Megane R26
Today's detail was on a silver Clio Dynamique, with some very tasteful mods, notably the lowering springs and the RenaultSport front grille.
The owner, Alex, a member on here, had obviously looked after this paint, and had already washed, clayed and dried it for me before I arrived.
I was greeted by a bacon sandwich, which is always a bonus, and began by taking a look at the general condition of the paint, and testing a few combinations out on the bonnet.
The paint itself was soft-medium, so after killing off a couple of Menz pads (then phoning Matt @ I4D up with another order for a whole range of pads - thanks Matt!), we decided that Alex was going to be happy with.... you guessed it! Lime Prime! Yet again, this stuff amazed me (well, us both!) as it must have corrected about 80% of the swirling with a couple of passes on a yellow 3M pad, via Chicago Rotary.
My other concern with this particular detail was achieving a finish good enough to impress Alex - an avid detailer himself, who achieves some stunning results. I always get a touch nervous when I do a light coloured car, as the results aren't always as obvious as something like black.
So, I cracked on with the Lime Prime correction. Alex helped using my Kestrel DAS-6 with Need For Speed on the lower panels. We then treat his car to two layers of Supernatural, and a final wipedown (to remove any excess wax) of Zym0l Field Glaze.
I was very happy with the finished result - superb flake popping, a great level of correction, and a very wet, reflective and glossy look to the paint.
Few pics here:
Yet again the Planet Polish Wheel Seal & Shine gave some stunning results on the wheels, check out the flake popping...
And finally a quick pic of mine - looking very sorry for itself, and in need of a damn good clean!
Alex - thanks for the bacon and KFC mate, you are a legend
Cheers,
Russ.
The owner, Alex, a member on here, had obviously looked after this paint, and had already washed, clayed and dried it for me before I arrived.
I was greeted by a bacon sandwich, which is always a bonus, and began by taking a look at the general condition of the paint, and testing a few combinations out on the bonnet.
The paint itself was soft-medium, so after killing off a couple of Menz pads (then phoning Matt @ I4D up with another order for a whole range of pads - thanks Matt!), we decided that Alex was going to be happy with.... you guessed it! Lime Prime! Yet again, this stuff amazed me (well, us both!) as it must have corrected about 80% of the swirling with a couple of passes on a yellow 3M pad, via Chicago Rotary.
My other concern with this particular detail was achieving a finish good enough to impress Alex - an avid detailer himself, who achieves some stunning results. I always get a touch nervous when I do a light coloured car, as the results aren't always as obvious as something like black.
So, I cracked on with the Lime Prime correction. Alex helped using my Kestrel DAS-6 with Need For Speed on the lower panels. We then treat his car to two layers of Supernatural, and a final wipedown (to remove any excess wax) of Zym0l Field Glaze.
I was very happy with the finished result - superb flake popping, a great level of correction, and a very wet, reflective and glossy look to the paint.
Few pics here:
Yet again the Planet Polish Wheel Seal & Shine gave some stunning results on the wheels, check out the flake popping...
And finally a quick pic of mine - looking very sorry for itself, and in need of a damn good clean!
Alex - thanks for the bacon and KFC mate, you are a legend
Cheers,
Russ.
