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What you want to remove the old wax is so clay bar and lubricant. The lube is basically a water based solution with a few additives do the clay bar can run smoothly over the paint. It erl remove any bonded contaminants in the paint....old wax, road grime, fallout etc. Paint work will be clean after this.
Then I suggest that you buy so polish that contains fillers....for example, Autoglym's Super Resin Polish. This will restore depth and shine, removing any oxidation, and as it contains fillers, it will help mask the swirls. Only way to remove swirls is by machine polishing.
One the car is polished using AG SRP its ready for protection. Something like AG High Definition Wax would bond really well to the SRP as both are the same manufacturer. AG Extra Gloss Protection would be a good sealant if you wanted to go down that road.
If you spend some time doing the above the car should look alot better!
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The pictures I took the other evening were shockingly bad.....so here are better ones!
Pretty bad eh!
Gave her a quick wash!
Thick snow foam, let dwell for 5 mins
Rinse
Wash, two bucket method
Light snow foam mixture, rinsed almost straight away.
Leaving.....
Dried off using a large drying towel!
About 25 mins, including wheels, resulted in this....
Wolfs Body Wrap is great!
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Paintwork is looking Fresh on that Bee-Em .. Nice motor.;)
Cheers, it's an 03, with 85k! Was in decent condition when I picked it up 18 months ago. Gave it a light machine polish when I got it home; it's actually in need of a light polish again and I've been considering actually doing a full correction on it, to get it looking like a mirror!
But once it's had a good enchantment, probably enough for a daily driver, it's just a matter of using proper wash techniques to limit swirls and using correct products that don't harm your LSP (wax or sealant, Last Stage Protection)
Clayed it 3 or 4 times since, when putting on a fresh coat of protection, to keep it looking it's best and making it easy to wash and dry!
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TestTransmission wrote: »I need some new drying towels, any suggestions,cheapest and best please.
Aldi have excellent MF cloths, 2 for €1.79 or something like that. They're the only cloths I use on cars and they last a long time considering they're washed each time I use them.
Best thing is you can come out of Aldi having spent about €12 and have LOADS of them 0 -
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TestTransmission wrote: »I need some new drying towels, any suggestions,cheapest and best please.
Got a new one recently from Cleancar.
Part of a bundle
http://www.cleancar.ie/towel-and-applicator-bundle.html
Good big towel0 -
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What combo did you use?
I have been doing the Toledo over the past week or so and trust me when I say the paint is shockingly bad on it, Getting good results on most panels but the bonnet will be a no hoper I'd say, riddled with stone chips.
What I have been using if the Megs MF pads on a DA with Carpro Fixer. Seems to work well. Finished off with Fixer on a polishing pad and topped with Bodywrap.
Looking a lot better now in places.
I used Menzera Power Finish on a 3M finishing pad, on a rotary polisher....doesn't offer much correction on hard BMW paint, but it looks great. My paint was good so it resulted in maybe 80% correction, which I was happy with for a one stage polish!
Not used Megs MF on a DA system, but was actually intrigued, until I read on Detailing World, during an experiment, it removed 4um of clear coat, while using proper wet sanding techniques, the wet sanding removed only 2 um :eek:
It's designed to give quicker correction with a DA, which isn't a bad thing, once the person who is using it understands the potential risks.....generally speaking, people would say it's difficult to do damage with a DA, as it didn't generate the heat...clearly not the case....the MF's pads generate alot of heat.0 -
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Ok guys, I'm considering getting my car properly detailed. There are a few scratches and some noticable swirl marks under certain light, there's also some marks/chips in the front/back bumpers that I wouldn't mind getting neatened up.
I know detailer.ie is out of action, so does anyone else know good places to get this done that doesn't cost the earth? And that wont have my child away from me for too long. :P
There's a guy on here by the username TomMc who does it. Also, Curran (BMW above) does it too 0 -
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Dar....
This is awkward, as I've asked for clarification, but got no reply and I dont want to get on the wrong side of the mods....but of you follow the advice of fellow boardies, you'll find your way to me!
E39MSport; hows that new purchase fairing out...viewed it during the week...mint...was trying to get figures to add up, but wasn't to be!
Congrats...extremely jealous! 0 -
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Has a few issues that need sorting but yes, very good for its age. You looking to swap a 5er and spons?
Yeah, I'd have to have let my 525i go in a swap deal...even though I didn't want to let it go....she wouldn't drive it
so wouldn't have been able to sell hers!
Keeper I assume? If you are ever selling, give me first refusal! 0 -
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Dar....
This is awkward, as I've asked for clarification, but got no reply and I dont want to get on the wrong side of the mods....
haha, don't want to get you in trouble, but if you're based in Dublin give me a PM with your URL/details for me to check out and you can be safe in the knowledge you aren't shilling. 0 -
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