Nice sunny day, perfect excuse to clean the 172

[lesley]

As i had a day off work and it was nice weather its the perfect day for giving the clio a much needed clean.


some before photos.

First up i sprayed the bottom half of the car with apc then gave her a quick wash.
Then i attacked the wheels with the iron x

Snowfoam time!

I then clayed the whole car using megs clay and quick detailer. This is the clay bar after doing just the bonnet, you can tell its not been done in a while!

a quick wash and left to dry

Bonnet

Poorboys black hole was then applied to the whole car with a das-6 and a blue hex-logic pad

I then gave the engine a quick wipe over

Chemical guys new look trim gel was then applied to all trim bits and the glass done with fast glass. I also gave the tyres a layer of megs endurance tyre gel


The paint was then given a layer of Surf City Speed Demon Wax Detailer. Found this really easy to apply and gave a lovely shine.

Hope you like!

 

[Danith]

Is claying a hard job? I've yet to try it.

Also, loving the originality of the calibra/vectra supertouring? rims!

 

[markamus182]

Very nice! Good job

 

[RDH]

I just watched a few videos on youtube on claying and I picked it up pretty quickly. Although I hate doing it. Most mind numbing job ever.

 

[VIICarCare]

as said on dw, lovely!

 

[lesley]

Its not hard, just need to make sure the paint is lubed up enough to not scratch the paint. Its a must tho if using a machine on it afterwards, you want a nice smooth surface when you're polishing/glazing.

I like the wheels, altho they do look slightly too small after the 16s

 

[Donny_Dog]

Nice nails. Shellac or minx?

My old man had those wheels on his Vectra. He loved them too. Then my mum rolled it.

Why you got them on? not criticising, just curious.

 

[lesley]

LOL, all my own nails

Because i had them on my old mk1 and still had the adaptors so decided to see what they looked like on the 172

on the mk1...

 

[Donny_Dog]

Different.

I like.

 

[Ash']

Bit of a sleeper IMO i like.

 

[toomer]

Good job

 

[markhinton]

I love that nice garage too, any pics of what's inside?

Also I love Taunton! We often stay at the Manor House up over in Dulverton - some great driving roads around there!

 

[Emma.]

Looking nice.