Thought I would share this with everyone.
Bought the car 5 Weeks ago, Totally standard car and will be staying that way!
Basic spec of the car is as follows...
Honda Civic Type R, 2004 Facelift Model
Air-Con model with rear parking sensors
Satin Silver
Standard K20A2 Engine
One owner from new
59K Miles
Full Service History, All done by Honda and has been ran on Mobil 1 Fully Synthetic all its life. Also has every MOT cert from new and even has the original bill of sale!
When I arrived back home, Bear in mind the car had been valeted before I collected it. Not up to my standards by any means! Post wash picture, looks clean from a distance...
Usual bonelorry wash process...
: Rinsed the car, Wheel arches and Wheels thoroughly.
: Cleaned the fuel filler flap. All door, Bonnet and boot-lid shuts, Front Scuttle and Rubber door window seals using Valetpro detailing brush and APC to high concentrate.
: Rinsed car again.
: Washed the car using 2 bucket method one panel at a time with a Eurow Lambswool mitt and Meguires ultimate shampoo.
: Rinsed car again.
: Cleaned the wheels with Valetpro Bilberry wheel cleaner, 1:5 dilute in trigger bottle with foaming head. Using a Valetpro detailing brush to agitate, Left on 5 mins per wheel to dwell then rinsed off. Finished the wheel faces with a Meguiars MF wash mitt and wheel backs using a Megs ultra safe wheel brush.
: Wheel arches cleaned using trigger bottle with APC and foaming head and wheel arch brush, then rinsed.
: Dried the whole car using Elite XL drying towel.
: Clayed the whole car using Megs mild clay and Megs Detailer spray as lubricant.
: Rinsed the car again.
: Dryed the whole car with Elite XL drying towel, Dried the wheels, Door shuts and engine bay with Microfibre towel
: Cleaned the glass inside and out with Autoglym fast glass then Autoglym Glass Polish.
: Dressed any plastic trim, Front scuttle and Wiper arms with Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber car buffing of any excess with a Microfibre cloth.
: Dressed the tyres using Megs endurance tyre gel.
: Dressed the wheel arch liners with Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber care.
: Polished the tailpipe's with Autosol.
: Finished the car off with a spritz of Megs Quick detailer spray and a Chemical boys ultra plush finishing/buffing towel.
During...
Removed roof trims...
Before
After
Fuel filler area...
Before
After
Both headlights had suffered some UV damage from 12 Years of sun etc, Had gone cloudy and needed some TLC...
Before
Dealt with the headlights using the DAS 6-Pro and Hex-Logic Orange spotting pad with Meguires 105 Polish, Extra care taken not to get too much heat on the lens and the plastic gets hot quickly. Low speed on the D/A and low pressure letting the pad and polish do the work.
Finished article, Not bad for an afternoons work and its first clean...
Also gave the interior a thorough cleaning, Removed all the boot trim, Mats and hoovered the car out properly. Dress all the interior trim and plastics...