Some pictures of porkies clio when my mrs cleaned it
06-02-2011, 02:05 PM
#1
Some pictures of porkies clio when my mrs cleaned it
Couple of people were asking for pics of Lee's clio in the other thread about ginges clio, so I thought I'd stick some up that I took when my mrs cleaned it when I had it after the ring trip that I drove it on.
I'm not any good at detailing type threads to be honest, as I know you are meant to take pics from the same reference point before and after etc which I didnt do, but here are some before, during and after pics anyway
BEFORE:
DURING:
She stuck it under a gazeebo while she polished it to stop the sun making the polish dry to quick:
AFTER:
Interior:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
After she cleaned it inside, She made up some covers for the cage padding out of netting and cable tied it in place as lee didnt like all the duct tape
She machined the lights too cause they were pretty bad, didnt come up perfect, but certainly a big improvement
Before:
During:
After:
Oh, and she gave the engine bay a quick once over too:
Before:
After:
I'm not any good at detailing type threads to be honest, as I know you are meant to take pics from the same reference point before and after etc which I didnt do, but here are some before, during and after pics anyway
BEFORE:
DURING:
She stuck it under a gazeebo while she polished it to stop the sun making the polish dry to quick:
AFTER:
Interior:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
After she cleaned it inside, She made up some covers for the cage padding out of netting and cable tied it in place as lee didnt like all the duct tape
She machined the lights too cause they were pretty bad, didnt come up perfect, but certainly a big improvement
Before:
During:
After:
Oh, and she gave the engine bay a quick once over too:
Before:
After:
Last edited by Chip; 06-02-2011 at 02:06 PM.
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06-02-2011, 02:16 PM
#8
More to marriage than just her cleaning cars and being good in bed, she needs to get her lap times at combe down another few seconds before she deserves a proposal
This is us for those of you who dont know her as no doubt someone will ask for a picture as a bird got mentioned:
06-02-2011, 02:19 PM
#9
) she really just cant resist it.She spent 2 fucking days doing the clio for Lee, and no one even asked her to, just it was here for a few days before I dropped it back to Lee so she couldnt resist
06-02-2011, 02:32 PM
#16
Finished result looks good mate 
However and i don't mean to offend here but in this pic you can see that far too much product has been used
The polish has not been worked long enough for it to break down, you only need 2-3 pea size blobs of polish put to the pad and stick to working a 2ft x 2ft area at a time.
Also with the headlights i think you would have got a better finish with wet sanding first, however if you have not done this before you would be best to get some spares to practice on first.
Keep up the good work
However and i don't mean to offend here but in this pic you can see that far too much product has been used
The polish has not been worked long enough for it to break down, you only need 2-3 pea size blobs of polish put to the pad and stick to working a 2ft x 2ft area at a time.
Also with the headlights i think you would have got a better finish with wet sanding first, however if you have not done this before you would be best to get some spares to practice on first.
Keep up the good work
but overall she does a realy good job chip,get her a snow foam lance bought 
06-02-2011, 02:38 PM
#19
If you look on the other pic, you can see I did half the front bumper too while I was there, and I made the same mistake again
Last edited by Chip; 06-02-2011 at 02:43 PM.
06-02-2011, 02:40 PM
#20
As above, im afraid its me thats guilty of that on the passenger side, she's always telling me off for using too much product whenever I help her clean anything.
Yeah she has asked for one for her birthday.
Any good links?
Needs to work with a Karsher pressure washer.
but overall she does a realy good job chip,get her a snow foam lance bought 
Any good links?
Needs to work with a Karsher pressure washer.
06-02-2011, 03:26 PM
#23
Here you go chip http://shop.autobritedirect.co.uk/pr...ances-15-c.asp just tell them you have a karcher and they will sort out the correct fitting,theres loads of foam to choose from,i use autobrights supa snow foam goes on realy thick and clings realy good,5ltrs will last a very long time as you only need about 1" in the bottle and fill the rest with water
06-02-2011, 03:57 PM
#28
The block bit of the tie is pointing down on each one where it cant catch on anything, but yes im sure you are right that there is a better solution possible if you really tried, but it was certainly a lot better than the duct tape, we did try the local rally place for some proper padding but they didnt have any in stock that fitted so she just made these with some fabric she grabbed at a material place in town. Lee was pretty pleased with it for a temp fix but im sure he'll come up with something better at some point
06-02-2011, 03:59 PM
#29
Here you go chip http://shop.autobritedirect.co.uk/pr...ances-15-c.asp just tell them you have a karcher and they will sort out the correct fitting,theres loads of foam to choose from,i use autobrights supa snow foam goes on realy thick and clings realy good,5ltrs will last a very long time as you only need about 1" in the bottle and fill the rest with water
Thanks for the info
06-02-2011, 04:02 PM
#32
Throttle bodies now but not at the time of the pics, with omex IIRC
AST coilovers
Mark fish shims etc on the suspension as he set it all up for Lee
Willwood 4 pots
Engine itself is still standard I think, but knowing Lee that's probably either changed or is just about to
Rebuilt box with LSD
Full cage
Now got some stupidly expensive seats in it too not the standard ones like in the pics
AST coilovers
Mark fish shims etc on the suspension as he set it all up for Lee
Willwood 4 pots
Engine itself is still standard I think, but knowing Lee that's probably either changed or is just about to
Rebuilt box with LSD
Full cage
Now got some stupidly expensive seats in it too not the standard ones like in the pics
06-02-2011, 04:04 PM
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06-02-2011, 04:17 PM
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LOL, no offence taken as funnily enough thats exactly what she said so I already knew that, I popped out to see how she was getting on and to grab a few pics and I decided to show an interest by joining in and it was actually me that polished the passenger side of the bonnet while she did the drivers side (hence the difference in that picture), I dont mind doing polishing itself even though im not into cleaning, but apparently im not very good at it so I fucked off back inside and left her to it again
If you look on the other pic, you can see I did half the front bumper too while I was there, and I made the same mistake again
If you look on the other pic, you can see I did half the front bumper too while I was there, and I made the same mistake again
As for foam lance i have this one http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...ance-cat2.html think the autobrite price is slightly cheaper though that was posted above by Retro-al.
As for amount of polish you need, im sure your missus has told you but this is more than enough
Pic taken from this guide
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...ishing-do.html
06-02-2011, 04:23 PM
#38
As for foam lance i have this one http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...ance-cat2.html think the autobrite price is slightly cheaper though that was posted above by Retro-al.
As for amount of polish you need, im sure your missus has told you but this is more than enough
Pic taken from this guide
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...ishing-do.html
Pic taken from this guide
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...ishing-do.html
