Sjdickso
Staff
Well the Astra was in a real state.
It had got to the point where in the dark i could not see anything and even with full beam on it looked like the normal running lights.
So with it back from getting it's service and mot i set about it and gave it a clean.
Here it is in the middle of December
Here is was yesterday morning a month and a bit later
The filthy wheels but with new boots on.
No wonder the lights didnt work very well
So on with the clean, first up the engine bay, taped up all electrics then i used megs APC with various brushes and washed off. I then applied plastic dressing and buffed to a matt finish.
The wheels where treated to APC and wool wash mitt with various brushes.
I then coated the wheels to some Turtle wax nano wheel wax and the tyres to endurance gel. The plastic arches treated to AG rubber & v care.
The car was washed twice and dried with WW towel and megs last touch.
I then applied AG Ultra Deep shine polish, which wasnt a good move and spent the next 2 1/2 getting the stuff off, i then gave it a quick coat of megs NXT.
The inside was hoovered plastics and rubbers treated and all glass cleaned and then polished.
Although clean the car has some stone chips and a couple of RDS and swirling but it has just turned 7years old and has 90K on the clock.
here are the afters.
A couple of reflection shots when the sun came out.
It took around 4 1/2 hrs, It then rained all night and snowed this morning
It had got to the point where in the dark i could not see anything and even with full beam on it looked like the normal running lights.
So with it back from getting it's service and mot i set about it and gave it a clean.
Here it is in the middle of December
Here is was yesterday morning a month and a bit later
The filthy wheels but with new boots on.
No wonder the lights didnt work very well
So on with the clean, first up the engine bay, taped up all electrics then i used megs APC with various brushes and washed off. I then applied plastic dressing and buffed to a matt finish.
The wheels where treated to APC and wool wash mitt with various brushes.
I then coated the wheels to some Turtle wax nano wheel wax and the tyres to endurance gel. The plastic arches treated to AG rubber & v care.
The car was washed twice and dried with WW towel and megs last touch.
I then applied AG Ultra Deep shine polish, which wasnt a good move and spent the next 2 1/2 getting the stuff off, i then gave it a quick coat of megs NXT.
The inside was hoovered plastics and rubbers treated and all glass cleaned and then polished.
Although clean the car has some stone chips and a couple of RDS and swirling but it has just turned 7years old and has 90K on the clock.
here are the afters.
A couple of reflection shots when the sun came out.
It took around 4 1/2 hrs, It then rained all night and snowed this morning