How to clean your TVR
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Just cam across this link... I thought it was quite interesting on how to 'properly' clean your TVR: http://www.bmw-driver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6...
Results were pretty impressive, would be nice to get rid of all those swirls wouldn't it!
When the weather is like this and mine is a daily drive... maybe not worth the effort atm.
Rus
Results were pretty impressive, would be nice to get rid of all those swirls wouldn't it!
When the weather is like this and mine is a daily drive... maybe not worth the effort atm.
Rus
Good link.
There is alo a good detailing section on PH.
I used to take mine to the local Polaks for a clean, and polish it myself twice a year but since reading up on PH have changed my methods somewhat and am pleased with my results.
No swirls on mine but have clayed it once and got minimal contamination from the paint.
I give it a thorough going over now twice a year and did it last weekend. It takes me over a day to do and did the following;
Day before I take the wheels off, clean them up, put a special bubblegum smelling wheel polish on and then wax them with collinite, also clean the shock and spring behind each wheel.
Put the wheels back on the next day, wet the car down, snow spray the car and leave for 5mins, rinse off then 2 bucket wash with lambswool mit.
Dry with my Sonus der wunder drying towel.
Apply Autogleem Super Resin Polish and buff up with a microfibre cloth.
Apply Collinite Wax and buff up with a microfibre cloth.
Do it all by hand and takes ages. I guess it would be nice to have a tool to plug in to help me buff and maybe its something to put on the Christmas wish list.
I like the Collinite Wax as it always lasts 6 months before having to re-apply.
Now when I clean it next weekend it will be a 40 minute job of rinse, snow spray, rinse, 2 bucket wash and dry with the Sonus cloth. Job Done!
There is alo a good detailing section on PH.
I used to take mine to the local Polaks for a clean, and polish it myself twice a year but since reading up on PH have changed my methods somewhat and am pleased with my results.
No swirls on mine but have clayed it once and got minimal contamination from the paint.
I give it a thorough going over now twice a year and did it last weekend. It takes me over a day to do and did the following;
Day before I take the wheels off, clean them up, put a special bubblegum smelling wheel polish on and then wax them with collinite, also clean the shock and spring behind each wheel.
Put the wheels back on the next day, wet the car down, snow spray the car and leave for 5mins, rinse off then 2 bucket wash with lambswool mit.
Dry with my Sonus der wunder drying towel.
Apply Autogleem Super Resin Polish and buff up with a microfibre cloth.
Apply Collinite Wax and buff up with a microfibre cloth.
Do it all by hand and takes ages. I guess it would be nice to have a tool to plug in to help me buff and maybe its something to put on the Christmas wish list.
I like the Collinite Wax as it always lasts 6 months before having to re-apply.
Now when I clean it next weekend it will be a 40 minute job of rinse, snow spray, rinse, 2 bucket wash and dry with the Sonus cloth. Job Done!
Took Wednesday off to do mine...
washed and dried
rain-x'd the glass
clayed
paint cleaned (Meguiars Step 1)
polished (Step 2)
waxed (Step 3)
medical attention to stumps that were arms (Step 4)
looks damn good but agghhhh the pain that night!!!
Still, all sorted and protected now, pity I had to put the covers back on.
washed and dried
rain-x'd the glass
clayed
paint cleaned (Meguiars Step 1)
polished (Step 2)
waxed (Step 3)
medical attention to stumps that were arms (Step 4)
looks damn good but agghhhh the pain that night!!!
Still, all sorted and protected now, pity I had to put the covers back on.
Ubernoober said:
Took Wednesday off to do mine...
washed and dried
rain-x'd the glass
clayed
paint cleaned (Meguiars Step 1)
polished (Step 2)
waxed (Step 3)
medical attention to stumps that were arms (Step 4)
looks damn good but agghhhh the pain that night!!!
Still, all sorted and protected now, pity I had to put the covers back on.
I spent a few hours on mine a the other week. A couple of days later and my shoulder felt like it had been dis-located and popped back in! I'm sure the old girl appreciated my efforts, now she looks like new again.washed and dried
rain-x'd the glass
clayed
paint cleaned (Meguiars Step 1)
polished (Step 2)
waxed (Step 3)
medical attention to stumps that were arms (Step 4)
looks damn good but agghhhh the pain that night!!!
Still, all sorted and protected now, pity I had to put the covers back on.
Here is a Sagaris given a proper clean
Vehicle was given the usual wash and decontamination stages and then wheels were removed.
Wheels
Wheels were cleaned with Epsuma Wheel revolution and de-tarred with Tardis
The wheel faces were stained and I tried several products to shift this but nothing work so ended up machine polishing these to remove the stubborn stains
Before
During
After
Wheels were then clayed and then wiped down with IPA before being sealed with Nanolex Alloy Sealant
Arches were degreased and cleaned with BH Surfex and Tardis
There was some painted areas under the bonnet i wanted to machine polish so the 2 sections of bonnet were removed. These areas were machine polished using a DA. This also enabled me to give the engine bay a wipe down.
Before
After
Paint correction was carried out using a Menz 3.02 and 3M Yellow Polishing pad with some areas requiring me to step up to a Lake County Light Cutting Pad
Before
After
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Once all correction was complete paint was refined with Megs 205 and 3m Blue Finishing Pad
Paint was then wiped down with Nanolex Paint Cleanser and then Nanolex Professional sealant was applied. Exhausts were cleaned with Autosol and protected with Blackfire All Metal Sealant and glass cleaned with 3M. Tyres dressed with Zaino Z16
A few afters out in the sun
Tuscan given the full works
Here we have a 2001 TVR Tuscan, owner has owned this from new and it has only covered 8000 miles.
On to the detail....
No pictures of the wash stages but the usual wash and decontamination stages were carried out as usual - pre-wash, wash, clay etc
Wheels were removed to allow me thoroughly clean them and add some protection to the whole of the wheel. Whilst the wheels were off arches and chassis were cleaned with Bilt Hamber Surfex HD, this was sprayed on and left a few minutes before agitating with various brushes
Wheels were cleaned with Epsuma Wheel Revolution, tar deposits were removed using Autosmart Tardis and then clayed. Tyres were cleaned using Autosmart G101 and a stiff brush. Wheels were then given a good wipedown with IPA and Nanolex Premuim Wheel Sealant was applied. Tyres were dressed with Swissvax Pneu.
Arches fully clean
Wheel hubs needed a bit of attention so these were sanded back and then given a coat of primer followed by a few coats of silver paint
With all the wash stages complete is was time to concentrate on the paint. Here is some of the defects under different sources of light
Under 150w metal halides
under natural sun
.
Under sun gun
under 500w halogen
After inspecting the paint and taking paint levels I went about finding a combo to deal with the defects and settled on using a rotary with Menz 3.02 and a 3m yellow waffle polishing pad. (A few area's required me stepping up to a cutting pad)
Few before and after shots
Front bonnet (placed on rubber mats) and windscreen wipers removed to allow me machine some area's that would have otherwise been very hard to get to. These area's were done using a DA
Once all correction was complete paintwork was then refined using Menz 85rd
Some excess glue was removed from around the boot.
BEFORE
AFTER
Exhausts tips polished with Autosol and the carbon fiber barrels were polished by hand using menz 106fa
Swissvax Cleaner Fluid was applied to all paintwork by hand and then removed and then a coat of Swissvax Divine was applied and left to cure for a few hours whilst i went about cleaning the interior. The following day a second coat of Swissvax Divine was applied.
Leather was cleaned and protected using LTT products, glass cleaned with 3m glass cleaner, all upholstery carpet was wiped down with Megs APC and then protected with 303 Fabric Guard. All seals around door edges and removable roof top were treated with Swissvax Seal Feed
Few afters
Thanks for looking
Vehicle was given the usual wash and decontamination stages and then wheels were removed.
Wheels
Wheels were cleaned with Epsuma Wheel revolution and de-tarred with Tardis
The wheel faces were stained and I tried several products to shift this but nothing work so ended up machine polishing these to remove the stubborn stains
Before
During
After
Wheels were then clayed and then wiped down with IPA before being sealed with Nanolex Alloy Sealant
Arches were degreased and cleaned with BH Surfex and Tardis
There was some painted areas under the bonnet i wanted to machine polish so the 2 sections of bonnet were removed. These areas were machine polished using a DA. This also enabled me to give the engine bay a wipe down.
Before
After
Paint correction was carried out using a Menz 3.02 and 3M Yellow Polishing pad with some areas requiring me to step up to a Lake County Light Cutting Pad
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Once all correction was complete paint was refined with Megs 205 and 3m Blue Finishing Pad
Paint was then wiped down with Nanolex Paint Cleanser and then Nanolex Professional sealant was applied. Exhausts were cleaned with Autosol and protected with Blackfire All Metal Sealant and glass cleaned with 3M. Tyres dressed with Zaino Z16
A few afters out in the sun
Tuscan given the full works
Here we have a 2001 TVR Tuscan, owner has owned this from new and it has only covered 8000 miles.
On to the detail....
No pictures of the wash stages but the usual wash and decontamination stages were carried out as usual - pre-wash, wash, clay etc
Wheels were removed to allow me thoroughly clean them and add some protection to the whole of the wheel. Whilst the wheels were off arches and chassis were cleaned with Bilt Hamber Surfex HD, this was sprayed on and left a few minutes before agitating with various brushes
Wheels were cleaned with Epsuma Wheel Revolution, tar deposits were removed using Autosmart Tardis and then clayed. Tyres were cleaned using Autosmart G101 and a stiff brush. Wheels were then given a good wipedown with IPA and Nanolex Premuim Wheel Sealant was applied. Tyres were dressed with Swissvax Pneu.
Arches fully clean
Wheel hubs needed a bit of attention so these were sanded back and then given a coat of primer followed by a few coats of silver paint
With all the wash stages complete is was time to concentrate on the paint. Here is some of the defects under different sources of light
Under 150w metal halides
under natural sun
.
Under sun gun
under 500w halogen
After inspecting the paint and taking paint levels I went about finding a combo to deal with the defects and settled on using a rotary with Menz 3.02 and a 3m yellow waffle polishing pad. (A few area's required me stepping up to a cutting pad)
Few before and after shots
Front bonnet (placed on rubber mats) and windscreen wipers removed to allow me machine some area's that would have otherwise been very hard to get to. These area's were done using a DA
Once all correction was complete paintwork was then refined using Menz 85rd
Some excess glue was removed from around the boot.
BEFORE
AFTER
Exhausts tips polished with Autosol and the carbon fiber barrels were polished by hand using menz 106fa
Swissvax Cleaner Fluid was applied to all paintwork by hand and then removed and then a coat of Swissvax Divine was applied and left to cure for a few hours whilst i went about cleaning the interior. The following day a second coat of Swissvax Divine was applied.
Leather was cleaned and protected using LTT products, glass cleaned with 3m glass cleaner, all upholstery carpet was wiped down with Megs APC and then protected with 303 Fabric Guard. All seals around door edges and removable roof top were treated with Swissvax Seal Feed
Few afters
Thanks for looking
Edited by jayplay28 on Sunday 26th September 10:29
JamesK said:
jayplay 28 can I ask what you use to remove glue from paint?
The glue used to fix the roofs to Griffs/Chims etc cures quite hard and I'd worry about damaging the paint using a solvent etc.
I used Autosmart Tardis http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/autosmart-... or pop into your local Halfords and pick up some Autoglym Tar and Glue RemoverThe glue used to fix the roofs to Griffs/Chims etc cures quite hard and I'd worry about damaging the paint using a solvent etc.
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