To be honest the car doesn't really need it, but my OCD demands that I have a bash at what's required at least... Whilst it's not the most riveting of thread topics someone will be interested and it gives me an excuse to post some pics of my car 
So this afternoon I took my wheels off to give them and the arches a good clean & protect. Both arches and wheels washed with a dedicated wheel cleaning mitt and treated with Tardis ; arches then scrubbed, rinsed and washed again then protected with Aerospace 303 ; wheels rinsed, treated with Iron-X, then dried and waxed. Unfortunately I don't have any wheel wax, so some Dodo Juice Purple Haze Pro had to suffice for now...
Wanted a peek under the car anyway, and I have to say it's a credit to PVR - the underside of the car is rust free, barely even dirty, the exhaust is still shiny from end to end, the back boxes are just a little dirty with some tar as you'd expect, and there were some pleasingly shiny bits winking at me when I took the rear wheel off. This is it before cleaning :
It's like this because he's never really driven it in the wet or winter... Unfortunately that is destined to change, so I can already feel the nagging tug of a new pressure washer with underbody attachment in my future...
Arches after cleaning and protecting :
Found another ///M logo hidden in there, upside down on what I believe is the rear trailing arm. They could have at least stamped it the right way up :roll:
Embarrassingly, and much to Mrs Bs disgust, I only got one side done as I forgot I had a couple of things to do that involved using it... So I will have to do the other side tomorrow if I can sneak it in, as I'm still having to limit time spent lavishing attention on the car, or at least do stuff when when everyone is doing something else / out / asleep
The plan is also to give the engine bay a clean - again, it doesn't really need it but a spruce up can't do any harm and I have a couple of new brushes to get in the crannies. Then just a normal wash and maybe interior clean if I have the time. I'll stick some pics up of the engine bay when I've done it, and I'll also take some of the underside when I have it up on a jack again as it didn't occur to me today - too busy admiring it I think
So this afternoon I took my wheels off to give them and the arches a good clean & protect. Both arches and wheels washed with a dedicated wheel cleaning mitt and treated with Tardis ; arches then scrubbed, rinsed and washed again then protected with Aerospace 303 ; wheels rinsed, treated with Iron-X, then dried and waxed. Unfortunately I don't have any wheel wax, so some Dodo Juice Purple Haze Pro had to suffice for now...
Wanted a peek under the car anyway, and I have to say it's a credit to PVR - the underside of the car is rust free, barely even dirty, the exhaust is still shiny from end to end, the back boxes are just a little dirty with some tar as you'd expect, and there were some pleasingly shiny bits winking at me when I took the rear wheel off. This is it before cleaning :
It's like this because he's never really driven it in the wet or winter... Unfortunately that is destined to change, so I can already feel the nagging tug of a new pressure washer with underbody attachment in my future...
Arches after cleaning and protecting :
Found another ///M logo hidden in there, upside down on what I believe is the rear trailing arm. They could have at least stamped it the right way up :roll:
Embarrassingly, and much to Mrs Bs disgust, I only got one side done as I forgot I had a couple of things to do that involved using it... So I will have to do the other side tomorrow if I can sneak it in, as I'm still having to limit time spent lavishing attention on the car, or at least do stuff when when everyone is doing something else / out / asleep
The plan is also to give the engine bay a clean - again, it doesn't really need it but a spruce up can't do any harm and I have a couple of new brushes to get in the crannies. Then just a normal wash and maybe interior clean if I have the time. I'll stick some pics up of the engine bay when I've done it, and I'll also take some of the underside when I have it up on a jack again as it didn't occur to me today - too busy admiring it I think
