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*Kol* · 10-09-2016 05:02PM

mb1725 wrote: »

Drying the towel is my problem. It soaks in so much water you really need to have two... one drying while the other is in use.

I have three! It's impossible to wring it out. At that stage its unusable.

ianobrien · 10-09-2016 05:04PM

You know, the weather here in Cork for the past two weeks or so has cheesed me right off. It's been too wet and damp to do any detailing (I'm not pushing the Escort out of the garage into the rain). Then today, the bloody showers means I cant get anything applied and finished.

The bloody weather also has the grass growing like crazy and as I type this, another shower has interrupted me cutting the grass. I want to get the lawns done before I break out the new batch of goodies from Detailing Shed.

Hal1 · 10-09-2016 05:23PM

It's been bone dry here all day in the east, sun's out now too :P.

edburg · 11-09-2016 02:03PM

Ron Burgundy II wrote: »

After a recent stock supply from Detailing Shed, I said I'd post a pic of my stock!

I think I have a problem

Going to have to get another cabinet. Organise my polishing pads and MF towels better. Plus have a few more 5L bottles and buckets to store.

Should we start a seperate thread? Call it Product Collections?

See the ocd has spread in to your organization of cabinets to :pac::pac::D

Mines like this now garage is over flowing with project parts.

Arbo94 · 11-09-2016 10:03PM

Should we start a seperate thread? Call it Product Collections?

can we please! I really want to post my collection but I don't know what the number of posts needed for photos is?

Noccy_Mondy · 11-09-2016 11:45PM

Arbo94 wrote: »

can we please! I really want to post my collection but I don't know what the number of posts needed for photos is?

50 I think.

Arbo94 · 12-09-2016 09:26AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Arbo94 wrote: »

can we please! I really want to post my collection but I don't know what the number of posts needed for photos is?

50 I think.

Crap! I'm only on like 19 find it frustrating not being able to post photos

vectra · 12-09-2016 10:04AM

Arbo94 wrote: »

Crap! I'm only on like 19 find it frustrating not being able to post photos

Well.
You are 20 now. Keep going

Arbo94 · 12-09-2016 10:15AM

vectra wrote: »

Arbo94 wrote: »

Crap! I'm only on like 19 find it frustrating not being able to post photos

Well.
You are 20 now. Keep going

I'll get there soon and then you will all be sick of me!

shietpilot · 12-09-2016 10:26AM

Arbo94 wrote: »

I'll get there soon and then you will all be sick of me!

Just visit After Hours and reply to 30 of the BS threads that are already there.

"Ask the poster above a question"
"Post a superstar you would roide"
"What do you eat for breakfast"
"Should water tax be abolished"

etc.

Arbo94 · 12-09-2016 10:35AM

shietpilot wrote: »

Arbo94 wrote: »

I'll get there soon and then you will all be sick of me!

Just visit After Hours and reply to 30 of the BS threads that are already there.

"Ask the poster above a question"
"Post a superstar you would roide"
"What do you eat for breakfast"
"Should water tax be abolished"

etc.

Not a bad idea! I read somewhere last night that it was 25 posts though so hopefully that's right if it's 50 I'll give that a shot

gooner99 · 12-09-2016 06:19PM

Called into Detailing Shed on Saturday. Got my first bits of cleaning kit sorted.

2 x buckets with grit guards.
Microfiber madness incredimitt.
Fat BOA towel.
Bilt hamber auto-wash.
Tar-x.
Iron-x.
Bilt hamber clay bar.
PERL.
Collinite 845.
Red applicator pad.
Blue buffing towels.

Thanks to the guys there for their help and responses to queries on here.

So I should be sorted now for all the basics. Just need some decent weather in the north west to get something done.

You'll notice I got no polish. Trying to decide if hand polishing is worth the effort for limited results or if it's best left until I can afford a decent dual action. Cars I have are far from mint, probably good for trialing. Hmmm.

Arbo94 · 12-09-2016 08:57PM

Experienced something different today! My friend is a mechanic and mentioned he had to wash a car after he worked on it so i took an interest and went to watch. The soap of choice for the day was undiluted tfr and the washing utensils consisted of a sweeping brush and a pressure washer that I'm convinced was designed to remove tar from the ground or possibly for some other sort of demolition purposes! All tar and tree sap etc was removed after "the wash" (I would say more demolition of clear coat) and the car felt like it received a clay bar treatment! It was definitely an eye opener

gooner99 · 12-09-2016 09:09PM

Arbo94. Does he give all his customers cars a free wash when he works on them. I bet you'll be insisting he leaves yours dirty from now on.

