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vectra · 29-07-2016 05:09PM

ronnie3585 wrote: »

If I use BH Surfex HD on paint and wheels, will it remove any polish/wax on the surfaces?

If tyou want it ot remove it then as Curran said, Depends on the strenght.
I use it well diluted to scrub my tyres,
Wouldnt be without surfex. Mighty stuff.:D

Ron Burgundy II · 30-07-2016 08:09PM

A few purchases when at waxstock last weekend.

Simple piece of foam but saves the knees when working low down on the car. Fold it up and you can use it as a seat.
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Saved me when polishing the lower panels of the car.

A wash board
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And finally a Flex 3401 used it yesterday to polish the car what a machine. Not as easy to use as a DAS6.
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(sorry can't rotate)

edburg · 30-07-2016 09:35PM

ronnie3585 wrote: »

If I use BH Surfex HD on paint and wheels, will it remove any polish/wax on the surfaces?

If you are using it to remove then warm up the mix of surfex, that's what they recommend for removing there underseal type wax. It works on that very well so should do same.

If its persistant stain you could, not saying you should, you cou use a super soft rubber (eraser) with out visible damage, a course type rubber will take layer of seal with it. I have never done it myself though, but have seen and been told about it couple times.

vectra · 31-07-2016 02:04AM

Ron Burgundy II wrote: »

Flex 3401 used it yesterday to polish the car what a machine. Not as easy to use as a DAS6.
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(sorry can't rotate)

Is this because it rotates in the opposite direction to a das6 or because of the power of it?

Curran · 31-07-2016 08:11AM

vectra wrote: »

Is this because it rotates in the opposite direction to a das6 or because of the power of it?

I'd guess his difficulty is due to Forced rotation. The DAS6 will bog down if pressure is applied or is more forgiving for leaning the machine on the edge of the pad. So if the machine isnt anything other than flat to the surface, it's more likely to bounce or hop. It'll just take a little while to gain the experience with what is a totally different beast!

shietpilot · 31-07-2016 01:21PM

Got a chance to work on the XC90 today until it started to p*ss rain.

I did:

wash (AG Bodywork Shampoo Conditioner)
dry
de-tar (TarX)
rinsed
de-iron (IronX)
rinsed
claybarred (Bilt Hamber Auto Clay)
rinsed

At this point it started to rain. I assume tomorrow I can just wash, dry and begin polishing? Car won't be moving an inch until tomorrow.

Curran · 31-07-2016 01:58PM

Yeah, you'll be fine by just giving it a quick wash and dry!

Ron Burgundy II · 31-07-2016 04:23PM

Hey Curran

Need to get some all purpose microfibres, something like a multipack and cheap. Any suggestions?

Also do you know when the 3 inch backing plate will be back in stock. My DAS6 set up uses an allen key and bolt but I would imagine the bolt dia and thread pattern would be the same as the backing plate with the thread bolt fixed.

Curran · 31-07-2016 05:52PM

What do you plan to use the MFS for? If for doing interior surfaces, engine bays, work horse type jobs, anything really. ...Home Store & More or B&Q should have something cheap to suit. Sure even an old t-shirt that's fit for the bin, cut into sections will do.
Just don't just anything like that on paintwork or delicate surfaces.

When you but decent ones for paintwork and they start to show signs of deteriorating that's when I relegate them to such jobs.

Expecting the smaller backing plate on Tuesday!

Can you get a picture of your fitting to the machine; sounds strange.

edburg · 31-07-2016 09:34PM

Amazon basics used to be like a bag of 50 for some 15 euro's from memory. Will do most jobs but not all.

job seeker · 31-07-2016 10:19PM

vectra wrote: »

If you run out of steering fluid, just grab a bottle of brake fluid.
Wont take long before you have a delorean lookalike

It was only a suggestion/idea. I'd just not have alot of money for the professional detailing products.

vectra · 01-08-2016 01:36AM

job seeker wrote: »

It was only a suggestion/idea. I'd just not have alot of money for the professional detailing products.

Here's a suggestion
Don't do it

You don't need the most expensive products to get a very decent result.

jayo26 · 01-08-2016 06:53AM

Hi guys hope ye don't mind me asking but would any of you be able to recommend someone to repair stonechips that's located around wexford area?

vectra · 01-08-2016 10:13AM

jayo26 wrote: »

Hi guys hope ye don't mind me asking but would any of you be able to recommend someone to repair stonechips that's located around wexford area?

The Person I would try to contact would be Larry Kehoe, I think he lives around New Ross. ( Used to have Cleancar.ie )
He still does some detailing and if he could not do it I would imagine he could recommend a person for the job.

https://www.facebook.com/LarryKehoeValetingAndDetailingAcademy/

jayo26 · 01-08-2016 10:31AM

vectra wrote: »

The Person I would try to contact would be Larry Kehoe, I think he lives around New Ross. ( Used to have Cleancar.ie )
He still does some detailing and if he could not do it I would imagine he could recommend a person for the job.

https://www.facebook.com/LarryKehoeValetingAndDetailingAcademy/

Ahh yes I forgot about Larry I use to work with him years ago thanks for that I'll give him a shout

Murt102 · 02-08-2016 08:02PM

Put in my first ever order with Detailing Shed at 2pm today and got an email two hours later saying that it has been dispatched. Well impressed!

Only a very small order but I have a rake of stuff here already, I'm hoping that the weather this weekend will be in my favour!

