My black S70R

**HADI** · Saturday 26th March 2011, 08:56

awesome job you done there, car looks fantastic, bet your neighbours thought you were gonna paint it when you started masking bits up. ;O)

**LiamT4** · Saturday 26th March 2011, 12:49

Where did you get the front grill from?

I had a mesh grill on my t4 and it really suited it, was going to get one for my s70r but not sure if it will suit it like yours would.

**S1mon** · Saturday 26th March 2011, 16:57

Originally Posted by LiamT4

Where did you get the front grill from?

I had a mesh grill on my t4 and it really suited it, was going to get one for my s70r but not sure if it will suit it like yours would.

Mine was actually bought by the previous owner and included in the sale of the car. Best bet is to keep an eye on breakers for 2003/4 C70s and get in quick!!

**MIKESC70T5** · Saturday 26th March 2011, 17:33

Put one on my c70 when I had it, only £120 brand new from the dealers.

**S1mon** · Sunday 27th March 2011, 11:29

Originally Posted by Stedman

Well done Simon. Get soe crystal lights next to match the grille yeah?

What's the paint like on the P1 cars, i.e hard or soft? Cheers

I'd say it's pretty hard mate. As mentioned, the Menzerna wasn't man enough to remove marks to my satisfaction so will be having another crack with Finesse-it at some point.

**T5frankie** · Sunday 27th March 2011, 11:35

what is this "clay" you speak of?

**LiamT4** · Sunday 27th March 2011, 13:11

Originally Posted by leighkaicraigmia

what is this "clay" you speak of?

Its like a block of putty that you you rub over your paintwork and it gets of all the small dirt/grime that just cleaning, etc can't remove. On cars like ours though it takes bloody ages.

Basically you wash the car, strip the old wax off, then use a clay bar to get all the stuck on crap off, then wax it again.

I'v done it once on my s70r, before i went york last year, but i won't be doing the whole car ever again as it took over 10 hours, i'll just do it in areas that get very dirty like the bottom of the doore and bonnet.

I didn't think it was worth the effort either, but that was because it had obviously been well looked after by previous owners andthe paintwork was in good condition anyway. It silver as well, which hides the dirt well.

However, it really does work if your paintwork aint in the best condition and you want to bring its colour/shine back and it also works very well on dark non metallic colours.

**S1mon** · Sunday 27th March 2011, 15:32

Clay'ing is one of the most satisfying parts of detailing my opinion (except of course standing back and admiring the stunning results after all other steps are complete.)

You use detailing clay and a lube to stop the clay sticking or further marring the paint. You must be committed though because it's a long task (took me over 6hrs). It removes not only contaminants ON the paint that you can feel (tar, railway filings etc) but also contaminants IN the paint that you can't see. After all the hard work clay'ing a car there are no real visual results except the paint feels smooth as silk and is covered in smeary dried on lube. However, it gives a great base to put all the other steps onto. If you're detailing a car from scratch, it's foolish not to clay it 1st.

Here's what I used.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/detail...r/prod_83.html

**LiamT4** · Sunday 27th March 2011, 15:56

Originally Posted by S1mon

Clay'ing is one of the most satisfying parts of detailing my opinion (except of course standing back and admiring the stunning results after all other steps are complete.)

You use detailing clay and a lube to stop the clay sticking or further marring the paint. You must be committed though because it's a long task (took me over 6hrs). It removes not only contaminants ON the paint that you can feel (tar, railway filings etc) but also contaminants IN the paint that you can't see. After all the hard work clay'ing a car there are no real visual results except the paint feels smooth as silk and is covered in smeary dried on lube. However, it gives a great base to put all the other steps onto. If you're detailing a car from scratch, it's foolish not to clay it 1st.

Here's what I used.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/detail...r/prod_83.html

When its been done well, its the smoothness thats most satisfying part, for me.
It just feels clean, if you know what i mean.
I reckon mine had been done sometime before i bought it.