The SLaG gets a spruce up

While everyone was away at various meets. It was the best time to get the SLaG properly cleaned for the first time since new.

So with another keen pair of hands on board we started what turned out to be a 10 and a half hour loving session on the Scooby

So, this is how it looked when we pulled up at the factory in Crowborough on Saturday morning. Not too dirty really at first glance, but in truth a LOT dirtier than it looks!!!





First stage, get all of the stickers and badges off.





followed by, a nice long soak in a blanket of snowfoam.







followed by, a final glue and tree sap removal and a rinse, then it's time for a clay bar.









While I am finishing the clay bar and giving a final rinse, Martyn sets about the wheels....

..... before





..... after




I then set to the engine while the compound and polish is done. Sorry, got too busy at this point and didn't stop for photos of this bit This is before the engine bay was spruced though...



After this came the Cherry Glaze and the wax while I buffed the exhaust within an inch of it's life. Followed up with a deep glass and black trim clean.











It was then time to put back the new stickers.



Finally, after a just a few hours of toil and then giving Martyns scoob a quick snowfoam and rinse, we grabbed a couple of quick shots before we had to run away for a night out.



































Then we ran away for beers and a big old Chinese feast

[Scottie :)]

Brilliant job and a brilliant car. one thing though have you considered the hydraulic bonnet hinges? espcially if your going to be showing the engine off

Scott

Cheers Scottie

Yes, bonnet hinges are now on the list. I have never cleaned the "Oily Bits" before so it was never high on my priority list. But now having done it once, my priority will be to get it tidied up and looking blingy under the hood

I am surprised just how enjoyable it all was. I had a brilliant day and a great laugh along the way

[ralliart didz]

very nice worzel,did you use a mop 2 polish or just hand.

is 428 your house number

[Scott.T]

Looking v.nice indeed....

Originally Posted by didlo

very nice worzel,did you use a mop 2 polish or just hand.

is 428 your house number

It was a mix of good old fashioned elbow grease and a

428 is my waist size

Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

Looking v.nice indeed....

Cheers matey

I can honestly see why you enjoy doing this kind of stuff now. It's really rewarding....... tiring..... but rewarding

[Scott.T]

Originally Posted by worzel

428 is my waist size

What's the unit of measurement ??

Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

What's the unit of measurement ??

Yards

[Scott.T]

Originally Posted by worzel

Yards

That's alright then, for a minute I thought it was going to be Meter's.
That 3 inches makes all the difference......

Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

That 3 inches makes all the difference......

Thats what my wife says too!

[Steve_PPP]

cracking pair of cars, those too.

engine bay came up brilliantly

[Guy B]

Nice one Worzel, looks very clean mate

Cheers Fellas

[SUBARMAN]

Cracking job there Chaps!

That engine bay is a treat!!!

SLaG looks sexy - love the small SES plate!!

Cheers Keith.

The problem with going FMIC is you really want to take the front number plate off.

But it looked awful without anything on it. So having the sticky plate on the bonnet it was just a case of creating something to fit over the old plate position. It's just some 3mm thick Aluminium, but I think it does the job pretty well

[jura11]

Wow nice effort,really looking like new car


Jura

[stiggy]

Nice job guys, came up really well...

Looking good for the ring

[majorscooby]

Very nice job indeed, i hope it was driven home carfully and tucked away.

Whos the little yobo trying to nick martyns scooby

[BIG"E"]

Looking good


Trouble is,



































keeping it like it is now.

[Bolesroor]

Lovely job guys

Great looking car Mr Worzel sir, do prefer the look with scoop back on imho

Cheers all for the kind comments

Rich, the yob nicking the Martyns car is a local villain, Robbin Hoody. The scoobs the daily driver again now, so not much chance of going under wraps.

Ian, tell me about it. Like I said earlier though, I actually really enjoyed doing it, so it's given me a taste for it.

Bolesroor, funnily enough, I got the replacement bonnet grill back from RCM today. And I really think I don't want to put it back on. I like it with the scoop back on there too. There may be a Carbon Bonnet Grill in the for sale section very soon

[Tomma]

definately worth the time and effort, engine bay looks spot on!

[Scooby_Greg]

Looking great Worzel - do you offer out your detailing services??

Like the car love the Badgeing. Is that a proper 3d Ring badge i see there?

Pics look great mate.
Was a fun day ,and very rewarding to see all the hard work was worth it.

