Did a wee bit of detailing . . .

[dezzy]

Have neglected my obsessive detailing habit a bit over the winter, so I have just spent over 30 hours spread over 5 days . . . A lot of hard work but well worth it. I've actually managed to remove swirls by hand!!

If you're interested, the full write-up is on Detailing World here: http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... ost1446308

Arches before:


After


Inside of wheels before:


And after:


Outside of wheels before:


And after:


That was the end of the first weekend! Wheels/arches and painted my brake calipers.

So, onto the 2nd weekend . . .

Rinsed, foamed, rinsed, washed with 2 bucket method and lambswool mitt, then R222 autowash and a brush used on the badges/grills/door shuts/etc.

I then clayed the entire car and this is about as bad as it got:


Then, it was time to try Menzerna Intensive Polish. I have Jason Liddell and Polished Bliss to thank for this. I did 2 applications of it. It took a lot of hard work, but was well worth it. Remember this has no fillers - it's a pure abrasive polish. I still can't believe I managed to remove swirls by hand!!

A couple of before pics of swirls:



And after . . . not perfect but pretty amazing considering this was by hand!





Next, I filled in any remaining swirls with Autoglym SRP, then sealead with Poorboy's EX-P Sealant, then 2 coats of Poorboy's Natty's Carnuba wax, with 24 hours between 1st and 2nd coat.

I've still to Rain-X the glass, polish the exhaust and do the full interior. But the finished result for the exterior is pretty damn impressive if I do say so myself

Some nice beading





And on with the shiny photos . . .







































My favourite pic:







Thanks for reading.

D

[Dominic]

Top effort! 30 hours

Looks like a new car.... actually, probably better!

[Brian J]

So if you see a Magnetic Blue S2 Exige in the West End of Glasgow, no difficulty in deciding whose it is - if you need sunglasses it's Dezzy's; if it's dirty and scuffed on every corner (those KH cones) it's mine......

[renmure]

Looks fab

[dezzy]

So if you see a Magnetic Blue S2 Exige in the West End of Glasgow, no difficulty in deciding whose it is - if you need sunglasses it's Dezzy's; if it's dirty and scuffed on every corner (those KH cones) it's mine......

I could make yours look the same too . . . now, how much should I charge per hour

[jason]

That looks amazing! Top work, Dezzy. Impressed and humbled at your effort and results. How are the arms now, not fallen off?

[Gareth]

Any swirls?

[r055]

i do agree - very impressive mate and car looking great!

however, where do you find the time to spend 30 hours on 'washing' you're fecking car!!??

Ross

[dezzy]

i do agree - very impressive mate and car looking great!

however, where do you find the time to spend 30 hours on 'washing' you're fecking car!!??

I only do a job like that about once, maybe twice, per year, so it's worth giving up a few days. And it's just 9 - 5 I'm giving up. Still had something on every night I was working on the car, so my social life and stuff wasn't affected. Just had to give up daytime hours on a Sat/Sun/Fri/Sat/Sun to get it all done

Jason . . . yep, the arms are still recovering!

Cheers,
D

[philthy]

whatever tickles your pickle.

I think my girlfriend would leave me if I spent 30 hours washing my car.

[tenkfeet]

Having seen your car on Sunday , I would have no problem eating my dinner of your wheels .

[Victor Meldrew]

Mine gets cleaned with a wet towel and a sweeping brush.

[Victor Meldrew]

But must admit, it does look good.

[campbell]

Dezzy, career change coming up?!

[VXJON]

30 hours



Wax on wax off wax on wax off