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Detailing chat

Hi I've been thinking it'd be nice to have a thread where simple questions that people don't want to create a thread for, could go. Or any chat related to detailing.

I've a question. If I've put a wax on, then a sealant. Then after a few weeks or w/e I'm thinking the shine isn't what it was. (After washing obviously) Can I apply wax on top of whatever sealant and wax is left from the first time, or do I have to remove the remaining sealant + wax first?

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Alanstrainor

I've been wanting to give the car a proper spring clean for a while. Weather in Dublin not looking too great this weekend... it might be a while before I get to it!

Curran

how.gareth wrote: »

Cheers, in that order? Any brand in particular

Wash
Drip Dry
De-Tar
Rinse
Drip Dry
Fallout Remover
Rinse
Claybar with Clay Lubricant
Wash
Rinse
Dry
Protection - Wax or Sealant

Brands like CarPro, Bilt Hamber would be the better ones out there - KKD also which represents good value for money.

Benzino

Any recommendations for clay bar and clay lubricant?

EPAndlee

Bilt Hamber clay bar is excellent and you only need water to use it. You could pick up a G3 mitt in Halfords which is pretty good too.

h3000

I'll just leave this here

Curran

h3000 wrote: »

I'll just leave this here
https://i.imgur.com/HuTooOV.gif

Been doing the rounds a while now!

Here's a little challenge for everyone....do the same on a car that hasnt been cared for too well!
You get a pretty decent reflection shot on a car thats quite swirled. The true state of the paintwork needs to be viewed head on.

*not saying the paintwork is in bad condition - just saying it doesnt prove much

how.gareth

Curran wrote: »

Wash
Drip Dry
De-Tar
Rinse
Drip Dry
Fallout Remover
Rinse
Claybar with Clay Lubricant
Wash
Rinse
Dry
Protection - Wax or Sealant

Brands like CarPro, Bilt Hamber would be the better ones out there - KKD also which represents good value for money.

That’s some routine! I’ll probably never find enough spare time in my life for that unfortunately but I ordered a bottle of the carpro trix stuff as it seems a decent compromise for getting rid of some of the crap on the car without costing a lot of money or time, I’ll give it a polish and a wax after it weather allowing

yannakis

I'm eyeing Carpro Hydro2 Lite and the likes of quick detailers - would you use that on a car without wax/sealant?

DaveyDave

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I've been wanting to give the car a proper spring clean for a while. Weather in Dublin not looking too great this weekend... it might be a while before I get to it!

I've been planning to wash the car the last two weeks but I've been too lazy. It's quite a while since the last wash and I was really hoping to do it today but the weather is absolutely miserable. Worked 2 extra days this week so I only have today and tomorrow off and today I had to be up early for a bunch of errands and after working 67 hours this week I probably wouldn't be arsed washing the car anyway!

vicwatson

How can I tell if car has been put through brush wash. First time. Brand new car. Looks like it to me, micro scratches on surface but garage said it was hand washed. I don’t believe them

punisher5112

vicwatson wrote: »

How can I tell if car has been put through brush wash. First time. Brand new car. Looks like it to me, micro scratches on surface but garage said it was hand washed. I don’t believe them

Hand wash is worse as they tend to use brushes and sponge if very lucky....

Brillo pass would be about right.

Better of stating you want car untouched and in no way washed from new

MarkN

Tell them you want a 2/3 stage polish and they’re paying for it.

vicwatson

punisher5112 wrote: »

Hand wash is worse as they tend to use brushes and sponge if very lucky....

Brillo pass would be about right.

Better of stating you want car untouched and in no way washed from new

Brillo pass?

punisher5112

vicwatson wrote: »

Brillo pass?

Pads dam auto predictive text

EPAndlee

In fairness the cars get delivered like that micro scratches,swirls and even holograms. The dealer just adds to it

vicwatson

EPAndlee wrote: »

In fairness the cars get delivered like that micro scratches,swirls and even holograms. The dealer just adds to it

In my case not true, it was perfect on purchase, then the gits did a small bit of work, washed it and ruined it.

Badger2009

vicwatson wrote: »

In my case not true, it was perfect on purchase, then the gits did a small bit of work, washed it and ruined it.

But it's clean therefore you should be happy.

