Gave the S60 a 'quick clean'...

[S1mon]

....well actually, it's taken ALL WEEKEND!!!

Got home from work on Friday and thought I'd give the car a wash - which led to clay barring. At 22:15 I decided it was getting a bit late and knocked it on the head. Saturday morning, I was straight up and finished the claying and gave it another wash ready for 2 days of detailing!

Clayed, washed and ready to go



Some scratches on the bonnet that the previous owner decided to smother with touch up



Damage on the N/S mirror



Then proceeded to the cutting stage. I tried 4 different Menzerna passes as well as 3M and Liquid Shine products but nothing touched the deeper scratches and swirls caused by years of sponge washing and car washes!!! I'll have another crack at a later date with a rotary instead of my DAS6 Pro dual action.

I did however get brave with some P1500 wet & dry on the touch up that had been applied with a roller!





Sun lotion finger prints on the rear quarter (I'm pleased to say I managed to remove these)



So, all cut as best I could and looking better. That's as far as I went on Saturday, stopped at 16:30 and went out for a beer or 8!



Stayed with friends over night so had to get home before I could start again but once I did, I got cracking with polish (Super Resin Polish) glaze (Poor Boys Black Hole) sealant (Carlack68) and wax (Collonite 476S) Then finished it all of by dressing the tyres, trims and arch liners (Chemical Guys trim gel) and cleaned the glass.

Finished











Nice reflections!



Bonnet scratches all but gone



Engine bay cleaned a few weeks back



With some bumper scuffs painted and some paintless dent removal done, it'll be near mint. All paint is original, the car has never seen a body shop which is nice.

Hope you like.