Your FIAT does look very nice! 👍
What all did you do to the exterior?
Do you mean me, or everyone at the show?
Here is what I did prior to the show, in order;
Interior
-Vacuumed interior carpets, rubber seals in doors and engine bay to remove any dust
-Wiped down all interior plastics with Naturals interior spray and microfibre
-Dusted all air vents and buttons on dash and wheel with a detailing brush
-Cleaned white leather steering wheel with Gliptone Liquid Leather and soft scrubbing brush
-Degreased door shuts, bonnet hinges and boot hinges with Gunk and rubber grease removal tool
Engine Bay
-Cleaned all metal parts with Gunk and Swisswax brush
-Cleaned all plastic parts with all purpose cleaner diluted 1:10 and microfibre cloth
-Dressed all plastics with Autoglym Tyre Dressing
-Cleaned all paint with Gunk and microfibre
-Sealed all paint with Finish Kare 1000P Hi Temp Sealant
-Washed underside of bonnet with Dodo Juice Sour Power shampoo and Swisswax brush
-Brushed all engine bay stickers with soft brush to remove dust
Wheel Arches
-Degreased plastic arch lines with Gunk and all purpose cleaner before agitating with stiff brush
-Degreased painted areas within arches using Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover and brush
-Cleaned inbetween pipes using Swisswax brush and all purpose cleaner
Wheels
-Sprayed rear of wheels with Valet Pro Bilberry diluted 1:5 and agitated with Flash wheel brush
-Sprayed front of wheels with Bilberry diluted 1:10 and agitated with Swisswax brush
-Rinsed and repeated
-Tires scrubbed with horse hair brush and all purpose cleaner
-Tires dressed with Autoglym Tyre Dressing
Exterior & Glass
-Rinsed bodywork to remove loose dirt and dust
-Washed with Dodo Juice Sour Power shampoo, Meguairs microfibre wash mitt and 2 buckets (one wash, one rinse)
-Small gaps in panels and badges cleaned with small detailing brush
-Clayed using Meguairs Clay and Optimum No Rinse for lubrication
-Rinsed bodywork to remove all products
-Bodywork de-tared when needed using Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover
-Bodywork polished with Autoglym Super Resin Polish
-Stone chips on bonnet cleaned with Isopropyl Alcohol 99.7% before being painted
-All paintwork sealed using Finish Kare 1000P Hi Temp Sealant
-Glass cleaned with Eco Car Glass Cleaner inside and out
On The Day
-Car rinsed and washed with Dodo Sour Power shampoo, single bucket and Serious Performance lambswool mashmitt
-Dried using Serious Performance Ultra Plush drying towel
-Tyres dressed again
-All exposed plastic dressed
-Glass polished inside and out again
-'500' wheel center caps lined up
-Air vents lined up
-Seats lined up
-Car mats remove leaving clean carpets
No wonder it took me so long! Was worth it though as one of the prizes was Lusso Oro Wax which retails at $50 and gives an excellent finish, as you can see in my latest photos;
