Liquid Yellow Renault Clio4 RS200 Cup Trophy

[Wilco]

A new toy
A new detailing adventure
A new way to deplete my Meguiar's stock giving me more excuse to get more!!!

Well, I took delivery of Bumblebee 20th Dec, 2013 just before Christmas. The best Christmas present to myself haha

Because it was a new car, my usual "Ultimate" detailing session was cut short because it was quite literally - fresh out of the factory with a Date of Manufacture sticker of 29th September 2013, so 2 and a bit months from Normandy, France ->>> Melbourne, Australia I thought was a massive logistical effort, not to mention getting me to drive it out the door in late Dec!

Anyway, on the to specifics:

Wash:

1. Meguiar's NXT Generation car wash, triple bucket method (overkill for a new car) with my trusty Meguiar's Lambswool Mitt
2. Meguiar's Detailer Wheel Brightener D14001 (again...overkill but what the heck!)
3. High pressure hose down

Prep:

1. Meguiar's Mirror Glass Detailing Clay (Light) with Meguiar's Lash Touch Spray Detailer D15501 1:1 ratio as lub
2. Because it was a daily driver & fresh paint, I wasn't going to bother with any type of polish

Interior Decorating:

1. Meguiar's Detailer APC D10101 the whole interior, even though there was a STRONG new car smell lol
2. Meguiar's Detailer Glass Cleaner D12001 - finger prints were all over in and out of the car from the dealership
3. Meguiar's Ulimate Protectant for the interior dash
4. Meguiar's Gold Class Leather Cleaner/Conditioner for the front and rear seats. This baby took be eons as I really had let the product work into the new leather. There were production stains that I was very pev-ed off about too so I spent lots of TLC with APC to remove

Wax/Exterior Decorating:

1. Meguiar's Utimate Wax -> what else is there? Seriously? 2 even, thin coatings of this stuff made me all feeling warm and fuzzy.
2. Meguiar's Endurance Gel using a paint brush and some OCD nature of sort
3. Meguiar's Quik Wax as LSP just in case my 2 even coatings were a tad dash

And here's the end result.













My friend had borrowed my proper camera, so I had to stick with my compacter.
I want to take some shots in the sun, but all you could see was ultra bright metal yellow.
This colour is truly unique to Renault, and at some angles, you can really see tinges of Green. It's a brilliant, vibrant colour and really stands out even in a crowd of taxi's and other standard "yellow" cars.
Unfortunately you can't it's true beauty on any camera - only something the eye can see in person, so clouds and overcast photos it will have to be, for now.

Now...

Daily Driver Analysis so far...

1. I need to find a thin enough brush to clean my red brake calipers properly. Elbow grease ain't gonna cut it as I need to clean right through
2. I find with ze german Dunlop Sport Maxx - they are much more softer than the ones Made in Australia, so the rubber tends to grip the road like hell, diminishing my Endurance Tyre Gel at a faster rate than normal
3. I'm getting used to using Meguiar's Wash & Wax Anywhere, a new product for our market. Using it every 2 days with a host of microfibres definitely satisfies my showroom shine cravings. Everytime I touch the paint, it's silky smooth like glass. Oh yea...car crazy syndrome.
4. This colour is very difficult to work with in terms of knowing what has been covered. I need Meguiar's to invent some detailing glasses that display what areas of the paint I have covered. Having perfect lighting is for the perfect world, and well, I'm not in the that so it is truly difficult when waxing, especially now that most wax products dry clear (which is gr8). I'm sure we're all used to knowing what area we have covered, but I think special detailing glasses would help hehehe.

The lighting is a combo of florescents and daytime brightness. Of course I have stands with high wattage halogens, but I prefer not using them as summer temperature reach up to 44 degrees. Using high wattage halogens would be a royal mistake even the Queen's army would say NO.
I guess I'll research into some LED yellow lighting...


Thanks for reading!
Wilco

[Daniel Kinder]

Re: Liquid Yellow Renault Clio4 RS200 Cup Trophy

Congratulations on your new toy! Looks great, like the black rims. Looks like it would have some CRAZY gloss to it!

Notice the Meguiars sticker in the lower left part of the windshield I had couple like that at one time but my kids wanted to put them on their power wheels.

And I say you have a grin from ear to ear when your driven it or washing! Looks like a fun car to drive! Oh yeah nice write up

How about a couple interior & engine pics?

[larry0071]

Bumblebee!? Not a chance!

