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 Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 10:29 am |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2011
Posts: 163
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Location: South Wales
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Ive spent the last two days giving the pug a good going over. Been wanting to do this for a while, and being off work for the week and good weather it would be rude not to take advantage!
This is what i call an OCD clean and consists of:
Wash & dry (G3 Pro bodywork Detox)
De-tar'd/Bug'd
Bodywork & plastics clayed
Rinsed & dried
Paintwork renovator
Polish
Seal/Wax
Plastics treated
Glass cleaned
Heres a few pics in the process:
This was the clay bar after doing only the quarter of the roof!!
And a few afters...
Today i carried on where i left off yesterday, mainly the wheels. I gave the wheels a DEEP clean, as i was fed up of all the dirt/brake dust on the inside of the rim coming through when i was trying to clean the front lol... and while the wheels were off i slapped on some red caliper paint i had lying around, and sprayed the drums black.
Heres a few before & afters...
I also put a few layers of wax on the wheels for easier cleaning next time round.
Alltogether it took around 7-8 hours! But well worth it and should only have to top up the wax every time it gets washed now for a few months.
Also i have this lying around that i got for pretty much free, so might fit it this week...
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 10:33 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Kings Lynn
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Good work mate, looks nice! 
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| My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 10:55 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: West mids
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Good work mate looks spot on, also on the best colour 
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 12:12 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 898
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Location: Melton Mowbray Leicestershire
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Mind me asking what product/method you used to clean the alloys?
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 1:34 pm |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010
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Location: Palestine
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very nice job mate,this is the kind of work I like to see :D,the car is looking amazingly clean
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 1:39 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Gloucester
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I hate moonstone/silver, no matter how much work or product you use it still just doesn't seem to shine like the other colours do.
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 3:01 pm |
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Joined: Dec 10, 2010
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Location: Cape Town
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great work
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 3:20 pm |
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Joined: Jan 05, 2011
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Location: North Manchester
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| 2Oh!6 wrote: |
| I hate moonstone/silver, no matter how much work or product you use it still just doesn't seem to shine like the other colours do. |
Way to praise a mans work 
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 3:44 pm |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2011
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Location: South Wales
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Rich: i use This stuff from UK valet supplies, proper strong acidic stuff, it will find the smallest of cuts on your hands, even ones you didnt know you had! lol... As for method, blast the majority of the dirt off with a jet wash, and i got a stiff wheel cleaner brush and scrubbed, had to repeat a few times especially on the front wheels.
Timon: Cheers dude! i dont do half arsed jobs, its only finished when im happy with it 
2Oh!6: Couldnt agree with you more, if you look closely it looks really shiney but it doesnt give you the wow factor after a good polish like my older cars have done.
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Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:38 am |
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Joined: Jun 24, 2010
Posts: 176
Trade Rating: +3
Location: Stoke On Trent
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Great job on the Sirocco's mate. I could never get em looking this good on mine so I changed to Nimrods. After seeing yours, I'm wondering if I made the right decision lol.
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Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:43 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2632
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Rugby,Warwickshire
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I gt the same colOur paint splattered on my driveway too (the red calliper paint) 
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