Whilst I was doing it I thought it would be an ideal example car to show the results of the methods outlined in the detailing guide of this site.
For anyone who hasn't seen the detailing guide yet, it is a comprehensive guide to detailing your car, going through all of the following steps;
Snow Foaming
Washing
Claying
Polishing
Glass Polishing
Waxing
Cleaning Alloy Wheels
Black Plastic Trim
Exhaust Tips and Chrome
Dressing the Tyres
Valeting the Interior
Anyway, back to the Alfa. Overall the cars paintwork was in great condition for the age, and fairly clean too.
There were a few areas of interest to concentrate on, few key scuffs, light scratches, residue, tar etc. Should be able to fetch most of that off.
The procedure used on the car for this particular detail was what I would call a standard overhaul detail. This included; (For the full product list, scroll right down)
Jet wash
Wash (using two bucket method, microfibre mitt, Meguiars shampoo)
Jet wash rinse
Dry (using an extra large microfibre drying towel)
Polish
Wax
Black plastic treatment
Tyre Shine
Interior Valet
During the detail it became apparent that the car could do with a Clay Barring (slightly rough to the touch, indicating microscopic dirt particles in the paint), but there wasn't enough time and I didn't have my kit with me, so I decided this could be done on another occasion.
On to the photos. Instead of putting the photos of before first, then the after last, I've put it as a comparison due to the paintwork being fairly good. To be honest most people would probably think it's pretty darn clean. Well...we shall soon see about that.
Before (left) and After (right)
That's it for the comparison shots, now just some beauty shots of after the detailing.
The full product list used for this detail is as follows;
Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo and Conditioner
Microfibre Noodle Wash Mitt
Autoglym Super Resin Polish (using up old stock, not encouraged to use this product, see detailing guide)
Meguiars Step 3 Carnauba Wax
Autoglym Car Glass Polish
Meguiars Natural Shine Vinyl and Rubber Protectant
Meguiars Endurance High Gloss Tyre Gel
So if you're impressed with the results achieved here, go ahead and click on this link to go to the detailing guide page.
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