The first clean

Having collected the car a couple of weeks ago and already having added 300 wet and dirty miles, it was time for a clean before the initial 'introduction' video...

The 458 looking a little on the dirty side

I started off by jet-washing the car from bottom to top...

Car after jet washing

The car was then washed using a bucket with grit guard, and also two microfibre washing mitts, working from top to bottom in this instance, and always rinsing the mitt of debris before washing the next panel.

Once the car was washed I set about drying it with my Metro-Vac Master Blaster... This is an 8hp blower, which puts out such a force that it simply 'blow dries' the car dry.  After a few minutes of use the unit warms up, so the air coming out of it is warm too, making the drying process even faster.  It's great for not only the large panels, but wheels, hard to reach grille sections and so on... Another great benefit is you're not touching the metal, so this minimises any chances of scratching or scuffing the bodywork.

My Metro-Vac Master Blaster, air drier.

I then gave the interior a quick clean out, and finished off the outside of the windows with some rain-x glass treatment and cleaner.  This is an all in one product that works extremely well.

Cleaning the inside of the car, the door shuts and applying rain-x to the external glass.

And then the job was done - the car looking nice and shiny once more.

Ferrari 458 looking spick and span again!

Now time for the 'intro' video... Please see the next post...