I've been a fan of autoglym for over 50 years - when it was only available to the trade (I was a car valeter in the 1970s)! The reason many people knock super resin polish, is that, on its own it doesn't last overly long. If you finish off with a coat of extra gloss protection wow!!! you'll not only get a much higher glossy finish, you'll find it lasts much much longer 👍Also, if you occasionally use rapid aqua wax, it'll make the car really stand out. Hope this helps.

Nice job Ed, she is looking beautiful. We'll worth all your effort, she's becoming a big of a head turner.

What a lovely classic!

In crazy world listening to Ed chatting about cars is a moment of calm

Great again Ed, you are an inspiration

Smiley face because West Wickham is such a happy place 😃. I knew this dealer well.

Get yourself either some Vista concept long life or Gtechniq C4 for the trim, especially if you use it often/stored outside. What a great transformation!

Who knew you could make a near 40 year old car look almost new again just by giving it a bit of TLC? I'm very surprised by how good the paint looks. 🙂

Looks great without plastic lines!

Hi Ed Excellent…..as always! Mike

Removing the plastic side trim transformed the look of the car, and just as you’d hope, brought its character lines out into the foreground. It also make Melody look more modern. Lovely work!

That looks so much better without the strips. Ihad to close my eyes when you started pulling the strip off, I though you would heat it with a hair dryer first to seriously reduce any risk of paint damage. Also the glue would come off easily when heated. My method is to heat and then run some fishing line or dental floss behind it.. finished with tar removed or petrol.. ok, only use petrol of you don’t smoke.

A great effort and result Ed, the car's looking really good. One thing though Ed, PLEASE don't keep sitting on the bonnet like that. The metal studs on your jeans will scratch the paint and it's so easy to stretch/dent the bonnet (in fact any large flat panel) by doing so. I reckon a wheel refurb should be next, that'd really smarten it up.

Another great video. Thanks for posting. Vey satisfying.

Toffee/Caramel wheel in a drill removes adhesive easily, removed an old baked on union jack sticker on my Mini roof without damage.

I have recently clay barred a car too for the first time. Pleased with result. Ultimately saves work. Red is the worst colour for fading with UV. You are lucky with this one. Obviously been garaged all it’s life I’d say. Looks like a different car.

She's a Pretty girl. I miss my old Hatch, I had a 76 AMC PacerX (it had the big inline 6 and sporty trim)

Great video as always and I'm sure many will find your beautifying tips helpful. Coincidentally, last weekend I gave my own old Metro a bit of love and beautification. She's a 1984 A reg MKI MG Metro in black with the grey interior. Mint condition and sitting on 80K miles... but had an engine and gearbox rebuild before I bought her. I have few cars in my collection filling the barn down here in Cornwall and as I'm older than you and semi retired (young) some of those cars are could be considered exotic. Three of them are in the compulsory red and their names begin with an F. But I also have a few cars that are the same as ones I owned in my youth. Nostalgic purchases in an attempt to recapture the youthful fun I had. A MKV Cortina Crusader, a Series 1 RS Turbo Escort MKIII to name a few. But as marvellous as they all are in their own way - even the more valuable ones... it's honestly the old MG that's almost the most fun to drive. They handle like go karts and stick to the road like glue.... and the 72 bhp is more than enough for the narrow country lanes down here. And just like my three F's, she sings to me when I slow down through the gears... "ming ming ming ming" as the old Metro's shambolic gearbox's love to do. Anyhoo... love the channel and great to see your car looking so good.

Thankyou for sharing, and what a transformation, That red looks wonderful, one of my favourite 1980s colours. I prefer to preserve paint where possible, regardless of marks / scratches, all part of the history of the car

Good effort and (again) what a pleasure it is to see a young man who is so obviously in love with his car. A wheel refurd will also do wonders for this car I think.

She's looking absolutely stunning now!

As I believe is obligatory here in the UK when you see someone cleaning their car by hand (especially when they are making such a great job of it) - "Do you want to do mine next?" :P

Wow Ed well done, Melody looks fabulous. The paint looked terrible when you bought the car so props to you for the effort.

What you have changed looks so good and the paint looks great. I think metros are so pretty little car SQuite rare where I live in nz..only sold here in later years.

Few things looks better than a red car polished to a high shine. She looks great, Ed.

Caramel Wheel for a drill removes adhesive residue without damaging paint!

Quite the difference there Ed! I've always loved red cars, as they tend to hide dirt and dust fairly well, but they look so much better after a few hours of TLC 🙂

Cracking job of the paintwork Ed 👍👍👍👍

Great video Ed. Your enthusiasm is sooo infectious! 👍

Clay is like magic. I do it before my spring polish. All the winterdirt get clayed off. Top tip. Next time finish it og with a coating. There are many good easy to use products. Then the cars paintwork will make you burst of happines.

