Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Thought I'd post this up on here just to show you the Dodo Juice stuff in action, and also because it's a pretty nice "average" car imo!
Was a difficult detail to do as I had to keep dodging the rain showers - luckily I had a nice double garage to work in to do the polishing stages!
The guy who owns it is very fussy over little details, but this was carried out over just 5 hours, so it was agreed I would work to restore the gloss of the paintwork, but not remove all the light scratches and swirls which it is in dire need of - so much so that when washed properly, the car was very grey and cloudy looking.
Befores:
The bit in the middle of the cup holders is a slide out bottle opener! 
So with the first heavy shower already pouring down on me and the car, it was time to get cracking.
Wheels cleaned with AS Smart Wheels and various brushes, tyres and arches with AS G101.
Whole car was then foamed with AS Hazsafe:
Which removed a lot of the baked on crud.
Entire car was then washed via the 2bm, zymol sponge and Dodo Sour Power.
Rinsed off, dried for the first time, for it to then rain again!!!
Lower half of the entire car sprayed with AS Tardis as there was a lot of tar welded on to the paint, this was left to work it's magic, wiped off with old MF's and then the entire car clayed using BH soft clay panel by panel.
Entire car re rinsed, dried and then on to the interior.
Interior thoroughly hoovered, mat's cleaned with AS Brisk foam and a AG high tec interior pad, leather cleaned with AS leather cleaner, plastics wiped down with AS G101 and dressed with AS Pazaz.
By this time it was raining again  So time to duck into the double garage, dry it off and get cracking with the polishing.
I chose to use a Dodo product I haven't used for a while - Need For Speed. This is similar to AG SRP but better!
Entire car was polished using this on a 3M polishing pad via the porter cable, before being followed up with 2 coats of Dodo Banana Armour wax (this is designed for warm colours, but I've been experimenting the "wrong wax" on the "wrong colour" recently - and found that Banana Armour works really well on all finishes imo!)
Glass was cleaned with AS Glass clear, tyres and trim dressed with AS Finish, Wheels polished with Dodo Need For Speed.
Finito!
Time to wheel it back out into the rain again 
Time Taken - 5 hours.
Thanks for looking 
Rich
[Edited on 28-03-2009 by Rich H]
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Nice car, clean too! 
Undecided on the wheels though, for some reason I'm imagining them in an 18" fitment on a baby blue 5 door Corsa 
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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I quite like the wheels tbh - up close, they have a very good quality finish to them - similar to the ones found on TT's etc, and similar style of finish to M3 wheels with painted anthra insides etc.
Pretty sure they're not the standard wheels for these eitheer are they - a fairly pricey option?
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Neil Dagens
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Registered: 14th Apr 07
Location: Fareham, Hampshire
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looks a good job, may get you to do the bora in the summer  bottle opener looks
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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140 one, Lovley spec cars! Good work Rich 
Guy local has one of those. Wheels and Badges are baby pink 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Neil Dagens
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^^^ ive seen that one looks wheel whores sticker on the back?
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AndyKent
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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Looks awesome job. Mines the same but in SE spec (slightly lower). Liking the alloys though, sure they aren't options.
Whats a 'porter cable' by the way?
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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very smart mate good work.
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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Brilliant job as always mate, needs lowering though
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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Looks awesome
How much did that cost the guy?
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Thanks for all the comments
A porter cable is a random orbital machine polisher imported from the US. Similar to Megs G220 etc
That detail cost £165.
Neil - You know where I am if you want me to give the Bora a session!
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