MOT, TAX, Service and more cleaning
Not much has been progressing since I curbed the modding with the car. I have got the MOT and small service coming up start of next week so will take the opportunity to fit the LHD dual view mirror meaning I will have dual view on both sides which is handy. I also purchased OSRAM Nightbreakers (version 2) for the main beam. I found the old main beams when flashing were not powerful enough so hopefully these should do better.
I have been on the cleaning offensive recently to take my mind of modding and planning what I would like to do with the car. I have purchased few new products which I am looking forward to using that should be arriving by end of the month. Sunday just gone, I went a little bit OCD cleaning the car. Got some longs brushes, cleaned the suspension arm and springs, all the arches de-tarred, de-greased and dressed with a protectant. I have also put on an additional coat of sealant on alloys until they are Crystal Lacquered with nanolex or gtechiq.
As the weather was pleasant I cleaned out all the interior too. Gave the matts a good hoover as well as the Seats a good hoover and wipedown with APC. Got my special Japanese sticky roller and made so no hair or dirt was left anywhere. There is a reason to my madness and this is because I have purchased some Chemical Guys Fabric Guard to treat all the interior from any spills / dirt that may try to penetrate the fabric. Obviously better treating a clean surface so it works better. All interior plastics got an APC wipe down and I dressed them with a new Rubber and Plastic treatment from Valet Pro which I forgot I had. I left the main dash matt as I do not like any products going on it. All the other plastics have a very light sheen (not shiny) now which looks nice but the main thing is they are protected now.
The exterior was given a good clean. More maintaining the current finish so used my maintenance shampoo that contains wax to keep the protection underneath fresh. I must stress for anyone who is interested, it is always good to have several shampoos for different type of cleaning jobs. For example 1 for giving car good clean, second for all round wash and the 3rd for maintaining a finish thus making it last longer. I finished off the cleaning of the car with a spray of Ziano Z-6 Ultra Clean Gloss Enhancer Spray.
Here is a little caption and the highlight for me on this product
Z-6™ Gloss Enhancer Spray forms a tough molecular bond to all Zaino Show Car Polishes to increase gloss, optical clarity, slickness, and protection from the sun and elements. In addition to helping give your car a three dimensional, its antistatic formula will reduce dust and dirt pickup by 60%.
Anti-static properties of this product is really good. Came back today and the car still looked like I just washed it. I barely saw any dust setting on the car and the gloss was insane. Expensive for just a detail spray but worth using every now and again.
To finish of Sunday the neighbour (who crashed into my Mrs car while reversing) ask me to give his car a good clean. I explained to him what could be done and he said he was fully aware of my work and often watched me doing my car and other ones. Scary! Anyway doing his next Sunday so will do a write up.