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XKR Detailing session

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Its 2 years since I last detailed my Brother in Law's XKR

He keeps the car pretty clean but it was in need of a bit of TLC

Pressure washed

Snow foamed

Pressure washed

Shampooed with Farecla Detox Shampoo and 2 buckets of course!

Pressure washed again

Wheels cleaned with Wolfs Wheel cleaner

MucOff APC applied to sills, wheel arches, Rear valence and door shuts..agitated with a detailing brush

Pressure washed off again and wheels

Car clayed with Bilt Hamber regular clay and a wet wash mitt as lubricant (Clay quite dirty at the end, particularly from the rear)

APC sprayed over the car and left for 5 minutes...Just make sure no products remain

Pressure washed again

Dried off

Bottle of Bud...getting thirsty!!

Farecla G3 Paint restorer applied by hand panel at a time with farecla Hand polishing sponge...Quite hard work..No polishing machine available!...Some swirls but not bad and seriously reduced once finished...Rock hard paint and only 3 stone chips in 10 years!!!

Car pressure washed again to remove dust from the polishing

Poorboys Black Hole Glaze applied with a foam applicator and buffed off

Another bottle of Bud

Poorboys EX-P sealer applied with foam applicator and buffed off

Car vacuumed and dash wiped with damp cloth.

Windows cleaned inside and out with RainX window cleaner...Sod to reach the inside of rear window!!

Leather interior cleaned with Gliptone Leather cleaner

Windows applied with RainX

Tail pipes cleaned with Autosmart Tardis and Autosol Metal cleaner

Wheels sealed with Poorboys Wheel sealer and Opti-seal

Tyres dressed with Meguiars Endurance Tyre Shine

Another beer!!....Just under 5 hours!

Here's the result..Sorry only had my phone camera:

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Very nice Chris but as a teacher you should know only 1 p in shampooed :giggle:

Always loved those cars!

What year is it?

Phil

Nice one Chris - Top Job! :thumbup:

Should have sorted out a decent camera and a full DW-style write-up though..... :giggle:

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Always loved those cars!

What year is it?

Phil

51 plate..Only 32,000 on the clock

20" Alloys need a refurb and it has a cassette player....

But...It's very very fast ....Supercar performance.....and sounds fantastic!!

Excellent work. Yes, the engine and exhaust note on these is superb. Proper V8 rumble.

Glad to see you're putting the summer holidays to good use as well emoticon-0148-yes.gif

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