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35i - A few bits of detailing

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35i - A few bits of detailing

Post by motomikey » Sat May 01, 2021 9:27 pm

Not getting time to detail the whole car in one sitting, so doing it a bit piecemeal. Here’s some of today’s efforts:

Wheel cleaned with Megs Wheel Brightener/APC/Tardis, sealed with Klass AIO & Poorboys Wheel Sealant. Tyre dressed with Megs Endurance
Wheel arch cleaned with Megs APC and dressed with AG Vinyl & Rubber Care
Brake bell polished with Brilliant metal polishes (and a toothbrush)
Bonnet and front bumper clayed, machine polished, sealed with Klass AIO, Sealant Glaze and topped with Victoria Wax Concourse

Some piccies...

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Bonnet before:

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Bonnet after:

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Couple of vids:

http://youtu.be/xnGyNj52eMo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=J0Wbkf_pPls&feature=share

So that’s now about a 1/4 of the car done 8)
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35i - A few bits of detailing

Post by ihadablackdog » Sat May 01, 2021 9:45 pm

Don’t lie to me....that wheel is brand new isn’t it?

Mine certainly don’t look as good as that 😂😂😂

(That wheel is spotless, awesome 👍)
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35i - A few bits of detailing

Post by motomikey » Sat May 01, 2021 9:59 pm

ihadablackdog wrote: Sat May 01, 2021 9:45 pm Don’t lie to me....that wheel is brand new isn’t it?

Mine certainly don’t look as good as that 😂😂😂

(That wheel is spotless, awesome 👍)
I won’t lie... that wheel is almost 6yrs old :D

Cheers :thumbsup:
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35i - A few bits of detailing

Post by tomscott » Sat May 01, 2021 10:45 pm

Looks great!

Did you put some copper grease back on the hubs?

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35i - A few bits of detailing

Post by motomikey » Sat May 01, 2021 11:07 pm

tomscott wrote: Sat May 01, 2021 10:45 pm Looks great!

Did you put some copper grease back on the hubs?
Cheers Tom. No, just made sure I didn’t clean off the existing copper grease. The All Purpose Cleaner wasn’t strong enough to remove that.
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