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Clio 200 Silverstone Edition

detailR

Well-Known Member
I had a call from a client about a car he'd bought.
He said it was some kind of Clio Sport. Turns out it was number 38 of only 50 Silverstone GP Edition Clios made.
It has Cup suspension, big brakes, air-con, super cool seats and some special touches like a black roof, spoiler, wheels, stickers and badges dotted around to let you know it's a little bit special :)

They took the car to their grand parent's house to do the car in their amazing garden, where I could use the garage too.

So the car when I arrived on Sunday morning. Sliver always looks clean enough :lol: (please excuse the dirty marks on the left of the photos. I need to take my lens to be cleaned)

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As you can see, I had the ISO way too high on the camera this time :o

The car had a thorough dousing with Valet Pro Citrus Pre-wash. Window rubbers etc were treated to with Envy brushes and APC at 4:1.

The car was rinsed and then Washed with Chemical Guy's Citrus Wash & Gloss at a strong dilution to help take back any dealer prep.

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I then pat dried the car, hit it with Tardis. There were quite a few tar spots but I got chatting and didn't take any photos.

Rinsed and went with Wolfs Decon Gel. My friend was extremely impressed with this stage.

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Rinsed again and Clayed with Meguiar's clay.

Washed again, dried. Popped in the garage and taped up ready for polishing.
The owner only wanted a nice gloss and some good protection so I went for a nice refining set.
Checked over with various lights after an Eraser wipe down and it's now swirl free :thumb: one very happy owner.

I should've taken photos during the polishing stages but time and banter was of the essence.

Protected with Menzerna Powerlock. It looked great but We then topped with a wax. Auto Finesse Temptation was chosen.
The tyres were dressed with Meg's Endurance.
Exhausts were wiped down.
Glass cleaned with Rain-X 2 in 1.

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Taken outside for a few.

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It was a great, fun day. I even taught him a trick or two... mostly that he's over applying every product he uses.

Thank a lot for reading. All comments and criticism welcome :)
 
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