clio + 7hrs of work

[christian6984]

Hiya Just Wanted To Share Some Of The cars i have cleaned over the past year and what i have been using. After a few years of using Autoglym i have to say that the results from Meguiars are excellent every time with everything new i try. Still Shocked though at how rare products are to come by in England.
Outside
My Usual Process is
Rinse the car down then,
1. Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo And Conditioner
2. Hot Rims All Wheel cleaner (works well but need to be careful when windy can mist your face and get up nose and in mouth, not so pleasent)
Dry The Car With Chamois Leather
Also Autoglym Active Insect Remover (summer time)
3. Quik Clay (yearly)
4. DC1
5. Scratch X (if needed)
6. Gold Class Clear Coat Liquid Wax
7. NXT Generation All Metal Polish (Alloys or Chrome on mini)
8. Gold Class Trim Detailer
9. Hot Shine Tyre Spray (applied with soft brisseled rounded brush to prevent it running onto the alloy)
Inside
10. vaccum and Autoglym Fast Glass for windows inside and Autoglym interior cleaner/ shampoo for plastics and rubber

Renault Clio
Before





After
























New Clio


Fiesta
1.8 TDdi, Encore, And 155,000 Miles !!
Before



After







Renault Scenic


Micra







Mini Mayfair

[BlueZero]

Re: clio + 7hrs of work

First off, Welcome to Meguiars!

All the cars look great. I like the blue color of the first one. The Mini in that last photo is cool.

[gb387]

Re: clio + 7hrs of work

That looks like a hand full of work! All look great, I with BlueZero on the first car, sharp color and sharp little car.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: clio + 7hrs of work

Look at those cars that went from dirty and sad to shiny and happy. You're a good man!!!

[Sydster]

Re: clio + 7hrs of work

All of them look good!

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: clio + 7hrs of work

They all look great. I like the shade of blue on the clio. You really made it pop. Way to go.

[OldMX]

Re: clio + 7hrs of work

Impressive work, keep it up!

[Mr Shine]

Re: clio + 7hrs of work

I like the gloss on the clio, it's nice.

I have a question about your usual process:
Outside
My Usual Process is
Rinse the car down then,
1. Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo And Conditioner
2. Hot Rims All Wheel cleaner (works well but need to be careful when windy can mist your face and get up nose and in mouth, not so pleasent)
Dry The Car With Chamois Leather
Also Autoglym Active Insect Remover (summer time)
3. Quik Clay (yearly)
4. DC1
5. Scratch X (if needed)
6. Gold Class Clear Coat Liquid Wax
7. NXT Generation All Metal Polish (Alloys or Chrome on mini)
8. Gold Class Trim Detailer
9. Hot Shine Tyre Spray (applied with soft brisseled rounded brush to prevent it running onto the alloy)

...I'm just wondering why you don't use a polish like DC2 after you cleaned it with DC1. Have you tried using a polish and would the results be any different with it?

[christian6984]

Re: clio + 7hrs of work

I have not tried the Dc2 + 3 as yet alot of people on the megs uk website swear by it and the results always look great. i suppose the only reason for the Gold Class polish and Wax is a combination DC2 + 3 after a very long process.

I have just done a friends black vauxhall corsa with the same process as mine and it looks fantastic i will try and get some pictures of that by next week.

Any way hope ths answers the question.

Thanx Christian

[G Force]

Re: clio + 7hrs of work

Hello,
All well done.What would be the item on the Clio's top front wind screen trim at center ? mine is dark blue i use GC liquid wax over DC 2.

[christian6984]

Re: clio + 7hrs of work

Sorry have had a busy Xmas and not replied to this post the little figure on the dash was Plankton From Spongebob Square Pants who is in the back window coincidentally (got it from McDonald's). I maybe 21 but its one of the best cartoons i have ever seen. Fortunately he has had to make way for my Road Angel nowadays but its rattling round the car some where. the Clio has cubby holes all over the place. And ADIO is a brand of skate shoes but its not well know here in the UK, so most people go what is that, and its not ever really pronounced how its spelt either (audio).

My Sisters Micra has some parrot in the back window of it, not sure what thats all about.

Never tried DC2 or the three stages, at the time i was working by hand and there was lots of effort required as scratch X is particullaly hard work to do all over a car and being my own i was trying to achieve the best possible finish, since then i have moved on to the PC and finding it really easy to use and has achieved good work on everything Ive used it on. lucky haven't had to do any VAG cars yet. but am now interested in learning about rotary but am aware that plenty of practice is required and will need a banger or test panel to start with.

Thanx Christian

[Nick Chapman]

Re: clio + 7hrs of work

Awesome job on those cars!

Side note: I love that walk through door on that garage! Very cool!

[christian6984]

Re: clio + 7hrs of work

It is cool Thanks. It would be a better way to keep heat in when going in and out of the garage (i run the electric heater when doing stuff like using the PC for a couple of hours). Its a shame its usually cover with gardening junk so theres a chance of being struck by something also my dads a plumber so the garage never ever looks this tidy (see pics) and the mini gets surrounded by stuff, it lives on that side and we don't use it as my older sister got the car and hasn't had a single driving lesson so it been there since she was 17 some 7 years now.

[CarbonBlack]

Re: clio + 7hrs of work

as a citizen of the USA, I have never seen one in person! I suspect they are rare in your neck of the woods, but even if it weren't, thats a hot car!