The polo 'Molly' is absaloutly immaculate and been cleaned very well from new by the looks of things.
As good as no swirl marks, no scratches and no by the looks of things, never had any paintwork done on it.
After polishing the car for Spring Fesitval, I noticed it still didnt shine too greatly and the paintwork wasnt as smooth as id like, so decided a good claying was needed.
Anyway, here's what I was faced with this evening...
Kim stays on top of her wheels very well, and had recently cleaned them, the only dirt was stuff she hadnt got too or picked up on the 20 mile route to mine.
Nothing drastic in regards to mud splatter, but will look better when cleaned up of course!
Sunday night in Atherstone brought some wierd as hell sandy rain, which had left it's mark all over Mollys windows and paintwork. The reflection in the bonnet of the house, shows clear edges and lines to the house, this meaning the paintwork is in goodshape with very few surface marks. A good sign.
The common place for mud/dirt and anything else to settle, on the bootlid. The polo's have always had this problem ever since the 6N2.
The weapons of choice for the wheels were...
X1160 Ultra-Safe Wheel Spoke Brush - Very good for getting behind the spokes and doing the rear of the wheels/barrels.
X1010 Versa-Angle Tyre Brush - Get's into them small nooks and crannys that your sponge/mitt won't, also soft and safe on your expensive rims.
X3002EU Deep Pile Microfiber Wash Mitt - Nice mitt to finish the main wheel spokes off with.
I have several mitts I use just for wheels, I wouldnt recommend using the same one to wash your car with!
G7164 Meguairs Gold Class Shampoo & Conditioner was my chosen product to start with.
A nice thick bubbly mix to remove all grit and sand on cars paint.
I also always use the G408B Meguairs Bucket & Gritguard. Everytime mitt is dipped into the bucket and rubbed agaisnt the guard, any small/loose particles drop to the bottom, this helps reduce swirl marks in the paint.
A second bucket, was used for the wheel cleaning brushes and mitt. I wouldnt think twice about using the same bucket, even with the grit guard, stupid amounts of dirt and particles will come off the wheels.
Car rinsed off.
Cleaned out the rear of the wheels.
Then in those awkward nooks and crannys.
I then finished the spokes off with the wash mitt.
Starting cleaning the car with another clean wash mitt. Not pressing hard with the mitt, just a couple of light passes.
Whole car done, and ready to be washed off.
Car dried with DJST1PC Soft Touch Drying Towel.
Once dried off, I chose to clay the car with G1116EU Megs Quik Clay Detailing System.
Picture showing the lubricant and clean piece of clay.
After a tiny area of the bonnet had been done!
At this point I shat my pants, and knew it was going to be a nightmare removing all contaminents.
Kim had a go at claying, did a bloody good job too! Don't laugh at her face pulling, dont think she knew I was taking the pic!
I had to open up a second box and use another clay bar it was pretty bad!
Once clayed, I then went over the car again with Gold Class. This to remove all the detailing clay spray left on the surface and any clay left behind.
The chosen finishing product was High Definition Wax by AutoGlym. Amazing stuff, I think everyone that has used it will agree.
A good thick coat was needed after the claying. Evenly applied to every panel. Id recommend doing a few panels at a time if doing this on your own, as the stuff goes hard and becomes difficult to remove. Luckily, I had Kim to help me remove it, while I dried off and started on the other side of the car.
And after drying off and dressing the tyres and black trims with some AutoSmart AutoBlack, it was a little darker than expected but can still see the finished thing...
ALL comments welcome... if im doing it wrong... tell me!
