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RenaultSport Clio 197 in Glacier White - Dodo Detail



  Megane R26
Shock, horror! A RenaultSport and Dodo Juice detail today... again :lol:

This particular example was in superb condition, being less than a year old and having less than 5,000 miles on the clock.

On initial inspection, there was only some very light marring/swirling, and lots of fallout/pollen stuck to the car, other than the general dirt/grime from general use.

Here are a few before pics for you:

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I started off by cleaning the wheels, arches and tyres with Megs APC cut 4:1.

This was followed by snow foaming the car with my Snow Foam, DG901, Hyper Wash cocktail:

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The car was then:

- Rinsed
- Hand washed with Dodo Juice BTBM
- Rinsed
- Clayed with Sonus Green and Dodo Born Slippy
- Snow foamed again, then hand washed, rinsed and dried.

The car was then taped up, ready for polishing:

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The whole car was then cleansed/corrected with Dodo Lime Prime via Chicago Rotary with a 3M waffle pad and 3M backing plate. The tighter areas were polished using Gloss It backing plate and 3M yellow spot pad.

This combo left a near flawless finish, and really brought the gloss out of the paint, and improved reflectivity and depth significantly.

This was followed up with Dodo Supernatural, and finished with a Britemax #6S wipedown.

The wheels were once again protected with Planet Polish Wheel Seal and Shine, and the tyres dressed with CG NLTG

Afters:

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Once again, I was very impressed by the LP/SN combo on white, like the Fiesta ST and R26 I did recently.

Thanks for looking.

Cheers,

Russ.
 
  Megane R26
He mentioned that to me actually, lol!

It does look sexual Gaz - you need white in your life. It made me want a white one too.
 

Gaz_

ClioSport Club Member
  Extreme mode
He mentioned that to me actually, lol!

It does look sexual Gaz - you need white in your life. It made me want a white one too.

Shhhhhh you!!

Repeat after me, Gaz is happy with his car, Gaz is happy with his car...............

lol!

What did you use on the tyres, CG Trim Gel?


:)
 
  Megane R26
Yeah, CG New Look Trim Gel.

That's right Gaz - white 197 with H&R coilovers, would look shweet :)
 

Steve

ClioSport Club Member
  ST3 8.5
Cheers Russ top job:clap:

Let us know when you want the wifes motor.
Thanks for letting me have a go with the 'chicago' i'll be in touch for the list;)
My santa list is looking long:D
 
  Megane R26
Cheers Steve :)

Thanks for your hospitality too, it was most appreciated. The pics are a little dark which is disappointing - how did yours turn out?

Thanks,

Russ.
 
Lovely results as always Russ. I need to do some more cars, not got the PC out for a while, did one on Sat that will go up tonight :)
 

seb

ClioSport Club Member
  Clio trophy
i love the foam bit on these detailing threads. LOL

looks in superb condition.
 
  M135i
brilliant job there. i really need to get mine looking like that.

So Russ, how does the Lime Prime fair with the paint on the 197?
 
  Megane R26
Via Rotary, with the right technique, on light marring/swirling, it's perfect.

I did a Glacier R26 recently and that needed the big guns - Megs 105 and a 3M Green Pad.

I really depends on the condition of the paint. It did seem softer on the Clio though...
 
I've tried LP on the PC before, epic job of getting rid of minor haze on mine. Although I hate to admit that to Paul and Dawn aka the DODO wh0res ;)
 


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