So, as you would expect, a car that we got for less than £400 might be a bit filthy!
This is a bit of an understatement, so myself and Andy spent six (yes six) hours cleaning the car recently, in preparation for decorating it.
As well as washing it inside and out it was treated to new mats and a new key fob, with some badges on order as well.
First stage was to jet wash the car and I mean the whole thing, including under the bonnet and the door cards etc.
We then used Auto Finesse “Iron Out" on the wheels and then jet washed it again.
Next we tackled the interior, using a wet vac, a steam cleaner, leather cleaner, various household cleaners, carpet cleaner, leather renovator and a whole load of elbow grease! To say it was dirty inside is like saying the Pacific is a bit wet.
Once we had cleaned the interior we turned our attention back to the exterior and washed it with G3 professional body prep shampoo. Next we went over the paintwork with a G3 clay mitt and rapid detailer, removing a lot of contamination.
Finally, Meguairs trim detailer was applied to the plastics and we also dressed the tyres and coated the glass with RainX.
So after six hours of graft the car really did not look like a bargain banger, don’t get me wrong it’s not winning any show and shine competitions but it no longer smells like a builders armpit!
In my next instalment we will reveal the paint scheme for the rally.
PS - Many Costco yellow cloths died during the cleaning process
