M135i
Since a rather mint looking Cup was p/xd for a R26 at Wests of Bedford, i jumped at the chance to have it. My old one went to a trader as i couldnt be hassled to sell it privately.
I took delivery of a 53 plate 41k Cup on Friday evening. The only thing that was letting it down was the marring, swirls and holograms of the paint work. I cant really fault the rest of the car in any way at all, even for the mileage, there is probably only two marks on the whole car.
So after meeting with Karl on Saturday to pass on my old Megane wheels, it was time to start a good going over of the whole car. Saturday afternoon i had a bit of a tidy up of the engine bay.
Sunday came and i spent the afternoon washing with a Lambswool mitt, drying with a waffleweave and Polishing with SRP... by hand, for four hours. I really need to invest in a PC. The SRP got got rid of the nasty holograms and toned down the swirls quite a bit. I spent time working it into each section until the product was virtually gone.
Today i started the sealing and waxing stages. First i went over the car with QD and a microfibre. I then gave two layers of Jeffs Acrylic Trigger.
A layer of Chemical Guys 50/50 was then put on and as advised, ill be putting another layer of it over tomorrow when i get in from work.
Im really pleased with the results!
heres some piccies: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hungry_must_eat_food/sets/72157600059116254/
I took delivery of a 53 plate 41k Cup on Friday evening. The only thing that was letting it down was the marring, swirls and holograms of the paint work. I cant really fault the rest of the car in any way at all, even for the mileage, there is probably only two marks on the whole car.
So after meeting with Karl on Saturday to pass on my old Megane wheels, it was time to start a good going over of the whole car. Saturday afternoon i had a bit of a tidy up of the engine bay.
Sunday came and i spent the afternoon washing with a Lambswool mitt, drying with a waffleweave and Polishing with SRP... by hand, for four hours. I really need to invest in a PC. The SRP got got rid of the nasty holograms and toned down the swirls quite a bit. I spent time working it into each section until the product was virtually gone.
Today i started the sealing and waxing stages. First i went over the car with QD and a microfibre. I then gave two layers of Jeffs Acrylic Trigger.
A layer of Chemical Guys 50/50 was then put on and as advised, ill be putting another layer of it over tomorrow when i get in from work.
Im really pleased with the results!
heres some piccies: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hungry_must_eat_food/sets/72157600059116254/
