Yesterday I did a protection detail on a friends Seat Leon, I had done an enhancement detail on this car previously but unfortunately it hasn’t really be looked after since being done. She wanted the car cleaning up to take to a local VAG meeting.

Products and equipment used

Poorboys black hole

Chemical guy’s black light

Chemical guys V7

Chemical guys jetseal 109

Uber microfiber towels

Uber drying towel

Poorboys deluxe mega towels

Lake country constant pressure glazing pads 140mm/100mm

Lake country ultimate last step pads 140mm/100mm

Valet pro hp neutral snow foam

Valet pro citrus bling

Valet pro bilberry wheel cleaner

Valet pro tyre gel

Valet pro orange pre wash

Meg’s hyper wash

Meg’s hyper dressing

Werkstat Prime Acrylic

Various wheel brushes

Autosmart tardis

Makita rotary polisher

Karcher pressure washer

Noodle wash mitt

Sheepskin wash mitt

Raceglaze rubber dressing

00 grade wirewool

Autosol

Snow foam gun

3m blue masking tape

Megs APC

Car before I started

Started by giving the car a spray with orange pre wash which was left to dwell before being jet washed off, then a thick coating of foam made up of a strong mix of Valet pro hp neutral snow foam and Meg`s hyper wash

Gaps and badge’s agitated using a soft detailing brush

Whilst this did its stuff I cleaned the wheels using the bilberry wheel cleaner and various wheel brushes and the noodle wash mitt, they where then given a coat of tardis

This was then blasted off with the pressure washer, and then the van was given another coat of snowfoam and washed using Meg’s hyper wash and the 2 bucket method and a sheepskin wash mitt and a noodle wash mitt for sills and under bumpers.

Car was then rinsed off and left wet for claying, clayed using blue clay and weak mix of citrus bling as lube

Leaving me with this.

As this was meant to be a protection detail but I didn’t fancy the car being left covered in swirls, so I decided to give it a coat of poorboys black hole using the rotary and the glazing pads buffed using the poorboys towels

Couple of 50/50 shots

Once I had worked my way round the car using this I gave the car its first coat of the black light also using the rotary but now with the ultimate last step pads. Giving this

The car was given 2 coats like this leaving 20 min for each coat to bond and then 20min between each coat. Buffed using poorboys towels

Whilst waiting I polished the exhaust using wirewool and Autosol

Before

After

Badges and grill polished using Jeff’s prime

Before

After

Plastic trim treated with Raceglaze rubber dressing, this is a product I’m really loving at the moment easy to apply and leaves a cracking finish

50/50 shots

Car was then given 3 coats of V7 leaving 30min between each coat and buffed using uber microfiber towels. Whilst waiting the tyres were dressed using valet pro tyre gel alloys given 2 coats of jetseal 109, arches given 2 coats of Megs hyper dressing and glass cleaned inside and out using neat citrus bling.

Giving me this

.............real good job mate

.............real good job mate

Cheers John

How you getting on with Blacklight and V7 then? Good?

Also nice work on the smaller details like the badge and exahust, makes all the difference........

Cheers Simon, i`m really liking them at the moment but have only tried them on black cars so am waiting to try them on a couple of other colours i`ve got coming up in the next couple of weeks.

Cheers Simon, i`m really liking them at the moment but have only tried them on black cars so am waiting to try them on a couple of other colours i`ve got coming up in the next couple of weeks.

Good stuff, I will keep my eyes peeled, I am a bit of a tight ass at the moment, haven't bought anything in a long time, need to use up or sell what I have on the shelf........

The results you get from what you already use show`s you dont need to try anything new at the moment.

The chemical guys radient kit was bought because the owner of one of the cars i did had heard of it on a few forums and wanted it on his car. The DW discount meant it was well worth buying

The results you get from what you already use show`s you dont need to try anything new at the moment.

The chemical guys radient kit was bought because the owner of one of the cars i did had heard of it on a few forums and wanted it on his car. The DW discount meant it was well worth buying

So many products on the market, you think you find the one that will do that specific job and then another manufacturer brings out something, it's never ending..........

DW discount, sounds like I am missing out........

So many products on the market, you think you find the one that will do that specific job and then another manufacturer brings out something, it's never ending..........

DW discount, sounds like I am missing out........

every penny counts