Another Autoglyming today!

[The-Acre]

Inspired by the Scottish scenery framing a shiny green car I decided to give mine the same treatment today.  The very good East Europeans did the hand wash and I applied the Autoglym, an excellent product (unless you put the bottle down too hard like I did so it shoots out all over your face!)  Obviously my backdrop is a little more uninspiring.

[Spacewagon52]

Superb! A Double garage as a backdrop would a;lways inspire me!

[cruisermark]

absolute beauty

[Bluesman]

Careful you don't polish all the paint off. She does look good though. I think the way you have constructed the studio as distressed inner suburbia is pure   genius for a studio shoot. Mike.

[cruisermark]

certainly does not look 15 years old - testament to a quality build, finish, materials and workmanship

[The-Acre]

58 minutes ago, Bluesman said:

Careful you don't polish all the paint off. She does look good though. I think the way you have constructed the studio as distressed inner suburbia is pure   genius for a studio shoot. Mike.

I would love to lay claim to the set, including the double garage, but alas, it's only a borrowed set!  And thank you for giving me the opportunity to use a fine and underused word like alas!

[mikeyv]

Lovely shine, our darling seagulls will be circling as we speak!

[The-Acre]

3 hours ago, mikeyv said:

Lovely shine, our darling seagulls will be circling as we speak!

Too late, they've done it!! 

[mikeyv]

Sod's law strikes again!

 

[Bluesman]

4 hours ago, mikeyv said:

Lovely shine, our darling seagulls will be circling as we speak!

They have just done that all over my nice clean car, it must have been really ill.

 

[mikeyv]

12 minutes ago, Bluesman said:

They have just done that all over my nice clean car, it must have been really ill.

 

Before or after you shot it?

[rayaans]

Looking fineeeee! Hopefully you put something on top of the Autoglym SRP (I think thats the one you mean?!) or you're hard work will need to be repeated in a 3 weeks!

[The-Acre]

13 hours ago, rayaans said:

Looking fineeeee! Hopefully you put something on top of the Autoglym SRP (I think thats the one you mean?!) or you're hard work will need to be repeated in a 3 weeks!

Soooo, the polish isn't the final step then?  Back to Halfords I guess!  I've just ordered a dual action polisher as well so maybe it'll make things easier in the future.

[Spacewagon52]

Me thinks you may rub too much? Care needed!

[The-Acre]

7 hours ago, Spacewagon52 said:

Me thinks you may rub too much? Care needed!

I will be careful, I got the dual action because its less likely to damage the paint, but I realise much care is needed.  I bought it partly to do the Volvo and my wife's car.  The seagulls are nesting on our roof now so I'm expecting much dive bombing!

[mikeyv]

Just had an email from Halfords, 3 for 2 on some car cleaning products, including the marvellous farecla claying mitt and a few megs and Autoglym products.

[The-Acre]

I'll be taking a look tomorrow then!

[mikeyv]

12 minutes ago, The-Acre said:

I'll be taking a look tomorrow then!

All online already, and after a more thorough look, a lot of products available.

Think I'll be ordering online, as it's free postage over a tenner.

[rayaans]

16 hours ago, The-Acre said:

Soooo, the polish isn't the final step then?  Back to Halfords I guess!  I've just ordered a dual action polisher as well so maybe it'll make things easier in the future.

NO!! Wax/Sealant is the final step! You don't want the Autoglym SRP washing off in 3 weeks do you? Stick some protection on and it'll be 3 months+ depending on the wax/sealant you choose!

[9690phil]

On 7 March 2016 at 3:31 PM, The-Acre said:

Inspired by the Scottish scenery framing a shiny green car I decided to give mine the same treatment today.  The very good East Europeans did the hand wash and I applied the Autoglym, an excellent product (unless you put the bottle down too hard like I did so it shoots out all over your face!)  Obviously my backdrop is a little more uninspiring.

Stunning, can't say I've seen that colour before. 

[The-Acre]

8 hours ago, rayaans said:

NO!! Wax/Sealant is the final step! You don't want the Autoglym SRP washing off in 3 weeks do you? Stick some protection on and it'll be 3 months+ depending on the wax/sealant you choose!

I see, thank you for that info.

[oldhazey]

Wow,stunning car in our favorite colour

[Nick W858]

Beautiful - good job