Ne Plus Ultra \nee-plus-UL-truh; nay-\, noun:

1. The highest point, as of excellence or achievement; the acme; the pinnacle; the ultimate.

2. The most profound degree of a quality or condition.

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This detail was done last summer, and the original write up posted by Clark on Detailing World has taken over 340,000 unique views since, making it quite possibly one of the most viewed details yet done anywhere in the world. At the time, the car was just six months old, and finished in Balloon White, in our opinion the nicest colour in the current Lamborghini catalogue...





This was a rather special detail too, as it was our first Ne Plus Ultra (TM) hyper-detail. This is a new service option we are offering to supercar owners throughout Scotland who want their vehicles to receive a detail that achieves as close to perfection as physically possible (without replacing any parts or adding paint) and leaves no surface untouched. No time limit is set for this service; it simply takes as long as it takes, over a minimum of 7 days (to allow enough time for multiple bespoke premium carnauba wax coats to fully cure). Here is Clark’s original report...

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Wednesday was officially day 1 of the detail, us having collected it on Tuesday from the customers house (paying out for £150k of full road risks insurance cover has its benefits!).

The warmer weather has brought out all the flies and various bugs up here and this was evident on the front of the car:



The car only had approximately 400 miles on the clock when we first viewed it back in the spring, but the owner has obviously been out enjoying it in the last few weeks as it was a bit grubbier than when we first saw it tucked away in the garage:



The back end was covered in soot from the exhausts:





Wash stage:

First up was the pre-foam, using Meguiars Hyperwash @ 50 degrees:



Followed by a thorough rinse at high pressure:





The wheels were next, using the followings bits and pieces:



Menzerna 7.5 was sprayed onto the wheel face and inner rim and left for 30 seconds or so:



This was then agitated with a Meguiars Slide Lock Brush (as good as anything else I've used):



Our wheel back brush was used for the inner rim and caliper:



The car was then rolled back a bit to ensure I'd cleaned the entire inner rim and caliper face before rinsing off:




A few tar spots remained though so we'll come back to these in a bit

The arches and tyres were thoroughly cleaned with a brush and Meguiars Super Degreaser (4:1):



I then moved round to the engine, which was showing a fair bit of grime already:







Any exposed parts were covered up with foil (perfectly safe on modern engines with plastic plugs, etc, just don’t be daft and use it across battery terminals, etc!) and P21S Total Auto Wash was applied to the entire engine and bay:



The worst bits were given a bit of agitation with the brush:





Then using the pressure washer on medium setting, I rinsed the engine off:





All bits of foil were then removed and I let the car sit and idle for 5 minutes to help the majority of the water dry off quicker.

The door shuts were attended to next, just showing a light covering of dust more than anything:



P21S Total Auto Wash and the brush were used again to agitate the worst of the grime:











A trick learned from my valeting days still comes in handy for this bit, using the pressure washer on medium setting I rinsed the shuts thoroughly without getting a drop of water in the car:



The best way to do it is to start the lance away from the shuts and then aim it where you want it - this way you won’t get any splash back.

Now having done the smaller jobs - I washed the car with the usual 2 bucket method using Meguiars Shampoo Plus and one of the new wash mitts we'd been given to try out (very impressed too):



After rinsing there were still some stubborn bug splatters on the front end so instead of trying to scrub them off with the mitt I got out a product I'm using more and more of now the warmer weather is here:



This was sprayed on and left for a minute or two:



A pic after rinsing off at high pressure - bugs all gone:



P21S Total Auto Wash was used again to ensure all exterior trim was perfectly clean:







A quick rinse followed.

The final job before claying was to tackle the tar spots clinging to the paint and wheels. As usual - Autosmart Tardis was used:



(note the contaminants still stuck to the rear end from the exhaust even after washing).

I used a MF work towel to wipe away the tar after the Tardis has been left to do its thing for a minute:

Before:



After:



One final rinse followed to get rid of any Tarids still left on the paint:



Total time so far: 5 hours