RenaultSport Clio V6 in Liquid Yellow - Zaino Enhancement Detail

[RussZS]

This booking was in fact supposed to be a Lotus Exige S but was changed at the last minute to a RenaultSport Clio V6 in Liquid Yellow - some of you may remember this from my write up on it earlier in the year:


http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=257208


The owner wanted it looking its best again and wanted me to spend some time on the boot area specifically and wanted the protection topping up - the Crystal Rock was long gone, but the Z2 and Z8 which the owner has been applying was still present and going strong.


Onto the detail - a few befores:

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Wheels, calipers, tyres and arches were up first:

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Citrus Power used on the tyres - amazing cleaning power!

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That's with no agitation!

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Small Valet Pro brush used to agitate:

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Smart Wheels used on the face of the wheel with another VP brush:

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and the calipers with G101:

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EZ Brush was used on the rear of the wheels:

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Rinsed:

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Much better, but we still had some tar deposits and brake dust pitting, so out came the IronX:

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Oblitarate was used on the tar deposits:

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Next the car was foamed with the new Valet Pro Advanced Neutral Snow Foam:

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My pressure washer's hose cable had split so pressure/flow rate was reduced so the thickness of the foam wasn't as it should be, but it was cleaning power I wanted to assess here:

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Next G101 was used to work around the more intricate areas of the car:

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There was a particular build up along the edge of the engine bay:

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Next the car was rinsed and attention was turned to the boot (which is at the front of course )

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The afters come later - I was fighting a battle against the increasingly hot Sun so was pushed for time on pics.


Next the car was hand washed with the Zaino Bucket System, Z7 and a CarPro Mitt:

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After rinsing, IronX was used to remove any fallout present on the paintwork:

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Much better than last time

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Oblitarate was also used to remove any tar.


Next the car was moved inside to begin the claying process which would remove any remaining contamination from the paintwork:

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Auto Finesse Clay was used with Auto Finesse Glide as lube:

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and after - nothing too serious:

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Next the car was fully dried with a combination of CG Wooly Mammoth drying towels and a blower:

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The paint was inspected next and was in great condition - a real credit to the owner. A light machine polish was still required to knock out some very light defects and also to improve gloss levels.


I used the Rupes LHR15E with the lightest polish and pad combo:

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After:

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After machining, I turned my attention to some of the more intricate areas on the car:


Lots of tar present under the bootlid!

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Oblitarate and an MF was used to remove:

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and on the door edges:

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After

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Petrol Cover was cleaned with Zaino AIO:

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After:

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Interior next with Spritz and Dodo Mr Pink:

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Zaino Z9 was used on the leather:

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Crystal on the glass:

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Revive on rubber and plastics:

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and no interior is complete without:

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The boot area was also dressed with Revive, which made a HUGE difference:

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(Front part not dressed at the point)

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To finish up on the paint, an IPA wipedown was used then followed up with 3x Z2 with ZFX, with Z6 in between:

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Then Z8:

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2 coats of Z16 on the tyres:

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[RussZS]

and finally, after many hours, some afters!!

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Probably too many photos there, but I love this colour!!!!


Once again, an absolute pleasure to work on - I have a real soft spot for these cars!!


I also got to drop this car off back to the customer - what a great noise it makes!


Thanks for reading


Russ.

 

[-J-]

Stunning as always!

 

[Chapppers11]

Lovely finish, bet you were happy with that!

 

[Scott™]

Superb job.

 

[Scotty-boi]

Tidy as fook!!!

 

[RussZS]

Thanks all

 

[Gally]

Since DW is fucked. Lovely stuff Russ. Sone of those afters are jaw dropping! Certainly don't need Asda lights to show it off!

 

[Djw John]

I want one soooo badly! Thats just a stunning example too

 

[Joe#]

Fantastic mate.

The write up you did earlier on in the year is one of my favorites!

 

[RussZS]

Indeed, thank you

I'm sick of all of the hypocritical bitching I get about stuff now, THEN see the same person 'borrowing' the same concept a few months later - great world is detailing!

 

[Toby]

Brilliant. Just awesome.

 

[RussZS]

Thanks all

It's a shame it didn't need more machine work really, would have made for a more complete write up but you can't really photograph what a finishing polish does

 

[Alx]

Looks incredable, i could at endless pics of your work. Certainly inspiring me to do a session too top work.

 

[Fletcher]

Wow.

 

[Jimbo_M]

I love your work dude. This is a very special colour on a fantastic motor too

 

[JD]

Indeed, thank you

I'm sick of all of the hypocritical bitching I get about stuff now, THEN see the same person 'borrowing' the same concept a few months later - great world is detailing!

Do tell?!

Finish is superb as per, mate.

 

[TimR26]

Looks great

 

[Tyler@Ultimate]

Awesome, credit to you.

 

[olihodgson]

Stunning!! Amazing work you do, can I ask what sort of cost that involves for the owner?

 

[Slammed172]

Stunning, your work makes me want to buy so many AF products. How a proper write up should work.