Today I did some detailing...

vectra · 13-12-2014 05:00PM

Darraghmh91. wrote: »

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appreciate the advice there and when you wax your can id there a sealent you can put over the wax or is it just wax and then thats it ??

If you plan on using sealants and wax,
The sealant goes on first.
Then wax on top of that

I am currently stuck on Soft99 "Fusso" base coat
Topped with Soft88 "King of Gloss"
Any more Q's just shout.

Darraghmh91. · 13-12-2014 05:05PM

vectra wrote: »

If you plan on using sealants and wax,
The sealant goes on first.
Then wax on top of that

I am currently stuck on Soft99 "Fusso" base coat
Topped with Soft88 "King of Gloss"
Any more Q's just shout.

Ahh that's ok so polidh seal it then wax is the final touch think that's all for now anyways

Deenie123 · 13-12-2014 05:22PM

2 cars:

Black 2002 Renault Clio
Going to Wash, Paint enhancing hand Polish & then Wax as soon as the weather is a bit better. Also have a scratch remover paste that I plan to use after washing and before polishing, hope it will reduce the appearance of some scratches (not from me!). Bit of UV damage on the headlights so will buff out with some polish as best as I can.

Black 2011 BMW 118i:

Am thinking this (given that its paint is obvioulsy newer and in much better condition) should have a bit more care. Aside from wash, polish and wax, should I be looking to de-tar this? De-iron? Clay bar? Not sure what to do about it, it's my mother's car and she's not looking after it the way I would with such a new and lovely car! At 2.5 years old, what routine car needs to be done?

Darraghmh91. · 13-12-2014 05:28PM

Deenie123 wrote: »

2 cars:

Black 2002 Renault Clio
Going to Wash, Paint enhancing hand Polish & then Wax as soon as the weather is a bit better

Don't take my word but as far as I'm aware you wax your car straight after the polish other wise other dirt and rain is just waxed over you need to have a spotless body to wax it and plus you won't get the shine your lookin for

Deenie123 · 13-12-2014 06:07PM

Darraghmh91. wrote: »

Deenie123 wrote: »

2 cars:

Black 2002 Renault Clio
Going to Wash, Paint enhancing hand Polish & then Wax as soon as the weather is a bit better

Don't take my word but as far as I'm aware you wax your car straight after the polish other wise other dirt and rain is just waxed over you need to have a spotless body to wax it and plus you won't get the shine your lookin for

Yeah sorry badly phrased, I meant to say when the weather is a bit better (as in, not bloody freezing!) I will be washing, polishing and waxing!

MetzgerMeister · 18-12-2014 09:06PM

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mik_da_man · 22-12-2014 10:13PM

The Cars were filthy so I decided a clean was in order.

They were in a bad way...

And then it snowed

(AutoBrite Foam)

Time for a dose of Bilt Hamber Auto wheel cleaner & Wheel wollies

Nice Bleeding

Washed down and the Pug was looking ok.

RS was Filthy however..

mik_da_man · 22-12-2014 10:14PM

Decided the Pug was grand so took out the GF's car as it needed a wash too!!

Bitta foam

On the to 2BM with Chemical Guys Maxi Suds

Looking better

Finished off with a coat of OAC prefection

Shiny

MetzgerMeister · 22-12-2014 10:17PM

Great work Mik! Pug is looking as good as when it left

I think you wrote the word "filthy" in the soot that comes out of that one working exhaust pipe from the diesel. Could be wrong but it looks like that.

mik_da_man · 23-12-2014 01:46AM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Great work Mik! Pug is looking as good as when it left

I think you wrote the word "filthy" in the soot that comes out of that one working exhaust pipe from the diesel. Could be wrong but it looks like that.

Cheers man, yeah that diesel soot is a right pain!

georgefalls · 23-12-2014 01:14PM

This morning, I took some wipes, and attacked the bird crap that's been on the bonnet of the wife's car since Friday.

Been looking at it for days, and finally the OCD kicked in.

vectra · 23-12-2014 03:14PM

georgefalls wrote: »

This morning, I took some wipes, and attacked the bird crap that's been on the bonnet of the wife's car since Friday.

Been looking at it for days, and finally the OCD kicked in.

A baby wipe to remove several day old bird crap does not spell OCD

It spells. ODG

keano25 · 24-12-2014 03:12PM

Christmas bath

vectra · 24-12-2014 03:38PM

I think Doggy is about to give you a help with washing the rear wheel

Snow foamed both cars today,
vRS and E60

both washed and dried.
vRS was fine at that

E60 got a wipedown with Orchard Autocare Perfection.

Happy days now.

keano25 · 24-12-2014 04:09PM

He still doesn't know what to make of it!

punisher5112 · 24-12-2014 04:18PM

Ran out of time no wash for the vrs this Christmas it will have to wait a few days as it hasn't had a wash in over a month its not blue anymore more brown now then anything.

