Quite pleased with the results... A number of the products are the first time I have used them on my car since purchasing and a few sample products to write up reviews of in the reviews section, not all positive sadly!
But never mind that, here's the results on my Camp Grey APE SS after around 6 hours worth of work!
The Car was cleaned with the following routine and products:
1. Car was power washed to remove any loose dirt/grime.
2. The car was sprayed with BH Auto foam, mixed 50ml of product to 350ml water and left to work for 10 mins.
3. While the foam was loosening up any remaining dirt, I treated the wheels to a good clean first with the snow
foam, then AF citrus power, followed by Nanolex Pre-wash concentrate diluted 1:10 on both wheels & tyre walls
all with a stiff brush.
4. The car was power washed to remove the snow foam along with the loosened dirt.
5. The car was hand washed with a MF pad with a bucket of warm water with 5ml of BH Auto wash.
6. Rinsed once again, leaving a dirt free car.
7. Tar Tastic by Krystal Kleen Detail was used on the lower sections of the whole car to remove any tar spots.
Very little was actually present on the car, but of the few that I could see, they easily wiped away after a few
mins.
8. Wolfs Chemical Iron Gel remover was used on the lower sections & wheels of the car. It was agitated but after
10 minutes very little reaction occurred. I tried again using my usual Iron remover, BH Korrosol which instantly
started bleeding heavily on both the paint work and wheels, this was agitated then rinsed after 5 minutes
leaving spotless wheels free on iron/brake dust contamination.
9. The car once again was power washed.
10. I clayed each panel of the car with several passes with a G3 clay mitt which left a very smooth finish. Using
nothing more than some BH auto wash and Nanolex shampoo mixture in a spray bottle mixed with water as
lubricant, this stopped any significant marring. I created a little when I applied too much pressure trying to
remove more stubborn paint contamination marks.
11. The car was power washed for the last time and it was evident the layers of AF Temptation wax were now gone
completely with absolutely no beading. The car was dried with two large MF drying towels.
12. AF Tripple was my choice of polish for the car. This is very easy to use and removed the few marring marks I
had with ease, along with a few small scuff marks on the body of the car when it was purchased. Applied with
a MF pad and worked it in well before allowing to haze & buff, this was done 1 panel at a time.
13. This stage was carried out the following day as at this point the weather took a turn for the worse. Luckily
Tripple has a little protection in it so the car was left until the following day before applying a thin coat of
Phaenna Show wax by Obsession Wax. The wax was excellent to use, applied to the whole car and left for over
40 mins to cure. When buffed it still removed very easily from the paint work.
14. A few hours later another coat was layered on top of the previous, again applying to the full car before buffing.
15. The alloy wheels were sealed with 50 Cal. wheel wax which was very similar to AF Mint Rims without the nice
smell.
16. Megs Endurance was used as my tyre dressing, 1 coat applied and buffed, followed by another 10 minutes
later and buffed again before finishing up.
17. AF revitalize was used as my Trim restorer, worked into the plastic trim inserts and left for 20 mins before
buffing with a MF cloth.
18. Exhaust was buffed with Gtechniq M1 and sealed with AF Mint rims.
Last stage was to seal the glass with Nanolex premium glass sealant, this will be done in the next few weeks though when a full dry day is forecast.
These are the photo's after 1 coat of wax...
And this is after the second coat and much better light conditions, no direct light hitting the car
Let me know your thoughts guys and feel free to ask any questions, proud of this one!
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