Megane R26
I swear I've done one of these Clio's before!! :lol::lol:
This particular example travelled over from Hinckley near Leicester to me, for a Light Correction detail to eliminate any swirling and reduce and deeper scratches present, in what was supposed to be a day, but turned into a 16 hour session!!
Some befores:
DSC01947 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC01948 by RussZS, on Flickr
IronX working its magic on the wheels, safely remove the pitted brake dust:
DSC01951 by RussZS, on Flickr
After safely cleansing with IronX and Tardis, the clay didn't have much work left to do, as usual just small traces of tree sap:
DSC01956 by RussZS, on Flickr
After drying safely, the car was assessed for defects, paint thicnkess and various polishing combinations were tested to identify the optimal combination to allow us to remove the majority of the defects and also finish down perfectly, ensuring the car leaves hologram free. Most of the work was completed with Megs 101 via Optimum MF Cutting Discs, then refined with Scholl S20 via Rupes BigFoot and Black Menzerna Finishing Pad, to remove the very light micromarring from the MF discs.
Some correction shots - please note some deeper defects remained as this was a light correction detail, but the car was massively improved:
DSC01958 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC01961 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC01970 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC01971 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC01975 by RussZS, on Flickr
Rear quarter before:
DSC01976 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC01977 by RussZS, on Flickr
Roof before:
DSC01979 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC01980 by RussZS, on Flickr
The RenaultSport badge had been changed (badly) by the previous owner, so this was to be removed and the area cleaned up in preparation for the new badge:
Before:
DSC01985 by RussZS, on Flickr
Debadged:
DSC01989 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
(Slightly out of focus - apologies)
DSC01992 by RussZS, on Flickr
Britemax used on the exhaust:
DSC01994 by RussZS, on Flickr
After polishing was completed, the car was thoroughly rinsed off to remove any polishing dust:
DSC01996 by RussZS, on Flickr
I finished with Swissvax's Shield, to help protect the car over the Winter months:
DSC01998 by RussZS, on Flickr
Mint Rims was used on the alloys:
DSC02019 by RussZS, on Flickr
Some finished shots:
DSC02000 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02005 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02006 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02008 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02017 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02020 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02022 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02023 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02024 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02025 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02031 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02032 by RussZS, on Flickr
Thanks for reading!
DSC02037 by RussZS, on Flickr
Russ.
This particular example travelled over from Hinckley near Leicester to me, for a Light Correction detail to eliminate any swirling and reduce and deeper scratches present, in what was supposed to be a day, but turned into a 16 hour session!!
Some befores:
DSC01947 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC01948 by RussZS, on Flickr
IronX working its magic on the wheels, safely remove the pitted brake dust:
DSC01951 by RussZS, on Flickr
After safely cleansing with IronX and Tardis, the clay didn't have much work left to do, as usual just small traces of tree sap:
DSC01956 by RussZS, on Flickr
After drying safely, the car was assessed for defects, paint thicnkess and various polishing combinations were tested to identify the optimal combination to allow us to remove the majority of the defects and also finish down perfectly, ensuring the car leaves hologram free. Most of the work was completed with Megs 101 via Optimum MF Cutting Discs, then refined with Scholl S20 via Rupes BigFoot and Black Menzerna Finishing Pad, to remove the very light micromarring from the MF discs.
Some correction shots - please note some deeper defects remained as this was a light correction detail, but the car was massively improved:
DSC01958 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC01961 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC01970 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC01971 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC01975 by RussZS, on Flickr
Rear quarter before:
DSC01976 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC01977 by RussZS, on Flickr
Roof before:
DSC01979 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC01980 by RussZS, on Flickr
The RenaultSport badge had been changed (badly) by the previous owner, so this was to be removed and the area cleaned up in preparation for the new badge:
Before:
DSC01985 by RussZS, on Flickr
Debadged:
DSC01989 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
(Slightly out of focus - apologies)
DSC01992 by RussZS, on Flickr
Britemax used on the exhaust:
DSC01994 by RussZS, on Flickr
After polishing was completed, the car was thoroughly rinsed off to remove any polishing dust:
DSC01996 by RussZS, on Flickr
I finished with Swissvax's Shield, to help protect the car over the Winter months:
DSC01998 by RussZS, on Flickr
Mint Rims was used on the alloys:
DSC02019 by RussZS, on Flickr
Some finished shots:
DSC02000 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02005 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02006 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02008 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02017 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02020 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02022 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02023 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02024 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02025 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02031 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC02032 by RussZS, on Flickr
Thanks for reading!
DSC02037 by RussZS, on Flickr
Russ.
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i wish i had your skills i wouldn't trust myself or know how to go about using a machine to go about polishing 
