Jimmeh
Registered User
The SLK was a relatively new purchase, and, had just returned from a 2000 mile trip round France. Nice.
Hoping to go in with a bit of an Enhance and Protect style spec, I opted for DoDo Juice Limeprime and a Megs yellow polishing pad. This knocked out ~50% of the hazy surface swirls unfortunately, there were a fair few deeper marks that wouldnt be corrected this time round..
Product
* AutoGylm Glass Polish
* AutoSmart G101
* AutoSmart Bio Brisk
* AutoSmart Tardis
* Autosol
* ChemicalGuys JetSEAL901
* Dodo Juice Born To Be Mild
* Dodo Juice Limeprime
* Dodo Juice Purple Haze
* LTT Auto Ultra Foam
* LTT Auto Ultra Protect
* Meguiars All-Season Dressing
* Meguiars Last Tough
* Meguiars Super-Degreaser
* Meguiars Wheel-Brightener
* Meguiars Endurance Tyre Gel
* Zaino Z8
How the car looked when I arrived:
And then how the car looked some 7 hours later:
So, get the kit out, set up and take a good look around..
Not too bad.. Will have a better idea when its clean though.
As per, the wheels were worked on first.
Not many photos from this stage.. I actually took a fair few, but, silly me, Id left the exposure compensation thing on real low (as previous shots had lots of sun glare in! Doh!)
Basically, Super-Degreaser onto the tyres and caliper (Which was pretty caked up..), G101 into the arches and Wheel-brightener deep into the rim and shot in behind the spokes of the alloy. Agitated with a whole array of brushes and mitts.
Once all four sides were clean, I had to shift the car forward a foot or two to access the area that sat behind that chunky caliper. *grr*
I took a look round the engine bay and thought it could do with a once over, too..
Again, cleaned with a Super-Degreaser/G101 mash-up and various detailing brushes. Rinsed. Dried. Dressed (later on whilst garaged..)
(Megs All-Season dressing used on this occasion)
Before getting too far ahead of myself with the body wash, I went round a few areas with surplus APC to shift the French bugs..
(Bumper, wing-mirror, lower bonnet, roof lip etc)
Then, after five minutes of trying to wake the Karcher up, I delivered the first of two snowfoams to soften the dirt.
Hoping to go in with a bit of an Enhance and Protect style spec, I opted for DoDo Juice Limeprime and a Megs yellow polishing pad. This knocked out ~50% of the hazy surface swirls unfortunately, there were a fair few deeper marks that wouldnt be corrected this time round..
Product
* AutoGylm Glass Polish
* AutoSmart G101
* AutoSmart Bio Brisk
* AutoSmart Tardis
* Autosol
* ChemicalGuys JetSEAL901
* Dodo Juice Born To Be Mild
* Dodo Juice Limeprime
* Dodo Juice Purple Haze
* LTT Auto Ultra Foam
* LTT Auto Ultra Protect
* Meguiars All-Season Dressing
* Meguiars Last Tough
* Meguiars Super-Degreaser
* Meguiars Wheel-Brightener
* Meguiars Endurance Tyre Gel
* Zaino Z8
How the car looked when I arrived:
And then how the car looked some 7 hours later:
So, get the kit out, set up and take a good look around..
Not too bad.. Will have a better idea when its clean though.
As per, the wheels were worked on first.
Not many photos from this stage.. I actually took a fair few, but, silly me, Id left the exposure compensation thing on real low (as previous shots had lots of sun glare in! Doh!)
Basically, Super-Degreaser onto the tyres and caliper (Which was pretty caked up..), G101 into the arches and Wheel-brightener deep into the rim and shot in behind the spokes of the alloy. Agitated with a whole array of brushes and mitts.
Once all four sides were clean, I had to shift the car forward a foot or two to access the area that sat behind that chunky caliper. *grr*
I took a look round the engine bay and thought it could do with a once over, too..
Again, cleaned with a Super-Degreaser/G101 mash-up and various detailing brushes. Rinsed. Dried. Dressed (later on whilst garaged..)
(Megs All-Season dressing used on this occasion)
Before getting too far ahead of myself with the body wash, I went round a few areas with surplus APC to shift the French bugs..
(Bumper, wing-mirror, lower bonnet, roof lip etc)
Then, after five minutes of trying to wake the Karcher up, I delivered the first of two snowfoams to soften the dirt.