Snowball Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) It's been a while since i picked up my ride, and have only just gotten round to giving it a good clean! So here are the results...The car was cleaned with Meguiars gold class shampoo, followed by an all over clay bar treatment. The whole car then got Scratch-X'd to remove a lot of the annoying swirl marks from the previous owners cleaning. Finally it got a complete waxing with P21s carnauba wax. The wheels were cleaned with Wonder Wheels (brilliant stuff!) and the tyres dressed with Meguiars Endurance Gloss. border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" alt="" /> border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" alt="" /> border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" alt="" /> border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" alt="" /> border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" alt="" />Don't have any plans for this baby at the min, but may get a stubby aerial at some point.Bumper strips were already painted and am thinking of keeping them on.Don't have any pics of the inside yet, although it is "Tim & Tom"-tastic!!Comments/recommendations are more than welcome as always...! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":coffee:" border="0" alt="coffee.gif" /> Edited October 29, 2006 by Snowball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyA Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Looks really nice! I like Black sports.So is the stubby aerial going to be your one and only mod, or is it just first on a long list? style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted October 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 lol - it's the only one i've considered so far!But, may lower it, get a new stereo and some new rims style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 nice base for a project mate style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> (just like any sport) style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />wheels and lowered can be enough on a lupo if chosen wellcant wait to see it if you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Looks really style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shades:" border="0" alt="shades.gif" /> The car was cleaned with Meguiars gold class shampoo, followed by an all over clay bar treatment. The whole car then got Scratch-X'd to remove a lot of the annoying swirl marks from the previous owners cleaning. Finally it got a complete waxing with P21s carnauba wax. The wheels were cleaned with Wonder Wheels (brilliant stuff!) and the tyres dressed with Meguiars Endurance Gloss.Just a few questions if you dont mind style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> , im thinking about doing some of that to mine.How much of a difference does the claying do and is it easy to do or easy to mess it up?Whats scratch-X'd? mine is covered in swirl marks like yours was, ive tried a few things like autoglym paint renovater but it doesnt make much difference.Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted October 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Claying is really easy to do. Spray lots of the Meguiars quick detailing spray and just rub over with the clay bar, constantly folding the dirt into the clay. It's amazing how much dirt comes off even after a good washing!The paint surface feels like glass once it has been clayed. The clay itself lifts up contaminants off the surface, just give it a rinse off with water afterwards. Nice and shiny!Scratch-x (Meguiars as well!) was an experiment. My bf had heard loads of good reviews from his Civic Type R forum, so i decided to give it a try on the front quarter. It brought it up really nice, and smoothed out the swirls marks and even some of the bigger scratches. So we decided to go for the full lot. End result is the pictures! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Claying is really easy to do. Spray lots of the Meguiars quick detailing spray and just rub over with the clay bar, constantly folding the dirt into the clay. It's amazing how much dirt comes off even after a good washing!The paint surface feels like glass once it has been clayed. The clay itself lifts up contaminants off the surface, just give it a rinse off with water afterwards. Nice and shiny!Scratch-x (Meguiars as well!) was an experiment. My bf had heard loads of good reviews from his Civic Type R forum, so i decided to give it a try on the front quarter. It brought it up really nice, and smoothed out the swirls marks and even some of the bigger scratches. So we decided to go for the full lot. End result is the pictures! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />Oh right thanks, i think i'll give the claying a try then and the scratch x, hopefully it will remove some of the swirls, thats what i will be doing next weekend then style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Thats an unbelievable shine! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted February 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Why thank you... it did take me 3 hours on a cold sunday morning style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":sweating:" border="0" alt="sweating.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Your a braver man than me!I've been taking advantage of the numerous immigrants willing to take the fiver out of my hand style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted February 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Your a braver man than me!heheh - or lady style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldirtybastard Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 heheh - or lady style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />Haha, you got owned Tigzy baby.Nice lupo by the way Snowball.Taz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riles Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 very nice fella shining like a shithouse door there mate,bet it took ages to do style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shades:" border="0" alt="shades.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queen_of_the_road Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Don't have any pics of the inside yet, although it is "Tim & Tom"-tastic!!Nowt wrong with that style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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