Car Detailing with Mykez69

[Gonzo0]

it was a nice day so decided to give the car a pre show season detail (i'll do another before FITP though haha)

Rang up mike as i know he wanted to help clay the car and use the foam, plus it saves time when 2 people are claying a car.

 

First up was the foaming to loosen and lift up any dirt from the paintwork.

For this i used ValetPro PH neutral snow foam with a dash of gold class shampoo added, the rest of the bottle was filled with luke warm water.

 

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The pressure washer used btw is a Karcher K2.54M with a clean your car foam lance.

 

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Some foaming fun!!

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Mike having fun lol

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The car was already quite clean so the foam had a hard time sticking to the car

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While the foam was at work i set about cleaning the alloys and arches with ValetPro Bilberry wheel cleaner diluted down 1:5, the grime and brake dust literally just came off.

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After rinsing the car down it was time to get to the shampoooing, megs gold class with megs wash mit was used with the 2 bucket method.

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Getting down and dirty with the rear bumper haha

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Did a bit of T-Cutting to remove any fine scratches.

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Next a spot of claying was in order to remove all those bits of tar. I used the megs smooth clay kit i got for xmas, the clay is soft and easy to use plus you get 2 bars

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Mike claying

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The bumper of the car wasnt that bad, little came off

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The bottom of the front door was a different matter lol

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After the car was clayed (took a while even with 2 people at it) i washed it again then rinsed with an open ended hose so the water sheets off.

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A random shot mike took after claying

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Next it was time for some glazing. For this i used Chemical Guys wet mirror finish with a megs foam applicator. This product is awesome and smells lush. Easy to apply and buff off.

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Me buffing off the last bits of WMF

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Some after shots taken by mike

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Unfortunatly we ran out of time after this so had to pack up.

The next day the car was waxed with 2 layers of gold class wax (Got some Chemical Guys petes wax on order )

Windows were done with Autoglym fast glass

Tyres with megs hot tyre shine although im not liking it as it comes off easy and is messy to apply.

Exhaust was done with Megs NXT metal polish which is frankly the best and lasts for a lifetime.

 

Will be doing another detail closer to FITP so my car is gleaming on stand.

 

If anyone needs any tips or advice just ask.

 

Thanks to Mykez69 for helping and taking pics and for his T-Cut

[mykez69]

good day that was

 

shame we had to use crappy t-cut, it really doesnt do a lot but next time i shall be all experianced nicely with my DA so won't be shy to use it

[Scort_CVH]

Thats a good few quids worth of stuff, but the cars come up brilliantly

[Simonez]

good work chaps,

 

get some Megs APC, and do the door shuts / bonnet / boot etc get rid of all the grime!

[mykez69]

good work chaps,

 

get some Megs APC, and do the door shuts / bonnet / boot etc get rid of all the grime!

 

i knowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww i keep saying about that but we run out of time lol

 

i done one of my door shuts and half of my boot shut lol

Edited April 11, 2009 by mykez69

[Simonez]

good work chaps,

 

get some Megs APC, and do the door shuts / bonnet / boot etc get rid of all the grime!

 

i knowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww i keep saying about that but we run out of time lol

 

i done one of my door shuts and half of my boot shut lol

 

thats a start mate

 

woop! get some pics up dude!

[Trig]

good day that was

 

shame we had to use crappy t-cut, it really doesnt do a lot but next time i shall be all experianced nicely with my DA so won't be shy to use it

 

Dont you have the Menz polishes? you should have used the 106FA/PO85RD, even by hand, you can do a neat job.

 

All looks good though, nice work

[mykez69]

good day that was

 

shame we had to use crappy t-cut, it really doesnt do a lot but next time i shall be all experianced nicely with my DA so won't be shy to use it

 

Dont you have the Menz polishes? you should have used the 106FA/PO85RD, even by hand, you can do a neat job.

 

All looks good though, nice work

 

ive got the sonus kit that came with DA,

 

iv tried that by hand, and its way to much hard work lol