Detailing chat

conzy

I was in the detailing shed super store this morning!


The foam lance is so heavy. Really nice bit of kit. I picked up a 5" backing plate and a chemical guys microfibre cutting pad to tackle that passat!

Hal1

Just be sure to get the air mix right on the lance for exorcist style snow foam...

Curran

Yeah!! Fully to the right.

vectra

And you wil like the mr.Pink shampoo.

Foxhole Norman

Can anyone recommend a decent handheld inspection light for highlighting defects and a paint depth gauge too?

Curran

Decent - well, you can knock up a very decent 'sun gun' by picking up a cordless drill and modifying it. Similar to this
Also, a good LED torch is quite helpful, as you can just stick it in your pocket.

Regarding Paint Depth Gauges - currently looking into these...will let you know if I find anything decent...looking for a good / cheaper alternative to the Paint Detective, which are quite pricey for the enthusiast detailer.

XsApollo

Just a question for those in the know.

Is Bilt Hamber Auto wheel the best wheel cleaner out there?

Its what I've been using and its pretty much a touchless wheel clean and can't fault it but
Im just browsing detailing shed now and i see all these other cleaners and curiosity is getting the better of me and they are cheaper too :P
I see the Wolfs chemical Clean and coat and their Deironizer.
Are they as good as the Bilt Hamber?

Hal1

Some wheel cleaners probably need a little more agitation then others or even a second application. Do you use a wheel woolly brush?

XsApollo

Oh i don't use a woolly brush.
The Bilt Hamber is savage, just spray it on and power wash off and wheels are spotless.
But its E18.95
Im just wondering are the others i mentioned as good

Hal1

I use korrosol and let it dwell for 5 or 10 minutes after agitating it. It can need a second application if the wheel is heavily soiled. It can also be used on body panels as a tar remover, but at the price of it I'll use a strong mix of apc instead.

Curran

There's not much to top Auto Wheel!!

However it's a bit overkill for regular washing. I always recommend people use it on the 3rd or 4th wash if washing the car on a weekly basis. Auto Wheel has a fallout remover in it so will keep them in tip top shape using a regular wheel cleaner on the weekly wash and Auto Wheel every 3rd or 4th. If using it on a less regular basis or with high mileage it might be necessary to get through the heavy contamination.

Auto Wheel is a lot like Korrosol but has more active degreaser in it due to the wheels taking more brunt of the road conditions.

Wolf's Clean and Coat doesn't work great on unprotected wheels...it's actually designed to be a cleaner and top-up coat to their wheel protection; so won't be a patch on Auto Wheel.

So the advice is to buy a regular wheel cleaner that you can dilute to suits your needs based contamination due to mileage, road conditions, frequency of washes...and then to keep them 100%, a light coat every 4th wash!

Also, Korrosol is not considered a tar remover...it might show signs of working on tar but in reality it doesn't penetrate the tar spot...and it's better to do the de-tar step before the de-iron step...it may remove some of the very fine tar spots that remain after de-tar having been used previously.

YbFocus

Curran, something I have been meaning to ask, when using autowheel, is it important to stop overspray getting to paint?
How does it affect wax?

Or has it no affect?

Sorry for the noob questions, just I seen some wind blown overspray reach the paint the other day and had a meltdown

Curran

While it's not ideal, the light amount of overspray wouldn't do a whole to your wax. If you do manage to get a fair bit on, just rinse it immediately.

YbFocus

Curran wrote: »

While it's not ideal, the light amount of overspray wouldn't do a whole to your wax. If you do manage to get a fair bit on, just rinse it immediately.

I did do that and hit it with Quick Detailer straight after, grand I'm ok so

vectra

XsApollo wrote: »

Oh i don't use a woolly brush.
The Bilt Hamber is savage, just spray it on and power wash off and wheels are spotless.
But its E18.95
Im just wondering are the others i mentioned as good

Take your wheels off
Clean them properly
Seal them with Dlux and regualr shampoo will clean them most of the time
Just maybe a few times a year to deep clean is all that would be needed.

