[DETAIL] Renault Clio Resurrection Detail (picture heavy)
WOW is the first thing we will say about this detail/correction that we recently have completed.
All of the staff was in a bit of shock when we saw the condition of this Renault Clio which seemed like it had never been washed or taken care of since new! At the same time we felt a bit of excitement knowing we can somehow bring this car back to least a reasonable state of some sort that we would be happy with and the customer would be hopefully ecstatic over.
The customer has only owned this car for a couple months, so before some of us think ‘wow can’t believe they let it get like that!’ - it unfortunately was out of their control and caused by the previous owner. Reasoning to why it was purchased in this state we can only speculate as it had incredibly low KM’s for its age (which it did)
Where do we start…
The Roof; it seemed that it was almost like somebody wrapped the roof in a ‘furry vinyl wrap’ as you could lose skin if you rubbed your arm across the surface – the contamination was extremely heavy to the point of you could compare it to the barnacles on the Titanic Ship. The question was, how much of the roof could we rejuvenate and correct to a state that was acceptable and reasonable – trial and testing was the only answer.
The rest of the car consisted of; heavy marring, holograms, swirls and quite a lot of deep scratches/marks that some we were not able to remove due to how deep they were*. Contaminants throughout the paintwork would make any detailer, enthusiast or kid scream in pain from just one pass! It felt like running your hand over concrete.
However saying all this, it is always good to have a challenge ahead of you and see the results!
We are posting a lot more photos than our usual, showing you the condition the car arrived in and the changes at the same time explaining what products and techniques we used to hopefully help anyone who may be curious how we resurrected this little Renault Clio to a state that was acceptable for most!
This Renault Clio was booked for:
■ Full Paint Correction / Detail (resurrection?)
■ Full Interior Detail (Seating Shampoo Extraction/Upholstery Clean)
■ Engine Bay Clean/Detail
■ Barnacle Removal
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The headlights clearly have become UV oxidised and turned quite yellow/hazey which will affect your visibility and also registration renewal as these would not pass (or should not pass for that matter!) - If your headlights are in this condition, or possibly not as bad you can rejuvenate and restore them quite easily
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Heavy oxidation and marring/swirls can be found throughout the entire car.
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