Today I did some detailing...

RobTheLad

So I got around to giving the motor a nice wash on Saturday. Looked like it was about to rain at any stage, so in haste, I forgot to take any before pictures, but the car was covered in a thick layer of dirt/dust, and the wheels badly soiled in brake dust and dirt.

So firstly, gave the car a good wash using the 2BM, using some AutoGlym shampoo I already had lying around. Cleaned the wheels using Bilt Hamber Auto Wheels, which did a great job of disolving the brake dust and dirt, giving a great purple bleeding affect in the process. Being a white car, it shows up every little mark, so I gave the bottom half of the car a good spray of Tar Remover, rinsed and went over it again with 2BM. I then fully dried the car, and used some OA Perfection, which i found to be a great product, real easy to use, and left a nice shine. Then dressed the tyres using AutoGlym instant tyre dressing, and gave the windows a clean firstly with some windowlene, then polished on top of that with some AutoGlym glass polish. A quick hover inside, and I was done!

ianobrien

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Lovely Escort btw.

I was very nearly getting a gallon of petrol and a match to it. It was acting up for a long while in that it was starting to run rough and dying when it got up to temp. Changing the rotor arm and dizzy cap would cure it until the next time you started the car. It was getting expensive in rotor arm and dizzy caps.

I "think" I've got it sorted by changing the brand of rotor arm (from Aldon to Bosch). I was abusing it yesterday for 10 miles with no problems (flat out accelleration runs, going from full throttle to zero throttle and back to full throttle, gentle runs on partial throttle, etc). Oh the joys of a properly built engine.....

Edit, oh about the Leon, I went in to look/price for a 151 and that was there. Drove on a Saturday, bought on a Monday over the phone, collected when the bank returned my money.....

MuppetCheck

ianobrien wrote: »

I was very nearly getting a gallon of petrol and a match to it. It was acting up for a long while in that it was starting to run rough and dying when it got up to temp. Changing the rotor arm and dizzy cap would cure it until the next time you started the car. It was getting expensive in rotor arm and dizzy caps.

I "think" I've got it sorted by changing the brand of rotor arm (from Aldon to Bosch). I was abusing it yesterday for 10 miles with no problems (flat out accelleration runs, going from full throttle to zero throttle and back to full throttle, gentle runs on partial throttle, etc). Oh the joys of a properly built engine.....

Edit, oh about the Leon, I went in to look/price for a 151 and that was there. Drove on a Saturday, bought on a Monday over the phone, collected when the bank returned my money.....

Well if the escort is getting to you that much I'll gladly look after it!

Similar with me on the Leon, went out to do something entirely different that day...still haven't gotten round to doing what I was supposed to either:pac:

ianobrien

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Well if the escort is getting to you that much I'll gladly look after it!

Similar with me on the Leon, went out to do something entirely different that day...still haven't gotten round to doing what I was supposed to either:pac:

Join the queue for the Escort! I reckon you are 82nd in line.......

ianobrien

Just saw the neighbours having a go at cleaning their car. They arrived out armed with a basin of water, a bottle of Cif, a large bottle of Domestos Bleach and two pot scrubbers.

They proceeded to pour the Cif over the car and scrub it with the pot scrubber, really working it in around the windows, door gaps etc. They then washed it with the bleach and rinsed it with half a basin of water. They proceeded to tidy up and head in happy.

I was shocked that somebody could attack a car like that but now I know why the paint is always dull. Just God help anybody who touches the car or any pet that walks where it was washed from the bleach that was poured everywhere.

Oh, yes it was their car as they drove away in it later.


Mods, sorry if this is in the wrong thread as I couldn't find an active one for horror stories.

Curran

At least the car is sterile!
There are some really shocking washing techniques out there, but that just about tops it! Would love to mask out a square on one of the panels and re-correct it!

ianobrien

Curran wrote: »

At least the car is sterile!
There are some really shocking washing techniques out there, but that just about tops it! Would love to mask out a square on one of the panels and re-correct it!

It was an '02 to '05 Opel Corsa in a rather fetching green/blue. Is it worth exposing yourself to sodium hypochlorite without protection?

Curran

Every car deserves to be given a bit of TLC - after a few hours work, doing the whole car, it'd double the value of it

Spike Witwicky

ianobrien wrote: »

Just saw the neighbours having a go at cleaning their car....

:eek: Holy Feck! Not suprised the paint has dulled after potscrubbers and Cif.
Would bleach fade the paint after prolonged use?

Chimaera

ianobrien wrote: »

It was an '02 to '05 Opel Corsa in a rather fetching green/blue. Is it worth exposing yourself to sodium hypochlorite without protection?

You'd be fine taking a hose to it - if you were really worried, I might wear some eye protection.

Curran

Curran wrote: »

At least the car is sterile!

It's a pity the parents of the person who did that weren't sterile :pac:

Dord

ianobrien wrote: »

Just saw the neighbours having a go at cleaning their car. They arrived out armed with a basin of water, a bottle of Cif, a large bottle of Domestos Bleach and two pot scrubbers.

They proceeded to pour the Cif over the car and scrub it with the pot scrubber, really working it in around the windows, door gaps etc. They then washed it with the bleach and rinsed it with half a basin of water. They proceeded to tidy up and head in happy.

I was shocked that somebody could attack a car like that but now I know why the paint is always dull. Just God help anybody who touches the car or any pet that walks where it was washed from the bleach that was poured everywhere.

Oh, yes it was their car as they drove away in it later.


Mods, sorry if this is in the wrong thread as I couldn't find an active one for horror stories.

