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Given conditions were ideal this morning, I decided to give the R-Line a complete detail - took about 3 hours in total, but went much further than what the dealerships do:

- Foamed car to remove loose dirt and sprayed off
- Hot wash using Meguiars Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo and Conditioner
- Sprayed off and dried
- Car inspected closely for any paint discrepancies or oxidised areas - those found cleaned off using Menzerna SF4000 Super Finish
- Paintwork fully sealed using Menzerna PL Power Lock Polymer Sealant (incl all door, bonnet and tailgate shuts)
- Car polished using Harly Wax Pure 100% Carnauba Wax (incl all door, bonnet and tailgate shuts)
- Polished over again using Meguairs Gold Class Quik Detailer to remove any residual polish
- All glass cleaned using Meguairs NXT Glass Cleaner
- Brightwork polished using Gtechniq M1 Metal Polish
- Wheels waxed using SmartWax RimWax
- Tyres dressed with Meguairs Gold Class Endurance Tire Gel
- Black Trim dressed with Williams F1 bumper and trim gel (including inner wheel arches)

Really pleased with how it all turned out
 

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#4 ·
Looks good !

Is 'Menzerna PL Power Lock Polymer Sealant' equivalent to a ceramic coating ?

And how big is your garage for storing all that stuff :lol:
 
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Impala said:
Looks good !

Is 'Menzerna PL Power Lock Polymer Sealant' equivalent to a ceramic coating ?

And how big is your garage for storing all that stuff :lol:
No - it does a similar job to but is a Polymer rather than Ceramic coating. Ceramic coatings last longer (and costs a significant amount of wonga more), but when I looked I didn't have enough of the Gyeon Ceramic sealant I generally like to use, so used the Menzerna one instead - just as good, but doesn't last quite as long - about 12-18 months normally, whereas a ceramic one would generally last 24-36 months on average. But then I completely detail my cars twice a year, usually late spring and late autumn, so no worries about longevity.

As for size of garage - double garage ( just about big enough for all the cleaning products :lol: ) and to store my motorbike
 
#7 ·
ianchelt said:
That's spooky Hawkeye. I did exactly the same thing this morning with similar products. (I should take shares out in Halfords!!!)
White and Black really show of the great lines of the T-Roc... Love it. :D

T-Roc 1.5SE DSG White/Black
Very nice ianchelt - yours came up lovely - ideal conditions this morning for washing and polishing! (Like your black roof rails - wish I'd thought of that)
 
#8 ·
Hi Hawkeye, how much would you charge to come around mine and do the same, Car looks great by the way, :D :D :D
 
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To be fair, it looks beautiful. I hope you own an air rifle: any seagull that comes within 100 metres of your car should be shot before it delivers its payload. :D

I have dedicated many years of my life to preening and polishing my cars. Then, the awful day comes when you've just spent hours on detailing and you catch your haggard reflection in the gleaming bonnet or door. Suddenly, you think WTF am I doing, life is too short.

In a couple of days time of course, you polish your car again. Sigh :roll: .
 
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T Roo said:
To be fair, it looks beautiful. I hope you own an air rifle: any seagull that comes within 100 metres of your car should be shot before it delivers its payload. :D

I have dedicated many years of my life to preening and polishing my cars. Then, the awful day comes when you've just spent hours on detailing and you catch your haggard reflection in the gleaming bonnet or door. Suddenly, you think WTF am I doing, life is too short.

In a couple of days time of course, you polish your car again. Sigh :roll: .
 

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TN55 said:
Hi Hawkeye, how much would you charge to come around mine and do the same, Car looks great by the way, :D :D :D
Thank you, appreciated.

Well - if you are none too far from Essex........
 
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T Roo said:
To be fair, it looks beautiful. I hope you own an air rifle: any seagull that comes within 100 metres of your car should be shot before it delivers its payload. :D

I have dedicated many years of my life to preening and polishing my cars. Then, the awful day comes when you've just spent hours on detailing and you catch your haggard reflection in the gleaming bonnet or door. Suddenly, you think WTF am I doing, life is too short.

In a couple of days time of course, you polish your car again. Sigh :roll: .
Haha - oh so true, I just have too much OCD.
 
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@Newtroconthebloc - what on earth is that all over yours? Would suggest wash it off ASAP!
 
#17 ·
Both cars look absolutely beautiful!
I almost feel ashamed that they've had more cleaning done today than mine will get in the next 3 years!!
👏👏👏👏
 
#18 ·
Impala said:
TN55 said:
Hi Hawkeye, how much would you charge to come around mine and do the same, Car looks great by the way, :D :D :D
Funny, I was thinking exactly the same :D :D :D
And me!
 
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Hawkeye said:
@Newtroconthebloc - what on earth is that all over yours? Would suggest wash it off ASAP!
Stopped at traffic lights, didn't see what it fell out of but I was under a tree, the lights just turned green then I turned red. Went straight home and washed it off after taking the picture.
The moral is 'sh17 happens' !
 
