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Topic #47109 4 posts Started by BigAl_UK
The car was foamed first and allowed to soak for 10 minutes. While it was soaking I pre-treated the wheel arches with some concentrated shampoo mixture in a spray bottle. Once everything had soaked it was hosed off and washed with the 2 bucket method. Once washed I did the surface smoothness test and the car did not need clay baring so I moved straight onto the AutoGlym Super Resin Polish. I worked the polish in until it went clear and it was left for 1 hour. You don't normally leave polish on but to make the best of the fillers in the SRP you do need to. The polish was then removed and another layer applied - this layer was left for 30 minutes. After this I applied Megs #7 (Show car glaze) working it in until it began to skin and then removing with a microfibre. After this I applied Megs #21 (Synthetic Sealant) and gave it 15 minutes to cure then removed the excess with a microfibre again. After this a coat of Megs #16 (Paste Wax) was applied.

There are 2 schools of thought on using SRP with #7. One says apply the #7 first, the other the SRP first and I find this works best.

There are also 2 schools of though on the order of the #21 and the #16 but I have found that #16 will bond to #21 but not the other way around although this may be down to my technique.

Here's some pics.

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And yes that last one is a reflection wink.gif
Nice shots. Black is always the nicest when shiny. Need a better camera though. That or just back away from the car a bit wink.gif

One o'dem crazy Canadian freaks, eh?
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Need a better camera though. That or just back away from the car a bit wink.gif


Yep, was only the camera on my mobile phone and so was limiting the artyness of the shots laugh.gif