Today I did some detailing...

Noccy_Mondy · 10-07-2015 01:02AM

davycc wrote:

literally ran a bucket of black water ,1 sponge and washing-up liquid over my golden shower saxo before i fling it onto adverts wolfrace envy

Get out... you have no business posting here using the words sponge and washing up liquid, the whole lot of them will collapse :pac:

davycc · 10-07-2015 01:15AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Get out... you have no business posting here using the words sponge and washing up liquid, the whole lot of them will collapse :pac:

Thats why i had to edit it and put in NSFW at the start:D

apologies in advance detailing forum its pretty sick :pac:

eagerv · 10-07-2015 04:38PM

Only getting into detailing, really enjoying, thanks to Dave at Detailing Shed for all his help and patience.

So far have purchased the following:

Bilt HamberAuto Wash.
Microfibre Madness Dry me Crazy.
Collinite 845 Insulator Wax.
Car Pro Perl Tyre Treatment.
Chemical Guys Speed Wipe.
50 Cal 20:20 Glass Cleaner.

I really enjoy looking after the car now.
Will try first pic...

I put a few more pics on "Post a piic of your car here" in main Motors forum if anyone interested..

Curran · 10-07-2015 05:03PM

That's Superb! :P

punisher5112 · 10-07-2015 05:27PM

Curran wrote: »

That's Superb! :P

I see what ya did there:pac::P

bbari · 10-07-2015 05:46PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

I see what ya did there:pac::P

Do you mean the Superb looks SUPERB ?

mhackett102 · 10-07-2015 07:12PM

Found this guy in the glovebox of the Corolla.. Apparently they came with the car when they left the factory

Looks like I'll be using it soon.. It seems that the previous owner had trouble putting the key into the lock

Picking up all new cleaning bits tomorrow after work. Still need to get alloys and a few other bits for the car - who knew trying to get original 4x100 Toyota alloys would be so hard :pac:

Senecio · 10-07-2015 10:28PM

mhackett102 wrote: »

Looks like I'll be using it soon.. It seems that the previous owner had trouble putting the key into the lock

did the previous owner have a twitch?

Curran · 10-07-2015 10:39PM

Or fond of an auld drink! :P

Curran · 11-07-2015 07:59AM

Looking at it again, its down to a person opening the door with the bunch of keys in their hands I'd say.
If it were me, I'd machine polish the area rather attempting to use a touch up kit

nc6000 · 11-07-2015 05:37PM

What's are the best products to use on a new car?

mhackett102 · 11-07-2015 05:55PM

Curran wrote: »

Looking at it again, its down to a person opening the door with the bunch of keys in their hands I'd say.
If it were me, I'd machine polish the area rather attempting to use a touch up kit

Elderly woman had it before me and I can remember that she had a lot of keys on her keyring alright!
To be honest, I wont be touching that 'touch up kit'. Something about it that I just wouldnt trust (although it came from Toyota themselves). Think I might just leave it unopened so it can impress its next owner

MyStubbleItches · 11-07-2015 05:56PM

nc6000 wrote: »

What's are the best products to use on a new car?

Looking for a bit of advice here too. Picked up the wife's new focus last weekend. Managed to get it washed, a coat of blacklight followed by a coat of c845 and the windows cleaned and sealed with the carlack twins. Wanted to get a second coat of 845 on but time ran out.

Dave, need to get appropriate shampoo to give it a wash before applying more 845 and also want to clean and seal the alloys next weekend. I have detar and de-iron so really just need a sealer and possibly tyre dressing if it's not too dear. Also, cracked the bottle of carlack sealer so need to replace with a similar product. What would you recommend?

nc6000 · 11-07-2015 06:03PM

I've a new 508 which I'd like to give a bit of a clean and dress the tyres.

eagerv · 11-07-2015 06:07PM

nc6000 wrote: »

What's are the best products to use on a new car?

I bought the products listed in my post above after many EMails with Curran of this parish.

Probably for me the most important product I bought was the neutral shampoo. Before I was using an old Simoniz shampoo which I think contained some wax. This appeared to be dulling the car after washing!

All the products I now use seem to compliment one another.

Also of course make sure you wash the car with the two bucket method and some good microfibre mitts.

JAMES VTI S · 15-07-2015 10:32PM

I was out in #Cork city last week carrying out a headlight restoration.

I resorted full clarity to these lenes then coated them with Optimum Polymer Technologies - Opti Lens.

Gavman84 · 18-07-2015 02:31PM

Before

After about three hours work I'm bate now!

vectra · 18-07-2015 02:33PM

Very nice
but
Number plate alert in one pic

Gavman84 · 18-07-2015 02:49PM

Stupid thing blocked on image site don't know why not here iv just removed it!

edburg · 19-07-2015 08:41PM

Not a detail but gave the work horse a decent clean and quick coat of nano seal by Autobrite last week. Happy enough as cars have been left little short and siigy not had decent polish since last Septmeber and just a general wash n top up.

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Foxhole Norman · 19-07-2015 11:01PM

You're in desperate need of Tyre Shine :eek:

edburg · 19-07-2015 11:40PM

True as said was just a quick body wash to try out the nano seal.

Noccy_Mondy · 25-07-2015 01:17AM

Guys, will machine polishing remove swirl marks on a car. The focus was always chronic bad with swirl marks, the minute sun hits it they show up. Are the likes of halfords ones any good? Is machine polishing foolproof, or can it make things worse?

myshirt · 25-07-2015 01:33AM

Forget Halfords, wasting your time. What you need as a basic entry model is a Das 6. It is random oscillating so is as fool proof as you'll get, depending on the fool. Really though, to be fair, risk of burn through is low, risk of back breaking work and time implications is high.

vectra · 25-07-2015 10:06AM

If you do get a das 6 just make sure you get the pro version.

MarkN · 25-07-2015 08:43PM

Vacuum, wash, snow foam, 2 buckets, usual stuff etc

Then a coat of Pentawax by 50Cal - very impressed with it, nice deep/wet look - the car has 120,000 mile on it so she scrubbed well. I got a load of mini bottles of 50Cal stuff from a guy who imports it so I'll keep going with the bits and see what it's like.

vectra · 25-07-2015 08:59PM

Nice car.
For sale?? :P

myshirt · 25-07-2015 09:41PM

Looks well MarkN.

Vectra, you get your new car yet?

MarkN · 25-07-2015 11:18PM

vectra wrote: »

Nice car.
For sale?? :P

Depends what you're willing to pay

Only got it a couple of weeks ago so was planning on keeping it for a while.

vectra · 26-07-2015 01:39AM

myshirt wrote: »

Vectra, you get your new car yet?

2 weeks time.

MarkN wrote: »

Depends what you're willing to pay

Only got it a couple of weeks ago so was planning on keeping it for a while.

Message me with some details,

Today I did some detailing...

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