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My Ibiza needed a clean!

Rubbish Boy

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Hadn't had a chance to wash my car for a few weeks, so this wash was long over due!

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Rubbish Boy

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It looks much better now though, heres what I did.

Wheels and arches first, a rinse off with the hose and then a 10% BH Surfex mix squirted all over.

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Left to soak for a while, then rinsed, and washed with some Mark V Cherry shampoo with a splash of Surfex in the bucket. A selection of brushes and microfibre mitt to get to the backs of the wheels.

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Rubbish Boy

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See, better already.

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The lower half of the car got a bit of a pre-soak with a weak mix of Surfex HD (about 3%) and a drop of Auto-foam to try and make it cling a bit more.

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And the honeycombe plastics get a good going over with a brush.

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All that gets rinsed before...

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Rubbish Boy

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A bit more pre-washing using some Dodo Juice Born to Be Mild through the super sprayer. Unfortunately for me the pressure washer is out of action so no foamage.

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Yet another rinse off.

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And then on to a two bucket wash using Born to be Mild again and a couple of RB Wash mitts.

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Rubbish Boy

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Final rinse with open ended hose to get the water to sheet off.

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On to the drying, one of my new Super Plush Drying Towels, soaks up the water lovely.

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Not too much dirt in the rinse bucket. :-o

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It was starting to get dark when I started and I then ran out of light, so up bright and early this morning to give it a quick top up with some Mark V Fast Wax.

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A couple of squirts per panel.

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Wiped over with plush towel.

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And buffed with one of my new Super Plush Towels.

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Rubbish Boy

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Defintely looks better now!

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Tyres get dressed with Mark V California Dressing, using an old sponge as an applicator.

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I've buffed the dressing to give it a more matt, natural look.

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Gave the glass a clean with some Mark V Window Sheen, the black trim had the Fast Wax on it so nothing else was done for now.
 

Rubbish Boy

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And the finished article. not too bad for a few hours work.

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Interior will be the next job on the list, not too bad. :D

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