Detailing chat

edburg wrote: »

Many hours of fun ahead.

Definitely! First up is the interior trim on my dad's 5 series that's all swirled

Foxhole Norman

Thats the mini one? Love mine, such good value too!

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Thats the mini one? Love mine, such good value too!

Yeah I already have the Rupes 21 and 75E so needed something more intricate

My first choice was the Nano but at around €550 it was too expensive, still on the list for the future though along with many other machines. :P

MuddyDog

Does a Snow Foam prewash get rid of previously applied waxes/carpro reload coatings?

Foxhole Norman

MuddyDog wrote: »

Does a Snow Foam prewash get rid of previously applied waxes/carpro reload coatings?

Not usually but it depends on the foam. If it's a high alkaline cleaner it will over time. Most are pH neutral or low alkaline in my experience.

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Tuesday 17th @ 15.21 I placed an order with Detailing Shed.

09:06 this morning I had my order beside me.

Fecken fast!!

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Tuesday 17th @ 15.21 I placed an order with Detailing Shed.

09:06 this morning I had my order beside me.

Fecken fast!!

I dropped in last Saturday week. ****ing nightmare to find!

Curran

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Tuesday 17th @ 15.21 I placed an order with Detailing Shed.

09:06 this morning I had my order beside me.

Fecken fast!!

Ohhhh you placed an order! :P Or you made contact on the Big Red Phone!

Slattsy wrote: »

I dropped in last Saturday week. ****ing nightmare to find!

Yeah, we've had a few people say that, but the good news is, that a move is on the horizon - double the space, so more room to expand the ranges we carry!

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Curran wrote: »

Ohhhh you placed an order! :P Or you made contact on the Big Red Phone! :P

Do ya want it back and refund me?! :P

Curran

Ill take you up on the former, but decide the latter!

[Deleted User]

It's all or nothing Mr. C!

Curran wrote: »

Ohhhh you placed an order! :P Or you made contact on the Big Red Phone! :P

Yeah, we've had a few people say that, but the good news is, that a move is on the horizon - double the space, so more room to expand the ranges we carry!

Good to hear. Still in D15?

Curran

Slattsy wrote: »

Good to hear. Still in D15?

Yes, but a different industrial estate!

Curran wrote: »

Yes, but a different industrial estate!

Cant be harder to find than the current gaff!!

I picked up a bottle of KKD SiCoat on my trip.

I just washed the car a few times and sprayed on - results are great. Interesting to see how long it lasts, so far so good and the shine/beading off it is impressive.

Hers my van.

I snowfoamed the van, bucket with gritguard, wiped the heavy dirt off, power hosed it, trafic film remover.

Used my lambs wool mitt to wipe the van this time.

Bleeding wheel cleaner for the wheels.

De tarred the van. Plenty of tar all over it.

Then I claybared the van. My arm almost fell off doing the. Took hours.

Used my poorboys da polisher. Two stage polish then waxed it.

Finally did the interior of the van.

All in all I reckon I spent 15 - 16 hours on the van.

I just need to spray the steel rims now to tidy them up a bit.

Part two

Part three

leupold90

Marathon job! What wax did you use?

https://www.autopia.ie/product/insta-finish-butter-wet-wax

leupold90 wrote: »

Marathon job! What wax did you use?

I used Insta Finish Butter Wet Wax. Lovely smell of bananas off it as well :-)

leupold90

galwaydude18 wrote: »

I used Insta Finish Butter Wet Wax. Lovely smell of bananas off it as well :-)

Is that the Chemical Guys Butter wax?

edburg

leupold90 wrote: »

Is that the Chemical Guys Butter wax?

leupold90 wrote: »

Is that the Chemical Guys Butter wax?

No I bought it off www.autopia.ie :-)

The brand is Insta Finish

leupold90

galwaydude18 wrote: »

No I bought it off www.autopia.ie :-)

The brand is Insta Finish

Looks well on the silver paint!

leupold90 wrote: »

Looks well on the silver paint!

Thanks very much :-)

Any suggestions for what to use as a lsp on dark grey? My options are :
Fusso (dark)
King of gloss (light)
Collinite 845
Collinite 476s
Butter wet wax/jetseal combo

I will be compounding and polishing beforehand and possibly jeweling so I'd like something to give depth and gloss! Thoughts?

edburg

Arbo94 wrote: »

Any suggestions for what to use as a lsp on dark grey? My options are :
Fusso (dark)
King of gloss (light)
Collinite 845
Collinite 476s
Butter wet wax/jetseal combo

I will be compounding and polishing beforehand and possibly jeweling so I'd like something to give depth and gloss! Thoughts?

Anything carnauba based wax will bling that paint, I know BH finis wax and a 3d paste wax I have here blinged my dads old dark grey Skoda an absolute treat.