Curran · 02-08-2016 08:15PM

Should be with you tomorrow too!

shietpilot · 03-08-2016 03:23PM

Anyone here use Rain-X on their windshield?

Murt102 · 03-08-2016 05:53PM

shietpilot wrote: »

Anyone here use Rain-X on their windshield?

Yep. I found it great when driving at speeds above 70 km/h but absolutely pointless at any speed below that. It also left that kind of "sludge" on the windscreen if I was using the wipers which reduced visibility.

shietpilot · 03-08-2016 05:57PM

Murt102 wrote: »

Yep. I found it great when driving at speeds above 70 km/h but absolutely pointless at any speed below that. It also left that kind of "sludge" on the windscreen if I was using the wipers which reduced visibility.

That's what I'm worried about. I've used it before and I found it does that but wasn't sure if I'm just imagining things! I could see it at night and even my dashcam would pick it up but since I've stopped using RainX I haven't seen it.

edburg · 03-08-2016 06:03PM

shietpilot wrote: »

Anyone here use Rain-X on their windshield?

Presuming you mean the halfords one in that case No.......but.......

I have been using AutoBrite's rain repellant recently. Performs a lot better than orchard county hydrophobe which i used previously.

Works well from 50km/h onwards and holds well for about 3-4 weeks before loosing performance, it still had some legs after about 10 weeks when I topped it up last sunday.

The orchard one would work from 50 km/h but after about a week 10 days it would have lost its main performance and need quite heavy rain and 80+ km/h and be pretty much gone from windscreen in 4-6 weeks.

Just so happen to be talking about it monday, quick vid in rain on way home monday

Hal1 · 03-08-2016 06:08PM

I find periodically cleaning the wiper blades with an alcohol based wipe or IPA solution prevents the sludge or residue build up on the windscreen.

In other news autotopia have an offer on soft99 products atm.
http://us12.campaign-archive2.com/?u=24e76b800a15b6a2c0dbcb6bb&id=eb70c4a88a&e=967e3926e4

Soft99 King of Gloss - Dark or Light
Soft99 Fusso 12mt Sealant - Dark or Light
Soft99 Luxury Gloss Detailer Spray
Soft99 Authentic Wax

All for €99 seems like a good deal to me.

edburg · 03-08-2016 06:09PM

job seeker wrote: »

It was only a suggestion/idea. I'd just not have alot of money for the professional detailing products.

If your short of the ol dollar I would say just get a quality shampoo/mitt and concentrate on having a good technique.

By technique I mean things like 2 bucket method or 3, extra one for wheels only.

I wouldnt go the wd40 etc route

166man · 04-08-2016 12:32AM

Well chap, not exactly a regular in here the last while but as per chat thread getting my car on the road again after 12 months off it and a major clean up is required.

Went over to Detailing Shed in Ballycoolin and picked up some tasty supplies under the recommendations of Curran (absolute gent by the way!).

Got Dr Leather for the interior - already used some, very impressed.

Bilt Hamber Shampoo
Autoclay for the paintwork
Korrosol fallout remover
OKD Concours Wax which I'm looking forward to trying!
Crazy Mitt for buffing said wax.

All in all delighted. Have some time tomorrow to get cracking at it so I can have some worthy pictures in here.

Thanks again Detailing Shed, highly recommended for all detailing supplies.

Curran · 04-08-2016 08:04AM

Plenty of pictures....dying to see how Concours looks on the Burgundy.

Ron Burgundy II · 04-08-2016 08:55AM

shietpilot wrote: »

Anyone here use Rain-X on their windshield?

I use Kleen Freaks Glass Cleaner + Rain Repellent. Works very well and simple to use. Just don't use on the internal part of the window.

vectra · 04-08-2016 09:51AM

shietpilot wrote: »

Anyone here use Rain-X on their windshield?

I did on my white vRS and for some reason it worked brilliantly. ( Slight wiper judder in town )

I have tried several others since, including RainX and simply gave up on them as with modern flexy wipers they all cause judder in town.
I use tham on my side windows now only.

Currently using Angelwax H2go

166man · 04-08-2016 12:51PM

All this fancy wax and kit here ready to go for the car and of course it would be raining wouldn't it...:o

MetzgerMeister · 04-08-2016 02:31PM

This evening after work is when my ceramic prep begins. Last few small bits of polishing and a wash. Tomorrow will be a wipedown and glass clean followed by 2 or 3 IPA wipedowns. Then it's time for Gtechniq Crystal Serum and 2 coats of Gtechniq EXO. Once that's done then I'll be applying another few coats of Gtechniq G1 to the glass while I have the chance with the car being indoors.

Further down the line I'll be sending my passenger side wheels to Rim Solutions to get them repaired due to kerbing and then it'll be more crystal serum and exo on them all. Just hope I can get that done before CS and EXO go off

166man · 05-08-2016 12:17AM

Curran wrote: »

Plenty of pictures....dying to see how Concours looks on the Burgundy.

Eventually the rain held off long enough to get a wash in.

Used a very small bit of the Bilt Hamber Wash and was very impressed. Had two buckets and everything!

Used Tar Remover that I had around (Autoglym) but there wasn't that much tar on it so set to work on the wheels with the Korrosol. Very impressed, reacted nearly instantly as I had expected with the car sitting up for so long.

Before

During..

Haven't got an After photo but I'll throw up some pics on the detailing thread for pictures as this is probably the wrong one

Tomorrow the plan is to finish claying, a hand polish and two light coats of the Concours Wax.

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