Today I did some detailing...

MetzgerMeister · 31-08-2016 12:27PM

Top work FN!! Needs C4 though. That trim is now sticking out a mile!

Foxhole Norman · 31-08-2016 02:28PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Top work FN!! Needs C4 though. That trim is now sticking out a mile!

Yeah I have it waiting to go, C4, headlights, chrome trim need a serious sanding and polishing and the glass needs a deep clean too.

high horse · 31-08-2016 07:31PM

That e39 touring is looking fantastic now FN. Impressive turnaround!
How's the interior looking?

Foxhole Norman · 31-08-2016 07:37PM

high horse wrote: »

That e39 touring is looking fantastic now FN. Impressive turnaround!
How's the interior looking?

Cheers! The interior is bad ish but nothing a clean can't sort, small bits of mould, small bit dirty leather and just dirty plastics all around really.

SCOOP 64 · 31-08-2016 07:46PM

Just looked up to see what C4 is after reading above post , £23!!!!, it cant be worth that ? why is everything to do with car detailing so bloody expensive !
anything good but cheaper to bring back black exterior car trim ?

Foxhole Norman · 31-08-2016 07:51PM

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Just looked up to see what C4 is after reading above post , £23!!!!, it cant be worth that ? why is everything to do with car detailing so bloody expensive !
anything good but cheaper to bring back black exterior car trim ?

Believe me it's worth it, last two to three years and properly brings it back to factory black, others are only a temporary fix!

SCOOP 64 · 31-08-2016 08:00PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Believe me it's worth it, last two to three years and properly brings it back to factory black, others are only a temporary fix!

It looks a tiny bottle ?

Curran · 31-08-2016 08:21PM

Say for example, 12 quid for a temporary fix that has to be applied every few washes or 23 quid for a semi-permanent fix. The time saved in re-application alone, would be worth many times the difference.

Curran · 31-08-2016 08:23PM

There are plenty of other things you can use to revive the look temporarily...peanut butter for example.

quadrifoglio verde · 31-08-2016 08:41PM

Curran wrote: »

Say for example, 12 quid for a temporary fix that has to be applied every few washes or 23 quid for a semi-permanent fix. The time saved in re-application alone, would be worth many times the difference.

With Brexit making ordering from UK wholesalers cheaper, are their any plans to launch it on the Irish market? :cool:

edburg · 31-08-2016 11:26PM

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

It looks a tiny bottle ?

Could try a marker pen

As said cheap stuff will need reapplying every week and most likely need 5+ bottles in time the ceramic coat wear's off.

*Kol* · 01-09-2016 12:04AM

A heat gun works too but you need to be careful with it.

MetzgerMeister · 01-09-2016 01:04AM

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

It looks a tiny bottle ?

You'll be surprised how little you need. As with all Gtechniq products, a little goes a long way.

Spike Witwicky · 01-09-2016 06:43PM

So i decided to bite the bullet and get a snowfoam lance. Big thanks to D&D Detailing for the quick delivery and free packet of Haribo

Just gave the lance a quick go. Didnt do anything after that as it started raining

ianobrien · 01-09-2016 08:25PM

Curran wrote: »

Say for example, 12 quid for a temporary fix that has to be applied every few washes or 23 quid for a semi-permanent fix. The time saved in re-application alone, would be worth many times the difference.

You know, it took me a while to see the logic of this. Now I'm replacing some of the fixes with the permanent cures when the bottles run out.

Curran · 02-09-2016 01:18PM

Finally, people see sense!!

:pac:

AutoMan79 · 02-09-2016 05:10PM

Today I came across something strange on rear bumper of my MK7 while was cleaning it. It looks like three dents but they were pushed from inside....

I really can't figure it out how it happened.

See pic guys

edburg · 02-09-2016 05:14PM

AutoMan79 wrote: »

Today I came across something strange on rear bumper of my MK7 while was cleaning it. It looks like three dents but they were pushed from inside....

I really can't figure it out how it happened.

See pic guys

Maybe something pushed on bumper and the supporting stuff behind has caused it. Different though.

