Megane F1 - Detail

[Nick Goodall]

A mate i went to school with asked me if i'd be able to sort his Megane out so i was more than happy to give it a going over.

It started out pretty grubby, bugs splattered and loads of Tar spots and swirls galore!!

How it began......



Grey wheels??












So where to start???







Car was first of all snow foamed:








The car was then rinsed off, and washed with the 2BM using Zymol Autowash, with 2 x Autobrite buckets & Grit guards with a Meguiars lambswool wash mitt.

I then refoamed it, rinsed and clayed all over with CYC Blue Ultra fine clay and some Autosmart Reglaze as clay lube.

The car was then dried off with an Autobrite fluffy blue towel and some Meguiars last touch.

I then set about inspecting the paint to find quite a few swirls and surface scratches.





I got the machine ready, and taped up the rubbers and badges etc.

I started out with an SFX2 Pad, and some PO85RD 3.02 but even this wasn't having the desired effect, i didn't expect the Renault to have hard paint but obviously it is...

I stepped up to an SFX-2 Spot pad with some Menz Power Gloss S100 and this was much better.

50/50 having just done the top section



Another 50/50



50/50 of bonnet





LSP was a choice between the various waxes i seem to have ended up buying so thought i'd try the Britemax #6 Liquid wax via machine

[Nick Goodall]

Wax left to cure









I just bought these, a 10 pack of Eurow ultra fluffy towels and they are simply awesome, gorgeous in fact!

Used to buff off wax



I had to use some Last touch when buffing as the britemax stuff had splattered a fair bit when being applied by the machine and this seemed to really stick on but i got there in the end.

Wax all buffed off













Few final pics after tyres dressed with Meguiars endurance Gel, Exhaust polished with some Autosol, wirewool and MF cloth and finally plastics all dressed with Meg's trim detailer









Thanks for reading

[DCM]

Looking good.

Need some advice on removing engrained grime on a leather steering wheel though!

[Darren Boyle]

Nick, awesome work mate, I have looked at a few of your posts like this now, they are all very nice indeed....

Is it somthing you do just as a hobby for enjoyment or as a sideline sort of thing to make a few extra pennies....

[Richard Lowe]

The wax looks great, is that just one layer?

[Nick Goodall]

Originally Posted by Richard Lowe

The wax looks great, is that just one layer?

Yeah, just one coat of it - i wasn't exactly tight with how much i used as i wanted to make sure i got a decent covering but it came up lovely and was surprisingly easy to buff off actually as after i'd left it to cure for about 30 mins i really thought it was going to take me a while but it came up a treat! I have also got some Britemax Sealant which i'll try next time too.

[peetbee]

Nick another great job! Have you ever done a motorbike?

I need to sort out mine and am wondering what to use on it to shift the years of accumulated grime!

[Nick Goodall]

Originally Posted by DMS Racing

Nick, awesome work mate, I have looked at a few of your posts like this now, they are all very nice indeed....

Is it somthing you do just as a hobby for enjoyment or as a sideline sort of thing to make a few extra pennies....

Thanks mate :-)

It really started as a hobby doing my own cars, then as i've got more and more into it and started doing others for a bit of cash it has turned out to be quite useful - Probably the only hobby i've found that the wife actually quite likes me doing...... So yeah it's a bit of a hobby but it's also giving me a bit of extra pocket money (although i seem to just buy more detailing stuff at the moment)!