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Author Sunday clean up with obligatory pics!
Rich H
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28th Dec 08 at 16:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well it's a long time since I bothered to post anything like this on here!

Nothing fancy, just a thorough clean up to add some further protection to my C that I've not bothered cleaning for a couple of months now! (Partly because I cba with it, and partly because I've been pretty busy with Refined Detail, and I have to keep cleaning the van!!)

As you can see, it was pretty filthy!













Foamed with Bilt Hamber Autofoam and left to dwell for about 5 minutes whilst I cleaned arches, tyres and wheels with the foam and some Autosmart G101. All rinsed off at high pressure, lower halves of bodywork then sprayed with Autosmart Hazsafe and rinsed off to remove most of the salt and other crud that was baked on.

I then washed it using two bucket method, wash mitt and Megs gold class before rinsing off again and drying using Chemical guys drying towels and Autosmart Reglaze for lube. The car was still in good nick under all the crap from a pre Trax detail, so I was able to go straight to waxing it with Collinite 476s. Trim was treated with a product I'm trying out for next year - Black Wow, first impressions are good! Wheels were sealed with Collinite, tyres dressed with Autosmart Highstyle, Glass polished with Autosmart silverscreen and treated with Rain-X.

Afters:













Time taken - 1hr 45mins

That should see it through the rest of the winter now! As you can see, it's now fairly standard as I'm likely to be selling it, I have tried briefly this year, but it's not the right time to sell at all, so may hang on to it in standard form for another year when either my sister or my neighbour may buy it

Cheers

Rich
Mark330d
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28th Dec 08 at 16:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks good! did you sell the other bits that were on it?
Mike GSi
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28th Dec 08 at 16:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Something makes me think you've done that before good work
Rich H
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28th Dec 08 at 16:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nope some of the bits are still available. Check my sig

Just bumped the thread in classifieds too.
Rich H
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28th Dec 08 at 16:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mike Z20LET
Something makes me think you've done that before good work


Erm, yesterday...









(Rest in garage)

Oh and the day before that, and that etc etc
S@M
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28th Dec 08 at 16:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
BLOW JOB number plate?
Rich H
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28th Dec 08 at 16:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by S@M
BLOW JOB number plate?


I didn't even notice when I first got it, but it gets noticed by everyone now

Cheaper than BL05 JDB - last time I looked, it was up for £1500!
S@M
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28th Dec 08 at 17:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
haha yeh, anyway car looks smart mate
Daveskater
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28th Dec 08 at 17:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cleaner than a nun's smear

Washed mine today as well but not to that extent Had to do my mum's as well and only had an hour to do it in

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
Rich H
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28th Dec 08 at 17:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers

Thats not a thorough clean up on my car It was just a much needed tidy. I'd already spent 2 hours previous to that cleaning the van up and adding a 3rd coat of wax lol.

Sorting out the HIDs and de-rub stripping the van tomorrow
Jenko_Sport
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28th Dec 08 at 17:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im disapointed, no foamed pics.
Rich H
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28th Dec 08 at 17:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jenko_Sport
Im disapointed, no foamed pics.


I'm afraid it doesn't excite me anymore, it just does the job



Here's one from my site, specially for you
Jenko_Sport
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28th Dec 08 at 17:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Id love to see what you could do with the paint on my purple one but havent got the money spare and what the cars worth it isnt worth it haha.
Rich H
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28th Dec 08 at 18:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
In that case, I can advise you to try Poorboys Black Hole topped with some long lasting wax to hide the defects

Bit like SRP but better (imo)
Daniel_Corsa
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28th Dec 08 at 18:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you weren't so southern I'd get you round to correct my TT

Agree about the PB Black Hole it does hide quite alot of minor imperfections in the paint!



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Kurt
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28th Dec 08 at 18:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You should come up to do Daniel_corsa's and then do mine on the way back down
Rich H
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28th Dec 08 at 19:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tbh, If I knew I could have say 2 or 3 days solid work oop North, I'd consider it and stay in travelodges etc each night!
Daniel_Corsa
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28th Dec 08 at 19:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1 day here

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RossyB
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28th Dec 08 at 20:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Now that is clean.
Rich H
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28th Dec 08 at 20:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
1 day here


I am being serious tbh. If there is a group of people in fairly close proximity of each other (an hours drive or so between each other) or en-route to each other, I will consider a detailing roadtrip!
Corsa_Scotty
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28th Dec 08 at 20:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine is like that atm Just got myself that massive bag of autoglym stuff so going to spend tommorow getting it perfect (as red as possible)
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
1 day here


I am being serious tbh. If there is a group of people in fairly close proximity of each other (an hours drive or so between each other) or en-route to each other, I will consider a detailing roadtrip!


im about 45mins away from Dan's
Rich H
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28th Dec 08 at 21:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thats 2 then...
Corsa_Scotty
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28th Dec 08 at 21:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
West Sussex to the middle of scotland is a long long long journey aint it
Rich H
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28th Dec 08 at 21:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Scotty
West Sussex to the middle of scotland is a long long long journey aint it


Yup - approximately 7 hours lol.

Other detailers do it - if you can get guaranteed work in a certain area to make it worth while, it's worth the effort!! Gets me meeting people off here too

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