took the snow foam plunge

[Sjdickso]

Nice mine needs doing big time!

 

[evocarlos]

bought some new waffle pads im sure they were far too expensive being farecla not going to look at the receipt


clayed the bonnet over with some car wash soap in a spray gun


step 1 - megs ultimate compound low speed on the rotary with a overlapping pattern
at this point i was impressed the pad after doing the whole bonnet was still cool


wipe down "shiney"


step 2 - megs ultimate polish faster speed with overlapping pattern


shiny #2


step 3 - megs #7 applied by hand removed before dry
step 4 - megs #21 applied by hand buffed with meg microfiber after 10mins

various shots of the finished item

 

[milo]

We'll be doing all that on mine soon

 

[evocarlos]

had ago at the spoiler it seems to have dulled over time think i worked it to early when it was painted

2000 wet & dry pad on the das6


nice and flat


g10 dry with a firm pad on the rotory


megs U,C and then #7 and #21


quick wash


tidy

 

[Matt]

That's a great finish. I really need to get the A3 done before winter, as the paint is in a bit of a state. Swirls galore!

 

[Sjdickso]

That's a great finish. I really need to get the A3 done before winter, as the paint is in a bit of a state. Swirls galore!

Snap pal and my front bumper is peppered!

 

[evocarlos]

done this today lol it was dirty! @Sjdickso

 

[evocarlos]

and the scratches on the roof


after "what scratches"

 

[Dave Gilbert]

god that was horrible inside

great job with the scratches(but that goes without saying if your doing the job) hahaha

 

[Matt]

When was that last cleaned? The interior is vile!

 

[evocarlos]

god that was horrible inside

great job with the scratches(but that goes without saying if your doing the job) hahaha

there still a lot of stuff embedded in the pile of the carpet the vac wont get out need wire brushing

When was that last cleaned? The interior is vile!

i think that was it lol

 

[milo]

Who's car is it? Im surprised u didn't find mice!!

 

[Sjdickso]

Fantastic turn a round that inside is hanging! What products did you use mate?

 

[evocarlos]

Who's car is it? Im surprised u didn't find mice!!

friend of the family they buy cars to drive dont think there bothered with cleaning them

Fantastic turn a round that inside is hanging! What products did you use mate?

it was
cheap soap snow foam
that yellow clay you gave me
then megs ultimate compound med pad low speed on the rotary
then megs ultimate polish soft waffle pad low speed on the rotary
then autoglym HD wax by hand

engine bay was done with autoglym vinyl and rubber care
in sides were wiped down with a damp shammy

 

[evocarlos]

picked up a sample pack of poor boys at trax will give them a whirl

 

[5M1THY]

picked up a sample pack of poor boys at trax will give them a whirl
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I won't be using any of them lol maybe the lightest one if I'm careful

 

[evocarlos]

and another one the roof was green


scrub scrub


clay the whole car it was a bit ruff


the green came back lol 4 more washes and scrubs later it was clean


the defects










preparing for the roof protection ""fabsil""


lol one can was not quite enuff


here it is all waxed up






just need to clean the tail pipes and the interior and its done

 

[Sjdickso]

Great turnaround! That roof was awful. Did you use the SSR range?

 

[evocarlos]

Great turnaround! That roof was awful. Did you use the SSR range?

yes i used the ssr 2.5 i started with the das6 but swapped it for the rotary and got done in 3 1/2 hours

 

[evocarlos]

she came and fetched the car today i think she took about 80pic's of it she said ""its cleaner than when i bought it"" lol