Previous two weekends I've been on-call so just sitting around the house but the weather was horrid so I couldn't wash the car and I knew I had to do something this weekend - even if it was just flushing out the arches and underbody...
In the morning I changed the pollen filter as the HVAC smelt like McD's surprisingly the old filter wasn't that bad (last service was 6k ago). Also changed the air filters for K&N's, mixture of sand/flies/leaves and a receipt in the air box. Vac'd out and cleaned then refitted.
Thankfully I managed to get everything cleaned up in just over an hour, I started at 3pm so it was a race against the light so I just used the hose (PW and foam lance are just a pain anyway).
Fairly basic process was followed:
Thorough rinse of the wheel arches and underside (Hose and Meg's Super Degreaser),
Clean wheels/arches/tires (Meg's wheel brightener + AG shampoo),
Rinse the body and spray Meg's Super Degreaser on the lower half - couldn't be bothered to refill the Meg's APC bottle
2BM wash using Dodo Supernatural Sponge with AG shampoo
Rinse
QD with Chemical Guys Speed Detailer
Dry
Buff up the tailpipe with AG metal polish
Dress arches + tires with AG Instant Tire Dressing (first time I used this, just applied and left to dry hence visible in the pics).
Light was pretty much gone when I finished so had to bump the ISO to 3200 on the camera so not the best photos afterwards.
Before:
After:
Not the best beading photo I know...
Going to get the rear bumper resprayed in a month or two and also ask if the bodyshop can just do a smart repair to the edges of the doors. Few chips at the edges of the doors where it has met a garage wall on numerous occasions. Along with a 60k service to take care of the oily bits.
Plan on changing out the rusty wheel nuts for zinc-plated ones and repainting the calipers (thinking blue but will probably go for silver) next weekend.
Will change the rims to 18/19" at some point in Summer and lower her but trying to be somewhat sensible with the mod budget... Last car was out of control.
Thanks for looking.
In the morning I changed the pollen filter as the HVAC smelt like McD's surprisingly the old filter wasn't that bad (last service was 6k ago). Also changed the air filters for K&N's, mixture of sand/flies/leaves and a receipt in the air box. Vac'd out and cleaned then refitted.
Thankfully I managed to get everything cleaned up in just over an hour, I started at 3pm so it was a race against the light so I just used the hose (PW and foam lance are just a pain anyway).
Fairly basic process was followed:
Thorough rinse of the wheel arches and underside (Hose and Meg's Super Degreaser),
Clean wheels/arches/tires (Meg's wheel brightener + AG shampoo),
Rinse the body and spray Meg's Super Degreaser on the lower half - couldn't be bothered to refill the Meg's APC bottle
2BM wash using Dodo Supernatural Sponge with AG shampoo
Rinse
QD with Chemical Guys Speed Detailer
Dry
Buff up the tailpipe with AG metal polish
Dress arches + tires with AG Instant Tire Dressing (first time I used this, just applied and left to dry hence visible in the pics).
Light was pretty much gone when I finished so had to bump the ISO to 3200 on the camera so not the best photos afterwards.
Before:
After:
Not the best beading photo I know...
Going to get the rear bumper resprayed in a month or two and also ask if the bodyshop can just do a smart repair to the edges of the doors. Few chips at the edges of the doors where it has met a garage wall on numerous occasions. Along with a 60k service to take care of the oily bits.
Plan on changing out the rusty wheel nuts for zinc-plated ones and repainting the calipers (thinking blue but will probably go for silver) next weekend.
Will change the rims to 18/19" at some point in Summer and lower her but trying to be somewhat sensible with the mod budget... Last car was out of control.
Thanks for looking.
