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Today I did some detailing...

randy hickey · 2013-06-25 10:10:42

We have the "Today I Did Something To My Car" thread out in the main forum, and a lot of the posts on it pertain to detailing. I thought it would be a good idea to give our various detailing activities a thread in their proper home. I'll get the ball rolling. Today ( ahem, last night really!), I snow foamed the car Wasn't…

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#2732 12-02-2015 1:27am
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Foam lance control knob turned fully right give thickest foam.

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#2733 12-02-2015 3:43pm
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myshirt wrote: »

Anyone using a CPW to soften up the dirt?

I used to throw a dart of concentrated citrus cleaner into my snow foam solution,(and it definitely boosted cleaning power), but I stopped when Ronnie pointed out over on DW that the chemical reaction between the two could potentially create a toxic gas!:eek:

I'd have no problem using a citrus cleaner on a motor that was due to be stripped prior to reapplication of a wax, or on the likes of a commercial vehicle that wouldn't have wax on it anyway, as citrus is a natural solvent and will diminish/remove wax over a period of time determined by factors such as concentration and frequency of use.

BTW over ten years ago we used to use a citrus detarring agent made here in Dublin and it was brilliant stuff.Think it was called Nature Solve.

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#2734 12-02-2015 4:39pm
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I've restored my headlights on Golf mk5

Here is pic http_//i.gyazo.com/8262d94e93716ae2b01fa4f5807ddf9a.png

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#2735 12-02-2015 11:40pm
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Would this be any good lads? Any patch on a decent wet vac? Would it bring up seats like that of a valet, ie. taking all the sh1t out of them? Decent price, don't want to go paying over 200 for one. Be handy to have for one's own use, instead of bringing the car somewhere when the seats get bad.

http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=20598

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#2736 13-02-2015 2:59am
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Howdy folks, been mainly posting in the projects thread the last while, but my 166 was in for a week with Ian in elite auto clean for a full bodywork overhaul. The car was wet sanded numerous times with varying degrees of grit and then polished back, on top of all the other prep work involved.

The paintwork wasn't great when the car went in, but it turned out stunning. I'm just going to link the last page of my thread to show the end results.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057203558&page=7

Thought it would be good to show it and if anyone had any questions fire away. As for Ian, well I can't recommend him enough. A complete gent.

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#2737 13-02-2015 8:31am
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Great job on the 166, looks immaculate!!

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#2738 13-02-2015 11:27am
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Fantastic looking, and a great colour to have detailed; it would have been great to work on....bring it back to life and getting that pop back in the paintwork!!

Treat the paintwork like it has the skin of a tomato, and it will look that good for at least 3-5 years!

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#2739 13-02-2015 12:25pm
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Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Would this be any good lads? Any patch on a decent wet vac? Would it bring up seats like that of a valet, ie. taking all the sh1t out of them? Decent price, don't want to go paying over 200 for one. Be handy to have for one's own use, instead of bringing the car somewhere when the seats get bad.

http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=20598

I'm wondering the same.

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#2740 13-02-2015 1:25pm
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166man wrote: »

Howdy folks,

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057203558&page=7

BEAUTIFUL!!

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#2741 13-02-2015 1:39pm
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Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Would this be any good lads? Any patch on a decent wet vac? Would it bring up seats like that of a valet, ie. taking all the sh1t out of them? Decent price, don't want to go paying over 200 for one. Be handy to have for one's own use, instead of bringing the car somewhere when the seats get bad.

http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=20598

Probably wouldn't be great for 'pro' use, but for the price, surely worth a punt?

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#2742 13-02-2015 2:24pm
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Will be better than no vac!
The George Numatic is 1200W and this is 1300W, so as powerful. It wont have the sprayer for detergent, like a traditional wet vac, such as the George; so you will have to spray on product, give it a scrub and then vac it out. Drawing any amount of water from the seats will be better than nothing.

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#2743 13-02-2015 6:42pm
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ought one of those lidl ones around 4 years ago and it's fantastic.

as above, you need to mix up a warm soapy solution yourself and work it in with a sponge or nail brush, but the extraction is pretty decent, leaves the seats virtually dry!

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#2744 13-02-2015 8:19pm
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Curran wrote: »

Fantastic looking, and a great colour to have detailed; it would have been great to work on....bring it back to life and getting that pop back in the paintwork!!

Treat the paintwork like it has the skin of a tomato, and it will look that good for at least 3-5 years!

You didn't hear how many hours Ian was working on it for did you?
I don't know how detailers make any decent money, when you consider the amount of labour and skill that had to be put into that 166

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#2745 13-02-2015 9:01pm
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quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

You didn't hear how many hours Ian was working on it for did you?

No, I did not, but wet sanding on a few different grits and polishing back up to that finish, I can well imagine how many hours went into it!! And reckon Ive done similar on one or two cars!

