Meguiars - results!

[Burple]

I had a bit of spare time to myself over the weekend (as well as being off Friday and Monday :p;)), so I decided to have a go at the car with the clay bar and polish to see how easy it really was to do a 'proper' job on the car... So, 3 hours later after:

Hose down to remove loose dust etc,
Meguirs NXT shampoo (one panel at a time, then hosed off)
Drying off with a nice new Meguiars Chamois,
Clay Bar the entire car (one panel at a time as per instructions)and windows :D)
Another rinse off and dry
A nice coat of Meguirs NXT Tech Wax
Wheels washed, dried and NXT'd
Trim (and tyres) detailed with Meguiars Trim Detailer.

By the time I'd go down to the beach for some pics, it was already covered in dust :eek::mad:, but rather than risk scratching all my hard work, I left it be and took some pics. It looks MUCH better than before, and soooooooooooo smooth! I could hardly believe the amount of crap the clay bar took off :eek: especially off the boot lid and bottom half of the doors!
Some pics of the finished purple beastie:

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/7243/dscf00312cn.jpg

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/6703/dscf00329ns.jpg

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3528/dscf00345kq.jpg

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/6393/dscf00334ue.jpg

Then I spent another couple of hours yesterday with the wheels off, painting the brake calipers and wheel hubs gold and silver respectively. The pic's a bit crap, you can almost make out the shiny new painted bits! :cool::D I know a few people on here don't like painted brakes and all that nonsense, but I think it's fairly subtle and not too over the top..

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/420/dscf00361bt.jpg


Conclusions: BUY A CLAY BAR and some MEGUIARS polish / wax!!
:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

[Allan]

Nice one my friend. Looking lovely

[The Dogfather]

Tou do know who else sported that very same colour scheme?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/Dick_muttley.jpg

BTW these characters will feature on the next bad dog mini, if they ever do a purple on the new car :D

[Burple]

Oo, so they did, I forgot about that!:D:D

Which reminds me, if I get a chance int he next couple of days i have a couple of pics from the Thistle run I need to post ;):D

[sedgie]

Looks really good!:Dhope mine looks the same....just ordered all that stuff:D...<thinks> just need a free day!:eek::disapprove:

[X30YES]

good job well done ...looks great as well , like to do my car :p:D

[Burple]

quote:Originally posted by X30YES

good job well done ...looks great as well , like to do my car :p:D


Let's see... materials, plus labour, plus skinned knuckles, plus expenses.. ;):p:p:D:D

[Wul]

Good job Ewan :cool:

[X30YES]

quote:Originally posted by Wul

Good job Ewan :cool:
GOOD JOB ...is that it ...ya barsteward:p;):D:D

[Gismo]

Pah, you did such a good job you washed the registration number right off the plates :p
By tomorrow it'll just be as dirty again :I

[Burple]

quote:Originally posted by Bonnie Scotland

Pah, you did such a good job you washed the registration number right off the plates :p
By tomorrow it'll just be as dirty again :I


:p:p:p
It is, but it's only dusty, a quick drive into work this moning and most of it has gone, and it's still as shiny as it was on Sunday! :cool::cool:

Still can't get over how smooth the paintwork is now! :eek::cool::cool::D:D

[ianking]

Ewan
Is the clay bar hard to do. Ive never used one before but I see my local car shop has the Meg clay bar kit which I was going to get as well as some more NTX tech wax.
Ian

[Burple]

Nope! easy peasy! :D

Make sure the car is clean, squirt on some Quick Detailer (you should get it with the clay bar kit) to lubricate, and just use the bar on the car (keeping it lubed up) until the paint feels smooth. You'll notice, as at first you'll feel wee bumps. Just keep at it making sure you remember to knead the bar when it gets dirty, to use a clean surface on the car. You don't need much pressure at all on the paint.
It doesn't take too long to get it smooth as glass :cool:

As Wul suggested elsewhere, if you break the bar into 3 pieces, it should last you for a while. 1/3 or the bar is a big enough piece to use, and have a spare, if you use the other piece for the windows.

You should maybe invest in some Megs Microfiber or towelling cloths too for bufty er.. buffing purposes! :D:p

[ianking]

I got a big pack of towelling cloths from Costco for £10 and my old dear got me some micro fiber cloths from the supermarket.
Think I will need to get one of these clay bar kits.

[Wul]

don't forget kids - save the Quick Detailer for making the car look lovely after washing the car and simply use a double strength mix of car shampoo in a squirty bottle for a clay lubricant instead :)

[N12 JLK]

Car looks nice, I also have used the clay bar . Pop down to your local pound shop and get your microfibre cloths there . Now how much are they?;)

[Scottie]

The Microfibre cloths you buy out of the supermarkets, Cosco poundies, are fine but your better off buying Cobra ones from Ron @ www.motorgeek.co.uk. Yes were on first name terms:I
anyway all to do with the number of threads that make up a cloth and the plush ones are better for taking wax off. blah blah blah I'm becoming a geek.:I;):p

[Crombers]

Oi , unfair on Allan :eek:

[ajamesj]

I used the clay last week and also a coat of polish and the mini was lookin brill but never got pics will try and get this week I also need to decide on my paint colour for my calipers .

[Burple]

Well.. as it happens..

Got a couple of them too :D

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9563/dscf0039a5by.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/1953/dscf0040a2kx.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3275/dscf0041a3yn.jpg

Didn't want it to be too OTT ;):D:cool:

[illegalhunter]

nice ****in car