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Pop

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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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20th Jun 07 at 14:22

I've just spent bloody hours cleaning the car but I'm very pleased with the end result.

First off, as posted in a thread the other day my wheels were the first thing to get a clean, then sealed with Poorboys Wheel Sealent...

Before...

After...

Next up was the interior. Most of the car was given a hoover, glass was cleaned with Autoglym Glass Cleaner, plastic wiped down with Aerospace 303 and carbon fibre was given some Megs NXT treatment.

Here's a pic of my new centre console after a layer of Meguiars NXT...

Onto the wash and finish, which was done as follows...

- Rinsed the car down
- Washed using 2 bucket method and Megs NXT shampoo with Megs lambswool and microfibre mitts.
- Rinsed the dried with a Poorboys waffle weave towel
- Clayed with Meguiars detail spray and Poorboys clay bar
- Rinsed and dried
- Autoglym Super Resin Polish applied with Megs pad and removed with Megs microfibre cloth
- Chemical Guys EZ Creme Glaze applied with Sonus Blue microfibre applicator pad and removed with Poorboys Mega Deluxe Towel
- 2 layers of Chemical Guys Jetseal 109 applied with Sonus Blue microfibre applicator pad and removed with Poorboys Mega Deluxe Towel.

The Chemical Guys products were really easy to use and I found they left no residue when removing.

Here's the final outcome...

Before...

After...

P1CK4D

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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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20th Jun 07 at 14:22

Fancy cleaning mine?

They look good!

Nath

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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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20th Jun 07 at 14:25

Lovely

Dione J

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Registered: 22nd Sep 04
Location: West Midlands Drives: Leon Cupra Turbo
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20th Jun 07 at 14:26

lush, need to get some Megs microfibre cloth to test PS21

thegsi

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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Evo (you can't afford one)
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20th Jun 07 at 15:59

fair play mate. looks nice

Batmanman

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Registered: 19th Jun 07
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20th Jun 07 at 16:01

bloody hell, i thought those wheels looked clean even before you started personally.. that's some serious buffing.. *thumbs up to you*

JM_16v

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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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20th Jun 07 at 16:01

good detailing there

Martin_C

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Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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20th Jun 07 at 16:47

been on detailing world too much

Pop

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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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20th Jun 07 at 17:25

quote:
Originally posted by Martin_C
been on detailing world too much

yeah, that site is a bad influence.

Joe

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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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20th Jun 07 at 17:26

Looks great that, nice work.

Ryan_G1

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Registered: 29th Aug 05
Location: East Ayrshire
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20th Jun 07 at 17:43

Looks clean, didnt this get stolen a while back?

Pop

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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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20th Jun 07 at 17:53

Nope it's never been stolen

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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20th Jun 07 at 17:53

nice cleaning there but looks the same as when i clean mine using just autoglym shampoo and conditioner.

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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20th Jun 07 at 17:53

quote:
Originally posted by Ryan_G1
Looks clean, didnt this get stolen a while back?

was a silver one mate.

Ryan_G1

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Registered: 29th Aug 05
Location: East Ayrshire
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20th Jun 07 at 17:54

I thought i red about it somewhere, my mistake

Simon L

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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Glasgow
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20th Jun 07 at 18:08

Nice, by a PC and save your arms!

Brett

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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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20th Jun 07 at 18:16

Never been a 206 lover, but that looks spot on

Very clean as well i must say

RS6

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Registered: 5th Nov 03
Location: with MJ
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20th Jun 07 at 18:23

Love it, the cage is lush

Nick-S

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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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20th Jun 07 at 18:59

quote:
Originally posted by Ryan_G1
Looks clean, didnt this get stolen a while back?

that was 205toms hes got it bak now

love your car

SetH

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Registered: 15th Jul 01
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20th Jun 07 at 19:57

some good work there fella and nice car

RioVerde

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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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20th Jun 07 at 21:01

looks great..but the thing is as soon as it rains again you will be back to square one..all i do is wash and chamois off and is good enough!!

SetH

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Registered: 15th Jul 01
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20th Jun 07 at 21:40

pmsl he wont be back to square one, after the treatments he has done he will probably be able to clean his car with a microfibre clloth and a little bit of detailing spray. the dirt will just wipe off.

i spent a day a couple of weeks ago doing similar to what pop has done, a whole week of rain and car getting covered in shit. less then 10 mins with one cloth and a little instant detailer spray and it was back to how it was.

Much to learn you have

SetH

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Registered: 15th Jul 01
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20th Jun 07 at 21:43

also no one uses a chamois anymore >>

We also don't recommend using a natural or synthetic chamois for everyday drying. The chamois material, especially a natural chamois, develops a large amount of friction when being pulled across your paint, almost to the point of suction. The problem: this "dragging traction" is sufficient enough to distort and/or strip wax from your paint. Also, there is very little nap to a chamois (synthetic or natural), so any particles not washed off have a higher chance of being rubbed directly onto the paint and causing scratches and swirl marks.

deano87

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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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20th Jun 07 at 21:53

Looks nice, you've done a top job. Don't normally like 206's, but I really rate this

Nick-S

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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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20th Jun 07 at 22:03

quote:
Originally posted by SetH
also no one uses a chamois anymore >>

We also don't recommend using a natural or synthetic chamois for everyday drying. The chamois material, especially a natural chamois, develops a large amount of friction when being pulled across your paint, almost to the point of suction. The problem: this "dragging traction" is sufficient enough to distort and/or strip wax from your paint. Also, there is very little nap to a chamois (synthetic or natural), so any particles not washed off have a higher chance of being rubbed directly onto the paint and causing scratches and swirl marks.

i use chamois all the time, how do u dry it then?

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