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Today I did some detailing...
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Was it OAC's Tar Cleanse you used? I've got some dodgy rattle can work (sadly my own misguided attempts) to remove and this might make it easier.
It was:)
It may not work on your paint though. Apparently this stuff wasn't car paint but the kind of stuff that you get in Dealz or the likes for a couple of quid. I would imagine that car paint would withstand Tar cleanse .MetzgerMeister wrote: »Indeed! DZ is one of few women who look after their cars :pac:
Not quite, 1 more operation to go :pac: Just saving up for it, that's why I'm driving a daysul now
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »I had that oxidation on the chrome trim around my doors. A dremmel with the cotton polish pad and autosol did the job. I did that over a year ago and still fine.
Did it leave an even finish?
Those roof rails have a lot of surface area for a dremmel…. Don't really fancy that much work Metal polish by hand did literally nothing for them and there was no blackness on the applicator like you would normally get when polishing metal. Is there a clear coat that needs to be polished through first? 0 -
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »Even finish?? What are ya gob****in' on about?? It left and oxidation-free, factory finish.
See, in order to remove this type of thing from metal, you need a bit of heat build-up and the fast rotation of the dremmel. It's tedious but it's the only thing I have found to work.
Grand cheers for that
the energy for detailing is low at the moment after the weekend but I will give it a go in a week or so maybe.
What kind of attachment did you use on the dremel? One of these boys?
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Cheers lads. There's a couple of bits to finish off on it alright. One of the worst bits is the roof rails. They're aluminium and as far as I can tell they have a clear coat on them. The problem is that they have oxidised under the clear coat and they can't be polished back with metal polish. I remember people saying that this happened to their Audis on here before but can't remember how they fixed it. Any ideas? On a phone so I can't post up pics but I will later.MetzgerMeister wrote: »I did. All you're doing is polishing the oxidation out of metal for feck sake! You're not remove a layer of aluminium or anything like that.
not sure if trolling or just didn't read DZ's post
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Toyotafanboi wrote: »not sure if trolling or just didn't read DZ's post
I did read it and I'm trying to say that I used a dremmel with that exact same cotton pad that DZ posted along with Autosol metal polish and it completely removed the oxidation.0 -
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Gave the focus a bit of a going over. I never seem to get the time for it, so a wash, liquid "clay" bar, and wax was a big thing.
The liquid clay bar was a thing from turtle wax I picked up a couple of years back. I don't think it did much more than a polish would do, so I'll pretend I polished it.
I also got some of those privacy shades for the car. Now that the summer sun is safely gone, I've popped them in.
I've had them before, and I like them in that you can pop them out if you are reversing out of a tricky spot at night.
Before
After
This is what they look like from the inside.
And the rear window
Probably not to everyone's taste, I was torn between this and tints. I do like the option of removing them though. 0 -
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500 ml would do a fleet of cars. You put it on fairly sparingly, let it dry until it doesn't smear with a touch of a finger, and then wipe it off. There are loads of videos on youtube that should help. The more wax you put on, the more you have to wipe off!
These guys are a laugh.
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Used it years ago when I used to do my auld fella's car. Got stuck without my usual tar remover and grabbed a bottle of it in the motor factors, as there wasnt anything else.
When I sprayed it on, it didnt come out as I expected, and got some on the trim, which marked it.
Yes its a pain in the arse job to do, but there are other tar removers almost as good at removing tar, but a hell of a lot safer. Rather have to do an area twice knowing its safe, than once with something that is going to shift it but at a risk!
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Yeah, BMW paint is rock hard and the E60's are HUGE!
Worked on many, and always more work than anticipated!
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Indeed.
I started at the boot door and thought, " This is going well"
Bloody hell, even the doors are huge,, Ha..!
When I finished it today I was aching and told my son to look after it as I am not doing it again unless he buys me a rotary and a PTG. 0 -
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On the subject of rock hard German paint, Got me Menzerna and gave it a go.
Compared to CG V36 this is a lot more aggressive. One application of FG400 and a few passes with the DA and result! Havent appied the SF4000 finishing polish yet but the FG400 is great at swirl removal on Merc Obsidian Black paint
Apologies for crappy camera phone pics
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Hmm.. that sounds eerily familiar, Curran... :P
Well I presume that it's a per-hour wage job. But I'm thinking (wrongly, perhaps?) that it's no more than a minimum wage job and 'quick' is the order of the day.
