Three days of polishing gives you .... (large pics)

[evil len]

The 308 went in for a service last week, and unfortunately picked up a handful of light scratches (probably down to volcano fallout and some muppet at the garage with a sponge, all gone now though) ... but that prompted a marathon bank holiday weekend polishing session !!









My hands feel slightly ... waxy .. now !

[Glyn84]

Nice shine sir

[Great Pretender]

Wow

What did you use?

[evil len]

1. Autoglym Paint Renovator (by hand localised to get rid of the about 12 scratches)

2. Turtle Wax Scratch & Swirl Remover

3. Auto Glym Super Resin Polish

4. Mothers California Gold Pure Carnauba Wax

[tr7v8]

Looks good, great advocate of AG Paint renovator.

[AyBee]

Wow, looks awesome, is that the original paint? Not sure I'd want to drive it now though

[evil len]

AyBee said:

Wow, looks awesome, is that the original paint? Not sure I'd want to drive it now though

Nope (she's 30 yrs old now) ... she was repainted in 2004 by Stallion in Nottm (costing the thick edge of 5k !! )

[Densai tikiwa]

all done (polished) by hand? no usage of polishers?
doesn't it give you an enormous sense of satisfaction to get a shine like that without gadgets

[minimatt1967]

Very nice indeed!

[Big Rod]

Missed a bit!

[evil len]

Densai tikiwa said:

all done (polished) by hand? no usage of polishers?

Yes, which is why it's taken me all weekend lol !!

[Lord Pikey]

Can you post up some more pics of the 308 please

[evil len]

Here's some shots from 2004 when the paint was done (looks exactly the same now) ...

http://www.fugazi.co.uk/308/paint2.htm



And here's a couple from last year ...





... summer project, I'm going to do some engine detailing.

[Densai tikiwa]

evil len said:

Densai tikiwa said:

all done (polished) by hand? no usage of polishers?

Yes, which is why it's taken me all weekend lol !!

Tips hat

[Big Rod]

Big Rod said:

Missed a bit!

Sorry, there was no need for that!

Top job chap!!

It's very theraputic isn't it? SWMBO really doesn't get why I like to spend even one whole day valeting my car never mind three!!

[evil len]

[Pheo]

Did you drive through Brighton on Saturday?

[thinfourth2]

evil len said:

Here's some shots from 2004 when the paint was done (looks exactly the same now) ...

http://www.fugazi.co.uk/308/paint2.htm



And here's a couple from last year ...





... summer project, I'm going to do some engine detailing.

If you study these pics you will notice a large round thing infront of one of the seats

This when used in combination with the pedals being pressed in the right order the car will actually move.


I often feel detailers do not know this

[evil len]

Big Rod said:

Missed a bit!

Where ?!?! Where ?!?! (probably have, but hey ... )

I particularly enjoy doing the Carnauba ... a) it smells so lovely b) you know you're near the bl**dy end !!

To be honest, there's still a couple of bits I need to go back over ... e.g. I want to redo the rear panel, and I want to take the rear lights off (308s get a lot of carbon 'freckles' on the rear panel through driving, and there's some really hard to get to bits around the rear lights that over years start to go a bit dark, so I want to whip 'em off (oooh err) to get in there properly ... but I canna be BOTHERED today

[anonymous-user]

thinfourth2 said:

evil len said:

Here's some shots from 2004 when the paint was done (looks exactly the same now)

... summer project, I'm going to do some engine detailing.

If you study these pics you will notice a large round thing infront of one of the seats

This when used in combination with the pedals being pressed in the right order the car will actually move.


I often feel detailers do not know this

But then it gets dirty...