Nice cleaning and all guys

Happy Christmas to all of yee.

georgefalls · 24-12-2014 08:33PM

Filthy, by my standards. Snowfoamed, washed and dried.

cena · 24-12-2014 09:02PM

First time in a long time never got to wash the cars for Christmas. I really found do with a power washer

Curran · 24-12-2014 09:10PM

Great colour on that GT georgefalls...Id say its smashing in the sun, for the 5 days of the summer!

Jealous of ye lads getting out for a wash...aint washed mine in ages due to moving from a 2 car family to 1 at the moment while looking for a replacement....mines bogging!

25-12-2014 02:16AM

Ho, ho, ho, everyone.

Hope it's a great Christmas for ye all.

vectra · 25-12-2014 03:19AM

Beautiful color on that Alfa.

toastedpickles · 25-12-2014 03:35AM

I'll be in here soon enough with a few before and afters, my car is currently filthier than some lads mothers i know :P

Noccy_Mondy · 25-12-2014 03:40AM

I've been meaning to get pics up this past few days. I've a few beading shots as well. Car is soo shiney. Not for long though. I'll post up a few pictures of the state of my road too, which will show how pointless all my hard work is....

Noccy_Mondy · 25-12-2014 09:24PM

De tarred de-everything'd the car, polished, and sealed, along with the alloys last week. My God, it'll be a while before I do it myself again! Never in Winter again, that's for sure.

My lovely scrape on the back, must get that seen to soon

Some beads....

And, as promised, a pic of my lovely road......
No wonder I get disheartened with cleaning

JAMES VTI S · 31-12-2014 12:54AM

A friend of mine asked me to detail this Bentley early on this month.

Boi OH Boi this is one of the most beautiful cars i'v ever detailed and i think after spending some time with it it is my favorite, the level of detail and thought that's in this car is something that needs to be appreciated, the british racing green paint alone is like nothing i'v ever seen it's slightly two toned and has zero orange peel it just smooth as silk.

So first thing was to drive it out to be cleaned, I snowfoamed with reflectology R1NE which removed the heavy dirt then i washed the body with my beloved Carpro wool wash mitt (have it almost two years now!) and R1NE again in my cheap ass 20 liter B&Q buckets

After that i started on the 20 inch! wheels with Autosmart smart wheel followed by Autosmart fallout remover, inside and out got mega cleaning.

I continued decontaminating the body with Autosmart tardis (tar remover) and Autosmart fallout remover this time applied by a wash mitt and agitating twice around the car before rinsing off

I finished the decontamination process with my clay cloth which revealed little to no contamination ... she's a protected garage queen you know

Finally I foamed the whole car to remove as much off the paint before drying.

Now the paint was ready for some inspection, great levels across the whole car .... Bentley are very generous with paint

Next I inspected the paint under LED light to reveal any defects.

It was pretty much the same all over the car with the bonnet getting the most abuse from the local wash.

After two stages of machine polishing with Maxolen PM 1 and Carpro Reflect on Hex Logic green and black pads via my Flex X1107 i was left with this :eek:

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JAMES VTI S · 31-12-2014 12:54AM

I finished up polishing and noticed the Mulliner split rim lips were tarnished from either chemicals drying on the wheel or two strong a cleaner being used.

So i polished off that haze with autosol metal polish (GOD IS IN THE DETAIL)

When I was cleaning the wheel I noticed how well the caliper came out (stop N style)

While i had the autosol out I decided to polish the aluminum door sills ans kick panels (no before picture but they really needed this)

Back onto the paint I decided to seal this piece of Art in Swissvax Best Of Show. I choose this wax because the car is garaged all year around so durability was not a concern. Best of show delivered super levels of gloss. :cool:(picture taken after application hence the dust)

On to the interior it was detailed with just as much love as the outside.

With the car finished I packed up and plugged the car back into the battery charger (that's why the booth is open).

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Thanks a lot for l@@king

myshirt · 31-12-2014 01:13AM

James, you've come a long way with the business since over the last year and a half. Well done. It's better and better you are getting, evident by the clients you are getting aswell. Well done.

JAMES VTI S · 31-12-2014 01:41AM

myshirt wrote: »

James, you've come a long way with the business since over the last year and a half. Well done. It's better and better you are getting, evident by the clients you are getting aswell. Well done.

I love playing with cars

Thanks a lot.

cena · 31-12-2014 01:20PM

Lovely job james. Are you based in Dublin. How much would an Astra cost to get as job like that done

JAMES VTI S · 31-12-2014 01:55PM

cena wrote: »

Lovely job james. Are you based in Dublin. How much would an Astra cost to get as job like that done

Following the rules every write up done by myself is from either a friend or family member and they have no business ties

Thanks to everyone that thanked the post and I have another one still to come.

Today I did some detailing...

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