Detailed my Fabia today
Discussion
After 3 full-on days of decorating to get my wee girls bedroom ready for her 10th birthday yesterday, my reward was a day to spend detailing the Fabia 
I decided to take some photos along the way...
First up, foamed with Autobrite Foam Lance and Supa Snow Foam:
Now I know what my car looks like in white
I then washed it using Zymol shampoo and a woollen mitt.
After washing:
After this I clayed the panel using a Meguiars Clay bar and Quik Detailer to remove any surface contaminants - I was pleasantly surprised as the paint was in pretty good condition.
I then got my Kestrel DA out with a swirl remover pad and some Menzerna Super Finish and did 2 passes on speed 2, 2 on 4 and 2 on 6 on each panel.
Some pictures of the results:
I then put a coat of Collinite 915 to protect the finish.
The light was beginning to fade when I took these photos, will need to get some better ones tomorrow:
And I decided to debadge the rear end:
So now I know that the paint has been well cleaned and protected, I still need to do the roof but ran out of time today as this little lot took 9.5 hours (wasn't working flat out!).
Thanks for looking,
Steven.
I decided to take some photos along the way...
First up, foamed with Autobrite Foam Lance and Supa Snow Foam:
Now I know what my car looks like in white
I then washed it using Zymol shampoo and a woollen mitt.
After washing:
After this I clayed the panel using a Meguiars Clay bar and Quik Detailer to remove any surface contaminants - I was pleasantly surprised as the paint was in pretty good condition.
I then got my Kestrel DA out with a swirl remover pad and some Menzerna Super Finish and did 2 passes on speed 2, 2 on 4 and 2 on 6 on each panel.
Some pictures of the results:
I then put a coat of Collinite 915 to protect the finish.
The light was beginning to fade when I took these photos, will need to get some better ones tomorrow:
And I decided to debadge the rear end:
So now I know that the paint has been well cleaned and protected, I still need to do the roof but ran out of time today as this little lot took 9.5 hours (wasn't working flat out!).
Thanks for looking,
Steven.
so shiney! 
Got any before piccies?
I'm interested to know how much improvement all that work had.
I've got an old Alfa GTV I'm thinking of sprucing (well, given its marque a full mechanical overhaul is prob in order) up but fear the scratches and dullness of the paintwork might never look good enough to bother.
I'm interested to know how much improvement all that work had.
I've got an old Alfa GTV I'm thinking of sprucing (well, given its marque a full mechanical overhaul is prob in order) up but fear the scratches and dullness of the paintwork might never look good enough to bother.
Kwai Chang Caine said:
Got any before piccies?
I'm interested to know how much improvement all that work had.
I've got an old Alfa GTV I'm thinking of sprucing (well, given its marque a full mechanical overhaul is prob in order) up but fear the scratches and dullness of the paintwork might never look good enough to bother.
Don't have any before, but to be honest, the paint on this wasn't too bad to start off with, previous owners had obviously looked after it.I'm interested to know how much improvement all that work had.
I've got an old Alfa GTV I'm thinking of sprucing (well, given its marque a full mechanical overhaul is prob in order) up but fear the scratches and dullness of the paintwork might never look good enough to bother.
I do have the following 50/50 of my Wife's yellow Suzuki Ignis when I did it last year, this is the bonnet before and after, you can see how oxidised the paint was!...
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