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Gave the clio a clean today, looks as if the zymol wax is keeping a nice deep glossy shine

Some may have seen when I had the timing done that I gave the sachs dampers a quick clean over, well I decided the full arch should be done, especially with the bad weather right around the corner, I felt it would be easier to keep on top of them every 2-3 weeks if they've got all the dirt removed

Anyway I'll let the pics do the talking, cheers

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A very gay reflection shot, just to show the clarity of the paint

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So then, onto the arch's, in order : front drivers, rear drivers, front pass, rear pass (only got 1 pic finished :( ) .....sorry about the sun rays, right nightmare

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Trying my best to capture the tardis doing its thing

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Arch liners dressed

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Rear:

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Mid point shot

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Rear Rinsed down after working in tardis and APC

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Dressed

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Same process for the other side and just some quick pics

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A nice rock and some grit/dirt build up in the arch

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Wheels back on

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All finished, back on the ground, tyres, spliiter and fog surrounds dressed

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Sorry for the ammount of pics, decided to get quite snapper happy today


For those interested products used were:

Tardis glue and tar remover
All Purpose cleaner (meguires)
Stiff Brush
Microfibre cloths
Chemical Guys bare bones arch trim dressing
 
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Must admit, I did the inside of my arches early this year and it has stayed fairly clean!

Well worth the effort and looks so good!

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nice work fella. any tips you can give for using tardis? I've got it neat but it won't shift a lot of the tar on my paintwork? A lot will go, but some remains and won't budge. Even after polishing with the orbital and G3 compound it remains!
 
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If its stubborn make sure you start with a clean surface, spray the tardis on neat, you should see the tardis attacking the tar (brown residue coming off it), leave it for another two mins, spray it again (make sure its soaked) let it soak again for a few mins, this should soften it up, then give it a good wipe with a microfibre and it should come off, failing that an aggressive clay bar should get it off
 
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You'll go to the effort of cleaning your wheel arches and you cant even get your Trophy sticker on the bonnet straight [-X :)
 
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BoroGTI said:
You'll go to the effort of cleaning your wheel arches and you cant even get your Trophy sticker on the bonnet straight [-X :)

Apologies, that could be the picture....or it may be 1mm higher (sticker to edge of bonnet) at the T

Heres a few more pics to reassure you I did my best :shock:

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nom nom :p
 
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looks straighter there ha! wasen't having an actual dig :wink: i've just got OCD with stuff like that :lol:
 
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Be careful you don't disolve off all the serial numbers etc that are found on that plate on the dampers.....................O never mind.
 
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No big deal really, we all know what they are and the serial numbers can be obtained from renault, was a bit shocks when they just wiped off lol
 
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