Triumph TR4A IRS - Detailing Guide Promotion

Another detailing guide promotional post, and another nice looking car. This time a Triumph TR4A IRS.

It was in pretty good condition to be honest, as the last person to clean it was me. But that was a year ago, so there was room for improvement.

So the procedure selected by the customer for this detailing was as follows; (full product list at the bottom)

Hose Rinse (not jet wash, due to the questionable water-tightness)
Wash
Hose Rinse
Dry
Polish
Wax
Metal Polish
Glass Polish
Vacuum
Interior Dash/Plastics
Leather Seat Treatment
Tyre Gel.


Sadly there are no comparison pics this time, the weather was looking a bit unpredictable which left me umming and ahhing as to whether I should actually start work, so I totally forgot.

Nevertheless here are the finished pics, looking rather good if I do say so myself.

The products used for this detail were as follows;

Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo and Conditioner
Microfibre Noodle Mitt x2 (one for wheels one for body)
Meguiars Step 2 Polish
Meguiars Step 3 Carnauba Wax

Meguiars Natural Shine Vinyl and Rubber Protectant
Meguiars Endurance High Gloss Tyre Gel
Autoglym Car Glass Polish
Brasso
Henry Vacuum

Don't forget, if you are impressed with these results then head over to the detailing guide page of this blog.

Engine Detail

The exterior of the car is now looking pretty darn good, the MG ZR body kit, Cupra R splitter, de-tango'd indicators etc. all complimenting each other perfectly.

Wanting to make use of the good weather, I focused on an area of the car that was looking a little lacklustre, the engine bay. Being a bit of a wuss, I chickened out of using a pressure washer to tidy it up as I didn't want to mess up the electrics.

Instead I resorted to some good old fashioned elbow grease and a new product I'd not tried before, Autoglym Engine and Machine Cleaner.

Using some old brushes I found lying around in the man cave, I worked the cleaner fluid into all the surfaces. I didn't go too mad, only addressing the worst of the grime, but it was making quite a difference.

After wiping all the surfaces to remove any excess cleaner fluid, I applied a coating of Meguiars Vinyl and Rubber Protectant to give everything a nice sheen.

Before and After

For a couple of hours work, it was well worth the effort, transforming the engine bay from that of an unloved commuter vehicle to someone's pride and joy.