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Old 20 May 2012, 08:48 PM
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Alright chaps first of all I apologise for how long this is ha so I thought I would give the car a full detail as I'm going abroad and the car will be in the garage for a week I wanted to machine polish it but I didn't have enough time

So first of all I started with the wheels they looked pretty good considering they aint been done in 2 weeks


I used bilberry wheel cleaner on them which is really good Stuff



After that was rinsed I used iron x to remove iron contaminants it stinks but is really good Product




Once that was rinsed off left me with a very shiny wheel


The process was repeated on all the wheels then it was time for the rest of the car It was washed using the 2 bucket method with zymol shampoo and lambs wool sponge apc and a detailing brush was used for all the nooks and cranys




Once rinsed off then found quite a few tar spots this was tackled using auto smart tardis tar remover





After that it was onto the iron x this was used on the whole car was quite shocked at how much iron contaminants were still on the car u spray it on clear and the contaminants turn purple/red





After that the car was re washed and dried then it was time for a full polish using poor boys polish


After that It was fully waxed using poorboys nattys paste wax



Once that was done the tires were dressed using meguiars gold class endurance tyre gel and the windows were polished using ag glass cleaner then my attention was turned to the exhaust tip this was cleaned using autosol metal polish




So after all that Graft I took the car for a few photos













Thanks for reading and comments are always welcome
Old 20 May 2012, 08:51 PM
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Very clean ,nice job .
Old 20 May 2012, 08:54 PM
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Great results, nice one. How long did this take you?
Old 20 May 2012, 08:56 PM
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good work bud got two question can u private message me were u purchased
iron x and bilberry wheel cleaner please
keep up the good work bud u done a good job with that detail did it take long to valet ??
Old 20 May 2012, 08:57 PM
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Looks really good, but I couldn't do with all that fuss
Old 20 May 2012, 09:00 PM
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Cheers for the comments guys Took me about 4-5 hours to do wheel cleaner was purchased from Perfectlycleaned.co.uk and iron x was brought from cleanyourcar.co.uk they are both excellent sites and usually cheaper than ebay
Old 20 May 2012, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by craigybaby
Cheers for the comments guys Took me about 4-5 hours to do wheel cleaner was purchased from Perfectlycleaned.co.uk and iron x was brought from cleanyourcar.co.uk they are both excellent sites and usually cheaper than ebay
cheers dude il get purchasing some right away . did u use a pressure washer for the wheels after using bilberry or a normal hose pipe mate ??
Old 20 May 2012, 09:09 PM
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I started using a pressure washer but my hose connection bust so I ended up just giving it thorough rinse using a watering can
Old 20 May 2012, 09:17 PM
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Nice job mate!

Highly recommend the bilberry wheel cleaner, very good product. Same with iron x. Always nice to see a shiny scoobie
Old 20 May 2012, 09:17 PM
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is the iron x used instead of a clay bar ?
Old 20 May 2012, 09:23 PM
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Iron x can be used aswell as a claybar when I use a machine polisher I usually use tardis then iron x then claybar then the machine
Old 20 May 2012, 09:33 PM
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Really nice car love the wheels. Top job, time well spent
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Cheers mate appreciate the kind comment
Old 20 May 2012, 10:52 PM
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Worth every minute mate, was that a cooking brush?! I could do with one of them for the boot
Old 20 May 2012, 10:56 PM
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Superb job mate very clean car!
Old 20 May 2012, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by AWG_STi
Worth every minute mate, was that a cooking brush?! I could do with one of them for the boot
Steal it out the kitchen drawer mate lol
Old 21 May 2012, 04:29 AM
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Love the finished result mate looks really good!!!
Old 21 May 2012, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by AWG_STi
Worth every minute mate, was that a cooking brush?! I could do with one of them for the boot
Ha ha nah it's called a detailing brush they are about 3 quid delivered

Cheers for the comments guys
Old 21 May 2012, 07:17 PM
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Very nice work mate. You can do mine if you like. Lol
Old 21 May 2012, 08:16 PM
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Local ditch bro. Think you should help me out with mine lol

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Old 25 May 2012, 07:38 PM
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Ha ha cheers for all the kind comments guys
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