All cleaned up.... Happy she's back! (Large-ish pics)

[Wilko251088]

Finally what can i say it has been a long five and a half weeks!! Thanks out there everyone for the kind words of advice when all these troubles started occuring. But i am over the moon with my car once again and i can now totally remember why i bought it! its such a fantastic little car, yes it may have some niggly little faults but i personally think they drive real nice! to top it off they sound great standard i say, has a nice little purrr that can instantly turn into a roar!!

Anyway back to topic, so yesterday i spent all my time cleaning it up coming from the garage who left me some nice service wash swirl marks and soap residue. So here is my thread showing my steps to getting it back to my standards! enjoy

Autoglym package i have been saving and my Tescos £5 wash set - thanks to a member on here for spotting that one!

Pre wash inspection!

Dirty wheels

Pretty FLY!!

Wash N dry

Super resin polish application

Ultra deep shine application

Followed on by ; 1 coat of gloss protectant,PDI kit paint protectant, front end coated with Collinite 915, wheel sealant, tyre dressing.

Inside was hoovered out, dash cleaner applied and rubber mats washed + dried.

Ok now for some Artsy Fartsy photos.....

mmmm purple??

My Mk 1 before chopped her in!

Skoda

well i was thinking of getting rid of my beloved mk 2 vrs i must of been bloody quackers!!!! """bud dum tish!!""

[Babs]

Nice

As a quick and easy product, SRP works wondered on red cars!

[seboni121]

Finally what can i say it has been a long five and a half weeks!! Thanks out there everyone for the kind words of advice when all these troubles started occuring. But i am over the moon with my car once again and i can now totally remember why i bought it! its such a fantastic little car, yes it may have some niggly little faults but i personally think they drive real nice! to top it off they sound great standard i say, has a nice little purrr that can instantly turn into a roar!!

Anyway back to topic, so yesterday i spent all my time cleaning it up coming from the garage who left me some nice service wash swirl marks and soap residue. So here is my thread showing my steps to getting it back to my standards! enjoy

Autoglym package i have been saving and my Tescos £5 wash set - thanks to a member on here for spotting that one!

Pre wash inspection!

Dirty wheels

Pretty FLY!!

Wash N dry

Super resin polish application

Ultra deep shine application

Followed on by ; 1 coat of gloss protectant,PDI kit paint protectant, front end coated with Collinite 915, wheel sealant, tyre dressing.

Inside was hoovered out, dash cleaner applied and rubber mats washed + dried.

Ok now for some Artsy Fartsy photos.....

mmmm purple??

My Mk 1 before chopped her in!

Skoda

well i was thinking of getting rid of my beloved mk 2 vrs i must of been bloody quackers!!!! """bud dum tish!!""

Looking good wilko the package you got autoglym how much and where ?

[stu_mcl]

How easy is the pdi kit to apply? Iv had it sitting in my room since xmas but iv never got around to using the pdi part of it

[Wilko251088]

Sorry taken so long to reply! Went out to the lake district for lunch ;-)

Seboni - about £35-45 eBay I got mine as a Xmas gift and turns out was bought for £35 quid lol!

Stu - an absolute doddle mate! the paint protectant is just a multi polymer gloss, goes on like autoglym high definition gloss. Apply leave to cure 15 mins then buff off. Do try get your paint as spotless as possible though before applying ;-)

Edited 1 April, 2012 by Wilko251088

[Rsrob]

Very nice looks good

[Bullyboy]

Looks fab ! Wish I had the time to do that to mine :(

[the mad monk]

looking good

[Wilko251088]

£20 and I'll get It gleaming ;-p

[irfant]

Nice job

[Wilko251088]

What's srp babs?

[MartynVRS]

Autoglym Super Resin Polish

[Wilko251088]

Oh yea durrrrr I didn't realise that even though I used it!!

Edited 2 April, 2012 by Wilko251088

[newbie69]

I think I will get slated by all car detailing enthusiasts here but really, I can't see the difference between a car that's had all this treatment (polishing, waxing etc.) and another one who was just washed and rinsed using your own wash-mitt and the hoses from the local wash shop. I am too thinking of buying all the necessary stuff and do it "the proper way" but I'm not at all convinced that it will look any better or to put it more accurately, not as better as the amount of time and care taken would suggest. And since visually I can't tell the difference between a car that's had all that care and one that hasn't I would assume it's something which will prove it's value in a few year's time. And then I look at my dad's 17 year old pine-green Toyota which apart from several stone chips and point-defects that have inevitably been created over all these years, it still shines like new every time it gets washed. That car has never been clayed, polished or waxed, just water with some liquid wax and that only very rarely. Better paints in the past? I don't know. Thing is If I knew my vRS would look like that Toyota after 15 years without once receiving a waxing, It would be more than sufficient a look for me and would not bother at all with detailing.

[nockmeister]

Just personal choice...

If your not bothered about swirl marks, water beading, silky smooth paint work, the satifaction of seeing the results from your hard work then local wash shop away..there is no right or wrong...A detailed car will be easier to clean subsequently, will be better protected from the ravages of weather and in my case having a flat red should look better for longer...

[jonny boy]

Looks fantastic !

I used some Zymol wax on the car today.

VERY impressed !

You just need to lose the monster truck ride height now .... ;-)

[Wilko251088]

Haha johnny boy! It's on the cards! We must meet up for a show n shine! Get our two now subtly different vrs"s side by side ;-)

[jonny boy]

Haha johnny boy! It's on the cards! We must meet up for a show n shine! Get our two now subtly different vrs"s side by side ;-)

Nice one