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stealthwolf:
My first Sunday off in over a six weeks. I went to bed early last night and got up at 6am. The weather forecast was good and the sun was shining. I decided to give the car it's first scrub in six months.

I wasn't planning on taking pictures (so no before/during shots) but I was so impressed that I fell in love with the car all over again. SteveP will attest to the filthiness of the car and this shot shows how bad it was:



The Process
Rinse down with pressure washer.
Two rounds of Snow Foam (Valet Pro) - the car was dirty enough for it!
(Really annoyed that I forgot to give the car a good dose of Meg's APC 1:4 at this point)
Wheels cleaned with Bilberry Wheel Cleaner and Swisswax-style brush
Two rounds of 2BM with DJ BTBM. Dried.
Meg's Smooth Surface's Clay bar with DJ Born Slippy as lube*
DJ Lime Prime Lite
1xLusso Oro Wax
Windows done with proper glass towel and Lusso Oro Window cleaner
AG Vinyl & Bumper car for plastic trim (this is crap but better than nothing**)
Ordinarily would use Meg's Tyre Gel stuff here but I was so impressed, I didn't want to wait for it to dry.




The entire thing took four hours. Enjoy.



^^^ Ignore the pipes in that shot. I couldn't find my autosol polish so gave a quick wipe down with WD40.

^^^ Can't believe how shiny the lower lip was.




Some reflection shots (the camera had problems focussing):




^^^ That last one was of the bonnet.


Can't wait until I get my weekends back and I can give the car a weekly wash.  :party:




* Does anyone know if this stuff is meant to 'foam'? When using it with the clay bar, it was like I was using something soapy, leaving behind trails of suds that dried when I wiped it up

** Any recommendations for black plastic trim?

NEWEY:
looks cracking  :drool:

Saint Steve:
 :congrats: :congrats:

A rare site of an unmodified car on this site :grin:

paulk:
very nice :congrats:

Frodo-anni:
Recommendation for exterior black plastic trim - AG bumper care (or as i call it AG snot) stops them fading to that horrible grey

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