XsApollo

vectra wrote: »

Take your wheels off
Clean them properly
Seal them with Dlux and regualr shampoo will clean them most of the time
Just maybe a few times a year to deep clean is all that would be needed.

Yea i take them off a couple of times a year when I'm doing a full clean of the car.
19 inch alloys on an A6 and I'm always hard on the brakes, so the wheels do be black after a week.

I use chemical guys wheel guard or jetseal after a full going over, and using Auto wheel for upkeep.

I will get auto wheel again and something for in-between and see how that goes.


Car is getting a full going over this week,
Also putting New discs and pads all around i have bought Ceramic pads this time so they are supposed to be a lot cleaner than regular.
I'll see how that works out.

job seeker

Really need advice on this one...

So the rubber on the rear wiper had come off and the oul buck borrowed the car.. Used the rear wiper and left a scratch on the glass... in an arch shape. Like the way the rear wiper works.

Foxhole Norman

job seeker wrote: »

Really need advice on this one...

So the rubber on the rear wiper had come off and the oul buck borrowed the car.. Used the rear wiper and left a scratch on the glass... in an arch shape. Like the way the rear wiper works.

Not much you can do about that other than using a specific glass polish on a Rayon pad on a machine, you will then have to seal and protect the glass again.

job seeker

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Not much you can do about that other than using a specific glass polish on a Rayon pad on a machine, you will then have to seal and protect the glass again.

Ah damn... What glass polish would you recommend?

Foxhole Norman

job seeker wrote: »

Ah damn... What glass polish would you recommend?

I can't myself as I have no experience doing it, MetzgerMeister and Curran would be the one's to recommend some!

Curran

Something like CarPro CeriGlass and a Rayon pad with a machine polisher will be required if the glass is scratched in any way bad.

The CeriGlass is also available with a polishing block for doing it by hand, but it will only fix very minor scratching.

Jentle Grenade

Many thanks to a certain poster for amazing next day delivery. About to spend a (hopefully) very relaxing morning PERLing the front grille of my ST2. Has anyone used CarPro PERL as a tire dressing? Much/any sling? My OA Glitz has finally bit the bullet. Good few reviews online but not much said about sling, hopefully that means there is none!

vectra

Jentle Grenade wrote: »

Many thanks to a certain poster for amazing next day delivery. About to spend a (hopefully) very relaxing morning PERLing the front grille of my ST2. Has anyone used CarPro PERL as a tire dressing? Much/any sling? My OA Glitz has finally bit the bullet. Good few reviews online but not much said about sling, hopefully that means there is none!

Have a look through this thread Where I used Perl on my tyres. and decide for yourself.

Jentle Grenade

vectra wrote: »

Have a look through this thread Where I used Perl on my tyres. and decide for yourself.

That's a resounding no then :pac: Thanks vectra.

myshirt

Pentawax only £14 Sterling!

Has to be a mistake. Well worth that.

Alfie1

That's £13.99 for the new smaller 50ml pot, not the 150ml pot which is £34.99 & much better value

Detailing Shed also have the 50ml pot http://www.detailingshed.com/waxes/87-50cal-penta-wax.html for €17.95 which is about the same price after conversion.

Noccy_Mondy

job seeker wrote:

So the rubber on the rear wiper had come off and the oul buck borrowed the car.. Used the rear wiper and left a scratch on the glass... in an arch shape. Like the way the rear wiper works.

When I bought the focus the back wiper motor was seized, and the blade was perished. Mentioned it when collecting it, and they tried to free it up, could see them pulling the wiper freehand back and forth putting a scrape into the window as they did. My face dropped when I seen the mechanic at it. Still there to this day.

Truckermal

Busy today with a early morning wash then a detarring including taking the wheels off followed by a clay then polish..

punisher5112

Right have a question done paint correction using orange then green hex pad.
Now have swirls from machine is there something I'm missing?
I spent quite some time during the week. Going at it again now.

punisher5112

picture with 56 at end in attachment I applied collinite and other is without.

You can see swirls in picture after rotary.