'55 MG ZT pre show clean. - Saxperience

MiniGibbo · 3rd April 2012, 16:40

Gave my dads zt a clean today as he's going to a show this weekend with other old men..

The car hasnt been cleaned in a fair few months so has picked up a lot of cack, living under trees dosent help

I started off by snowing the car to loosen all dirt as standard,

After that that dweled for a while i rinsed it and started on all the shuts, i once again used GPC 10:1 and an asortment of brushes.

The filler neck was the worst, the toothbrush came out for that one..

Once done i set about washing the car using the standard issue 2bm for both paint and wheels, being a "good" clean i used the megs shampoo as its more heavy duty than others i have.

The car was filithy, going by this water it most defiantly needed that clean...

And that was after snowing and doing all the trim with GPC

The car was dried using a drying towel then i took to the glass with some megs cleaner,

I use kitchen roll with this as i found mirco fibre towels not as good.

lastly was the trim, some had faded quite badly from the sun and had markings from previous polishes, it was firstly cleaned with 10:1 GPC then sealed with a new product im trying,

I think its really good..!

The mirros being the worst, some before and afters..

Exterior done for now, No tyre black was applied as its a nightmare for traveling to shows, so that dosent go on until its on the stand.

I also gave the interior a good hoover and wipe over using a fantastic product i discovered a while ago now,

One before to show how bad it was inside,

And a direct comparision to now,

(yes i know the pedals dirty, i didnt see that

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And a over look of the whole interior cleaned.

Stefan_Wood · 3rd April 2012, 16:48

Looking good, feel free to clean mine when ever you like.

But not in the next week only recently waxed it

Giraffe · 3rd April 2012, 17:09

Can you use that poorboys stuff to clean pretty much anything on the interior Matt? Like an all in one type thing?

MiniGibbo · 3rd April 2012, 17:11

Cheers,

I only use the poor boys on interior trim Dave, I use other products for the sets and carpet..

Smells like bubblegum it's beut.

Giraffe · 3rd April 2012, 17:57

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Cheers,

I only use the poor boys on interior trim Dave, I use other products for the sets and carpet..

Smells like bubblegum it's beut.

Fair enough... What did you use on the carpets? Mine are in dire need of a clean. Also need to find something decent for leather seats, but might get that poorboys stuff for all the other interior trim. Looks a good clean you've done though, always surprised by how thorough you are!

K17NEY · 3rd April 2012, 19:47

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Fair enough... What did you use on the carpets? Mine are in dire need of a clean. Also need to find something decent for leather seats, but might get that poorboys stuff for all the other interior trim. Looks a good clean you've done though, always surprised by how thorough you are!

Me too, I never took you to be a fellow ocd cleaner...

Giraffe · 3rd April 2012, 19:59

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Me too, I never took you to be a fellow ocd cleaner...

Just the man actually, as you are also a Volvo owner!

What do you use to clean your leather seats and the rest of your interior?

MiniGibbo · 3rd April 2012, 20:26

For fabric I'm currently using a megs fabric shampoo, ive got a poor boys to try next..

Tbh Dave if I was you Id have the carpet out and snow foam it..

K17NEY · 3rd April 2012, 20:29

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Just the man actually, as you are also a Volvo owner!

What do you use to clean your leather seats and the rest of your interior?

I use auto smart leather cleaner, Cant remember the name atm. Ill check tomorrow for you.

The same with interior shampoo, I use Auto smart brisk low foam.

Giraffe · 3rd April 2012, 21:39

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Originally Posted by MiniGibbo

For fabric I'm currently using a megs fabric shampoo, ive got a poor boys to try next..

Tbh Dave if I was you Id have the carpet out and snow foam it..

Cheers, no snowfoam or anything though... Thought a vax hoover would do the job!

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Originally Posted by K17NEY

I use auto smart leather cleaner, Cant remember the name atm. Ill check tomorrow for you.

The same with interior shampoo, I use Auto smart brisk low foam.

Cheers. What cloths do you both use to clean stuff with btw?

MiniGibbo · 3rd April 2012, 21:43

A good Hoover and a scrub in car will bring it up clean but taking it out and going to town gets it like new, is a lot of hassle though lol..

Giraffe · 3rd April 2012, 21:44

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A good Hoover and a scrub in car will bring it up clean but taking it out and going to town gets it like new, is a lot of hassle though lol..

Haha, I can't be arsed to be honest. Would be doing it every other week! What cloths do you use on the inside mate?

K17NEY · 3rd April 2012, 22:39

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Originally Posted by Dave_E30

Cheers, no snowfoam or anything though... Thought a vax hoover would do the job!

Cheers. What cloths do you both use to clean stuff with btw?

Microfibres on the dash etc and I use a soft brush on the upholstery if they need to be scrubbed.

MiniGibbo · 4th April 2012, 13:03

Today saw the engine bay being sorted..

Before

First i lightly rinsed the bay then went over it with various brushes and GPC mixed 5:1.

While at work

Then dried using microfibre towels, i left it to complely dry then applied some more poorboys to all the plastics to bring them back up with a "natural shine"

Some afters.

And the only bit of "shine" in the entire boring bay

While the bay was drying i tackled the exhausts

Before

After

Just dont to give the car a quick wash friday morning so its ready for the show on the weekend..!