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#2746 13-02-2015 10:20pm
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Toyotafanboi wrote: »

ought one of those lidl ones around 4 years ago and it's fantastic.

as above, you need to mix up a warm soapy solution yourself and work it in with a sponge or nail brush, but the extraction is pretty decent, leaves the seats virtually dry!

What are they like for carpets

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#2747 13-02-2015 11:52pm
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I detailed this week old 4x4 a while back, my friend wanted the interior surfaces protected and the exterior revived and then protected also.

First off the body was foamed.

And the wheels were cleaned, both the face and drum.

The ledges, jambs, crack and crevices were cleaned with APC and a brush.

The the exterior was washed using a two bucket system.

Now the body was ready for decontamination.

First was to remove all tar deposits, also on the wheels.

Next was to clay the paint.

I washed the exterior again and dried it ready for polishing.

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#2748 13-02-2015 11:52pm
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Some before and afters.

The finish was then sealed.

On to the interior and it got a good cleaning before protecting the surfaces.

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ralph waldo emerson wrote:

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Thanks for looking

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#2750 14-02-2015 12:00am
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Your "friend" me hole :pac:

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#2751 14-02-2015 12:57am
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Dont forget your customers!

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#2752 14-02-2015 1:04am
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Not as good as some peoples work but much needed. Wash, polish, and protected.

The before and after

How is my beeding?

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#2753 14-02-2015 1:11am
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Not a bad job at all but did you really think we were going to be able to make out your disc particulars from that distance?

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#2754 14-02-2015 1:16am
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Not a bad job at all but did you really think we were going to be able to make out your disc particulars from that distance?

thought someone might comment on that. I'm amazed by the amount of times I see people on this forum comment on making out discs so I though I ought to.

That and I was embarrassed by the fact that I realised this week while taxing my car I ha incidentally forgot to put my instance disk in the car in September so could have been done for failing to display for the last 6 months. All sorted now though

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#2755 14-02-2015 1:18am
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Not a bad job at all but did you really think we were going to be able to make out your disc particulars from that distance?

Probably this is what he meant by "Wash, polish, and PROTECTED."

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#2756 14-02-2015 3:45am
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MetzgerMeister wrote:

Not a bad job at all but did you really think we were going to be able to make out your disc particulars from that distance? ï¿¼

Its a Dublin reg golf, bought from western motors in Galway. We have em!! (if it's not western, it's very similar to their surround)

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#2757 14-02-2015 10:19am
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Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Its a Dublin reg golf, bought from western motors in Galway. We have em!! (if it's not western, it's very similar to their surround)

Close very close but not 100%. Didn't realise me covering the details would cause as much controversy as this.

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#2758 14-02-2015 8:45pm
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Lovely BMW above

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#2759 14-02-2015 8:52pm
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Thanks, Cena it's very nice indeed, the interior is beautiful.

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Not quite a 151 BMW, but I made a start on the 'ould Focus today. Unfortunately I forgot my SD card for the camera i had, so only had the phone. So I didn't really bother taking many photos. I did grab an 'iron cleanse wheel' photo and a poorly lit interior photo (that shows nothing really).

Today I did some... Snow foaming, rinsing, 2BM'ing (With AutoGlym Shampoo), De-Ironing wheels (OAC Iron Cleanse), wheel cleaning (AutoGlym wheel clean) and claying. Then I went inside with the hoover and the steam cleaner and went at the seats and the ceiling mostly, and to a lesser extent the floor carpets.

Still not entirely happy with my seat efforts. The seat in the photo below looks patchy, but that was just after having been getting messed with. Hopefully tomorrow it'll look better (the car is staying in the shed overnight, and probably overnight tomorrow night, too).

Strangely enough, I never really looked at them in person, but just from looking at the photos there, I reckon those tyres are on their last treads...

But anyway, other than that when I go back at it tomorrow morning the aim is to get the DAS6 out and start machining from the front, and spend more time inside with the hoover and steam cleaner. Depending on how I'm fixed for time, and my enthusiasm levels, I'll start taking the wheels off then, I think.

(I might actually polish a panel or two, do the interior, polish a panel or two, take a wheel off, etc. just to keep a bit of variety in it, rather than one thing at a time and machine polishing for hours on end).

There was dirt on the outside of the car (mostly at the front of the doors, where it would have been slung up by the wheels), that I tried to get off with a sponge, a wash mitt, an MF towel, boiling water, steam cleaner, etc. and it wouldn't budge. Ended up having to take it off by picking it at it for ages with the nails on my thumbs. I wonder how long that dirt is there.

Also, the clay I used was literally black when it was going over some of the 'trouble' areas on the lower of the car. Raging I didn't have a better camera, but for a car that didn't really look too dirty in the first place - fcuk me! :eek: It was filthy.

And there was a snail living in the boot...

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#2761 16-02-2015 1:47am
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And there was a snail living in the boot...

Is it one of those endangered species of snail? Better relocate it fast before you are forced to build a tunnel under your garage for it.

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