Detailing chat

yannakis

sdevine89 wrote: »

Restored the headlights on my girlfriend's 05 Golf yesterday

Could you share your process?

Alanstrainor

DoctorStrange wrote: »

From the Journal.ie

The hosepipe ban brought in during the scorching summer has now been lifted in Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Cork, Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Laois, Offaly, Wicklow, Meath, Westmeath, Louth, Kildare and Dublin.

Happy snow foaming!

It's been too long. I was hoping to get to it today, but tomorrow will have to do!

DoctorStrange

Alanstrainor wrote: »

It's been too long. I was hoping to get to it today, but tomorrow will have to do!

I've a bottle of Car Pro Hydro2 and Bilt Hamber snow foam that I've been waiting to use for 4 months. Car is absolutely filthy.

Also have a set of Wheel Wollies that have never been used, next weekend going to be busy!

SCOOP 64

Were do you get your gear from now last time i used detailing shed.
Need Bilt Hamber Auto wash and Tar x or is there better alternatives.

vectra

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Were do you get your gear from now last time i used detailing shed.
Need Bilt Hamber Auto wash and Tar x or is there better alternatives.

I get some items from Autopia
I also get stuff from the car salon up north.
Not sure who is doing Bilt Hamber .

ongarite

Detailing emporium have Bilt Hamber stuff, got autowheel from them recently.

deisedav

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Were do you get your gear from now last time i used detailing shed.
Need Bilt Hamber Auto wash and Tar x or is there better alternatives.

Blok51 have a few bits from the bilt hamber line. I use those items you mentioned myself and find them very good.

high horse

Has anyone here replaced the power cable on their power washer? I just noticed that the cable on mine is frayed about 20cm from the body of the washer so cutting the wire and fitting a plug there is not really an option

Edit: it's a nilfisk if that makes any difference

crasy dash

high horse wrote: »

Has anyone here replaced the power cable on their power washer? I just noticed that the cable on mine is frayed about 20cm from the body of the washer so cutting the wire and fitting a plug there is not really an option

What make and model is it?
Some manufacturers like nilfisk offer spare parts for their machines

Other than that you could try remove the casing and see how it's terminated it might be a connector block or could be lugs or spade connectors.

I find YouTube great usually somebody somewhere has a video of one apart for some reason.This is a video for nilfisk series i have hope it helps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRy6lGFwR5E

EPAndlee

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Were do you get your gear from now last time i used detailing shed.
Need Bilt Hamber Auto wash and Tar x or is there better alternatives.

Reflect Auto Care stock CarPro and Bilt Hamber

punisher5112

Detailing shed still has stock.

bazz26

Hose on my 9 year old Nilfisk pressure washer split on Saturday when I was cleaning the car. Replacement is costing around €40 on the likes of ebay, local guy wanted €55+vat for one ffs.

Pressure washer itself is working fine and hasn't missed a beat in 9 years which is the killer but I can buy a slightly more powerful washer for €75 delivered:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01N34KV8E/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1_1_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

SCOOP 64

deisedav wrote: »

Blok51 have a few bits from the bilt hamber line. I use those items you mentioned myself and find them very good.

Have the bilt hamber wash but not the tar x ,they do have gtechnig w7 tar remover any good?

StereoSound

I want to use a wax that will last the winter without having to re apply it after every 3 washes. The wax I am using now is turtle wax and probably rubbish, the car will loose the sheen 2 or 3 washes later. Anything hardcore out there that will withstand being washed away so easy?

punisher5112

StereoSound wrote: »

I want to use a wax that will last the winter without having to re apply it after every 3 washes. The wax I am using now is turtle wax and probably rubbish, the car will loose the sheen 2 or 3 washes later. Anything hardcore out there that will withstand being washed away so easy?