It wrecks my head how they can take a car in with near perfect paintwork and in a matter of minutes destroy the look of it.

After some of my experiences, if I get work done now, I stick a note on the steering wheel saying 'do not wash'. I know they think I am a complete fruitcake.

Vico1612

Badger2009 wrote: »

But it's clean therefore you should be happy.

It wrecks my head how they can take a car in with near perfect paintwork and in a matter of minutes destroy the look of it.

After some of my experiences, if I get work done now, I stick a note on the steering wheel saying 'do not wash'. I know they think I am a complete fruitcake.

I got my new car late 2017 and asked them to leave the plastics on ...
Same when I take it in for servicing .. ' Do not wash ' instructions left ... Was greeted with ' Oh yeah, true .. you're the one :-) ' ...

EPAndlee

Gave the car a polish with Britemax then a few coats of King of gloss and done all the trim with Solution Finish. Going to tackle the inside tomorrow

SCOOP 64

Couldn't tell what i was looking at for a minute with the shine off of it, like a mirror.

EPAndlee

It's the joys of black paint. There is some deeper swirls in the paint but it's my daily so I'm not pushed on getting them out

Benzino

Going to order some TarX from the detailing shed, but notice it says not to use on acrylic paint. Knowing nothing about car paint, from some research I see that modern cars wouldn't use acrylic paint from the factory, is that correct and so this would be safe to use on a 3 year old car?

Duff

Relative noob when it comes to detailing apart from the usual two bucket method wash and polish every few weeks on my previous cars. Anyway, I've recently bought an e60 M Sport and theres a few patches of paint on the bonnet thats gone cloudy for want of a better word. From a bit of research I've seen this is oxidisation of the paint. Is there anyway I can treat this myself at home? I haven't got an electric buffer or anything, or is it a job for a detailer?

Cheers.

Curran

A hand polish might bring it up. You'll have to do the rest of the car along with it as the bonnet will be part restored and the rest won't so there'll be subtle differences. Same would apply with a detailer but you'd definitely want the whole car done as the difference would be vast.

vectra

Duff wrote: »

Relative noob when it comes to detailing apart from the usual two bucket method wash and polish every few weeks on my previous cars. Anyway, I've recently bought an e60 M Sport and theres a few patches of paint on the bonnet thats gone cloudy for want of a better word. From a bit of research I've seen this is oxidisation of the paint. Is there anyway I can treat this myself at home? I haven't got an electric buffer or anything, or is it a job for a detailer?

Cheers.

Curran wrote: »

A hand polish might bring it up. You'll have to do the rest of the car along with it as the bonnet will be part restored and the rest won't so there'll be subtle differences. Same would apply with a detailer but you'd definitely want the whole car done as the difference would be vast.

As Curan said
As a matter of interest.
What color is it?
Might be well worth a machine polish all over.

Duff

Thanks for the advice. Yeah, I was planning on doing the whole car anyway. It's black. What's the recommended procedure? wash, compound, polish, wax? Any recommendations on products?

punisher5112

Duff wrote: »

Thanks for the advice. Yeah, I was planning on doing the whole car anyway. It's black. What's the recommended procedure? wash, compound, polish, wax? Any recommendations on products?

Jet wash, let dry, De tar, de iron, wash, clay and so on.

bazz26

lads, quick question for you.

I removed the old tax/insurance disc holder from the windscreen that the dealer put there, it was difficult to remove and left some adhesive marks on the windscreen. What would you suggest using to remove the remaining adhesive?

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bazz26 wrote: »

lads, quick question for you.

I removed the old tax/insurance disc holder from the windscreen that the dealer put there, it was difficult to remove and left some adhesive marks on the windscreen. What would you suggest using to remove the remaining adhesive?

For this exact job I always use a product called Sticky Stuff Remover. That or something similar can be bought at any hardware store.

You could use tar remover but the strong smell isn't something you want in the car. Cleaning with glass cleaner afterwards will reduce the smell but it'll be there for a little while.

bazz26

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

For this exact job I always use a product called Sticky Stuff Remover. That or something similar can be bought at any hardware store.

You could use tar remover but the strong smell isn't something you want in the car. Cleaning with glass cleaner afterwards will reduce the smell but it'll be there for a little while.

Cheers MM.

Halfords have the sticky stuff remover for €6 so might give that a go.