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A day with Meguiars (HOW TO GET YOUR i30 LOOKING LIKE HEMMI's)

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Just spent all day cleaning my almost one year old baby :cool: and Meguiars sure did a good job :cool:

















It feels just like brand new again :mrgreen:


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Sure looks smashing Hemmi :D

Wish I had the time (to fly you over here to do Fergie :P )
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Looks sensational Hemmi ... :eek:

I feel really guilty now  :-[

My car is just so dirty (inside and out) at the moment.. I will try and get a picture of my block today so I can justify it...

No wonder you use the Meguiars logo as your Avatar (By the way what country are they originally from - U.S.A. ?)
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thanks guys :D

Yes it's from USA, founded in 1901.


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its good stuff but a bit expensive,car looks excellent hemmi. :P
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Great job Hemmi :D :D
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Great Job. How long did it take you to get it that shiny?


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How long did it take you to get it that shiny?

:D look at the topic title :lol:

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How long did it take you to get it that shiny?

:D look at the topic title :lol:



Well it didn't take all day :razz: more like 6-7 hours I think :wink:


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Sorry didn't see it.  Been at the football all day


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that is awesome - mines never been that clean lol

damn having no water :(


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Have I missed something?  :lol: :lol:

Hemmi,

It looks like it always does - Just out of the showroom.

Wish I had time to spent 7 hours cleaning my car.

I take it you where at WORK!   :lol:  :lol:

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Have I missed something?  :lol: :lol:

Hemmi,

It looks like it always does - Just out of the showroom.

Wish I had time to spent 7 hours cleaning my car.

I take it you where at WORK!   :lol:  :lol:



yes, thats not my garage :razz:


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yes, thats not my garage :razz:

I wonder if I could get away with sorting my car out tomorrow at work!   :lol:
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yes, thats not my garage :razz:

I wonder if I could get away with sorting my car out tomorrow at work!   :lol:

If you're allowed to use it for personal car then why not :D


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Hemmi, what steps did you go through to get her looking like that? Which Meguiar products and in which order?

If you've got time :)

Thx
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OK, here's how I did it:

I start off by rinsing the car with high pressure water to get the most loose dirt and dust off.
If its winter I sometimes use a tar remover with soap but now I just used soap.

NXT Generation® Car Wash

I used the "Two-Bucket Method" to clean the car.
One bucket with soapy water the other with clean water to clean the wash mitten regularly.

I start from top and then move to the bottom, I leave the dirtiest parts to last (wheels,bodykit,exhaust,etc)

Next I clean the rims with Hot Rims® All Wheel® Cleaner and use 2 brushes.


The Meguiars spoke brush is brill for cleaning rims.


To clean the engine bay & car bonnet I started off by sealing off the engine bay with big plastic bag, sprayed some tar remover inside the bonnet and brushed, then rinsed with high pressure water, then I remove the plastic bag and start on the engine bay, I dont use water, just small wet towel and small brush, to get the shine I want I use the HOT SHINEâ„¢ TIRE SPRAY on plastic, works great and looks as new.

Next I dry the car with Chamois and Microfibre towels.


To get rid of water inside the mirrors and places hard to dry I use air pressure to blow the last bits of water out.

Then I clean the glass with NXT Generation® Glass Cleaner.


Then I spray the tires with HOT SHINEâ„¢ TIRE SPRAY.


I use Gold Class Rich Leather Cleaner/Conditioner for leather.


I never use any special product for the dashboard, I just use a wet or dry microfibre towel.
Then just vacuum glean the carpets and floor mats (except winter when I use rubber mats)
Also clean the insides of doors.

And now when the car is clean and dry I start polishing.

First I mask the car with special tape over plastics and stuff that I dont want to polish.

I used NXT Generation® Tech Wax® 2.0 and Dual Action Polisher to do the job.


Then I just wipe the wax of when dry with a microfibre towel.

To top it off I then use Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detailerâ„¢


And now the car is sparkling! :D
Hope I'm not forgetting anything.

It really makes you feel good taking a good care of your car :)


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Thanks Hemmi. I think this should be stickied for a while :) with a modified title

Great work and good write-up :D
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I just sent a message and link to Meguiar's USA website suggesting that Hemmi has earned some free product.. will be interesting to see if they respond... :mrgreen:
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I just sent a message and link to Meguiar's USA website suggesting that Hemmi has earned some free product.. will be interesting to see if they respond... :mrgreen:


I wish :lol: :mrgreen:


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 :eek: that is sweet! and how come you have so much free time at work!  :lol:


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:eek:that is sweet! and how come you have so much free time at work!  :lol:

It was Saturday and no work :wink:
Although I sometimes clean the car when I'm bored on Night-shift :razz:


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OK, here's how I did it:

SNIP

It really makes you feel good taking a good care of your car :)


WOW.  Came up looking awesome.

I just did my first wash today.  I've had it through the laser car wash before but it needed more this time.

Came up looking good but nothing like how your one came up Hemmi.

The wash cloth / mitten makes a huge difference.  I bought one this morning after having always just used a sponge on previous cars.

The wheels needed two washes but I think I could get away with one if I buy one of those brushes you have.

I got a huge amount of pissed off looks as I washed the car as we are on water restrictions.  Since I got no council rebate for my water tank I purposely don't display my signs  :twisted: and I used a lot of water just hosing the i30 down whilst I checked for spots I'd missed  :lol:



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I got a huge amount of pissed off looks as I washed the car as we are on water restrictions.  Since I got no council rebate for my water tank I purposely don't display my signs  :twisted: and I used a lot of water just hosing the i30 down whilst I checked for spots I'd missed  :lol:

 

So you didn't get all the rain my Brother in Tweed Heads got...Water restrictions in June (you live in the wrong State!)
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gosh hemmi, you're a walking advertisement  :P

car looks magnificent!
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If I someday win the lottery I'll buy Zymol Royal Wax :eek:
It's really expensive!!!!
http://www.gomiata.com/zyrogl.html

Until then Meguiars will have to do :razz:



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Meguiars replied to my email about some free product for Hemmi within a few hours saying they'd get back to me within 48 hours... But they never did :-(  (disappointing but not unexpected...)
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I think Hemmi deserves a bit better than that, doesn't he?
I just sent the following to Meguiar's in Australia for their information also.

"Hi, I am a member of the Hyundai i30 owner's club at www.i30ownersclub.com and I just wanted to bring to your attention this guy, Hemmi, who lives in Iceland and is ALWAYS talking about how great Meguiars products are.
 
He uses nothing else and I thought you might be interested in this thread.
 
Please take the time to read it through.
 
The last comment is a bit disappointing as far as the response is concerned. I know it has nothing to do with you guys in Australia (as I said, Hemmi lives in Reykjavik, Iceland) but he certainly looks after his i30!
 
Regards,
 
Dave"
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Good one Dave..

If we keep peppering away you never know.. :mrgreen:
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