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Old 30-07-2011, 07:15 PM
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Copied over from my thread on Surrey Scoobies

Righty, following on from my earlier thread in "chatter" http://www.surreyscoobies.co.uk/foru...950#post424950

OK so I was ready at Halfords when they opened at 09:02 this morning having had a rather tasty double sausage and egg McMuffin with OJ.

In there, I bought myself:

Megs NXT Wash & Wax Kit
Turtlewax Clay kit x 2
AG bodywork Conditioner
Megs Ultimate Wash & Wax
Megs Hot Rims wheel cleaner
Megs alloy wheel brush

Cost me 90 of my good English pounds. :shrug:

So after Halfords had finished with the KY and I had pulled my trowsers back up, I scooted off to my dear nan & grandads to begin what turned out to be a 7 hour cleaning "sesh".

Reason being for said "sesh" is partly because it had been 5 months or so since my last proper detail and partly because the old girl had just ticked past 60k miles I drink to that. Water though because I'm ******* dehydrated now.

Oh my god, just checked my phone and the total uploaded pics is 32. I will do all of them, then remove (if necessary) after I can see what they look like on the screen - mobile screens no good really, too small.

Anyhoo.

The process I used was this - if I can remember exactly.

01. Jet wash using the spinny nozzel - hurts my skin this one, nasty
02. Hand was using Megs wash mitten and AG Bodywork Conditioner
03. Rince using jetwash
04. Hand dry using microfibre cloths
05. Clay entire car
06. Hand was using Megs wash mitten and AG Bodywork Conditioner (less potent mix of AG though this time)
07. Hand dry using microfibre cloths
08. Soak wheels with Megs Hot Rims, leave for a while, brush off and rince with jetwash
09. Hand apply AG Super Resin Polish
10. Buff off using DA polisher
11. Apply Megs NXT Tech Wax using the applicator supplied.
12. Buff off using microfibre cloth (no DA)
13. Apply AG Vinal & Rubber Care to all outside black trim, door rubbers, bonnet/boot rubbers etc
14. Clean out door sills, shuts and the fuel filler bit
15. Clean all glass and lights with AG Fast Glass
16. Clean engine bay with AG Vinal and Rubber Care.
17. Treat tyres with AG Vinal and Rubber Care
16. Clean door cards etc with AG Vinal and Rubber Care
17. Take photos, ache like ****.

I didn't hoover because to be honest I couldn't be arsed and it wasn't that dirty anyway. Come to think of it the car wasn't that dirty either but hey ho.

Claying it produced little dirt, compared to last time, so that works well.

Right, pictures.

A couple first of it dirty. Shameful.



















Shocking eh? Oh and by the way, the Megs wash & Wax I bought is to be used in place of the AG Bodywork Conditioner inbetween waxing sessions. The AG will be used prior to waxing sessions as per today.

Now onto the afters...































































All in all, a successfull day but very very tired now! Next up is a visit to SSS next weekend to see Dan for a 60k service and have the rear shocks stripped and packed with fresh grease for I have the dreaded knock going on.

Cheers all, hope you enjoy the multitude of pictures :ithankyou:


Whoops, more pictures, thought they'd finished...





























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Old 30-07-2011, 07:40 PM
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Very nice .

How easy is it to use a clay bar? Are there any Do`s and Dont`s?
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Old 30-07-2011, 07:44 PM
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Old 30-07-2011, 08:39 PM
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Very nice .

How easy is it to use a clay bar? Are there any Do`s and Dont`s?

Thanks

Claying is suprisingly easy as long as you have a few brain cells. Can't go wrong.

All you do is unwrap the clay and warm it up to make it nice and squidgy. I use either my hands or a bowl of warm water.
Then all you need do is use lots and lots of lube that usually comes with a kit and rub lightly over the body.

You can feel the clay picking up bits as it passes them, feels like it is snagging slightly. When the clay passes over smooth then you move along.

Takes a good hour to do the whole car (depending on dirt load) but when you finish the car is literally smooth as glass - its amazing. Then the wax you put on next properly bonds to the paint and lasts.

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Old 30-07-2011, 09:10 PM
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Cheers for the tip, I`ll try it on the wife`s first but keep it quiet just in-case the one brain cell left cocks it up

Thanks again!
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Old 30-07-2011, 09:36 PM
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Cheers for the tip, I`ll try it on the wife`s first but keep it quiet just in-case the one brain cell left cocks it up

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and lol @ the brain cell
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Good job that man! Looks fantastic!

Thank you kindly sir!
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That's a good days works there chap.

