Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

[geert dr]

I did a full exterior detail on my new ride,there were plenty of scuffs on the bumpers and many scratches and swirls when i bought it!

1.washed with NXTcarwash and a washmitt (2 bucketmethod)
2.clayed with Last Touch.
3.did some wetsanding with 2000 and 2500 grit with water-shampoomix.
4.m84 with w7006cuttingpad (rotarybuffer) to remove sandingmarks.
5.m83 with w8006polishingpad (rotary) on the whole car.
6.m80 with w8006polishingpad (rotary).
7.applied a coat off m21 sealant.
8.followed by a coat off m16 pastewax.
9.finished with a coat off Ultimate Quick Detailer.

BEFORE




AFTER





50/50 shot


some reflectionshots indoors!






some reflectionshots outdoors






Finished result

[alfa_164s]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

What a beauty, i am jealous. What model is it? Twin spark, V6 or diesel?

[AeroCleanse]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

Very nice work

[03mach1]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

Awesome detail job.

[rebelde33]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

Looks good!

[CarbonBlack]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

Why doesn't America get the good stuff?

nice job
-nick

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

Looks good.

Did you sand the entire finish down or just spot areas?

How do you like that M16?

[geert dr]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

What a beauty, i am jealous. What model is it? Twin spark, V6 or diesel?

Its a 2.4 JTD 5cyl. with 136bhp - 304 torque (nm) at 2000rpm and it goes very well!

[geert dr]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

Looks good.

Did you sand the entire finish down or just spot areas?

How do you like that M16?

Hey Mike, i've just sanded the problem areas because on some scratches and scuffmarks M83 did'nt had enough cuttingpower!
I like'd M16 alot but i think i've put it on to thick because it was not easy to buff it off!

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

Great work. What a transformation. Really like the reflection pics. Way to go.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

Hey Mike, i've just sanded the problem areas because on some scratches and scuffmarks M83 did'nt had enough cuttingpower!

Well M83 is a cleaner/polish and there's a limit to what it can do and you demonstrated the correct process by trying M83 first and then after finding out it wasn't aggressive enough to substitute a more aggressive product.

I like'd M16 alot but i think i've put it on to thick because it was not easy to buff it off!

M16 is heavy or hard wax, and yes if you apply to thick of a layer it will break your arm trying to wipe it off, in order to use M16 you need to really focus on laying down a very thin coating.

[geert dr]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

The past weekend i washed and waxed (with m16) the Alfa and when i buffed off the m16 i noticed that all the flat panels (trunk,roof,hood) felt very rough and looked very flat,no shine at all !
Could it be that after every weekly wash i give these panels a coat of UQD because the rest of the car was ok after i buffed off the m16 !

I clayed and reapplied m16 and only applied UQD on the trunk now to see if it does have any effect on the wax!
I am wondering what will be the outcome of this !

After washing ,claying and wax this is how she looks !

[geert dr]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

I gave my Alfa Romeo a bit of TLC !

1. washed with NXTcarwash & washmitt & 2 BM & Grit Guard
2. clayed with Consumer clay & LT as lube
3. polished with M80 & polishingpad & DA
4. a coat of M21
5. followed by M16
6. windows in & out with Glass Cleaner concentrate
7. rims recieved a coat of Poorboys Wheel Sealant
8. Hot Shine Tyre Spray on the tyres
9. LSP was UQW

ENJOY !!!

[TimG]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

Wow. Very glossy indeed. Good work

[Sal329]

Re: Alfa Romeo 166 from Belgium!

Looks great