I then buffed it off.
Tyres were then coated with Meguiars Endurance Tyre Gel, and the exhaust buffed with Autosol.
In the weather we had, it just looked clean, with alot more reflection than normal, but certainly not worth a picture for a forum! HOWEVER. The paint feels like glass! I ran my hand over it before and it was rough, its extremely smooth. I've done 60 miles today and normally it would be minging again, but the dirt seems to stay off.
I've just popped to Asda 24 and parked under their multi story, it looks excellent! Im convinced that when the weathers right, the whole car is going to pop like a Cosmic should!
Hopefully, now all the hard work is done, including a fairly tough top coat, when its Sunny next, a simple 30 minute wash and dry, will have it looking brilliant easily and I can get pics then, hopefully with refurbed wheels