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Today I did some detailing...
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Today I decided to give the alloys and wheel arches on my own car a proper clean.
Cue the torrential downpours with some thunder and lightning thrown in for good measure, and I only managed to get the rear wheels and arches done.
Just realised I've no pics of the arches!:o
Anyway, the wheels:
Here's what we started with - likely they haven't had a proper clean in six years!
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After a quick powerwash, Autosmart Wheel Cleaner, Autosmart Tardis and finally Autosmart G101, we end up with this:
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After I detarred the wheel arches, the driveway looked like somebody had flushed out the spraybar on a tackcoater.0 -
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That Gtechniq C4 stuff is some joke. So far anyways.
Gave it a go on the girlfriends mini. Its black bumpers were an eye sore every time the car was washed. Forgot my DSLR so its the HTC ONEs time to shine.
Nearside rear wheel arch was in a general bad state. Previous owner must of thought the mini was actually a small car.
Before (is it just me or do those tyres look like their cracking?):
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After:
OnSide rear arch Before:
After:
Rear bumper and exhaust (cleaned up with some autosol) - Before:
After (ignore the rusty back box):
Wing Mirror Before:
After:
Wing mirror arm was awful before, but no pic
. After:
50:50
Door handle before:
After:
Hopefully tomorrow I can get to work on the Corolla. Its filthy though. Time to test out all the bits I got off Curran. If I had the time and tools with me, id go nuts on the corolla. Alas I only have shampoo, a mitt, APC, a few buckets and C4. Id love to clay it after its 15-17 years living by the sea.0 -
This car was booked in for an exterior valet this morning.
The wheels needed some TLC because they ware never cleaned properly, another example why some places don't take the time to clean the hard to reach areas and just rush the job.
At MX Valeting we do it correctly
*First the wheels are rinsed to get any heavy dirt off
*Second traffic film remover is sprayed on and allowed to work in for two to three minutes
*Third The traffic film remover is rinsed off
*Fourth wheel cleaner is sprayed on this is let to work in for another three to five minutes and and then agitated with a special brush (the cleaner is PH neutral)
*Fifty the wheels are finally rinsed and this way the wheels are thoroughly cleaned
Next depending on the service being carried out i would de-tar and wax them for the ultimate in shine and protection.
Because of all this effort the wheels will be protected from contaminants like salt, brake dust and grime making them easier to clean them in the future.
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Black_Knight wrote: »I am way too afraid to answer that, because no matter what I did, im wrong.
We've all learnt from our mistakes!
If you did it 5 parts APC : 1 water, then it should have done a reasonable job.
However products like gtechniq C4 are superb products but take a lot of effort to prepare before application. They arent as flexible as some other products.
Ideally an IPA wipedown would be done before application!
A lot of the gtechniq products also need to be applied and let cure in controlled environments - not sure about C4 but certainly some of their paint protection products do!0
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