Collinite 845

vectra

StereoSound wrote: »

I want to use a wax that will last the winter without having to re apply it after every 3 washes. The wax I am using now is turtle wax and probably rubbish, the car will loose the sheen 2 or 3 washes later. Anything hardcore out there that will withstand being washed away so easy?

punisher5112 wrote: »

Collinite 845

There are plenty out there
But for ease of use and great durability,
Either the 845 as mentioned above
or Soft99 Fusso

But remember, Preparation is key.

deisedav

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Have the bilt hamber wash but not the tar x ,they do have gtechnig w7 tar remover any good?

The gtechniq w7 is not bad but its also a glue remover so not as effective as the tar x in my experience. Kkd have one called tar tastic, i haven't used it myself but its supposed to be good.

sdevine89

yannakis wrote: »

Could you share your process?

It's not very inventive or individual. I simply used this:

sdevine89

sdevine89 wrote: »

Update 2:

Just back from Spirit Detailing. Brian tried a good few things in his arsenal and nothing worked 100%. Clay took off some of the very heavy stuff and was maybe the best of the bunch. He hasn't seen anything like it before and it appears to have stained the clear coat (wtf is it!).

Booked in for the first available slot at the start of October with him for a few days. He is hopeful a tough polish will work on the stains and if not we are looking at some sanding.

The nightmare goes on, but happy to be in good hands and I fully believe he will get it sorted.

Update 3:

Wailin

Jesus that is quiet nasty alright. Hopefully you get it sorted.

Hebegeebee

Get a chainsaw to those ba$tarding trees, who’d have thought tree sap could do that damage. Christ that is a nightmare! The best of luck with it getting it fixed.

sdevine89

Update 4:

After one day with Brian, this is a before and after of the bonnet. Another two days to go.

Before:




After:

sdevine89

Hebegeebee wrote: »

Get a chainsaw to those ba$tarding trees, who’d have thought tree sap could do that damage. Christ that is a nightmare! The best of luck with it getting it fixed.

They were in France so they will escape my anger, lucky for them.

DaveyDave

Holy ****. Parked the car up at work and had to stop and double take. The light shining down revealed horrific swirling on the bonnet from when it got washed at the recent service. I know dealer washes are bad but the swirls it had from the delivery wash wasn't that bad, so I didn't think they'd do much harm.

Whatever they did they went to town on it. I guess there's no comeback with that? All that time and effort in the last year wasted. Might as well be using fine grit sandpaper rather than a microfiber mitt.

MetzgerMeister

That's why I am always adamant that a dealership does NOT wash my car when it's in for a service.

I think they want to wash it and damage it on purpose so that you'll buy a new car sooner rather than later!

clubberlang12

DaveyDave wrote: »

Holy ****. Parked the car up at work and had to stop and double take. The light shining down revealed horrific swirling on the bonnet from when it got washed at the recent service. I know dealer washes are bad but the swirls it had from the delivery wash wasn't that bad, so I didn't think they'd do much harm.

Whatever they did they went to town on it. I guess there's no comeback with that? All that time and effort in the last year wasted. Might as well be using fine grit sandpaper rather than a microfiber mitt.

Unfortunately no comeback unless you had pictures from right before and right after. If people can remember they should always "instruct", not ask, dealerships not to wash the car after any service or work done there. In 99.9% of the cases, it's a quick mop around the car with a brush style wash tool and a power wash down......bit of quick wax if your lucky. But if you are a regular customer of the said garage, there is absolutely no harm in sending in a very direct and angry email, or call in, explaining how you understand car care, more so than them, and that this level of damage was a result of their sh&te wash processes.

sdevine89

Final Update:

punisher5112

What a fantastic job on the bm

Murt102

Anyone ever use HG Sticker Remover on their car? I heard reports if people using it before but never heard any feedback... I debadged the rear of the car and the sticker mark is still on it.

edburg

Murt102 wrote: »

Anyone ever use HG Sticker Remover on their car? I heard reports if people using it before but never heard any feedback... I debadged the rear of the car and the sticker mark is still on it.

Not used it on paint myself, happened have some and used it on rear glass no problems getting rid of advertising stickers garage's insist on using.

But any tar n glue remover will do the job if you not bought any product yet.