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Looks fantastic, great job D.
Which wax and sealant did you use?
Did you tape up the arches and plastic or were you lazy like me and get them all stained with white polish 2007 Porsche Boxster (987) 2.7
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18th Aug 2008 7:10 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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I got totally bewildered with all the waxws on the website I bought the clay bar, shampoo etc from so went to Halfords & got the Autoglym sooper dooper polish Ultra Deep Shine Polish & sealant (3 for 2 offer). Very pleased wit he result, 8) 8)
Was totally lazy & didn't worry re the plastic, it was the paint I needed to sort out.
19th Aug 2008 9:27 am
bigcarpchaser
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You didn't clean inside the wheel arches.
Makes a difference, well, it does until you drive it Welcome "Lola"
19th Aug 2008 9:37 am
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There is also some plant life still attached from Salisbury trip underneath!
19th Aug 2008 9:41 am
npinks
Member Since: 31 Jan 2008
Location: Leeds
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Thought i use this thread to show my handy work, though I had to use a FL2 as my subject
Started Saturday with a Snow Foam soak, then onto a wash with AG Shampoo & conditioner using the Two Bucket method and a noodle washing mitt.
I then spent the afternoon using Meguires clay bar and detailing spray as the lube.
The car was then rewashed, this time with Zymol Clear and dried using a large microfibre.
I decide to then polish the bumpers, using my new Meguiers G200 machine polisher and Lake Country 100mm CCS polish spot pad.
Since on this occasions I was going looking at gaining experience I opted for AG Ultra Deep Shine. Then a coat of Zymol HD Cleanser and topped off with a layer of Collinite 476s Paint sealant wax.
At this stage i had been at it for 4 hours so called it a day, knowing the weather forecast was good for Sunday.
Sunday up and out at 8:30am and rewashed the car with Zymol Clear wash, dried and on to a good few meters of 3M tape to protect the plastic bits. (I'm not lazy CY )
This time I opted for AG Super Resign Polish and Lake Country 165mm Polishing pad, but didn't use the Zymol HD Cleanse as I wanted to keep the polishes fillers in place.
Spread the polish on speed 2 like before, then did 3 passes on speed 5 working on sections about 1.5' x 1.5'
Once the remaining panels had been finished, the whole car got a good (but thin) coating of the Collinite 476s
The wheels was cleaned using P21s Red Gel and brush, I also like to use a sponge to give them a good going over, dried using MF towels, then a good coating of Poor Boys Wheel Sealant wax for the protection.
Megs High Endurance Gel on the tires which had been cleaned using Megs APC and a stiff brush.
Then I did the leather interior with the Razeglaze Balm, which has left a great new leather smell in the air
After another 5 hours today I called it again (due to the wife complaining)
I now just need to APC and IPA the plastic trims prepping them for the Black WOW, and AG Glass polish the windows
After a total of 9 hours on my car, I'm happy with the results, there are a few swirls, but this wasn't a paint correction polish, That will be the next time
Heres a few photos for you to look through
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19th Aug 2008 4:07 pm
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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Very nice
Were did you get the Raceglaze Balm from ...any recomendations
Heres a few of mine after a little polish last week
Just a shame im a photographer
(and i forgot to do the mud flaps )G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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19th Aug 2008 4:32 pm
npinks
Member Since: 31 Jan 2008
Location: Leeds
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I got it from a company called polished bliss,
I was buying some other stuff from them and asked for there recomendations as my half leather seats felt dry and were a little dirty. (PB are proffssional car detailers too and try/use all the product themselves)
Cost about £10 and has a little cleaning property in it but leaves the leather feeling really soft and clean and a nice smell of leather too
The other product from list would be Collinite 476s which is the paint sealant wax and is very hard wearing when you have got a couple of very thin coats of it on and polished off, leaves the car very glossy and water/muddy water just beads away.
19th Aug 2008 4:43 pm
npinks
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Location: Leeds
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nice finish there Wiggs
IMO a bit of a tyre dressing wouldn't go amiss, shame to have a nice glossy car and dirty tyres
19th Aug 2008 4:50 pm
wiggs
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I have some aswell ..just forgotG4 Gone ...but not forgotten
19th Aug 2008 4:53 pm
wiggs
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npinks wrote:
The other product from list would be Collinite 476s which is the paint sealant wax and is very hard wearing when you have got a couple of very thin coats of it on and polished off, leaves the car very glossy and water/muddy water just beads away.
Is this any better than Jetseal 109 ?G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
19th Aug 2008 5:01 pm
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Both look very 8)
19th Aug 2008 5:52 pm
npinks
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Jetseal 109 from what i have read on it looks to be very similar to colly's
I opted for 476s as it is long lasting, easy to apply and good for water beading and can be used on numerous coloured cars
If you have some 109 left, i would keep using it
I went out and spent the equivalent as holiday in Spain on my stuff (don't tell the wife ) as i virtually started from scratch on descent stuff
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