Spent 5 hours making a start on cleaning the S8 this afternoon
My semi-pro detail booked for today fell by the wayside in the week, so had to go stock up at Halfords as no time to order online before today
Started with a pressure wash to get the crud off, then a snow foam, then hand washed so I could check the condition of the panels up close, then tried a clay bar treatment for the 1st time - got to say I was very impressed with how much crud it pulled off the panels and I only needed a couple of small pieces to do the whole car. Still need to do the lowest parts of the panels but didn't fancy sitting on the floor after doing my back in on the rest of the car!
Finished off for the night with a polish, but didn't have time to apply any wax....
Still got loads to do before Sunday - haven't touched the inside, which needs a leather clean and treatment, plus a going over to remove all the dust. Hoping if it stays dry to pull a wheel off each evening and give it a proper clean and protect. Luckily 2 are mint anyway after recent refurb!
Unfortunately with Avus Silver the car looks pretty mint even when it's dirty, so after 5 hrs work it doesn't look massively better than it did after the 1st wash! Nice to run a hand over the panels and not feel lots of bumps and bits in the paint though
Didn't get any pics - too knackered and needed to get sprog ready for bed, Will have to wait till next Sunday to see the results
Adrian