Great job,she looks so cute,just a great design.

Your hard work paid off... car looks great... well done time well spent 👍🏽

Good work Ed, looks great 👍

Nice one Ed. Looks great.

Good vlog Ed the paint work looks fantastic great result a good decision removing the trim the lines of the car we’re spoilt with them on looking forward to seeing your next update

Very nice. Red paint definitely fades more quickly than other colours. You really need to stay on top of it to keep it looking Good.

Love your work dude ! You have come on leaps and bounds 😃

Your black pad is better suited to using glaze on the paint work after you’ve compound/polished it. Or at least that’s what I’ve been told

I took the rubber molding off my 93 Paseo, made a big difference on the body lines. Oh and partly debadged the rear.

Great job, Ed, the result is stunning! Will you be refurbishing the rims too in the future?

Claying is under rated, not even just seeing it, but you can feel it as well; first time i tried it my paint felt like sandpaper, then it felt as smooth as glass afterwards. You don't even need anything special for the lube, just mix up water and car shampoo. Autoglym SRP is a great polish, particularly for hand polishing, but it has a bit of a reputation for machine polishing, because it can dry out and cake up quite quickly compared to other polishes. The tip for using it was always just keep a spray bottle with some water in it, and spritz your polishing pad whenever it started to dry out. Getting the super glue off will be annoying, you might be able to find a specialised solvent that only works on the glue, or use acetone and be extremely careful.

Very few of those Metro ever came to Jamaica. Rememer them from my old Motor magazines I use to by every week back in my school day but only ever saw one on the island.

Nice job Ed, all you need do now is ceramic coat Melody and she will look fantastic, and will stay looking good for a lot longer.

Looks fantastic mate 👍

3:55 - A "toffee wheel" on a drill would have all that residue off in seconds.

That looks so much better without the side rubbing strips. It looked a bit busy and fussy before.

Nice one Ed, great work. Melody looks so much better compared to the start of the video. My old 1.3L (Mavis) was on the F plate in red but looked a tad darker shade, I can't remember the exact colour name but when all cleaned up she look great although I didn't have the time, money or much of anything else to do the great job on her that you have managed with Melody.

Those rubbing strips were probably an option or even an aftermarket thing .The gutter trims would of sprayed black

Please get the Alloys refurbished, that will make a huge difference

Great video 😎👍🏽 I have never heard of the clay before for cleaning? 🤔 Thats a great tip and I will be getting some clay pads like that for my car in the future…thank you 😀👍🏽

If you keep a goodly coat of wax on those tin worm spots they will slow way down in their progress….of course if they’ve appeared on the inside that’s an issue but if only the outside you can keep it at bay for a good while….but stay on the wax!

Wonderful to see an old British car restored to full glory. Brilliant job, Ed

Nice

You can still see where the rubber strip was on the offside wing, sorry!

Looks great! 😍 Do the alloy wheels need some TLC ? They look a bit corroded in places from what I can see.

Just an idea. How about colour coding the bumpers like a late model MG Metro or GTA? If done properly, it may turn out to be something unique, being a 5 door. It's already got the pepperpots.

A lot of red paint on red cars turn pink due to uv rays from the sun.

I've been reading so much about the war in Ukraine that everything reminds me of it. I scanned this title and saw "Russifiing my Austin Metro." God, I need to get out more

I've been working on a mix of boiled linseed oil and paint thinner, it great for black plastic trim, do you live in Huddersfield by the way.

Great stuff, ceramic coating perhaps?

Wheel restore coming soon ? MG centres ?

Excellent job. Any thoughts on Melody wheels?

Could it be that it was all black from factory but after decades of parking in the Sun (if one owner) the black has faded to grey 🤔

Get some CRC Tyre Black - it is perfect for all your trim and bumpers, will last at least 5 years before needing to be recoated.

When doing the bumpers etc. don't forget the wiper arms, that really sharpens the vehicle up. Also, never use gloss or matt black - use satin black, it makes the plastic look brand new original. And don't use that terrible tyre soap or tyre black, it doesn't make them look new it just makes them look crap. Get a cloth, splash it over with gun thinners and wipe the walls of the tyre. It takes all the dirt out and makes them look clean but not shiny.

Nice job as a ex valeter i can tell you why auto glym is paned yes it does do a good job but it leaves to much dust on the car your forever chasing round after yourself and it takes longer

Fit an mg metro rear spoiler. Helps rear window stay clear.

Those side trims don't look original to me. It may be my memory of course, but I don't recall Metros generally having them.

Red is the worst colour for fading.

Hate to break it to you...but it still looks like a metro...