Gave the cars some love today seeing as I had that rarest of things in my life, a Sunday off.
BMW was probably clean after just the Snowfoam but I gave it a hand wash as well, followed by some tyre shine. It got a proper wheel wash this time as well which it was crying out for. Polar Seal is still beading nicely after a couple of weeks use in the winter grime.
Then there was the Celica…
First up was a full (diluted) G101 bath from a trigger spray bottle. Not sure why I didn’t use one of my new pump spray bottles there tbh.
Then I broke out my new Farecla clay mitt to have another go at removing the bonded on paint primer and other junk.
The before, all manner of nastiness. 
During:
The mitt was an absolute revelation. 15 mins solid on half the rear wing with clay didn’t even get it half way ready for polishing. 5 mins total with the mitt took care of the whole bonnet.
Then I gave it a go with Meguiars Ultimate Compound and my new DAS-6, my first time properly using the machine polisher beyond half the rear wing.
Bonnet was a good choice to start with, barely a flat section on it! Made a few rookie errors despite all the YouTube videos I’ve watched over the last week telling me not to; too much product, too much pressure stalling the polisher, lifting it off the panel before it’s done spinning etc.
Anyways, absolutely made up with the results:
The best illustration of how much improvement there is in the finish, is this comparison of the reflection on the untreated roof vs the polished bonnet:
