The Big Spring Clean

[Alps]

perfect day for it well done, i will have to do mine soon too

 

[R2D2]

Final photo of the day

 

[billywhiz]

So R2D2 so seem to be the man to ask, how do I get rid of the 'mop' swirls the garage put on my paint when they polished it?

Way to clear this would be Dual Action polisher - something not so abrasive maybe 3M ultrafina, or Dodo Lime Prime - slow speed doing small section at any one time. - Final polish, machine applied

 

[billywhiz]

R2D2 - cars looking good.

One step further would be to de contaminate - Autosmart Tardis for the best tar removal + Iron X - iron contaminants and other fallout - followed by clay.

Man after my own heart using q-tips to clean - great to see such detail :O) Nice car

this pic here :

Tardis - Ironx + clay would clean down all the contaminants :O)

 

[R2D2]

I used Autogym Tar remover to decontaminate. But most of the cleaning was sheer elbow grease!

 

[Dieselman]

So R2D2 so seem to be the man to ask, how do I get rid of the 'mop' swirls the garage put on my paint when they polished it?

Way to clear this would be Dual Action polisher - something not so abrasive maybe 3M ultrafina, or Dodo Lime Prime - slow speed doing small section at any one time. - Final polish, machine applied

I say a rotary polisher with soft pad and machine polish. It will take much less effort than a dual action polisher and give a getter result.

 

[mercboiuk]

You Sir, a clean freak.......

....I like!

Fantastic car, extremely well kept. You should be proud!

Darren

 

[dtldesign]

What size wheels are those???

 

[R2D2]

What size wheels are those???

17inch- a compromise betwwen looks and comfort

 

[crockers]

I say a rotary polisher with soft pad and machine polish. It will take much less effort than a dual action polisher and give a getter result.

Until you burn the hmmmmm spoiler...

Hey what's with the "borrowed from garage" diesel gloves...

Great work - I always set out with the same intentions but get knackered ...

 

[Dieselman]

Until you burn the hmmmmm spoiler...

That spoiler was a complete Hen-up from start to finish..but I have a solution..two more cars arriving...

 

[Markedes]

I am now buying more shares in Cotton Bud's after this

 

[Simon_M]

excellent stuff! The pink stuff on the cotton buds looks like Finishkare 425 - great stuff!

 

[R2D2]

it was demon shine though it's maybe just in a different bottle

 

[mark130]

i fitted stainless steel machine screws to replace my old rusty number plate ones attention to detail !

 

[Cabe]

Puts my efforts with the Karcher to shame. Well done that man!

 

[R2D2]

i fitted stainless steel machine screws to replace my old rusty number plate ones attention to detail !

Wjhere do we get them from?

Puts my efforts with the Karcher to shame. Well done that man!

Thanks Cabe: A liile OCD maybe but it looks stunning!

 

[crockers]

Why not get the number plate screws with coloured caps. No screw showing and blends in with plate. Simples.

 

[snoop51]

How long did you spend doing that? Whilst I applaud your dedication I just couldn't justify the time to go into that detail.

A car is a car, a tool to get you from A to B nothing more nothing less IMHO. Mine gets chucked into the Eastern European car cleaners once a week. £10 inside and out, job done.

I guess that's why I'll never have a classic motor though, too much time polishing means less time driving + I'd cry every time a bug splatted on it not for any concern for the poor bug of course I'd just be thinking God I've got to clean that little sod off before it welds itself to the car.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

The state it was in before:

I'm knackered but the end result!:bannana:

(OCD not professional!)

The power of the silver Mercedes; never looks dirty yet never looks clean....