Detailing chat

ianobrien wrote: »

Well, I won't be putting a photo up of my detailing supplies as they are spread from hell to breakfast. The chemicals are in one large storage box in the back of the garage, with the cloths, etc in another. The power washer is under the bench, with the DA in its box "somewhere" under the Carcoon (the carcoon is deflated at the moment). The wet vac is in the lean-to, along with the milk crates. The step ladders and brush handles (for strapping the Wheel Woolies onto to reach the middle of the roofs and under the skylights) are in the corner just inside the garage door. The planks for the platform are up the back thrown next to the scaffolding........

Not your conventional detailing equipment and storage locations. Then again, I just don't do cars.....

Is it bad that I just want to organise your things now :-D my garage is shared with only about 10% of the room and 10% of the say in what happens with it, meaning I'm very limited in what I can change about it! Ideally I'd love to do something Matt Mooreman (obsessed garage) style. I would strongly advise any of you checking him out if you're slightly on the OCD side of detailing

Hi all. I'm hoping for some good advice from you regarding overspray. I'm reasonably experienced on the detailing side of things and have completed a number of cars for family, friends, work colleagues etc. However a friend had just recently bought a second hand car that had a bumper respray. Unfortunately whoever did it dumped massive amounts of overspray on 2 doors on one side of the vehicle. He wanted me to do a full decon and polish on the car but I'm wondering will i need a heavy clay bar to remove the overspray first? My normal go to is bilt hamber medium but im not sure if that would cut it. Is this the correct way to go about it or do you know of any other methods of removal? Thanks in advance

Would you be looking at the heavy grade clay curran followed by a light abrasive polish maybe? ?

Hal1 wrote: »

I've mine a few years got it here: https://www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/Product.asp?ID=206

To use the wet suction vac function, use a small amount of detergent in warm water. If it gets too foamy it will cause all sorts of suction problems and you'll have to rinse out the machine.

A quick clip showing it doing it's thing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wht6pXzwJR0

Looking at some of the other extraction vacuums you might find the karcher one less fidly as the attachments can come loose a bit on the gve370.
https://www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/Product.asp?ID=14105 This one would be more hard wearing I'd imagine and better for frequent use if cleaning lots of cars, vans, etc.

Heiton Buckley are doing the Karcher WD3P for €129.

opinionated3 wrote: »

I'm going to detailing shed to place an order curran. Which compound would you recommend? .

Ask him when your there :D:D


Unless you mean online then in that case my tongue in cheek above is part of a completely useless post :pac::pac:

Has anybody got any really small vacuum attachments? Something that can go into vents and things, preferably for numatic international. I did find this but just curious as to if anyone has anything else?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FOR-HOOVER-VACUUM-CLEANER-MINI-ATTACHMENT-TOOL-KIT-CAR-COMPUTER-/131522353812?hash=item1e9f57da94:g:H40AAOSwstxVZJo c?

BrownFinger wrote: »

Got the chance to try out the bilt hambler wheel cleaner ,
The wheels were't filthy by any means but I think its excellent stuff.
Maybe the purple foam is just to mind **** you!!!!!!
Got 1l on ebay via PM

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bilt-Hamber-Auto-Wheel-Alloy-Cleaner-1-Litre-Spray-Non-Acidic-Removes-Iron-X-/262580625943?hash=item3d23066217:g:Fv0AAOSwKrhVXJmw

I wonder if you used it,
washed it off.
let it dry,
then used it again would it go purple ?

I have never tried to use it twice to see if it will go purple again. It's available in Detailing shed too.

BrownFinger wrote: »

then used it again would it go purple ?

You'd probably get a tiny bit but not much - think idea is it goes purple when comes into contact with fallout, so first application should have gotten rid of most of it.

SHINKICKER wrote: »

Hi there I recently touched up some scratches on my car and some of them look a bit ropey what's the best thing to do to remove the overspray and blend them in and Polish them- any advice on the what's the best way to touch them up? One or 2 would need to be filled with filler -can I start the process again if I sand them back?
Thanks in advance

Anyone help a brother out?!!!!!!!

edburg wrote: »

Start with good clean, attack edges of scratch with some sand paper (wet dry 1000grit roughly) to clean edges up then build up paint in scratch so its heaped*. Leave for a week then attack with machine polish to blend it in as best you can. Maybe 2000 grit to level before polish.

With paint repair like that blending is about best, it most likely show up still in certain light.

*heaped = so level new paint is higher than actual cars original paint.


https://youtu.be/jmEhsuO2cKY
https://youtu.be/v5QAjWbx03s

Video's showing process,

Cheers !!

fryup wrote: »

i've used it a few times now....and i've come to the conclusion that snowfoam is a gimmick...isn't it

top half of a car ..ok...bottom half.... useless, it has little or no effect

nah, i'm back to the bucket & sponge

I would agree in saying it has a very small effect, personally I never leave the foam to dwell fully (max 5 minutes) I actually use it to coat the car in the same soap as what's in my bucket to try to give maximum slickness while washing. I also rinse with the pressure washer before foam to remove most of the gunk. Not saying what I do is perfect but from trying different things out this is just what I like

Worth a watch if you're interested in snowfoam

https://youtu.be/Fmp6Hw9pH4s

vectra wrote: »

Am I thinking you are under the illusion thatsnowfoam actually does the full wash process?

well thats what its advertised as...

This is as close to a ‘touch less’ wash as you will get

http://www.50caldetailing.co.uk/products/ambush-superfoam/4mbu5h

it doesn't even come close, imo waste of money

fryup wrote: »

well thats what its advertised as...



http://www.50caldetailing.co.uk/products/ambush-superfoam/4mbu5h

it doesn't even come close, imo waste of money

Well. Unless you have a very good ceramic coating on the car you are in for a shock.
Even with ceramic, the car needs to be washed properly after foaming.

The benefit of snowfoam debate will be a never ending one, as there will always be a few different schools of thought....

- those that understand that a) there is no such thing as a touch-less wash on a car that is in need of a wash (in Ireland / UK anyways), b) that the snowfoam will lift and suspend heavy (not all) dirt in the solution and allow it to drip from the car safely, c) that the snowfoam will help loosen the remaining dirt on the car, d) that it helps keep hard to reach areas cleaner for longer

- those that think its a gimmick

- those that think it does a bit of work, but sure isn't it a bit of craic anyways :P

A lance can also be handy to have if you dont have a heavily soiled car, say a light dusting, that you can foam the car and use it as a shampoo and just use a rinse bucket, to do a quick wash.

The closest thing you'll get to a touch-less wash with our weather and road conditions is if your car is only lightly soiled, your paintwork coated with a coating that is very hydrophobic, use a snowfoam with good cleaning ability.