Thought I'd share a detail I did on my mates MX5..He knows nowt about car cleaning or polishing..so it was instructional in the main..with a few beers and a curry promised!!

It was clear that it was lacking some TLC..swirls, the odd deeper scratch and pretty bad alloys and rusting calipers
SO..... on with the detail...This took a mammoth 14 hours!!...I'm knackered!!
Detail details:
Wheels cleaned with Wonder Wheels Hot Rims Iron remover (Not much cleaner after that) ....they will be coming off later
Snow Foamed
Washed via TBM with Meguiars Gold Class Car Shampoo with a Dooka Sheepskin Wash Pad
Rinsed again
AG Intensive tar remover applied and wiped off. Then clayed with Bilt Hamber Soft Clay
Rinsed again
Dried with a Chemical Guys Wooly Mammoth Drying Towels
Car polished with a Rotary via a 3M light yellow medium polishing pad on some deeper scratches and a Blue 3M finish pad for the car generally and Scholl S17+ Polish....(I love this polish..It can be used on different pads and diminishes away quicly for light refinement passes.....in one hit..no refining necessary on soft Jap paint with DA this time...no hologramming!
Car then rinsed to remove polish splatter and dust. Dried off again and a wipe down with 50:50 IPA and water
Then something different...Applied Wolfs Body Wrap sealant to the whole car. And buffed off. It promises much. We shall see. Paint certainly has a nice slick feel to it
The Exhausts were then polished with T Cut Metal polish.
The engine bay was really filthy. So covered a couple of electrical bits. Liberally sprayed with APC and then selectively blasted with the pressure washer.



Engine running of course. Dried off and protected with AG vinyl protectorant. Did the same with all the shuts earlier
Now onto the next day and the wheels.
Car jacked up and the wheels removed and properly cleaned with Wonder Wheels Cleaner and tar remover. Sealed with Optimum Optiseal
Onto the Calipers. Cleaned and some rust removed. Splatter guards and hubs painted with Hammerite Smooth Black. And Calipers painted with Hammerite Smooth Gold...Peter has suggested red, but I persuaded him that Gold would go well with the blue car
Wheels back on and interior vacuumed and plastics dressed with a minute amount of Megs Interior vinyl protector. Buffed away with MF towel.
Door shuts dressed with Bilt Hamber QD and buffed up
Glass cleaned inside and out with AG Glass cleaner and outer glass sealed with GTechnik G3 (G5)
Exterior vinyl dressed with AG Bumper Cleaner
Tyres dressed with Meguiars Endurance Tyre Gel
Then took a few finished pictures:

14 hrs for beer and curry .....

Where do I sign up ?

If its drink all u can and curry all u can - count me in too! Lol

If its drink all u can and curry all u can - count me in too! Lol

You must be as generous, That would have to be a lot for 14 hrs

You must be as generous, That would have to be a lot for 14 hrs

We only live once!

If its drink all u can and curry all u can - count me in too! Lol

Put this in the Fridge

14 hrs for beer and curry .....

Where do I sign up ?

Bring it up...No probs.. I drink most beers and eat most types of Curry

I enjoy doing it...but only for mates David

Stunning effort - as always Chris - i wouldnt expect anything less, real pride in your workmanship and an awesome result.

Glad that it is absolutely clear, you are good to your mates, and not just after dosh..... some people need to eat humble pie me thinks

Good of you to take the time to help educate those interested. A bit of time and effort, the right tools, products and knowledge - can give some amazing results!

Keep up the good work

Cheers,

Ste.

Many thanks Ste :sun:

Bring it up...No probs.. I drink most beers and eat most types of Curry

I enjoy doing it...but only for mates David

Y only for David?

:-)

Y only for David?

:-)

Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger...

David is not a friend Wayne.

You misread what I said

David is not a friend Wayne.

You misread what I said

U mean u only do it for non-friends?

But not for friends?

A cracking job Chris as always........I must get mine done. Has your mate put it on the MX5 forum? It would o down wel on that.

He doesn't do Forums John

Wow, no wonder you said have you seen my post on the MX-5, anyone would be proud of that! Top work, and a bargain for the uninitiated friend. Have they continued the good work? (Or at least binned the sponge!)

Haha, just spotted this one Chris, after the response above

 

Great result and a lovely colour. How's the Body Wrap working for him? I know a few people who use it and really does seem to do the job, especially for daily drivers and those used and left out in all weathers. Does tend to be 're-energised' (or whatever term Wolf's uses) to keep the protection up though.

Not sure Steve...He was supposed to bring it back to me for some top ups...he hasnt

I'm seeing him on Friday so will ask..I would expect it to be still beading...but WILL need reapplying by now

I know he wants his hard top putting back on..I havent polished that..so another few beers I expect..LOL

Trouble is, he works away a lot and it can be weeks before he rings me

Peter wants his Winter Hard top polishing.......Weather might put paid to that

Thanks for looking