Great color combination, I fancy it as well on my car :-)



The Black wheels are a curse! The yellow paint shows everything, And insects are horribly attracted to it because it appears to them as rotten fruit. But when you clean your black and yellow car, but do you get attention out in public. I call my (actual TF3 Bumblebee edition) car "The rotten banana".

[paulcr39]

Re: Liquid Yellow Renault Clio4 RS200 Cup Trophy



^ Renault car pron? Oh heck yeah!!! ^

Love the window sticker too!

[Ghawk]

Re: Liquid Yellow Renault Clio4 RS200 Cup Trophy

Beautiful car, wow that color is really looks amazing! Really jealous of the Renaults, shame we don't get them here in the U.S.

[jarred767]

Re: Liquid Yellow Renault Clio4 RS200 Cup Trophy

Sweet car, and some pretty nice pics of it too. That color is awesome!

[Wilco]

Re: Liquid Yellow Renault Clio4 RS200 Cup Trophy

Bumblebee!? Not a chance!

Great color combination, I fancy it as well on my car :-)



The Black wheels are a curse! The yellow paint shows everything, And insects are horribly attracted to it because it appears to them as rotten fruit. But when you clean your black and yellow car, but do you get attention out in public. I call my (actual TF3 Bumblebee edition) car "The rotten banana".

Nice, you're ride is the REAL Bumblebee lol
We don't get the Camaro here in Kangarooland so a grumpy Frenchman is the closest LOL
I get what you mean with insects on a sunny glossy paintjob - they just come without notice. Nothing to do with heat, they just come....

[Wilco]

Re: Liquid Yellow Renault Clio4 RS200 Cup Trophy

Beautiful car, wow that color is really looks amazing! Really jealous of the Renaults, shame we don't get them here in the U.S.

This RenaultSport is powered by a Nissan 1.6T 150kw/240Nm, so it's a Jap car with bells and whistles of techo. Find a Nissan in yellow hehehehehehe

[Wilco]

Re: Liquid Yellow Renault Clio4 RS200 Cup Trophy

Congratulations on your new toy! Looks great, like the black rims. Looks like it would have some CRAZY gloss to it!

Notice the Meguiars sticker in the lower left part of the windshield I had couple like that at one time but my kids wanted to put them on their power wheels.

And I say you have a grin from ear to ear when your driven it or washing! Looks like a fun car to drive! Oh yeah nice write up

How about a couple interior & engine pics?

Thanks =)
I'll upload some engine pics soon =)
I'm doing Meguiar's Australia free marketing and promo, and they don't even know about it!
Aussies here's aren't as passionate about Meguiar's gear, let alone detailing like you or me or everyone on this forum.
The detailing products market here is just as clouded as our car industry, with more brands on offer per capita than any country in the world, so the average consumer either gets detailing centres to do the work (using ultra poor to super quality stuff), or they buy TurtleWax/Armourall
I also have never seen a detailing centre use Meguiar's gear lol

[Selectchoice]

Re: Liquid Yellow Renault Clio4 RS200 Cup Trophy

Aussies here's aren't as passionate about Meguiar's gear, let alone detailing like you or me or everyone on this......
I also have never seen a detailing centre use Meguiar's gear lol

Some of your fellow countrymen are quite enthusiastic supporters of Meguiars and Meguiars Online!

And there are more than a few detailers here using Meguiars. Before I changed career path a few years back, I was one of them.

[Wilco]

Re: Liquid Yellow Renault Clio4 RS200 Cup Trophy

Some of your fellow countrymen are quite enthusiastic supporters of Meguiars and Meguiars Online!

And there are more than a few detailers here using Meguiars. Before I changed career path a few years back, I was one of them.

Hehehehehe
That's why the MotorEx are always held at Olympic Park Syd, cuz obviously sometimes I feel like the only one here in Melb getting all CarCrazy.
I did know 7 here in Melb but only one is still surviving after the financial hiccup, maybe I'm not looking at the right places for the new pros
I did manage to talk to Barry when he was down 3 years ago, ppl thought I was Crazy wanting a shot with him!

[Wilco]

Re: Liquid Yellow Renault Clio4 RS200 Cup Trophy

Updated with the now sunny pics,
Interior & the dull engine bay to come:

[Selectchoice]

Re: Liquid Yellow Renault Clio4 RS200 Cup Trophy

Hehehehehe
That's why the MotorEx are always held at Olympic Park Syd, cuz obviously sometimes I feel like the only one here in Melb getting all CarCrazy!

MotorEx is coming to Melbourne in 2014. Third weekend in July I believe. Melbourne Showground. I believe they're alternating between Sydney and Melbourne now.