Jesus. :eek:

Mc Love

Did a day-long wash/clean (about 6 hours or so) yesterday. Started off with giving the wheels a blast of Bilt Hamber auto wheel and rinse. Then some snow foam of Meguairs Hyperwash and CG Mr Pink mix, rinsed and dried the bottom half for the tar cleanse (OAC), left that sit for a few minutes and rinsed. A quick spray of iron cleanse from OAC and left to sit for a few minutes before rinsing. Once rinsed, i used a small amount of autobrite clay and a solution of mr pink and water for a lubricant, not much was taken off (which is good although once i was laying on the protection/polish i had a few bits of tar that I missed because its hard to spot on a black car)

I then washed the car using the 2BM with CG Mr Pink, and using the Microfiber madness incredimitt. Rinsed and dried using the Microfiber madness drying towel. While i waited for someone to move their car so i can continue my work in the shade, i applied the OAC tyre glitz tyre dressing, along with some CG Wheel guard which i have found to be one of the best alloy wheel protectors.

With the car moved into the shade, it was time to apply some AG SRP, followed by some EGP and finally some of the best wax in production Collinite 845.

Now i had used OAC hydrophobe on the windows, but as the sun was beating down it had left water marks on the windows, so i had to use some AG Fast Glass to finish the windows off to leave it looking spec and shiny.











Ow my hip was sore after that....:D

Mc Love

I can see dust on it already

DMW22

Today I added to my collection, thanks to Curran, in preparation for my detailing on my weeks holidays. There's nothing like getting a new car to reignite the passion to have a clean shiny car I still have a few more bits to order and hope to get them next week.

Mc Love

You are going to love the snow foam! Just put in an order too - half for me, half for the auld fella

Curran

DMW22; great picture You do realise, you've now put a lot of pressure on yourself to produce more pictures of a very shiny looking car!

Curran

Curran wrote: »

DMW22; great picture You do realise, you've now put a lot of pressure on yourself to produce more pictures of a very shiny looking car!

Excellent point!

The rule is - the more products you buy, the better the finished product has to be

DMW22

Sounds like I'll be spending my full week off working on the car

vectra

Make sure when you finish using the foam lance that you pour a good drop of pure apc into it and flush it through.
Continue to flush with clear water,

Noccy_Mondy

Always love seeing your pics McLove! Seeing your front bumper reinforces the need for me to get mine re-sprayed, there's quite an abundance of tiny white chips on it.

Gordy6040

Mc Love wrote: »

Did a day-long wash/clean (about 6 hours or so) yesterday. Started off with giving the wheels a blast of Bilt Hamber auto wheel and rinse. Then some snow foam of Meguairs Hyperwash and CG Mr Pink mix, rinsed and dried the bottom half for the tar cleanse (OAC), left that sit for a few minutes and rinsed. A quick spray of iron cleanse from OAC and left to sit for a few minutes before rinsing. Once rinsed, i used a small amount of autobrite clay and a solution of mr pink and water for a lubricant, not much was taken off (which is good although once i was laying on the protection/polish i had a few bits of tar that I missed because its hard to spot on a black car)

I then washed the car using the 2BM with CG Mr Pink, and using the Microfiber madness incredimitt. Rinsed and dried using the Microfiber madness drying towel. While i waited for someone to move their car so i can continue my work in the shade, i applied the OAC tyre glitz tyre dressing, along with some CG Wheel guard which i have found to be one of the best alloy wheel protectors.

With the car moved into the shade, it was time to apply some AG SRP, followed by some EGP and finally some of the best wax in production Collinite 845.

Now i had used OAC hydrophobe on the windows, but as the sun was beating down it had left water marks on the windows, so i had to use some AG Fast Glass to finish the windows off to leave it looking spec and shiny.











Ow my hip was sore after that....:D

Looks fantastic.

Mc Love

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Always love seeing your pics McLove! Seeing your front bumper reinforces the need for me to get mine re-sprayed, there's quite an abundance of tiny white chips on it.

There's a few on mine too, few chips on the bonnet too that i'd love to get looked at.

Noccy_Mondy

Mc Love wrote: »

There's a few on mine too, few chips on the bonnet too that i'd love to get looked at.

Ya most other dark colour mondeos have some form of paint chipping clearly visible on the bumper anyway, must be a flaw or badly sprayed or something.

At the end of the day, paint is paint and a stone is a stone. In that fight, stone will always win.

Curran

Soo poetic!

Yeah lads, stop tailgaiting :P But seriously; black cars are a nightmare....why do they have to look so damn good when they are clean! Damn it!!

Noccy_Mondy

Ya that's true alright, but these chips (ones on the bumper) don't really seem like stone chips, just where the paint "came off", if you want a better word. I'll throw a pic up of mine one of the days. Could be from stones, maybe I'm wrong. (most likely :pac:)

Noccy_Mondy

Curran wrote: »

Soo poetic!

Yeah lads, stop tailgaiting :P But seriously; black cars are a nightmare....why do they have to look so damn good when they are clean! Damn it!!

For the very VERY minimal time they stay clean!!

Spike Witwicky

Great job on the Mondeo Mclove. Looks beautiful. As for stone chips, my car may have driven too close to a Roadstone truck by its previous owner. As a result i have stone chipped bonnet, bumpers, pillars n wings.
Looks ok from a distance but up close

vectra

Touch up the stone chips lads.

Today I washed my ca with a mix of
apc-Fairy Liquid- Traffic film remover.
Clayed the full car even though it was machine polished only 5 weeks ago
Repeated the wash as above
dried
The proceeded to put a coat of Wolf's Full Moon.

Mother of god is this stuff hard.. LOL

I thought my arms would fall off by the time I had it applied.


Buffing was easy though. I will certainly try the rotary on slow speed next time to spread the wax,

I went out there a little while ago and under the street lights the car appears to be super glossy.

Might try another coat tomorrow and get a few pics up.