NathanR
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Cleaned Aleex's EK9 TypeR today . Really enjoyed the whole process as id been wanting to do it for a while . The car itself its a stunning example of an EK9 and for a 12 year old car the painwork was faultless .
The wash consisted of :
Wheels cleaned with Smart wheels diluted 3/1
Snowfoamed with Megs Hyper wash
Shampoo'd with Megs Hyper wash
IronX
Tardis
Clayed
Foamed again with Megs Hyper wash
Dried with Chemical Guys Wooly Mammoth drying towell
Glazed with Poorboys White Diamond
Waxed with Dodo Juice Diamond White
Glass cleaned with AF Crystal Glass Cleaner
Exhaust polished with Autosol
Tyres treated with Chemical Guys New Look Trim Gel
Think thats it  . Unfortunately didnt make it to the engine vay as ran out of time ! He has some photos of the whole process but i only have the finished ones and here they are !
And 2 with mine for good measure
Was a good day and he took me for a drive in the morning and i loved it . Would love one of these one day  !
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alan t
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both cars look ace!
good work on the cleaning as well mate
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NathanR
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Cheers
Ive literally fallen in love with the Civic though , awesome car inside and out !
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Minty_Fresh
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Lovely car/s
Was hoping it was going to be black though 
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NathanR
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Thanks ! Has to be Champ white for me !
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sam-6
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Love it mate ! Looks good white !
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Aleex
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Registered: 21st Jul 09
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Cheers nath , very complimentary ! 
For anyone interested here are some before pics of the clean, some during to.
its sad i let it get this bad tbh  lol
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First wheel Clean
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Mid Snow foam
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And mid iron-x
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NathanR
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was in a right state ! Looks awesome now though  . I look like a right thug in them pics lol
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Aleex
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Registered: 21st Jul 09
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because you are a thug.
threatning to beat those little kids up across the road
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NathanR
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they were right annoying ! Asking why i was still cleaning your car haha . They obviusly dont understand the art of perfection !
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sam-6
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the state of it before!! Haha
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Aleex
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had to give nath something to do
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NathanR
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Lol it was a right state but it made the overall finish even more satisfying
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ArdenblueDan
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your getting good at this car cleaning stuff buddy lmao
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vx-scottw
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good job on that mate looks brand new 
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NathanR
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I couldn't get over the condition of the paint , was immaculate tbh . Lovely car , I want it
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Chris C
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Absolutely love ek9's, would love one !!
Looks very clean
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ArdenblueDan
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i keep looking at civics too nath and i agree scott bud it does look new
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Danny92
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beautiful, must be a bitch to keep clean!
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Alex_Rally
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i dont get the hole getting a hard on over cleaning cars. its just a fucking twatful job i get the polish to do for a £5a
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris C
Absolutely love ek9's, would love one !!
Looks very clean
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BarnshaW
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quote:
Originally posted by Alex_Rally
i dont get the hole getting a hard on over cleaning cars. its just a fucking twatful job i get the polish to do for a £5a
if you cherish and pride your car then you would not take it to them, fact is if you want your car to be kept in good condition then you either do it yourself properly or pay someone to do it properly, and to me that does not include polish car cleaning places.
i watched one the other day washing a new merc and he washed the wheels with a mit, then used the same mit to wash the car, dropped the mit and picked it up and carried on i laughed, would you get a handful of grit and wash your car with that as you might aswell be.
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Aleex
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Registered: 21st Jul 09
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Cheers for all the kind comments about the car, as you can tell Nathan did an epic job on the cleaning side!
This is the best car I've owned and love it to bits, would recommend anyone to buy one.
In reply to Alex_Rally its Tbh as barnshaw said, they are useless and only do damage to the paint, had a discussion with a Mae about it the other day as he said , "oh yeh they use snow foam " but the stuff they use it like industrial/ agricultural lorry cleaner, really really strong stuff and not good for your paint.
People might think it's completely Anal but when the paint on your Car is good you like to keep it that way :-)
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corsaboii89
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Registered: 3rd Oct 10
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looks good my mate has 1 but in yellow really rare in that colour aparantly wicked little cars
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DansCorsaSXi
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Amazing job Nath,I can see your really enjoying all these these new products ya buy. I need to really get some more bits tbh.
Car looks awesome,done a grand job. Would have loved some more of your's though. 
[Edited on 10-12-2012 by DansCorsaSXi]
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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