Tidying up the Mrs Clio.
29-12-2011, 05:39 PM
#1
Wye Valley Hardcore
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Tidying up the Mrs Clio.
Thought I'd put a quick thread in here in case anyone's got any advice on how to do things. Just bought this for the Mrs as her first car. It was a bargain at £800 with 4 previous owners and 53k on the clock. It's also the 'Extreme' model so had electric windows and mirrors, sunroof, alloys etc and is generally just a little nicer (as nice as a green Clio can be)
Unfortunately, as much of a bargain it was, it needs some serious TLC as it's been neglected for quite some time.
This is the car...
complete with moldy headlights...
moldy window and door rubbers inc. sunroof...
and, my, god, one hell of a filthy interior! The girl who who owned it before was a beautician, so I'm guessing the filthy seats is make up and fake tan as it's everywhere! The interior has already been 'cleaned' by the local Polacs, but apparently "best job, no good, very stained, no good" So this is where I started yesterday armed with some with some seat foam, a seat brush and the trusty wet vac. I wish I had a better camera as the iPhone is a bit shit, but the difference is remarkable.
I really wish I'd had taken a before pic of the drivers seat as it was by far the worst, but this is the finished result.
Passenger seat before I started
Brushed the lifting foam into the seats and let it do it work for 5 mins
a single pass with the wet vac
Clean driver seat vs. filthy seat
50/50
and finished
Doorcard before
doorcard after
Rear seats
big stain on this one
and gone
and the water form the wet vac...
Hopefully get to wash it on Sunday and give it a good clay inc. the glass to remove the mold and see what it comes out like.
Unfortunately, as much of a bargain it was, it needs some serious TLC as it's been neglected for quite some time.
This is the car...
complete with moldy headlights...
moldy window and door rubbers inc. sunroof...
and, my, god, one hell of a filthy interior! The girl who who owned it before was a beautician, so I'm guessing the filthy seats is make up and fake tan as it's everywhere! The interior has already been 'cleaned' by the local Polacs, but apparently "best job, no good, very stained, no good" So this is where I started yesterday armed with some with some seat foam, a seat brush and the trusty wet vac. I wish I had a better camera as the iPhone is a bit shit, but the difference is remarkable.
I really wish I'd had taken a before pic of the drivers seat as it was by far the worst, but this is the finished result.
Passenger seat before I started
Brushed the lifting foam into the seats and let it do it work for 5 mins
a single pass with the wet vac
Clean driver seat vs. filthy seat
50/50
and finished
Doorcard before
doorcard after
Rear seats
big stain on this one
and gone
and the water form the wet vac...
Hopefully get to wash it on Sunday and give it a good clay inc. the glass to remove the mold and see what it comes out like.
29-12-2011, 06:13 PM
#5
G3/3m fastcut compound will sort the lights, looks good car mate, looks like your sunroof is leaking tho or it soon will be, the seal comes out of place around it, just pop the sunroof out an glue the seal back in, blow air true the drain pipes aswel in case there blocked,
Last edited by andy130; 29-12-2011 at 06:15 PM.
29-12-2011, 10:37 PM
#7
Advanced PassionFord User
Major difference,well worth the effort mate.
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03-01-2012, 09:11 PM
#13
Wye Valley Hardcore
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It's a Karcher Puzzi 100. Not a cheap bit of kit at about £500 as I used to be a carpet cleaner, but it's bloody fantastic!
I managed to clean it yesterday and confirmed my suspicions that it hasn't been washed in a few years. I didn't use any 'great' products on it as a) I wasn't going to waste my kit on the Mrs car lol and b) she got a load of Turtle Wax stuff off her family so I used this.
I washed the entire car inc door shuts, glass, rubbers, behind the rubbers, in the gaps between panel and bump strips, inside the fuel filler area etc, twice, with Turtle Wax Ice Wash Shampoo and it just didn't look or feel clean. It was an improvement, but not 'clean'
Only one thing for it, get the clay out. Again, I REALLY need to remember a camera.
And a before and after clay
Before
After
It still needs a good polish, but the old things coming up nicer than I thought it would.
I managed to clean it yesterday and confirmed my suspicions that it hasn't been washed in a few years. I didn't use any 'great' products on it as a) I wasn't going to waste my kit on the Mrs car lol and b) she got a load of Turtle Wax stuff off her family so I used this.
I washed the entire car inc door shuts, glass, rubbers, behind the rubbers, in the gaps between panel and bump strips, inside the fuel filler area etc, twice, with Turtle Wax Ice Wash Shampoo and it just didn't look or feel clean. It was an improvement, but not 'clean'
Only one thing for it, get the clay out. Again, I REALLY need to remember a camera.
And a before and after clay
Before
After
It still needs a good polish, but the old things coming up nicer than I thought it would.
04-01-2012, 07:38 PM
#14
It Wasnt Me!
You're right, that's not cheap! lol you get what you pay for 
It's satisfying bringing something so manky up to scratch again, hope she's appreciating all the effort
It's satisfying bringing something so manky up to scratch again, hope she's appreciating all the effort
06-01-2012, 03:25 PM
#17
Wye Valley Hardcore
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Yeah, it needs a good polish and wax, but I haven't got time. Back up north now for a few months so it won't even be used. I'll crack on with it when I'm home.
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