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Trying to save an Astra

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#1 ·
Hi everyone,i as asked by my sis-in-law if i could do anything for their 06 black astra,it gets washed once a year (twice if its lucky) with good old f***y liquid,so i said i would see what i could do in 1 day

so in with a power wash 1st
wheels get 1st hit with bilberry,then again & then with pure undiluted bilberry
orchard autocare (OA) tar cleanse OA 'iron cleanse'
door shuts,nooks n crannies with OA citrus pre wash & detailing brushes
OA cotton candy snow-foam
washed with Megs gold class 2bm & adams wash-pad clayed with BH soft
snow-foamed again
dried off
Menz rd 3.02 on a green Hex pad via a DA
wipe down with IPA
2 coats of Purple Haze
windows with carpro cerri glass then flyby30 (2 coats on the windscreen)
plastics dressed with Megs endurance
tyres with Megs endurance

all comments & criticisms welcome







as you can see no protection




15mins later.............still clinging


iron cleanse doing its 'thing'



50/50 on the drivers door



refection shots






 
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#18 ·
guys,many thanks for the replys,really want to try & refine it with 106ff still some swirls depending which way you look at a panel,scratches under/around the drivers door handle is unreal.........BIG bunch of keys & rings............women!! not to mention the inner sills with high heels,some very nasty deep scores,the job i've done has in a way helped the car but the downside is it's high-lighted alot of other marks.......................cant win :wall:
 
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