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T Roo said:
Newtroconthebloc said:
OMG! Someone jam a cork up that seagull's exhaust pipe! :mrgreen:
My God, it looks like you've been attacked by a Herd of Flying Fresians :!: :!: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Seriously though, I know you washed it off asap but just to emphasise the importance of doing that ... a similar thing happened to me on a metallic-red Renault a few years ago. A wandering seagull decided to unload his contents and, being basically lazy, I left it there for a few days. When I eventually washed it, the top coat came away revealing the undercoat :eek: :eek: :eek: about the size of a 10p piece :roll: :roll:
 
#22 ·
Thought I'd revive this thread having watched a video about detailing on youtube:

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Anyone not wanting to watch the whole thing, the detailing routine was roughly this:

1. Pre-rinse (jet wash) to remove loose dirt
2. Pre wash (apply bug remover etc and allow to work)
3. Snowfoam - allow to work and drain down
4. Wheel clean
5. Details (apply cleaner to fuel filler area; badges; inside doors, sills etc)
6. Wash (start at top; use a nice soft mitt)
7. Dry (use a plush drying towel)
8. Decon (apply tar remover, rinse, clean). Apply clay bar lubricant then clay in panel by panel. Rinse.
9. Polish (one panel at a time following the product's instructions). Remove polish residue.
10.Apply sealant panel by panel then buff.
11. Glass - use dedicated glass cloths. Inside and out!
12 Wax panel by panel; do not over apply.
13. Dress and polish the vehicle's trim (window struts; along the boot edge; roof rails etc)
14 Tyres - Apply tyre dressing and buff.
15. Finishing - Apply quick spray detailer and spread with clean microfibre. Buff.

It looks very much like OCD Hawkeye's meticulous regime but it has shown me all the things I do wrong. My own routine is:

1. Wash
2. Wax
3. Buff
:mrgreen:

I now know though that I am a complete failure :oops: . I wonder what others do?
 
#23 ·
T Roo said:
Thought I'd revive this thread having watched a video about detailing on youtube:

().

Anyone not wanting to watch the whole thing, the detailing routine was roughly this:

1. Pre-rinse (jet wash) to remove loose dirt
2. Pre wash (apply bug remover etc and allow to work)
3. Snowfoam - allow to work and drain down
4. Wheel clean
5. Details (apply cleaner to fuel filler area; badges; inside doors, sills etc)
6. Wash (start at top; use a nice soft mitt)
7. Dry (use a plush drying towel)
8. Decon (apply tar remover, rinse, clean). Apply clay bar lubricant then clay in panel by panel. Rinse.
9. Polish (one panel at a time following the product's instructions). Remove polish residue.
10.Apply sealant panel by panel then buff.
11. Glass - use dedicated glass cloths. Inside and out!
12 Wax panel by panel; do not over apply.
13. Dress and polish the vehicle's trim (window struts; along the boot edge; roof rails etc)
14 Tyres - Apply tyre dressing and buff.
15. Finishing - Apply quick spray detailer and spread with clean microfibre. Buff.

It looks very much like OCD Hawkeye's meticulous regime but it has shown me all the things I do wrong. My own routine is:

1. Wash
2. Wax
3. Buff
:mrgreen:

I now know though that I am a complete failure :oops: . I wonder what others do?
Yeah, you've confirmed that, as I suspected, I am not really on the pace of such processes :cry: :cry:
In all the years that I've owned and driven cars, I can honestly say that I've never gone beyond the Pre-Rinse stage :!: :!: :!: :!:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
#24 ·
A stage 6 wash sounds about right for me :oops: with a Stage 7 drying thrown in if it's not raining before completing the wash.

In winter with lots of grit and salt on the roads I usually manage a Stage 1 pre-rinse (a hose and hand combo variety) and in summer there might be an even rarer Stage 9 polish, usually combined with Stage 12 wax in the one product if I can find it and if I keep the car for more than 3 years :lol:

What the video doesn't tell you is how long each stage requires. Scotland is famous for the saying about something being like painting the Forth Bridge, meaning it takes so long to do that by the time you reach the end it is time to start all over again from the beginning. Well, that saying applies to Scottish car washing and polishing due to our other famous Scottish feature - the WEATHER !

If a job requires more than an hour or two of dry, calm weather then you may only get a couple of chances in the year. So by the time you've done the first few detailing stages, the heavens have probably opened and it's time for the pub. Then the rain lasts for hours, days or weeks, so you have to start using the car, which means when the next hour or two of dry weather comes along, the car is dirty and you have to start at Stage 1 again ! Sounds a lot like Groundhog Day :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
#25 ·
Swsgm30 said:
Yeah, you've confirmed that, as I suspected, I am not really on the pace of such processes :cry: :cry:
In all the years that I've owned and driven cars, I can honestly say that I've never gone beyond the Pre-Rinse stage :!: :!: :!: :!:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I'm not much better but I want to be. I can't see me ever going the full 15 stages but I have to try harder than a bucket of warm water and an old flannel ;) Imagine that Ravenna blue with a mirror shine; it would zing!

Impala said:
A stage 6 wash sounds about right for me :oops: with a Stage 7 drying thrown in if it's not raining before completing the wash.
aaaah Scotland, beautiful Country, lovely people, fantastic history, kilts, lochs, tartan, whiskey.

Pisses with rain all the time. Sigh :lol: .

You can't have it all Impala. That said, when we visited it was warm and sunny. You also have Scottish midges...
 
#26 ·
Also live in Scotland and can confirm the above problems. I also live opposite an abandoned church full of pigeons and other poo-dropping nuisances that have a habit of playing target practice with my cars as soon as I've finished a good wash.

Sometimes tempting to cover the cars with tarp!
 
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