car washers, valeters and detailers -any difference

debbie353

not looking to insult anyone
looking to get the car cleaned the weekend
and looking online and so many different places
offering what appears to be the same service
(if im wrong excuse my ignorance)
anyone any good recommendations?

R.O.R

debbie353 wrote: »

not looking to insult anyone
looking to get the car cleaned the weekend
and looking online and so many different places
offering what appears to be the same service
(if im wrong excuse my ignorance)
anyone any good recommendations?

Where abouts in the country are you, and are you looking for just a wash, or more?

debbie353

hi thanks for the reply im in raheny/Dublin but dont mind
travelling its only a hyundai coupe (but i love it)
just want to give it a good clean and bring back up the red
to the original shine if posible?

R.O.R

debbie353 wrote: »

hi thanks for the reply im in raheny/Dublin but dont mind
travelling its only a hyundai coupe (but i love it)
just want to give it a good clean and bring back up the red
to the original shine if posible?

It's more than a wash or valet to bring the Red paint back to original shine, but not sure whether it would be a full detail.

http://www.detailer.ie/ - Seperate is the man to speak to, to get it done properly.

If you want to save money and have a go yourself, you can get pretty good results (but no where near professional quality) with T-Cut, a bit of elbow grease, and few spare hours. T-Cut colour Magic is worth a look as well. Brought the tired paintwork on Mrs. R.O.R's Volvo back to a decent shine.

debbie353

might tackle it on saturday and sure if all else fails
i can book it in for a DETAIL on monday:)
thanks for the help!

debbie353

debbie353 wrote: »

might tackle it on saturday and sure if all else fails

Wash, claybar, good polish and a good wax might work wonders.

I know lads who had carwashes/valeting centres and they didn't have a clue about actual detailing and paint correction. If you are going to a non detailer you'd be as well off having a go yourself.

Meguires quick clay kit and a decent ish wax and polish can be got for €60/€70.

I got a pink 17 year old Prelude back to red in a few half arsed hours

I've posted these pics before so hopefully folks won't mind me doing so again.

Before and after......





and that was really half arsed, I didn't even clay it, just a polish and wax.

Delancey

A tad off-topic I suppose but is it true that red is the worst colour in terms of sun damage , fading and generally losing its new look quicker than any other colours ?

MetzgerMeister

Delancey wrote: »

A tad off-topic I suppose but is it true that red is the worst colour in terms of sun damage , fading and generally losing its new look quicker than any other colours ?

In a way. If you keep it polished and waxed it will not fade at all/as badly as red paint that hasn't been given some TLC.

vikingroma

Try premier car valeting in limerick , alot of car dealers use them to bring cars back to showroom condition , just Google them :pac: