I just bought something

JAMES VTI S

Just thought id make a trend where everyone can show what they bought recently

my purchase

Curran

Whats that Polycharger Wax Booster??


"Symptoms: Dull Paint & No Time To Wax Every Weekend"
To fix that, you need to polish....and who waxes every weekend...any decent wax should last 4 weeks!
Think its funny when you hear people saying or in car ads...car is polished and waxed once a week!!

myshirt

Is that one of those ceramic coatings maybe?

God knows. Unregulated industry with thousands of products. You could describe your product as anything, when really it's actually something else.

MetzgerMeister

Curran wrote: »

Think its funny when you hear people saying or in car ads...car is polished and waxed once a week!!

What about a booster wax on top of a layer of normal wax? Booster or not, it's still a wax. I'm talking about the likes of Turtle Wax Wax it Wet.

Curran

Agree with you there....the lines are quite blurred when it comes to products!!


Meant to say in my other post that the Jeffs Werkstat stuff is very good....especially on Silver!


On the Polycharger Wax Booster.....see here
Mixing it every time would be a pain, I reckon, though not too much hassle if its a liquid wax/sealant. Due to the curing agent, mixed batches, they'll only last two days.
IMO, I can see it help ordinary products, but I wouldnt reckon it would be needed in the better products. Might be good with a Quick Detailer, though there are Quick Detailer products out there that give ~6 weeks protection, in average road/weather conditions.
I'd spend the money on a good nano sealant

Curran

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

What about a booster wax on top of a layer of normal wax? Booster or not, it's still a wax. I'm talking about the likes of Turtle Wax Wax it Wet.

Huh? Are you sticking up for the weekly polish & waxers?

Neilw

I remember it from years ago, iirc it's an additive to increase durability of an existing liquid wax or sealant.

MetzgerMeister

Curran wrote: »

Huh? Are you sticking up for the weekly polish & waxers?

Nope, just reminding you that it's possible to wax every week using booster waxes

Hal1

Be sure to post back with some pics. I'm interested to see how well it works.

TomMc

While it works, Polycharger never really took off as a DIY product additive. So the manufacturer have since incorporated it into their own line of products. No more mixing and no need to throw away any excess leftover.

JAMES VTI S

Hal1 wrote: »

Be sure to post back with some pics. I'm interested to see how well it works.

:cool: asap

markkelly2

Received my order from detailing shed today.
All ready to start detailing after work and at half four heavens open.
Just want to say thanks to Dave for his help getting order sorted even
though he was under pressure getting website up and running again.
Now rain f**k off.

Curran

Murphy's Law, Mark!!

Hopefully tomorrow or the weekend will be better!
Let me know what you think of the products...and if you need and advice shoot me a PM or email!

JAMES VTI S

markkelly2 wrote: »

Now rain f**k off.

:rolleyes::mad: ****n typical, iv something on tomorrow and the weather better not ruin it

fanadman1

ok went a little wild on the online auctions over the week :P to add to this lot there is 2 20l buckets labled wash and rinse a merno wool wash mit and a 5l bottle of megs 2.0 nxt gen ph nutral shampoo
also gf got me a dry me crazy drying towel a set of envy detailing brushs and chemical guys wheel wollies

JAMES VTI S

is all

cena

How much did that all cost

fanadman1

250 pound sterling thought i got a decent deal

Scortho

that is a great deal. Although if you were to use all that stuff in one day, itd be a very long day of detailing. :pac:

joujoujou

Bought this:



Now gonna try to modify it to use karcher quick release hose.

BillJ

Post back with how you got on, Wouldn't mind doing the same!

MetzgerMeister

Jou - Lidl were selling adapters that let you swap lances with Karcher ones or something along those lines if that's of any use to you.

joujoujou

Thanks. They're unavailable. And don't know if they'd be OK for me, because lance is not really the most important for me.

I want to replace standard lidl hose with karcher quick release one (well, obviously will change to karcher lance as well).

The problem is - can nowhere find an adapter M14x1.5 (female) to M22x1.5 (male) to connect karcher quick release socket to lidl pressure washer hose reel.

Initially considered to join existing 6m lidl hose and my 7.5m karcher hose, but read somewhere it may cause significant pressure drop.

So now gonna try to source appropriate adapter, or someone who can make one for me.

Hal1

Snow foam?

joujoujou

Well, it won't be easy to find "plug and play" adapter.

Did some research - found that I need female swivel JIC with inverted flare (M14x1.5) to male M22x1.5 adapter.

Inverted flare fittings are quite rare - that's the main problem.

One local shop is able to make custom hydraulic (crimp-on) hoses -that'll be my next step.

joujoujou

Time for update.

Took so long due to miserable postal service - 10 days from Omagh to Roscommon! Shame.

Bought this:

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/330716721857

and this:

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/330690395899

Already had 1/4 BSP male to female high pressure elbow. If you don't have, I'd recommend this one:

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/310536310350

An elbow is a must, otherwise entire set of adapters will be too long to fit onto a reel.

