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A couple of weekends ago I treated my 147 GTA to a proper clean. I was really pleased with the results, so I will share them with you here.
Here is what I started with, a familiar grubby 147 GTA - and I honestly can't remember when I last washed it
Step 1: Sprayed the car all over with fresh water and then sprayed on some degreaser to lift the worst of the grime and road dirt
Step 2: Gave the car a decent wash with some proper car shampoo (Dodo Juice: Born to be Mild) and a lambswool hand mitt using two buckets - one with warm soapy water, and the other with clean water to rinse the mitt clean after each section.
Step 3: Dried the car with a proper waffle weave microfibre towel and some spray to stop water marks: Poorboy's Spray and Wipe
Step 4: Clayed the car to lift all of the impurities that were embedded into the paint. There were loads - this step took much, much longer than I expected. I used a proper spray lubricant: Dodo Juice Born Slippy. There were little black dots all over the car, and I couldn't work out what they were - it was almost like wet tar that had been sprayed over the front of the car. I used Meguiar's clay, but it really wasn't great, so I will be using something else in the future.
This left the GTA with a much deeper colour
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Here is what I started with, a familiar grubby 147 GTA - and I honestly can't remember when I last washed it

Step 1: Sprayed the car all over with fresh water and then sprayed on some degreaser to lift the worst of the grime and road dirt

Step 2: Gave the car a decent wash with some proper car shampoo (Dodo Juice: Born to be Mild) and a lambswool hand mitt using two buckets - one with warm soapy water, and the other with clean water to rinse the mitt clean after each section.

Step 3: Dried the car with a proper waffle weave microfibre towel and some spray to stop water marks: Poorboy's Spray and Wipe
Step 4: Clayed the car to lift all of the impurities that were embedded into the paint. There were loads - this step took much, much longer than I expected. I used a proper spray lubricant: Dodo Juice Born Slippy. There were little black dots all over the car, and I couldn't work out what they were - it was almost like wet tar that had been sprayed over the front of the car. I used Meguiar's clay, but it really wasn't great, so I will be using something else in the future.

This left the GTA with a much deeper colour

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