Arbo94 · 12-09-2016 09:11PM

gooner99 wrote: »

Arbo94. Does he give all his customers cars a free wash when he works on them. I bet you'll be insisting he leaves yours dirty from now on.

I've never let him wash mine even though it's nearly 15 years old and the paint isn't great! I can understand why he does it like that my frustration is when the painter does the same with a freshly painted car!

Lekrub · 12-09-2016 09:54PM

Hey lads, just jumping in with a question about water marks on a polished and waxed car. Water doesn't bead and run of my car well but instead leaves like limescale water stains over it. Only visible from 10 feetish. If you rub a micorfibre cloth over it, it comes off clean but is annoying though.

Does this happen to everyone or is there a fix? Using mcguires wax.

vectra · 13-09-2016 01:24AM

Lekrub wrote: »

Hey lads, just jumping in with a question about water marks on a polished and waxed car. Water doesn't bead and run of my car well but instead leaves like limescale water stains over it. Only visible from 10 feetish. If you rub a micorfibre cloth over it, it comes off clean but is annoying though.

Does this happen to everyone or is there a fix? Using mcguires wax.

Get a dry me crazy drying towel and dry the car once rinsed.

SCOOP 64 · 13-09-2016 07:20PM

vectra wrote: »

Get a dry me crazy drying towel and dry the car once rinsed.

Were can you but one as at detailing shed its €21.95, but this product is no longer available.

vectra · 13-09-2016 07:27PM

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Were can you but one as at detailing shed its €21.95, but this product is no longer available.

Didn't realise they were out of them.
Perhaps Curran could enlighten us if they are on order or due in stock again.
Or other users could suggest other towel?

Foxhole Norman · 13-09-2016 07:41PM

vectra wrote: »

Didn't realise they were out of them.
Perhaps Curran could enlighten us if they are on order or due in stock again.
Or other users could suggest other towel?

They've been out I think for a while, CarPro's Fat Boa is very good too!

Ron Burgundy II · 14-09-2016 09:19AM

Picked up a CarPro Fat Boa as dry me crazy towel is out of stock. But haven't managed to use it as the weather was bad over the weekend.

Mister Jingles · 16-09-2016 02:16PM

Halford in Blanch are doing 10 microfiber cloths for 6 euro if anybody is interested.

shietpilot · 16-09-2016 02:56PM

Mister Jingles wrote: »

Halford in Blanch are doing 10 microfiber cloths for 6 euro if anybody is interested.

I picked up a set already. They are a bit smaller than the normal 5 for €4 that they have but they are good enough!

Foxhole Norman · 16-09-2016 03:02PM

Mister Jingles wrote: »

Halford in Blanch are doing 10 microfiber cloths for 6 euro if anybody is interested.

Home store and more do 12 for €6

Mister Jingles · 16-09-2016 03:23PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Home store and more do 12 for €6

Was sickened to have only paid a fiver for 4 the day before.

Blazer · 16-09-2016 08:33PM

I'm thinking of getting into the machine polishing side for my car.
Looking at a few online videos it seems dual action polishers are the way to go for a novice as less risk.
Is there any particular machine anyone have experience of or recommends?

edburg · 16-09-2016 08:50PM

Blazer wrote: »

I'm thinking of getting into the machine polishing side for my car.
Looking at a few online videos it seems dual action polishers are the way to go for a novice as less risk.
Is there any particular machine anyone have experience of or recommends?

What's your budget?

The range is out there is fair big, from your 30 sheets drill attachments to your 400 professional choices like Rupes bigfoot.

Personally have a rupes copy in a das 6 pro plus machine, can't complain does exactly what I have asked of it over the last couple years. Cost is about middle ground I think in region of 175-200.

Remember your budget needs to include pads n polish's, some places do kits now.

Detailshed is your local supplier as far as Irish goes, ask Curran on here, think he works there or email them for advice.

Blazer · 17-09-2016 10:37AM

no set budget but don't want to get a top of the range that will be wasted if I discover I'm crap at it or don't have the patience or time to do it all.
I was looking at detailing shed alright.

Arbo94 · 17-09-2016 05:43PM

Blazer wrote: »

no set budget but don't want to get a top of the range that will be wasted if I discover I'm crap at it or don't have the patience or time to do it all.
I was looking at detailing shed alright.

I'd advise getting a loan of one if it's possible, I know it might be difficult but I know a few people that have used mine and figured out they don't have the patience

edburg · 17-09-2016 07:01PM

If you can't get a loan maybe something like the Argos job lads were referring to recently will start you off, see how you get on with it with couple pads and a sample kit of polishes from detail shed.

Keep in mind Argos machine may need a couple more passes to get your desired results when a daps 6 pro plus machine most likely work better due to more power, better throw etc of machine.

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