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Old May 8, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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Honda Jazz - nice and clean

Time for the twice-yearly big clean of my 2007 Jazz Sport!



Note: As I'm from England, some of the products used may not be available in the United States so I've provided some hints:

- Sainsbury's and Tesco are British supermarkets (like Wal-Mart?)
- Carlack68 is more or less like Klasse AIO - a paint cleaner/gentle polish/sealant (I heard Klasse is Carlack rebranded for North America?)
- All Purpose Cleaner (APC) is the cheap household stuff diluted.





Wash:

Karcher Pressure Wash
Tesco Eco Car Shampoo
2 bucket method with Z ymol sponge
Dried using Meguiars water magnet
Wheels cleaned with Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner
Wheel arches cleaned using Sainsbury’s Basics All Purpose Cleaner (APC) and old Meguairs Microfibre Washmitt
APC and old shoe polishing brush used to clean tyre walls

Polish & Wax:

Carlack68 AIO applied by hand using damp microfibre
Victoria Concours red wax applied using Meguairs foam applicator

Extras:

Door shuts sprayed with APC
Engine bay dressed with Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber Care
WD40 used to tackle tar spots on the wheels
Carlack68 AIO applied to wheels & exhaust trim
Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber Care on exterior trim & tyre walls

Interior:

Dashboard cleaned with APC
Dressed with Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber Care (applied as instructions for ‘as new’ look)
Vacuum seats, carpets and mats
Inside glass wiped over with damp microfibre soaked in warm water

Before

The sides of these cars get dirty quickly:



Rear bumper, another dirt trap:



Exhaust trim:



Dead files on the front:



Wheel:



Inside wheel arch (I didn't have time to remove the wheels so the car was jacked up slightly to aid access):



Collection of dust in the interior:



After:

Reflection & flake pop from just the Carlack AIO:





After the vics concours:











Wheel:



Wheel arch:



Exhaust trim:



Engine bay:



Clean interior:



 

Last edited by terryb; May 11, 2008 at 08:31 AM.
Old May 8, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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gd job terryb, she's looking well.. how long have u had the car for, u shud give it a gd claying session, it works wonders.. feels smoother than a babi's behind.. haha..

also that megs water magnet, i dont think that works, i got one a while bak, used it once an it was useless..

engine bay looks realli clean, as soon as i stop washing it for a while, u cant keep up with it...
 
Old May 8, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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someone put in some serious time....


looks good.
 
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