Today I did some detailing...

toastedpickles · 29-05-2014 10:01PM

Washed, detarred, clayed, polished and waxed the saab for tomrrows meet. also done up the wheels, and other little bits, I've ran out of materials now

so much car.....so little material

MuppetCheck · 29-05-2014 11:22PM

TheBigGreen wrote: »

That wasn't me, was parked in work all day.

Saw another with xenons which is rare enough on them.

Threw an order into clean car last night so hopefully should keep me busy for the weekend.

vectra · 30-05-2014 12:50AM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Threw an order into clean car last night so hopefully should keep me busy for the weekend.

What ya getting?

Mc Love · 30-05-2014 10:12AM

have an order with dave and clean car (just the L1)

MuppetCheck · 30-05-2014 10:23AM

vectra wrote: »

What ya getting?

Actually, it was with detailing shed! Whoops! Getting some 845 to give it a go over the weekend, some mitts, cloths, applicators. Have everything else I need in the boot.

vectra · 30-05-2014 10:59AM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Actually, it was with detailing shed! Whoops! Getting some 845 to give it a go over the weekend, some mitts, cloths, applicators. Have everything else I need in the boot.

845??
What have you on it at present?

Mc Love · 30-05-2014 01:39PM

Just got my delivery from detailing shed! Muchas gracias to dave and his helper elves!

Took the top off the auto wheel clean to put the sprayer nozzle on and the smell would knock you out, I can still smell it in my nostrils!

MuppetCheck · 30-05-2014 03:06PM

vectra wrote: »

845??
What have you on it at present?

Whole car is coated in C1 at the moment.

mossym · 30-05-2014 03:17PM

vectra wrote: »

845??
What have you on it at present?

can i ask(out of sheer ignorance) why that is important?

Curran · 30-05-2014 03:20PM

Probably out of curiosity that he asked - maybe he seen a picture of it previously and thought it looked well.

But it can have importance also - if there is a previous product on the car, and its not stripped back, the product that is layered on top, may no bond well, and as a result not be as durable or give the desired results.

mossym · 30-05-2014 03:27PM

Curran wrote: »

Probably out of curiosity that he asked - maybe he seen a picture of it previously and thought it looked well.

But it can have importance also - if there is a previous product on the car, and its not stripped back, the product that is layered on top, may no bond well, and as a result not be as durable or give the desired results.

thanks for that. was curious as he seemed to be questioning in the direct context of using 845, i was wondering was there something about using that with other waxes which was unique to it

MuppetCheck · 30-05-2014 03:32PM

Curran wrote: »

Probably out of curiosity that he asked - maybe he seen a picture of it previously and thought it looked well.

But it can have importance also - if there is a previous product on the car, and its not stripped back, the product that is layered on top, may no bond well, and as a result not be as durable or give the desired results.

What I've used since I got the C1 put on the car is a a quick detailer after a wash. This is the one I've been using:

http://www.cleancar.ie/chemical-guys-pro-detailer-carnauba.html

Safe enough going with the 845 over that? Someone told me to get panel wipe out to the car first.

Curran · 30-05-2014 03:35PM

No, there isnt anything really unique!

The majority of product will work best on their own, and not layered with other products. That said there are products that are designed to work well together, but often there are some slight negatives that have to be considered with layering products. For example, durability might be slightly affected.

Wax or sealant will always work best on freshly prepared paint work; a clayed surface
Wax or sealant on a hand polish may not be quite as durable as the polish is the layer bonded to the paintwork and the wax is bonded to the polish layer.
And so on; the same applies for glazes, waxes layered on sealants, etc. The sealant would be more durable than a wax, and a layer wax would almost become a sacrificial layer in a way!

Curran · 30-05-2014 03:46PM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Safe enough going with the 845 over that? Someone told me to get panel wipe out to the car first.

C1 is a chemically bonded coating, that is almost like another surface layer....so should almost like the lacquer on your regular paintwork.
Without any first hand experience of C1 I wouldnt like to say for sure, but I'd be confident that 845 would go on, without too much issue, provided it isnt starting to show signs of it starting to deteriorate. Seeing as C1 is a durable coating maybe a quick wash down of APC wouldnt do any harm before applying the 845.

vectra · 30-05-2014 04:28PM

mossym wrote: »

can i ask(out of sheer ignorance) why that is important?

Curran wrote: »

Probably out of curiosity that he asked - maybe he seen a picture of it previously and thought it looked well.

But it can have importance also - if there is a previous product on the car, and its not stripped back, the product that is layered on top, may no bond well, and as a result not be as durable or give the desired results.

As answered above
845 works best on bare paint/lacquer.
May not bond and hold up too well over other products, though it should give it a lift and hold up for a while.
Can't see it doing any harm.

