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sparkystav
Well i'm not massively into this detailing lark, normally the car gets a top price Jet wash but thats about it.

So today i did a bit myself. The missus got me an Autoglym set for Christmas and i've since got myself a Mitt, some Poorboys clay and lube.

So to start with i Washed it with the Autoglym Car shampoo, using two buckets and the mitt.

Then i let it dry off and cracked on with the claying, never done it before but cracked on, lubing then claying as i went. Managed to drop a piece so that went straight in the bin and carried on.
Did all that then applied the Autoglym polish with a little polishing pad, then i've got a little random polisher my Grandad gave me so i went over the car with car to buff it all up. Then went round with a cloth to check it.

Polished the glass with Autoglym stuff and cleaned the wheels by hand after that.

Not a huge list of things and realise i should wax and seal after that, but dont have any yet so i'll sort myself some out for next time.

Anyway a few pictures:

[img]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/Detailin/Afterpolish1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/Detailin/Afterpolish6.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/Detailin/Afterpolish8.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/Detailin/Afterpolish12.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/Detailin/Afterpolish4.jpg[/img]

And now as i write this its started F***in raining!

Stav
Rabster
looking nice and shiny
Scorps01
Nice n shiny B)
Tango
[quote name='Scorps01' post='553813' date='Jun 15 2008, 03:46 PM']Nice n shiny B)[/quote]

Came up well didn't it? Looks good especially since you've yet to seal and ...wax on, wax off, wax on, wax off :lol: :shruriken:
DJ Wozza
Murphy's (otherwise known as sod's) law mate. Just make sure it's washed nice & clean again before you wax it.
Good job Stav :)
spikes
looking great stav B)
WylieCoyote
Yeah looking good. I've reversed evolution, I used to be obsessive about cleaning the car, now it gets a jetwash every couple of months if it's lucky!!
aztecbandit1
Looking very nice and shiny there Stav :D
TUFF1
Looks great for claying and just the polish mate, sods law with the rain ;)
Must do mine soon :)
Vyker
Is it just me, or does it look purple?

Good job btw :)
Rabster
it looks like a flip paint job lol
sparkystav
There is a metal flake in the paint, but i'm sure thats standard.

Stav
Gord
Nice work Stav, about time you cleaned it :D
Anees
Nice ;)
SHAHZ
Nice work fella :)
Y2Kanjar
Very nice mate.... looking good
Rob's Lexx
looks good stav mate.

must say though, the 2nd to last pic does look more purple if u know what i mean. its probably just the sun hitting the metallic flake.

do u have that warm glow of satisfaction after doing it? (apart from when it rained.....)
sparkystav
Yeah it was a fair bit of work but def satisfying. feeling the glass smooth paintwork as well.

Stav
Rob's Lexx
get some sealant on there ASAP mate. any sign of bird cr@p etc on the paint and u could have some etching to deal with :crybaby: :unsure:
84Stoney
Looking great mate. I know i should get round to doing mine, but it' s finding the time!

Looks very purple in a couple of pics. I still can't decide if I like your wheels. I know a woman with an RX8 and really dislike the bitch, I think that's swaying my opinion of them!
dudi
Nice work Stav, can I just ask... how did you manage to mount your front plate like that? I may do the same.

Ry
Scorps01
Its a TTE bumper it has a wide bit that you cant see with the plate on to stick to.
dudi
Ahh, I see, maybe I won't be mounting it like that then. :D Cheers!
sparkystav
Yeah its the tte bumper, but i've cut the extra lip off except for a small bit behind the plate.

stav


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