AutoMan79 · 02-09-2016 05:29PM

edburg wrote: »

Maybe something pushed on bumper and the supporting stuff behind has caused it. Different though.

Could be..will try to investigate a bit more...it's really annoying

Arbo94 · 05-09-2016 09:46PM

Gave the car a usual 2BM today but used a new drying towel! I have a dry me crazy and liked it but if I wanted to dry off a few cars in the same day it got annoying to wring out after every panel. The new twisted pile drying towel is very impressive and a lot lighter than the dry me crazy. Worth a look of you're looking for something different

*Kol* · 06-09-2016 01:18AM

Arbo94 wrote: »

Gave the car a usual 2BM today but used a new drying towel! I have a dry me crazy and liked it but if I wanted to dry off a few cars in the same day it got annoying to wring out after every panel. The new twisted pile drying towel is very impressive and a lot lighter than the dry me crazy. Worth a look of you're looking for something different

Where did you get this towel?

Arbo94 · 06-09-2016 08:20AM

*Kol* wrote: »

Where did you get this towel?

I went over to waxstock in July and bought one from the bouncers stand and got another off a guy on Instagram (not sure if I can say his name but it was £13.80 + €3 delivered through parcel motel) the one from bouncers was £10 but that was show prices not sure how much they usually are

Ron Burgundy II · 06-09-2016 09:04AM

Arbo94 wrote: »

I went over to waxstock in July and bought one from the bouncers stand and got another off a guy on Instagram (not sure if I can say his name but it was £13.80 + €3 delivered through parcel motel) the one from bouncers was £10 but that was show prices not sure how much they usually are

How did you find waxstock?

Arbo94 · 06-09-2016 10:01AM

Ron Burgundy II wrote: »

How did you find waxstock?

Heaven!! The products on offer were amazing and the cars on show inside were on another level (don't have enough posts to post photos of it) I seen one of the judges shining a light inside a hole under the bonnet to check for dirt :-) it's like Mecca for detailers really. Only mistake I made was flying over with no checked luggage (I'll be driving next time) and also being a student I only had a few hundred quid saved, you could easily spend thousands and you're still getting a bargain on almost everything! I think fusso was the only thing I paid normal prices for. All in all definitely worth a trip as its only getting bigger and better.

Ron Burgundy II · 06-09-2016 10:27AM

Arbo94 wrote: »

Heaven!! The products on offer were amazing and the cars on show inside were on another level (don't have enough posts to post photos of it) I seen one of the judges shining a light inside a hole under the bonnet to check for dirt :-) it's like Mecca for detailers really. Only mistake I made was flying over with no checked luggage (I'll be driving next time) and also being a student I only had a few hundred quid saved, you could easily spend thousands and you're still getting a bargain on almost everything! I think fusso was the only thing I paid normal prices for. All in all definitely worth a trip as its only getting bigger and better.

I checked in a bag on the return flight. I knew going over I would buy stuff. Pricing was very good and great talking to suppliers. The level of detail was unreal.

Arbo94 · 06-09-2016 10:39AM

Ron Burgundy II wrote: »

I checked in a bag on the return flight. I knew going over I would buy stuff. Pricing was very good and great talking to suppliers. The level of detail was unreal.

Ahh smart thinking! :-) what did you grab? Did you see the little red/black Saxo? Think that was my favourite. I was amazed that the cars had no wax or glaze on them!

shietpilot · 06-09-2016 02:37PM

Nice quicky today with the DA and some Pentawax

166man · 10-09-2016 03:15PM

Tried my hand at this detailing lark earlier. This was on a 1999 Jaguar S Type bootlid. Colour reminds me of my 166 alright!

I was impressed with the results achieved. The paintwork is in a bad way, very dull and swirled/scratched.

Also experimented on the wing of an Alfa 159 which was in even worse condition! A number of stone chips detracted from the finish but an improvement!

Welcome your comments!

*Kol* · 10-09-2016 03:17PM

Looks like new. Great job!!

Curran · 10-09-2016 03:50PM

Winning at testing and experimenting!!

Today I did some detailing...

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