Detailing chat

Curran wrote: »

Hang on...this is a Detailing thread.....Pics or it Never Happened are only if I said I spent the day or the week detailing the car!! :P

Anyways; here you go!!
The lights have been given a wipe a few times, and the reg plate, at least once! And the car is actually Black! :P

Go on you know you want to clean it. Do what I do say have to work got called in disappeared for day spend quality time with car then come back.. Funny thing is she hasn't. Noticed cleaned it so all good.

Curran wrote: »

If laziness was the excuse, I deserve a swift kick up the arse...but its more a lack of time!!
Cant bring myself to do a half arsed 30min job on it, and that's exaggerated by bogging roads for 1 mile either direction of the estate entrance!

Sure you've plenty of time on your hands...you know where I am! :P

I still don't believe you
I have buildings going on here as well,
the road is almost like a ploughed field.
Get off yer Ar$e :pac::pac::pac:

Yeah, I have a heap of them there! Still dont have time to use them! :P

Ye are all so concerned about my car - thanks for the sentiment....post a picture of your own cars, exactly as they are now......NO CHEATING!!

Curran wrote: »

Yeah, I have a heap of them there! Still dont have time to use them! :P

Ye are all so concerned about my car - thanks for the sentiment....post a picture of your own cars, exactly as they are now......NO CHEATING!!

NO CHEATING!!

I also took the picture of the road as construction works going around my home as well!

Picture taken of the same spot

2 cars on my drive, absolutely stinking, dribble's of dirty water stains and ash, terrible stuff.

etxp wrote: »

Is that a T888 Astra or a VXR? I know that's not detailing chat but I wanna know 🙈

OPC Nurburgring Edition

Herself lives on a farm that must be on the only local road in Dublin with grass in the middle.

I've given up even washing my car until her road is no longer a stream of mud with some tarmac under it.

Not actually mine, mate up north bought it but hasn't told the wife about it, 4 months and counting :pac: :pac:

Fully loaded MV6 running Vectra GSi 3.2 (or 3.0 cant remember what the seller told me) fitted with rare Irmscher kit inside and out. Take it out now and then makes a lovely cruiser mobile.

Mate got it for collection purposes I'd say and he's a detailer to so will make uber mint and tuck it away with odd summery drive.

Only shot I got from previous owner, others I must have sent to mate on facebook with out saving them





Bit nervous as they not long moved in to new house and he most likely used some house money to buy it. Most likely replaced it by now but holding out before the who where what how needs explaining :pac: :pac:

Flyby 30 would be a better option - you might run into etching / streaking issues with Flyby Forte on Perspex. Flyby30 would bead the water sooner also...and given there is no friction of wipers on the surface, it will last way longer than its rated for a windscreen!

I have just opened the box of the Flyby Forte. What is the block and the orange cloths for? The instructions don't mention them at all.

Curran wrote: »

Is this the kit you got?




The block is to be used with Ceriglass to polish the glass surface, brown surface of the block to the glass.
The Eraser to remove the polish / prep of the surface.
The orange cloths can be used for either application or removal - obviously a fresh cloth for each task

Yes that's the one. Thanks a mill For the help.

Arbo94 wrote: »

Anyone here know about paint depth gauges? Looking for around €150 mark

Cleanyourcar.co.uk has one around that, was going to pick it up myself.

Arbo94 wrote: »

They're out of stock :-( I'm looking at one on eBay the DT-156 got a good review on detailing world but I'm struggling to find a uk supplier

Parcel Motel maybe?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Newest-DT-156-Coating-Thickness-Tester/dp/B0135MV9CW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488140458&sr=8-1&keywords=dt-156

Does anyone know after a minor service at the main dealers do they generally wash the car? Mines is going in tomorrow and I'm unsure if they would wash it. I'd obviously prefer them not to as I assume they have some sort of horrible drive through thing they use?!