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Hi Guy's I'm slowly but surely reading through all of this topic. I'm the kind that's used to giving the car a wash and polish and thinking it looked good (Even if I did spend a lot of time on it)

Now I understand the process of detailing is there any huge difference from doing it on say Motorcycle fairings to a car? The only reason I ask is they are plastic where as most cars are metal. does this make any difference to product Purchasing and method?

Cheers.
 
VFR_KID said:
Hi Guy's I'm slowly but surely reading through all of this topic. I'm the kind that's used to giving the car a wash and polish and thinking it looked good (Even if I did spend a lot of time on it)

Now I understand the process of detailing is there any huge difference from doing it on say Motorcycle fairings to a car? The only reason I ask is they are plastic where as most cars are metal. does this make any difference to product Purchasing and method?

Cheers.
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Painted and clear coated on plastic? No different really.
 
Just read the Rotary Poloshing guide on detailingworld.co.uk

My god, I was hoping to give it a go soon to get rid of some of the nasty scratches, but that's put me off. It sounds like such a risky and difficult job, with so much to take into consideration

I think I'll just leave it :(
 
Steedie said:
Just read the Rotary Poloshing guide on detailingworld.co.uk

My god, I was hoping to give it a go soon to get rid of some of the nasty scratches, but that's put me off. It sounds like such a risky and difficult job, with so much to take into consideration

I think I'll just leave it :(
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DA.
 
Yeah, until this morning I was paying someone to wipe my rear end

In all seriousness though, it's not just "moving a tool around your car" though is it? And it's probably people like you that provide the comedy stories on that forum. It's all about pressure, and how thick the paint is and where, what pad and polish to use. The different speeds at different stages of the polishing. Yes it's all fairly trivial stuff, but it's not just something I want to "practise" on my car, I don't fancy forking out for a respray when I end up taking the clear coat off

So before you post such rubbish, try engaging your brain first. But if you want me to practise moving a polisher around on your car in random patterns, then by all means I'm up for that
 
one I did today.

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Steedie said:
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So go and buy a scrap bonnet to practice on :confused:

I'm merely pointing out that there is an awful lot of fear around machine polishers when, in fact, they are not designed to rip off your clear coat or burn your paint. I'm not the first person to try and point this out and I won't be the last.

When you say there's nothing easier about a DA polisher it becomes clear you've based your opinion on hearsay and not facts. With your average DA polisher, pads and polish you'd be sitting there for a ridiculous amount of time trying to damage the paintwork of a German car. It's not something that you'd do accidentally.

Edit: I find it amusing you seem able to judge my machine polishing ability when you're too scared to pick one up yourself.
 
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Voltjunkie said:
Edit: I find it amusing you seem able to judge my machine polishing ability when you're too scared to pick one up yourself.
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what else do you expect when you post short, unhelpfull condescending posts like your original one.

the post ive just snipped this from is much more helpfull, the one before that was bordering on rude tbh.
 
MrLOL said:
what else do you expect when you post short, unhelpfull condescending posts like your original one.

the post ive just snipped this from is much more helpfull, the one before that was bordering on rude tbh.
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It may have been a little too blunt but it made the exact same point as has been made time and time before. There really is nothing particularly difficult about machine polishing and so comparing it to everyday tasks is a pretty reasonable comparison in my view.
 
This has probably been asked lots, but I've just bought a black car and would appreciate some help keeping it shiny!

It came from the dealer with a thick layer of wax/polish everywhere, which was nice and shiny but I've just had to wash it for the first time and have left watermarks everywhere!

Don't have the time or inclination to spend hours on it, but would appreciate a recommendation for a polish(?) that will get me the gleam and beading back without too much effort! Would something like this be the right kind of thing?

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/complete-detailing-kits/collinite-476s-carlack-kit/prod_408.html
 
Voltjunkie said:
It may have been a little too blunt but it made the exact same point as has been made time and time before. There really is nothing particularly difficult about machine polishing and so comparing it to everyday tasks is a pretty reasonable comparison in my view.
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Have to agree here [pretty much] as long as you dont use a really aggressive pad/polish combo[eg 3M Orange waffle Menz85RD] and your not a complete tool,it's not overly difficult.
 
CS||nuTs said:
Have to agree here [pretty much] as long as you dont use a really aggressive pad/polish combo[eg 3M Orange waffle Menz85RD] and your not a complete tool,it's not overly difficult.
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Doesn't sound that aggressive to me, 85RD isn't a harsh compound. If you want aggressive then try G3 on a wool pad, even then you'd have to be going at it hell for leather to chew through all of the clear, especially on a BMW with hard clear.
 
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