Spike Witwicky · 30-05-2014 08:51PM

So five hours of detailing today and i have a thirst on me now

Here is the before pic. Which is still a hell of a lot cleaner than a fiesta i saw caked in birdshit in Tesco today

Washed, detarred, clayed

and deironized

Found a nice little rust spot during claying. Typical. Good ol Merc and their cheap ass galvanising. :mad:

Washed again and dryed. Then broke out the Blacklight glaze n Pete's 53 wax. Pete smells good :pac:
The glaze n wax covered a couple of scuff marks nicely too but it needs a few good machine polishes.
Wheels washed with Orchards ph neutral cleaner from Detailing Shed and sealed with AG. No stains. This pleases me

Bit of trim gel, tyres dressed, glass cleaned and she's done. Gonna leave the interior till tomorrow.

Heres a pic of what i used. The verve bottles are empty spray bottles filled with AG's tar remover and diluted Orchards wheel cleaner

Curran · 30-05-2014 09:30PM

Five hours well spent!! :cool:
A pint for every hour spent detailing helps the recovery!

Good work!

MuppetCheck · 30-05-2014 10:40PM

Got my delivery today Curran, home this weekend for the parents 40th so I'm going to try the 845 on the fathers car too.

MetzgerMeister · 30-05-2014 11:44PM

Nice work Spike. She looks great!

MuppetCheck · 31-05-2014 01:47PM

Weird.

Emotionless wax Collinite #845: http://youtu.be/TJB8wg9jXp8

punisher5112 · 31-05-2014 02:42PM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Weird.

Emotionless wax Collinite #845: http://youtu.be/TJB8wg9jXp8

Oh mY GoD

Look at last comment looks like a rapist he does.

I'm not going to sleep tonight:pac:

MuppetCheck · 31-05-2014 06:13PM

He's got a hint of MM about him.

MetzgerMeister · 31-05-2014 07:03PM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

He's got a hint of MM about him.

I beg your pardon!! I'm no rapist....I'm a surprise sex professional :pac:

31-05-2014 07:20PM

So I brought my power washer (Nilfisk C120) to DID and they changed it for a different one (same model washer, I mean, just a different physical actual unit).

I took it home and powered it up, and it sounds much meaner than my old one. My old one sounded like something out of star wars when it stopped spraying or built up it's pressure. This one sounds much more industrial or something. It also 'sprays' water when theres no connection attached. My old one just drooped it on the ground like the end of a garden hose.

But anyway, it was firing away on all cylinders.

Then I put the Snow Foam lance on and it started again. On/off half-second hisses. I quickly disconnected it.

So it would appear my choices are to either replace the lance or attempt to open it and find out whats wrong (a blockage of some sort presumably).

What would ye guys do? I don't think I'd have the head for messing with it, so I'm leaning towards just buying a new one. At the same time, rather not be forking out €55 every 6 months either.

Anyone any general advice? I can't think of any time I mistreated the lance or such.

Also, Randy, i just want to apologise (on the forum) to you. Randy sent me a very, very detailed and helpful PM and I swore I replied back saying I was going to just drop it back to DID as a first port of call, but just there as i was writing this post, I realised I never actually replied at all. Sorry about that man! Not intentional.

MetzgerMeister · 31-05-2014 07:38PM

You've had more trouble with this bloody snow foam idea than I've ever seen on this forum before :pac:

TBH if you want my opinion, I'd just bring it back for a refund if possible and buy a Karcher. They are the biz.

dredg · 31-05-2014 07:57PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Oh mY GoD

Look at last comment looks like a rapist he does.

I'm not going to sleep tonight:pac:

That's the face he makes when feeding on children.

31-05-2014 08:38PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

You've had more trouble with this bloody snow foam idea than I've ever seen on this forum before :pac:

TBH if you want my opinion, I'd just bring it back for a refund if possible and buy a Karcher. They are the biz.

Well in fairness it doesnt seem to be a pressure washer issue, it seems to be more a snow foam lance issue.

But I admit, that I have had my fair share of them, alright..

MetzgerMeister · 31-05-2014 09:16PM

I see. Have you tried any other lances?

31-05-2014 09:29PM

No, I don't really know anyone else in the world of detailing, except Curran when I meet him to take a few bits and bobs off him here and there. Feels like there's a blockage of some sort in the lance. Not entirely sure. Might just buy a new one in a week or two and if i have the same issue again, then I'll just rule snow foaming out of my routine.

MetzgerMeister · 31-05-2014 09:46PM

It could be the gauze actually! HERE is the replacement. I'd say it's worth a try!

Today I did some detailing...

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