Well, it's the national meet on Sunday and I thought I'd make the most of the sunshine we had today! 

 

I did the following today - 

 

Wash

Rinsed

Clay Bar'd

Washed again

Rinsed again

Polished

And finally a coat of wax

 

I was gobsmacked by the amount of crap that came off! I wash my car at least once a week so I was very surprised! 

 

 

I also touched up a stone chip the size of a 50p coin today - with some advice thanks to Jason! It's not perfect but it'll do the job, not sure if you can make it out on the photo of the bonnet.

 

 

And then it started to drizzle... :( But at least it was worth it for the clay and the chip repair! 

 

Very shiny Octy!

 

 I have a question for you...   My Yeti is now 2 years old, it is white and looking flat and dull, I guess this is because it only gets washed and washed again, no polish or T cut or wax etc.

 A week or so ago a piece of plastic flicked up off the road and has made a nasty scuff on the front edge of the bonnet but not a scratch, a rub mark.

 

 So, do I need to T cut or do I need clay? I tried super resin polish but that didn't make a jot of difference.

 

I feel a busy weekend coming up!

Hi mate sorry to jump in, you should of asked yesterday as I do detailing on the side to lol a good compound will do the job mate but ideally on a buffer as your car been a clear laqueer you won't really see the difference by hand until a lot of rubbing has been done lol then a good polish then wax over the top and you should then see a difference mate

Hi mate sorry to jump in, you should of asked yesterday as I do detailing on the side to lol a good compound will do the job mate but ideally on a buffer as your car been a clear laqueer you won't really see the difference by hand until a lot of rubbing has been done lol then a good polish then wax over the top and you should then see a difference mate

 

 

^^ What he said!  

 

I've also noticed that my paint started to look flat. But a good "mini" detail brings up the gloss again. I will invest in a machine soon though it'll be worth it  

I used t-cut scratch remover, I applied it and buffed it for 5 minutes with 50-70% pressure - with a machine it'll do it in seconds I recon... but after wiping it off and polishing and waxing the surface it came up like new.  

I said it would didn't I?!  

Sounds a lot of effort!  I might have to see if there is a man who can do it for me, just make sure he is a good man so my car doesn't get covered in swirls  :wonder:

 

 Or I can go at it a panel at a time maybe.

 

 Thanks for the advice.

If you get in a polishing person and they put swirls IN to your paint, they should have their buffer inserted where the sun doesn't shine.  The total opposite should happen.

^^ What he said!

I've also noticed that my paint started to look flat. But a good "mini" detail brings up the gloss again. I will invest in a machine soon though it'll be worth it

I got mine through the paintshop I use, it's nothing special only a silverline special, payed £40 for it but its done me very well for 2 years on a lot of cars, comes with a spare set of bushes to which I still haven't had to put in, if I remember correctly toolstation now sell the same buffer for about £35 I think

Great looking car leon,shame it's gone now :( how did u get such a large stone chip?

Great looking car leon,shame it's gone now :( how did u get such a large stone chip?

I know, it was a great car. It will be missed, I hope whoever gets it next will look after it as much as I did over the past year!

 

I think I was following a lorry and it went to turn off, but it bounced on something and loads of debris flew from it. :(