Today I did some detailing...

PsychoPete · 03-01-2021 09:12PM

SomeGuyCalledMi wrote: »

I must have been really board during the summer. I made this video about how I wash my Kodiaq.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md58D2GJ1ro

One bucket and no grit guard, sacrilege!

punisher5112 · 03-01-2021 11:24PM

PsychoPete wrote: »

One bucket and no grit guard, sacrilege!

Sounds better then a yard brush....

SomeGuyCalledMi · 04-01-2021 02:33PM

PsychoPete wrote: »

One bucket and no grit guard, sacrilege!

I have the grit guards out the back, I might still use them when washing dirty wheels and wheel wells.

I think using multiple freshly washed mitts is way better than dipping the same mitt into a filthy rinse bucket when washing the paint. Its a bit quicker too.

Also, because I've done a pre wash, there's not much "grit" on the car to cause scratches.

duffman3833 · 04-01-2021 05:54PM

fair play to you all for keeping your cars in top nic. I cant keep mine clean a single day with the roads i do be on. Id love to do all this to my F10 but simply not worth it trying to keep it clean in winter. Summer is only time i really get to enjoy the car clean

PsychoPete · 04-01-2021 09:04PM

I haven't washed my car since September or October, it's absolutely covered in sh!te and muck. I said I was going to tackle it over Christmas but I'd no interest in doing it

Summer2020 · 08-01-2021 08:40PM

Had no interest myself the last 3 months, miserable weather for it now. Have just ordered a few bits from washme.ie so going to get back into it next week hopefully. Doesn’t seem worth buying from uk anymore with customs charges, no savings to be made and would even end up much more expensive i think. Irish businesses could see a big increase in orders as a result.

Black_Knight · 08-01-2021 08:59PM

Got an autobrit snow foam lance for my nilfisk for Christmas. Tried it out the other day and it's brilliant. Adjustable foam levels, and the foam I used hung on well.

Nothing fancy about the wash, but it was in desperate need of one. Many months untouched. If course i didn't take before or after pics.

vintagevrs · 08-01-2021 09:35PM

I have often come close to buying one but then tell myself it's a gimmick. Looks great when it's dwelling etc but not sure the end result is any better. Maybe it prevents some swirls etc by helping soften up and remove some stuff before the wash. I usually just use the plastic nilfisk foam thing which doesn't look as impressive, but that with a rinse of the power hose before I start I imagine is similar to the snow foam.

PsychoPete · 08-01-2021 10:12PM

vintagevrs wrote: »

I have often come close to buying one but then tell myself it's a gimmick. Looks great when it's dwelling etc but not sure the end result is any better. Maybe it prevents some swirls etc by helping soften up and remove some stuff before the wash. I usually just use the plastic nilfisk foam thing which doesn't look as impressive, but that with a rinse of the power hose before I start I imagine is similar to the snow foam.

I suppose it depends what product you are using in the foam lance. If my car isn't that dirty then I'll just use auto foam and rinse, heavy dirt I use citrus pre wash or maybe surfex hd first and then see what kind dirt is left

Black_Knight · 09-01-2021 07:20PM

vintagevrs wrote: »

I have often come close to buying one but then tell myself it's a gimmick. Looks great when it's dwelling etc but not sure the end result is any better. Maybe it prevents some swirls etc by helping soften up and remove some stuff before the wash. I usually just use the plastic nilfisk foam thing which doesn't look as impressive, but that with a rinse of the power hose before I start I imagine is similar to the snow foam.

That thing is a waste of time. Tried it twice. It just empties all the foam in the first few seconds.

vintagevrs · 09-01-2021 07:30PM

Must be different from mine, you need to use it for a long time before it'll empty the bottle. It doesn't really do foam though. Just spits out foamy soapy water.

Black_Knight · 09-01-2021 08:04PM

vintagevrs wrote: »

Must be different from mine, you need to use it for a long time before it'll empty the bottle. It doesn't really do foam though. Just spits out foamy soapy water.

We'll you can't empty it, because it just pours water at unrestricted high pressure into the bottle. There's no control over the output.

vintagevrs · 09-01-2021 09:25PM

Black_Knight wrote: »

We'll you can't empty it, because it just pours water at unrestricted high pressure into the bottle. There's no control over the output.

As I said, yours is different from mine.

Black_Knight · 09-01-2021 09:47PM

vintagevrs wrote: »

As I said, yours is different from mine.

Perhaps. Didn't expect nilfisk to give anything in anyway decent. Not really their focus. Mine came with my c110.

TheBigGreen · 27-01-2021 02:16PM

Finally got around to ordering a new Nilfisk. (Nilfisk E 145.4-9 PAD X-tra)

Hopefully get time at the weekend to wash the cars.

punisher5112 · 27-01-2021 03:27PM

How much that set you back?

TheBigGreen · 28-01-2021 11:36AM

punisher5112 wrote: »

How much that set you back?

€349.34 including shipping.

Order from grooves.land on the 14th January and arrived the 27th January.

keano25 · 30-01-2021 01:56AM

I have the Nilfisk p150.2 the last 8 years.. fantastic machines well wear.

Duff · 30-01-2021 01:34PM

Took the new pressure washer (Nilfisk E145) for a spin yesterday and gave her the first wash of 2021.

vectra · 30-01-2021 04:33PM

Looking good.
Curious
Is that E60 a 06 ?

Duff · 30-01-2021 09:52PM

vectra wrote: »

Looking good.
Curious
Is that E60 a 06 ?

Cheers. No, it's the LCI version. Late 2007.

vectra · 30-01-2021 09:57PM

Duff wrote: »

Cheers. No, it's the LCI version. Late 2007.

Ah.
The wheels looked identical to one my son had a few years ago.

Duff · 30-01-2021 10:18PM

vectra wrote: »

Ah.
The wheels looked identical to one my son had a few years ago.

Ah, I actually got those wheels in a scrapper last lockdown and refurbed them to pass a few days :pac:

vectra · 31-01-2021 02:12AM

Duff wrote: »

Ah, I actually got those wheels in a scrapper last lockdown and refurbed them to pass a few days :pac:

Are they 19's staggered?

This was it.

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Duff · 31-01-2021 02:50AM

They're 19" staggered alright but slightly different spoke pattern!

vectra · 31-01-2021 02:54AM

Ah.
Thought they looked the same from the photo angle.
Just clicked with me now who you are as well

MetzgerMeister · 06-02-2021 11:17PM

Today I started the polishing job on the M4.

First off was the glass which got a clay and polish using Gtechniq G4 Nano Glass polish and a mini DA polisher. You can see the difference between the polished and unpolished windows below. Visibility is much imporoved:

Water behaviour Before:

During:

After:

Started the paint correction with the bootlid. Quite a lot of light swirl marks thanks to cheap valeting. It's not taking too long to get to 90% so I feel it had been in good condition before the valetor got his hands on it.

I've no before pics but here's an after:

50/50 comparison video

punisher5112 · 06-02-2021 11:41PM

That's some serious work.... Will look absolutely mint.

Gumbo · 07-02-2021 12:24AM

^^^^ nice MM.
Do you think the glass work can be achieved by hand?
I don’t have a DA (it’s on my list of things to learn).

Is the G4 a finished product or did you coat the glass afterwards with something else?

MetzgerMeister · 07-02-2021 12:33AM

You can do it by hand, it just takes a bit more effort.

The G4 is solely a polish to deep clean the glass. I did it in preparation for G1 which is the Gtechniq glass coating. Today I polished the glass, sprayed water onto it to remove the polish then finished with Gtechniq G6 Perfect Glass. There's no coating on them yet.

Today I did some detailing...

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