Well it had been about 3-4 weeks since I'd last washed my gilfriends white 133 so I thought it was due some attention. Fortunately she doesn't do massive mileage so it wasn't too bad.
Firstly I gave the interior a once over. Now although these mats don't look all that great, they are ideal for this time of year. It means the original carpet mats and carpet stays pretty much mint and minimises vacuuming.
Still pretty debris free for nearly a months driving.
Still, out with the Karcher vacuum and removed any remaining dirt lurking in the footwells.
Then gave the interior plastics and door seals a once over with Autoglym Rubber & Vinyl treatment.
It was hard to capture the dirt actually on the car, even though white shows up things like tar spots it doesn't show general grime the car pics up gradually.
Next was giving the wheels a quick covering of Meguiars wheel cleaner.
Then onto the fun bit. Last year I bought a foam lance but just recently bought some Valet Pro PH neutral Snow Foam. Now I’m not 100% sold on how necessary using Snow Foam is but it’s certainly fun. Also, you can see a certain amount of dirt lifting off the car.
I then rinsed all the foam from the car, which did lift a fair amount of the dirt off the paintwork.
The car was then washed using Chemical Guys Maxi Suds, 2x Meguiars microfiber wash mitts, one bucket for the washing and one with grit guard for rinsing the mitt.
The car was then dried with CleanYourCar.co.uk fluffy microfiber drying towels.
Now although it was sunny, the weather was turning cloudy and it wasn’t going to stay light long enough for a full 2-3 stage detail. So I opted for Dodo Juice Need for Speed. The car needed to be polished but I was worried I wouldn’t have time to get the protection on. This leaves a great finish and has Carnauba wax so at least the paint is protected until I wash it next and apply a proper wax or sealant.
Unfortunately I couldn’t get any decent shots as the sun had gone behind the clouds and it was about 4pm so getting darker.
Girlfriend also had private plate assigned to the car so I fitted them too. Let you guess her first name! lol
She also fancied a couple of stickers that I had lying about so fitted these too –
Also, fitted a shocker sticker but put it on the glass roof. Not something I’ve seen done before but looks pretty cool.
Firstly I gave the interior a once over. Now although these mats don't look all that great, they are ideal for this time of year. It means the original carpet mats and carpet stays pretty much mint and minimises vacuuming.
Still pretty debris free for nearly a months driving.
Still, out with the Karcher vacuum and removed any remaining dirt lurking in the footwells.
Then gave the interior plastics and door seals a once over with Autoglym Rubber & Vinyl treatment.
It was hard to capture the dirt actually on the car, even though white shows up things like tar spots it doesn't show general grime the car pics up gradually.
Next was giving the wheels a quick covering of Meguiars wheel cleaner.
Then onto the fun bit. Last year I bought a foam lance but just recently bought some Valet Pro PH neutral Snow Foam. Now I’m not 100% sold on how necessary using Snow Foam is but it’s certainly fun. Also, you can see a certain amount of dirt lifting off the car.
I then rinsed all the foam from the car, which did lift a fair amount of the dirt off the paintwork.
The car was then washed using Chemical Guys Maxi Suds, 2x Meguiars microfiber wash mitts, one bucket for the washing and one with grit guard for rinsing the mitt.
The car was then dried with CleanYourCar.co.uk fluffy microfiber drying towels.
Now although it was sunny, the weather was turning cloudy and it wasn’t going to stay light long enough for a full 2-3 stage detail. So I opted for Dodo Juice Need for Speed. The car needed to be polished but I was worried I wouldn’t have time to get the protection on. This leaves a great finish and has Carnauba wax so at least the paint is protected until I wash it next and apply a proper wax or sealant.
Unfortunately I couldn’t get any decent shots as the sun had gone behind the clouds and it was about 4pm so getting darker.
Girlfriend also had private plate assigned to the car so I fitted them too. Let you guess her first name! lol
She also fancied a couple of stickers that I had lying about so fitted these too –
Also, fitted a shocker sticker but put it on the glass roof. Not something I’ve seen done before but looks pretty cool.