I was over in a different dealer the other day getting my own car looked at and I seen their valeter doing a car. He had a pressure washer with some kind of foaming brush attachment. I'd say the paintwork was being torn to sh*te. Didn't see any drying going on either. Just on to the next car (though I could be wrong, on that, he may well have dried it and I just didn't see it).
So I don't think care for paintwork is a high priority to a dealer's valetor..?0 -
If it will eat you up inside knowing the damage a valet* can do to a car; then its not the job for you!
Cant imagine it pays well at all, at a per hour rate, ideal for a summer temporary job, not for a living - stick to what you are good at!
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stick to what you are good at!
Back on the dole I go...
Ah no, I don't think it'd bother me ruining a cars paintwork with a brush. Might be an eye opener to see just how little people care about a product they're about to drop thousands of Euro on. :eek:
But sure most people don't know any better. That said, a friend of mine bought a 2007 Focus there not too long ago. It was black. He bought it off a dealer locally.
To say the finish was first class would be an understatement. Someone really went to town on detailing it (whether it was the previous owner or the dealer, I don't know). But it was done to exceptional standards. I was literally shocked. Almost froze up when I seen it. Couldn't believe what a good job had been done on it.
So if this job was doing the same level of work as was done on that car, it'd be worth doing for a couple of weeks even just to learn the methods they use (different dealership though).0 -
MetzgerMeister wrote: »V38 is an excellent finishing polish and would be a hell of a lot less chalky/dusty than the Menzerna.
I was actually after forgetting how dusty Menz was until I used some on the E60 this week.
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Deleted User wrote: »To say the finish was first class would be an understatement. Someone really went to town on detailing it (whether it was the previous owner or the dealer, I don't know). But it was done to exceptional standards. I was literally shocked. Almost froze up when I seen it. Couldn't believe what a good job had been done on it.
Chances are, that the previous owner actually washed the car meticulously and stuck to the correct methods to washing it. 2BM, good drying towel, using safe products, etc!!
You'd be surprised how long a car will stay looking very fresh, if cared for. There is no way to prevent swirls, but a wax will cover/hide the majority if they arent deep.
My own car hasnt seen a machine polisher in almost 4 years - there are swirls, but if I got the finger out and got a few coats of wax on it, it would look close to showroom!!I was actually after forgetting how dusty Menz was until I used some on the E60 this week.
Mother of god.!!
It is a bit frustrating alright, but not a major problem if you plan to the whole car in one session. As the car will need a full wash down anways! Doing 1 or 2 panels at a time and doing it over a few days, it is painful! 0 -
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Cant imagine it pays well at all, at a per hour rate, ideal for a summer temporary job, not for a living - stick to what you are good at!
Well I was in with them this morning. Have to say, the chap I was talking to was a gentleman and really easy to get on with.
They were asking what kind of money I'd like to be coming out with, to make the job a feasible one. I gave a price, but they said that would be an issue, as they'd really only be looking at about €300 take home per week (I was asking for higher).
At €300 per week, it's not really feasible, though. I said it'd be grand if it was just 3 days a week, with longer hours (rather than the same hours over 5 days) as it'd mean I could take on other work at the days I'm off, etc. but he didn't really seem too keen on the idea.
Truth be told, my Mondays-Wednesdays are rarely very busy. If I could have wrangled him into taking me on for three days a week (mon-wed), doing three 12 hour shifts, it'd have been well worth going for (even at minimum wage).
But I realise that's not practical for a dealership's business model.
I might actually get in touch with a few of the dealers in the town and see if I can manage to pull that off (part time valeting work). Not sure if they'd laugh me off the phone or not though.
For some reason I had it in my head that a business would be better off having multiple part time workers, rather than fewer full time workers. But I could well be wrong there, of course (ie; take me on for 2 days, and take Vectra on for the other 3, for example...).
(just used your name there randomly Vectra.. ) 0 -
Been a while since i was in here! So anyway, I've been asked to display my car in the Kilkenny classic car show on Sunday (even though its not a classic) so I said why not, not knowing when it was going to rain again, so I worked as fast as i could, which wasn't very fast, god I need a rotary doowhacky I only got one picture as i just wanted to get it done, but to give you an idea of how bad it was, the alloys were literally black with brake dust, I don't do this as much as I used to due to other projects, but I done what I could!
So what was done
2bm
Dried
Detarred
Clayed
Washed
Dried
Polished
Waxed
Washed
Dried
Tomorrow I'm going at the engine, exhaust and interior, also I'm thinking of doing a bit of paint correcting, buuuut again, need a da thing
Anyways the one and only picture which was stuck in the picture thread
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