Was good to see how all the new products worked.

hey, i reckon the old Autoglym plan worked too

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by worzel

The scoobs the daily driver again now, so not much chance of going under wraps.

You sold the ST then?

[SpecB]

Looking good! - if you just snowfoam regularly you'll find it really easy to keep clean - did you glaze with a DA or rotary?

If you could bring the RCM grille to a meet sometime I''d like to see if it's possible to fit one to my Bug, nobody makes them for the bugs :'(

Cheers again lads

Nige, yes, that's the spare 3D badge I bought at the Ring last year. I like the badgeing now too, thats the advantage of removing it completely, putting it back exactly how you want it

Martyn, I reckon they all believe we used Autoglym too In fairness we did use the tar remover and the metal polish for the exhaust

Steve, no, got rid of the Golf, Laura is now driving the ST. It was far too much to keep 3 cars going really. Insurance, tax, fuel, servicing etc was just costing far too much.

Nick, yes mate, no problem, I will bring along somewhere for you to have a look at.

Greg............................. maybe.............................

[Lucky]

Looks fantastic Steve. Love the destickered look. Good job matey

Cheers Steve

[RobEvo5]

Amazing how a car can brush up with just a little/lot of TLC. Nice job, and 2nd the notion of keeping the scoop on. I think it looks better/right and more aggresive.

Cheers Rob

It's only after doing something like this that I realised just how "average" it looked before. One full day like that, followed by regular love sesh's should keep it looking better.

Yep, I agree about the scoop. I can't see me putting the grill back on now.

[simba]

Awsome looking clean motor now mate !! fantastic work loovin the badges too

[Matt23]

WOW. That looks the nuts mate. Fancy doing mine. For a price of course.

We can be hired .Yes

Originally Posted by Crowman

We can be hired .Yes

What he said

[SpecB]

Originally Posted by worzel

What he said

I think they were talking about for valeting!

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

I think they were talking about for valeting!

Me too

[AndyWRX]

Looks stunning mate, loving the new badge too, did you only use autoglym products? Wheels came up really good too, did you use any sealent on them? Only ask as your going to the ring soon so your wheels are gonna take abit of a hammering brake dust wise.

Cheers Andy

We didn't use Atoglym apart from tar remover for some tree sap removal at the start of the day and metal polish for the back box. That was all a bit of a jest.

Wheels were sealed mate, so hopefully shouldn't be a problem.

[majorscooby]

Originally Posted by worzel

Yep, I agree about the scoop. I can't see me putting the grill back on now.

The scoob looks better with the scoop! it kinda finishes it off

[Hongkongfooi]

Looking shweet steve

[Bolesroor]

So come clean then (excuse the pun) like every great detailer, what products did you use then? Write it down, I wont tell anyone

Flippin heck, what didnt we use

Keep the CF bonnet grill for when you come to your senses. Different look when you get board

[SpecB]

Really need to get mine back to it's best - after the last proper clean it's now got water marks all over it from a thunderstorm really haven't got time to do it all again!

[Chunk]

Thats cleaner than new

Very impressive

[Lucky]

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

Really need to get mine back to it's best - after the last proper clean it's now got water marks all over it from a thunderstorm really haven't got time to do it all again!

Trouble is Nick, they look great for a day or so and then go back to normal. Mine is now covered again

Originally Posted by Lucky

Trouble is Nick, they look great for a day or so and then go back to normal. Mine is now covered again

Snap mate as soon as that drizzle arrived here this morning. Although it's good watching it running mainly straight off the car

Oh well, guess what I'll be doing again this weekend

[Lucky]

Originally Posted by worzel

Cheers again lads

Nige, yes, that's the spare 3D badge I bought at the Ring last year. I like the badgeing now too, thats the advantage of removing it completely, putting it back exactly how you want it

Martyn, I reckon they all believe we used Autoglym too In fairness we did use the tar remover and the metal polish for the exhaust

Steve, no, got rid of the Golf, Laura is now driving the ST. It was far too much to keep 3 cars going really. Insurance, tax, fuel, servicing etc was just costing far too much.

Nick, yes mate, no problem, I will bring along somewhere for you to have a look at.

Greg............................. maybe.............................

Know what you mean with using it as a daily again. I was seriously toying with getting something to use for work, but when you add it all up, its mad running two for me and the mrs car. Also, the car runs better being used daily anyway.