FinerDetails takes on Big and Small

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Following a recent cry of help I loaded the Altea up with everything needed and did a rare trip out to help undertake a couple of details. The trips down a a bit of a traffic nightmare, but next morning the weather was all clear and looked good to get on and detail. Then just as I was all set up up and ready to start washing, it started to rain - well actually more like the heavens opened! :rolleyes:



Once it slowed down, I started on Small! Quick spray over with APC and then karcher chassis and all over :D

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with SMALL all completed for now, it was time to start washing down BIG. Here some before's, sorry, forgot to take 'roof' befores which was a shame as this was the area that needed the most attention.

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First job was to spray the roof with a diluted APC mixture,

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leave to soak, then karcher it off and start to hand wash the ground in dirt away. Here's a couple of half and half shots where the karcher and APC have already removed most of the dirt, and I'm just wash mitting to remove the rest.

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Then washed down sides, cab and rear using the karcher and standard car shampoo. The sun started to appear so drying was very easy, just a couple of pat dry areas to do. I then used my one step cleaning combo on the cab, this was followed over with megs #20, using megs 20 on the whole van.

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Tyres were treated to a very healthy spray of Optimum shine, and followed over with Megs Endurance

before and after:

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Tail pipe cleaned with tar remover wipes, and then Megs NXT metal polish:

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That is a big job! I gripe enough about Escalades and Suburbans. ;) Anyway, the paint has a really nice glow. :)



How long did it take you to do that RV?



BTW, great choice with #20, worked great on the 45' Newell Motor Coach I did this winter, buffed it off with OCW.
 
Scottwax said:
That is a big job! I gripe enough about Escalades and Suburbans. ;) Anyway, the paint has a really nice glow. :)



How long did it take you to do that RV?



BTW, great choice with #20, worked great on the 45' Newell Motor Coach I did this winter, buffed it off with OCW.
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if we ignore the slow start due to the heavens opening, about four and half hours for everything. :lock:





Thanks to everyone for the comments :hifive: :hifive:
 
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