Looks stunning
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Looks stunning
Cheers... next time I'll put a few more pictures up lol
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Looking good - Can't beat clay bars for final quality of finish and ease of waxing after.
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Looking good - Can't beat clay bars for final quality of finish and ease of waxing after.

I have to agree, very useful little things indeed. I run mine over anything I think might have hidden dirt and everytime it picks dirt up
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Old 31-07-2011, 11:42 AM
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Great work, looks fantastic.
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Great work, looks fantastic.

Thanks Crowman Going out in a minute to see how much crap has accumulated over night haha
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wow what a day !! good work ,great finish
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wow what a day !! good work ,great finish

Cheers Simba
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Cheers pal the sunburn was worth it
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Looking lush matey, great job

It's the pain in the finger tips after a session like that that I like the least
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Looking lush matey, great job

It's the pain in the finger tips after a session like that that I like the least
Cheers very much .... I had multiple pain nevermind just the fingertips haha I do like the lingering smell of car cleaning stuff though - don't know why
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I love a good details me That looks very nice. I feel your pain, I detailed mine a few weeks back and it took me nearly three days getting it all shiny. Was worth it though, won 3rd place in a show and shine.

Well worth the time and effort as it makes it so much easier to keep clean once its loaded up with wax.

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I love a good details me That looks very nice. I feel your pain, I detailed mine a few weeks back and it took me nearly three days getting it all shiny. Was worth it though, won 3rd place in a show and shine.

Well worth the time and effort as it makes it so much easier to keep clean once its loaded up with wax.

Chris.
Three days?!!! Awesome! I doth my cap to you sir. If I had a garage of my own and a second car I could well see myself in there for days lol

Good job on the show & shine comp - post some pictures up!


Maybe it's something in the name Chris...

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Three days?!!! Awesome! I doth my cap to you sir. If I had a garage of my own and a second car I could well see myself in there for days lol

Good job on the show & shine comp - post some pictures up!


Maybe it's something in the name Chris...

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Lol Guess so mate. Took three days as it was the 1st time using my Kestrel DA polisher and I didn't want to make an arse of it. Whilst the paintwork was in good enough condition it didn't have the glass finish look I wanted.

Having a garage is bonus otherwise I don't think I would have gone through all the bother.

Will upload the photos to my flickr account and stick em up later, in the meantime I do have a link to some of the other action and static pics from the SIDC Alford event.

Link to pics here
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Inside the bonnet wasn't bling enough compared to the others.


I'm the goofy looking one with the orange marshalls bib on.
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Inside the bonnet wasn't bling enough compared to the others.


I'm the goofy looking one with the orange marshalls bib on.
Very very shiney - no wonder you won, lovely looking Scooby there and that's a very nice mashalls bib too
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that's a very nice mashalls bib too
I was hitting at the totty back with a big ****ty stick to keep them from getting at me. So attractive.
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I was hitting at the totty back with a big ****ty stick to keep them from getting at me. So attractive.

Very good
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Looks like some hard work went into those 7 hours! Time does fly when your detailing I find! Great results fella!
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Looks spotless. Noticed Grandad getting in on the picture action. If he's anything like mine he would have been standing over your shoulder muttering " I don't know why you bother, it's only going to get dirty again. besides who looks in the wheel arches and behind the number plate?"
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Looks like some hard work went into those 7 hours! Time does fly when your detailing I find! Great results fella!
Cheers, I agree time does fly - not really enough daylight hours to do a proper wheels off job.
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Looks spotless. Noticed Grandad getting in on the picture action. If he's anything like mine he would have been standing over your shoulder muttering " I don't know why you bother, it's only going to get dirty again. besides who looks in the wheel arches and behind the number plate?"
Surprisingly not, he's always taken great pride in a clean car and loves his Mercedes - been driving them for 42 years!! and so we have cleaning sessions, I clean the scoob and he cleans the merc
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top work. behind every man and his car there is a grandad/dad/uncle whispering, go on son. sweat blood to make it perfect.
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top work. behind every man and his car there is a grandad/dad/uncle whispering, go on son. sweat blood to make it perfect.
This is true, well said
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Exactly what my Dad was like. He would spend hours, no days cleaning his MGB GT. I think he used to time himself cleaning it on a calender.
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Exactly what my Dad was like. He would spend hours, no days cleaning his MGB GT. I think he used to time himself cleaning it on a calender.
If I had a garage that I could keep the car in when cleaning I reckon I would do days worth too, that would be awesome. Sounds like your dad really did love his MGB! Timing on calendar - that's organised
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