Bigpower

Full interior and exterior valet with focus on paint restoration and alloy protection

Pre-wash
Three bucket wash including detox for tar, fallout, sap etc
3 different wheel cleaners and loads of brushes
Mild abrasive polish by hand to remove rubber and scuffs
Hardcore sealant for paint and alloys
Full interior tidy up

Ross called me to arrange giving the X and the van a once over. With Gary telling me that the X needed ''some loving' I knew it was going to be bad, but I had no idea just how bad it was going to be!!
Before and after's
Alloys
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713642624/" title="2013-09-09 10.34.25 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3810/9713 ... b55e_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 10.34.25"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713641540/" title="2013-09-09 10.34.32 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5453/9713 ... e86f_c.jpg" width="478" height="800" alt="2013-09-09 10.34.32"></a>
After using three types of wheel cleaner, two brushes and one cloth (prior to sealing and dressing the tyres)
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713639914/" title="2013-09-09 10.52.35 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2859/9713 ... c124_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 10.52.35"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713639018/" title="2013-09-09 10.52.42 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/9713 ... 9a05_c.jpg" width="478" height="800" alt="2013-09-09 10.52.42"></a>

Bugs, bugs, bugs
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713653678/" title="2013-09-09 09.16.04 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3742/9713 ... e544_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 09.16.04"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713652448/" title="2013-09-09 09.16.12 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3809/9713 ... 3f87_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 09.16.12"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713651516/" title="2013-09-09 09.16.21 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3730/9713 ... 1475_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 09.16.21"></a>
After using a pre-wash to soften them, then high pressure rinse, then a two bucket wash, rinse and dried, polished and sealed to give this
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9710392353/" title="2013-09-09 15.21.45 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2805/9710 ... 4798_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 15.21.45"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9710376349/" title="2013-09-09 18.09.31 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5517/9710 ... c176_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 18.09.31"></a>
Rubber marks on every panel from sprinting/track days/hooning
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713649108/" title="2013-09-09 09.16.48 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3675/9713 ... e8eb_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 09.16.48"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9710412667/" title="2013-09-09 09.16.54 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2818/9710 ... 941e_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 09.16.54"></a>
Jacked up front and rear to get under there with a pressure washer, all-purpose cleaner and Vikan brushes to give it a good scrub
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9710410417/" title="2013-09-09 10.13.45 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2859/9710 ... a2de_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 10.13.45"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713643668/" title="2013-09-09 10.14.02 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5494/9713 ... ab91_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 10.14.02"></a>
More scuffs
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9710400513/" title="2013-09-09 12.08.13 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5345/9710 ... c8fa_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 12.08.13"></a>
A-pillar? Impressive rubber mark and another on the roof!!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713634896/" title="2013-09-09 12.08.19 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7343/9713 ... 51d7_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 12.08.19"></a>

More in post two!!

Post-polishing
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9710394675/" title="2013-09-09 15.21.21 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5519/9710 ... 5f87_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 15.21.21"></a>
The observant amongst you will have noticed that the Transporter has been sorted out too, but that's in another update
Alloys and tyres finished
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713625830/" title="2013-09-09 15.21.59 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/9713 ... 7072_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 15.21.59"></a>
A cool little spoiler lip in carbon wrap
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9710387689/" title="2013-09-09 15.22.21 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5502/9710 ... 3d4f_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 15.22.21"></a>
Getting a decent gloss and reflection from white can be a right pain in the arse, but I was happy with the X
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713619140/" title="2013-09-09 15.23.20 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3668/9713 ... 5164_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 15.23.20"></a>
Door shuts were done
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713618056/" title="2013-09-09 17.55.13 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3694/9713 ... 803f_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 17.55.13"></a>
As well as the obligatory striping the carpets as part of the interior valet
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9713615066/" title="2013-09-09 17.55.29 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2853/9713 ... 0d66_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 17.55.29"></a>
Consider yourself pimped!!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9710376349/" title="2013-09-09 18.09.31 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5517/9710 ... c176_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="2013-09-09 18.09.31"></a>

This took about 5 hours in total which I was really pleased with when I bear in mind the chassis cleaning. This did amount for just over half of my work today though, so I was well and truly knackered with two and half hours driving on top!

Great to be busy though.......thanks for reading

Nice work Stu, the Evo isn't exactly the most aerodynamic looking car is it so no wonder there were loads of bugs !!

Great job, great car and nice to see it used as it should be......even if it meant more work for you

I would always prefer to work on cars that are used properly and this one is a perfect example; a great specification car used bloody hard