Car now protected for winter!

[Chan110]

Since house move, not had the space to detail my own car

So took it up to Chris's and as usual did a splendid job prep'ing my car for winter for FREE!

1. Alloy spray

2. Rinse alloy

3. Still mucky MORE alloy spray/scrub !

4. Bilt Hambert Surfex spray (Chris said my car was far too mucky for a simple foam spray!)

5. Rinse

6. Foam spray (Power Maxed)

7. Rinse

8. Bodywork too mucky, more Surfex spray!

9. Rinse

10. Giant wool mitt hand wash with warm water

11. Gigantic shaggy pile to dry

12. Seal body work (Power Maxed Tsunami)

13. BSD on door shuts and alloys

14. Clean glass with clean-glass-stick!

Car ready for winter!

Edited 5 October, 2016 by Chan110

[Hunty278]

Thanks for the write up buddy. Looks great! Be interesting to see how long the Tsunami stands up to the winter without the paintwork being fully decon'd (tar remover, iron fallout remover, clayed, wipedown etc) Keep us posted as I've just popped my Powermaxed cherry so to speak.

[Chan110]

Cool

We didn't have time for a proper detail this time - but Chris did say we try out the Tsunami as it's suppose to be tough and long lasting

Edited 5 October, 2016 by Chan110

[Hunty278]

Haha.

 

That is surprising, as when I was looking into Tsunami I stumbled across Chris's review on their website where he stated it was really easy to buff off, if not grabby. Maybe the lack of prep made it more difficult to remove? Or incorrect application can have a massive affect on how difficult a wax is to remove.

 

How long did you leave it on the panel for? Thanks for the info on the wax 

[Wardy]

Slightly damp microfibre perhaps, if it's tough to remove?

 

I usually find the toughness to remove is directly linked to how well prepped the paintwork is though. So that might be the issue here, as mentioned.

[malcster]

I had some zymol polish ages ago that said to mist lightly with water to remove

Or your could use quik detailer

Edited 28 September, 2016 by malcster

[threadbear]

Smart looking Auris. How do you find living with a Hybrid?

[Chan110]

Lol Hunty

Ref buffing - I guess each to their own!

We were in a rush, just waited about 5mins?

Yes u maybe right, Wardy

Car wasn't detail as we were short of time

We used a dry cloth

Malcster

Unsure if a quick detailer will last thru winter...

Threadbear

Love Auris for what I wanted it for (cheap to run and reliable)

Certainly not a fun car though - lol

Edited 5 October, 2016 by Chan110