South Wales Volvos

Bailes1992 · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject: 12 Hours Cleaning

Good clean over two days...

Day One
Stood outside for five mins and realized how cold it is. So went inside, put on a Jumper, a hoodie and then a coat...

Jumped in the car to look at the temp

Better than the -1* I saw in the 406 at 6.30am this morning mind you :o

So got the PW out...

Got out my products...

And had a look at the alloys...

The car wasent much better...

So washed it down with the super spray and a good blast with the PW...

Gave it a wash down using the TBM and Shampoo plus and noticed around the ehxuats the dirt was stuck on. I guess from all the heat which is where the SRP comes in...

Now SRP will get anything off . How many people know it will disolve tar Wink

Found the Volvos first stone chip...

So cracked on with SRP, treating all the tar spots first and leaving them for 30s and then using an MF Applicator breaking down the polish to turn the car from cream back to white. Followed by two coats of NXT.

Then the sun set...

And it was dark Sad

So chucked all my towels in the wash, and tidied up some of my kit. I think another order from Mr Glossmax is in order soon :D

Tommorows jobs:-

Finish Cleaning alloys, polish, wax and dress tyres
Finish Arches
Third coat of NXT
Clean the black bits and dress
Clean out interior and feed leather :)
Go to bed

[size="4"]Day Twoooo

Started off just going over the car with a weak solution of shampoo in my super spray and a mitt to get rif of any dust and dried. A third coat of NXT 2.0 applied and black trims/tyres dressed with Megs Endurance Gel. Exhausts polished with 00# Wire wool and megs NXT Polysh'. Headlights polished with Megs PlastX and waxed with Bilt Hambers Autobalm. Then glass cleaned and polished...

NO SWIRLS :D

Then a neighbors cat found itself on the roof of the car and scratched the duck out of it :angry:

Interior was hovered out, plastics wiped down with APC. Now my Dads just given up smoking so trying to freshen it up abit so all the carpet was sprayed with fabreeze and the headlining. Air con was bombed and a good spraying of oust. Leather cleaned and fed :)

Before...

Take note of the temperature :mellow:

A Neighbor turned up with a White V40 Estate Sport 2.0T

And afters...

Oh and...

Cally · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject:

Good finish
Soooooooo when you coming to do mine Mr. Green

Colin · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:51 am Post subject:

Remind me never to buy a white car...

Exocet · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:53 am Post subject:

Never buy a white car!

Colin · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject:

nige · Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject:

for keeping clean I would have a white car over a black on any day of the week, it seems the best colour for keeping clean looking is silver IMO...

anyhoo, good job on the R, but if you want a real challenge find a nice burgandy or red coloured vehicle which hasnt been detailed for years.... Colin might know of a good place to start...

Ricco · Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject: