iansoutham Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Well, as the weather has been so good this week and is set to continue :thumb::thumb: I thought it was the right time to give the old daily work hack a once-over. Now, bear in mind that the car is left under trees, on the side of the road, anywhere basically around work (SE London) and has not actually been washed in over 5 months Some before pics... Well, first off was a quick once-over with the pressure-washer (all 1600psi) to try and remove the worst of the muck. Left to dry for 10 minutes then a liberal coating of AutoSmart Triple diluted to about 2:1 was sprayed over before another pressure-wash. Next was onto the wash-mitt with a healthy dose of AG Shampoo & Conditioner. Couple of washes with that with pressure-wash cleans inbetween and we were left with a nice, clean(ish) car. Then onto the door shuts, window edges, etc... with the pressure washer and the "agitator" driveway cleaner attachment to get any hard-to-reach areas. The whole car was then dried using a pair of drying towels from CostCo (not bad actually, especially for the price). Out next was the 3M FastCut. This was applied using the AutoSmart dual-orbiter SmartTool. 2 layers of that and it was onto the 3M Hologram remover. Once any residue was removed, it was out with the AG EGP and left for 20 minutes before removing. Next was the windows, inside and out with AG Glass Polish. Some AG Bumper Care went liberally onto the bumpers before applying some tyre-shin and then the freshly refinished wheel trims went back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansoutham Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 After... I have not applied any wax ATM as the car is out in the sun currently and the white paint is just too hot to apply anything without drying too quickly. That will hopefully be a job for tomorrow morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansoutham Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 Onto the wheeltrims, these were removed the previous weekend and taken into work for a little freshen up. Before: They were then rubbed back with a DA sander and some 800 grit. Once any deep scrapes were removed, they were cleaned off with some degreaser and some filler putty applied where necessary before being 2K primed and more putty being applied as necessary after flatting back. Then, into the booth for some coats of Vauxhall Star Silver and lacquer. The finished product... Not as intricate or as intensive as most on here, but for me, it is a FOC daily hack to stop the "nice" cars getting ruined, so this is about the best it gets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 You've shrunk it mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 it looked grimey before mate lol, its always good to be driving a clean car! good work on the wheel trims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeMcCarthy Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 good work mate if a job is worth doing its worth doing well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Looks much better now mate, I bet the poor thing don't know what hit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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