New car clean.

[llandai]

Finally picked up my new Octy on Friday, didn't stop raining all day yesterday so had to wait till today to do the big detail.

Washed (tbm) with Meguiar's Gold Class, waxed with Collinite No. 845, then topped off with Sonax BSD. The wheels were cleaned with Meguiar's Hot Rims wheel and tire cleaner, then CarPro Iron X LS fallout remover, polished with AG srp, sealed with Poorboys Wheel sealant (not sure if the AG was necessary but instructions on the Poorboys tub recommend polishing before sealing!) and then they were were finished off with Sonax BSD as where all the door and boot sills. Tyres had Meguiar's Endurance tire gel

As I mentioned before new to this whole detailing so not sure if there were some other steps I could've done or whether the above will help protect the car fairly well, open to suggestions if there's other stages that should be/could be done!

Anyway, all in took me about 4 1/2 hours so hopefully it did some good..

Edited 3 May, 2015 by llandai

[NorthernMonkey]

Looks very nice, well done.

[Sparkly]

Nice photos

[ChrisRs]

Great work

Time well spent

Well done

[samuir1974]

Stunning work there mate - a decent detail indeed!

 

The car looks awesome - a really nice wet look to the paint 

[Dinski]

Very nice, good colour choice too.

[llandai]

Cheers guys. Ran out of time yesterday so finished off the glass this morning with GTechniq G5.

[samuir1974]

Cheers guys. Ran out of time yesterday so finished off the glass this morning with GTechniq G5.

 

Stunning - looking even better in the sunlight with that last picture!

 

Enjoy! 

[llandai]

Stunning - looking even better in the sunlight with that last picture!

 

Enjoy! 

Cheers samuir, might have been a bit heavy handed with the G5, took a good bit of effort to try and get the steaks off the glass, then again maybe it's meant to!

[ChrisRs]

Looks good in that light

G5 needs to be applied sparingly...but you can also add another coat or two without having to strip your screen again

[samuir1974]

Cheers samuir, might have been a bit heavy handed with the G5, took a good bit of effort to try and get the steaks off the glass, then again maybe it's meant to!

 

Never had "steaks" on the glass with G5.... 

 

...but i know what you mean...

 

Probably over-application or perhaps the glass was too warm, in my experience.

 

Also try a couple of different type buffing cloths or towel to get the best result 

 

Certainly one of the best glass coatings.... add another coat in a month or so - the performance will be amazing and long lasting too. 

[llandai]

Cheers Chris.

[llandai]

Never had "steaks" on the glass with G5.... 

 

...but i know what you mean...

 

Probably over-application or perhaps the glass was too warm, in my experience.

 

Also try a couple of different type buffing cloths or towel to get the best result 

 

Certainly one of the best glass coatings.... add another coat in a month or so - the performance will be amazing and long lasting too. 

Predictive text on the iPad!! Could've been that the glass was too warm, although I did apply it in the shade and then pulled the car up into the sun for the photo! I guess it's all just experimenting with the amounts and clothes etc etc

[NorthernMonkey]

I find easiest way is to remove the product with a paper towel, this removes about 75 % of G5, then remove the remainder with a lint free cloth.

[llandai]

I find easiest way is to remove the product with a paper towel, this removes about 75 % of G5, then remove the remainder with a lint free cloth.

Went over all the windows with paper towel alright, didn't have a 2nd lint free cloth with me, used the first to put the G5 on! Will have to tackle the interior at some stage today, it's already filthy after taking the kids to the park yesterday, the eldest, 6, discovered the ski tunnel and had great fun getting in and out of the boot through it!

[pee81]

Very nice

[llandai]

So after a wet drive to work this morning I can say that the G5 does seem to be very good at repelling the rain but I'm having an issue with wiper judder. When the rain is heavy there is no problem and if it's very light rain I found that if your doing a decent clip the water just runs off and I didn't really need the wipers at all. The problem is when doing slower speeds and the rain isn't too heavy, wipers set to auto and they are just working intermittenly I'm getting a lot of wiper judder, which wasn't an issue before applying the G5. I'm not sure if this is due to maybe being a bit heavy handed when applying it? Anyone else experience this and any thoughts on how to cure it? Cheers.

[ChrisRs]

It will settle down

Ive had this but it stopped after a while

[Richf]

Nice job , fwiw my wipers were juddering yesterday and I dont have anything on the screen , just BSD on the side windows , think new wipers dont help