Some Good Old Elbow Grease - Wash, Clay and Wax

Today is a wonderful sunny day, so perfect for spending some quality time with our beloved R129 Mercedes SL. London's smog and all the dust and pollen flying around in the air did their job very well, which meant that the car was demanding some attention (plus we were dying to try out a clay bar :)). The whole process took us around 4 hours: 

• Sprayed the car from a pressure washer to make the dirt come off slightly, 
• Then used a shampoo solution and washed the upper parts with a sheepskin mitten and the bottom parts with microfiber cloth and dried again with microfiber cloths. 
• Then used special wax/polish remover to prep for claying. 
• Then used the clay bar together lubricated with the shampoo solution - that pulled out some dirt let me tell you!
• Then sprayed on some more water to wash off the clay residue and wiped dry.
• Used alloy cleaner on the alloys, left for 10 minutes or so, then washed off.
• Did another round of wax/polish remover to prep for waxing.
• Finally, applied ArmorAll shield and buffed

The result was quite impressive: