Back Behind a Rotary - For One Car Only, My Own Volvo S60

[imported_Dave KG]

It has been a while since I last used a rotary polisher in anger, but with my car looking a bit sorry for itself, I decided to spend the week of good weather tinkering away small bit at a time to get it looking back in shape again :) I stopped detailing professionally at the end of last year to dedicate my time to my career as a school teacher and since then I have had little time to do any form of detailing at all, most of my collection of products being either sold off or given away!



No fancy products used really, just what I cobbled together out of what was left from my old detailing collection and put to use to brighten up my old Volvo :) No big writeup, just a wee summary and some after pics :)



Washed the car (Meguiars Shampoo Plus) before every polishing session. Working a couple of panels at a time, I clayed the car with Meguiars Aggressive Clay and Last Touch as a lube (two years since its last clay), and then polished the car by rotary polisher (Menzerna PO85RD3.02 Intensive Polish on a white CleanYourCar pad, followed by Menzerna PO85RD Final Finish on a blue 3M pad). Didn`t aim for perfection in terms of every mark removed - the car has some deeper scratches, but its also 130,000 miles old so that as far as I am concerned is par for the course - just restore the gloss and bring life back to the paint without ripping too much of it off was the aim :) After polishing, clease with Lusso Revitalising Cream and protect with Zymol Glasur wax. Tyres with Turtle Wax Extreme, glass with Zaino Clear Glass, plastics with a long forgotten product: Meguiars #38, found at the back of a cupboard :D That`s pretty much it, didn`t bother polishing the exhaust, need to buy some metal polish and the sills are road rashed to hell as is the front bumper - but hey, for 130k miles (both here and in France), I don`t think she looks too bad...



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Also been pottering away with the interior too, perhaps put some pics of that up when I`ve finished pottering :)

[Thomas Dekany]

Dave the car looks fantastic!



I was just thinking the other day about your lack of posts on DW. What happened?

[imported_Dave KG]

Dave the car looks fantastic!



I was just thinking the other day about your lack of posts on DW. What happened?



I became a school teacher - the training for which takes up pretty much all of my time, and as its my chosen career I`ve dedicated pretty much every minute I have to it. Really enjoying teaching, best career decision I`ve made! :)

[Thomas Dekany]

That is fantastic! Nothing better than loving what you do for a living.



I am very happy for you Dave.

[imported_Dave KG]

That is fantastic! Nothing better than loving what you do for a living.



I am very happy for you Dave.



Cheers :) You`re right, the feeling of wanting to go to work when you wake up in the morning is a rewarding one :)

[Accumulator]

Dave KG- Hey, great to see you posting here! I think of you every time I put my SunGun to good use.



The S60 is looking good, I`m sure it`s the best-detailed vehicle in the school`s parking lot :D



Congrats on the great career choice (I`m a retired teacher myself) and on prioritizing the way you are :xyxthumbs

[Scottwax]

Looks terrific! :)



I could never put the rotary down for good, usually still faster than a DA.

[David Fermani]

Looks good Dave! Nice to see you posting again!

[Ch96067]

Great work as always Dave!



Still coming back over and to all your guides and posts here and in DW for inspiration. Many thanks!

[RaskyR1]

Car looks great Dave! Nice to see you posting again too! :)





I dusted off my rotary last weekend actually. ;)

[the other pc]

Welcome back, Dave! Great to see you post again.



Congrats on finding your calling. You`re a lucky guy.





See`ya `round.



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[DaGonz]

Dave.. congratulations on becoming a teacher...

What subject and age group do you teach?

The car looks fantastic!

[imported_Dave KG]

Cheers for the kind words guys :)



I`m a secondary school teacher, teaching age range of 11 - 18. Subject is Physics.

[DaGonz]

You can incorporate a physics lesson or two based on detailing... :wink1:

[Ben@3D]

Can do formulas on how fast the outer edge of a buffer is going compared to the center. Or wait, is that trig instead? :wink1:



Congrats on the school gig. Used to work one day a week at a high school. Very rewarding.