It is quite long anyway, but I think I'll sort it out on saturday and post some photos then.

joujoujou

Well, still friday, but didn't want to wait so long.

3 holes drilled, 3 tie wraps used.

Reel, outer view:



Inner view, all adapters described:



Yet another inner view:



Finally, 7.5m Karcher hose wound, no problem at all. I'd say even 10m hose would fit.



By the way - why not use lidl/homebase/kew/alto/lavor/nilfisk attachments with karcher lance, huh?

Bought this today:

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/180410280821

:cool:

BillJ

I didnt buy it but was given a full tube of it.

G3 regular grade paste compound. Anyone have experience with it?

Good swirl remover when used with a DA?

Curran

I've no experiece with it. But reading about it on their site, it is designed to remove defects up to 1500 grit, which means its got a bit of cut to it (assuming it can actually perform as it say it does). Should do a reasonable job at correcting light swirls, but you might want to consider refining the surface with a finihsing polish and pad afterwards to get the paint to really pop!

BillJ

Also came across this stuff that I forgot I bought about a year ago, Rain Dance Carnauba Wax, http://c.shld.net/rpx/i/s/pi/mp/17285/1893273007?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jmosskingsley.com%2Fimages%2F41bFJvDhK5L.jpg&d=4cf173a3ed16bd1952097d416ff587e7335a63d2

Anyone have any experience or know if it's any good?

vectra

Today I got in the post,

Britemax Extreme Elements

Britemax Max Shine

Bottle of Bilt Hamber Surfex HD Cleanser

Snow Foam Lance replacement Gauze

Slattsy

vectra wrote: »

Today I got in the post,

Britemax Extreme Elements

Britemax Max Shine

Bottle of Bilt Hamber Surfex HD Cleanser

Snow Foam Lance replacement Gauze

One of those was free

vectra

Slattsy wrote: »

One of those was free

Never said I bought them all

Newtown90

Hi my name is Joe and I'm a detailing addict!!

So I went a little mad shopping online the past few weeks.

Bought a Draper Wet and Dry Vac off Amazon.

A KingBarney DA off the German website linked on this forum. It came with around 20 different pads!

25 metre long extension cable to have handy!

I must thank Curran for his advice and products from the Detailing Shed!! Great guy!! :D

Got some microfibre applicators and paint brushes from B&Q on sale

And Friday I decided to purchase a Karcher K2 Compact from Woodies and picked up a foam lance off Amazon!

This to add to my shelf of stuff at home means I cannot wait for a fine Saturday off!!

BillJ

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Hi my name is Joe and I'm a detailing addict!!

So I went a little mad shopping online the past few weeks.

Bought a Draper Wet and Dry Vac off Amazon.

A KingBarney DA off the German website linked on this forum. It came with around 20 different pads!

25 metre long extension cable to have handy!

I must thank Curran for his advice and products from the Detailing Shed!! Great guy!! :D

Got some microfibre applicators and paint brushes from B&Q on sale

And Friday I decided to purchase a Karcher K2 Compact from Woodies and picked up a foam lance off Amazon!

This to add to my shelf of stuff at home means I cannot wait for a fine Saturday off!!

Looking forward to an update from this!

I'd be interested to see what you think of the Karcher k2

fanadman1

fanadman1 wrote: »

ok went a little wild on the online auctions over the week

Hardly eBay?

PGE1970

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Hi my name is Joe and I'm a detailing addict!!

So I went a little mad shopping online the past few weeks.

Bought a Draper Wet and Dry Vac off Amazon.

A KingBarney DA off the German website linked on this forum. It came with around 20 different pads!

25 metre long extension cable to have handy!

I must thank Curran for his advice and products from the Detailing Shed!! Great guy!! :D

Got some microfibre applicators and paint brushes from B&Q on sale

And Friday I decided to purchase a Karcher K2 Compact from Woodies and picked up a foam lance off Amazon!

This to add to my shelf of stuff at home means I cannot wait for a fine Saturday off!!

Keep us posted Joe. interested to hear how you get on with vac and polisher.

Post up a few before/after pics if you can!

Newtown90

Will do! Hopefully get to use the wet vac and power washer this weekend!

When I'll have the time for the DA I don't know but the previous owner of my car had lots of cars so the roof is destroyed with little scratches! Looking forward to trying to correct them if possible!

fiverfriday

How much did the foam lance set you back? Looking to pick one up myself.

Newtown90

fiverfriday wrote: »

How much did the foam lance set you back? Looking to pick one up myself.

Think it was £19 on Amazon. No idea if it's decent or not though!

fanadman1

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Hardly eBay?

no it was over Facebook a website called auto clenze then maize car care now. Used to run auctions on Facebook where u get stuff for galf notin with some luck

Newtown90

Tried out my Karcher K2 compact tonight!

Big improvement from what I previously had! Also I like the way it cuts out when not in use!

Snowfoam lance to be used tomorrow

Newtown90

This thread needs to be brought back to life!

Got these goodies a few weeks back!