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No, I haven't U-Turned, you asked what would happen if I failed to meet the terms that were verbally agreed with the "customer" and I.

If I was within the terms, and didn't strip the clear coat from half his bonnet, then the above wouldn't be the case.
 
No, because that was covered in the initial conversation with said friend. He added a stipulation that I stopped before I stripped an entire panel, as I agreed to that stipulation and further failed to adhere to it, I see myself as responsible.
 
Mike, i'd strongly suggest you get insurance. Even charge a bit more to cover it. Makes you look a lot more professional and you will probably get more work from it.

Ohh and foam lances are awesome :)
 
That's the point people seem to be missing - I'm not trying to look professional, or do any work for people I do not know, at least not at the moment.

At which point where work becomes more regular, and I start doing "random" people's cars, I will get insurance.
 
MikeHiow said:
That's the point people seem to be missing - I'm not trying to look professional, or do any work for people I do not know, at least not at the moment.

At which point where work becomes more regular, and I start doing "random" people's cars, I will get insurance.
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We don't miss your point, but your point is irrelevant.

By charging people other than your mum or your best mate you ARE doing this on a professional basis.

The sooner you accept this the sooner you can stop coming across as a cowboy.
 
Not a car, but snow foam has many uses - the bike and the garage door cleaned from filthy in minutes, without even touching them :D

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Not a car, but snow foam has many uses - the bike and the garage door cleaned from filthy in minutes, without even touching them :D

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I'd never even thought to use it on my bike! I plan on giving my car a quick wash shortly so I'll give my bike the snow foam treatment too :D
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I know I've just hit the 'Show us your motor' thread with these, but I thought I'd post them here as well as I've just washed it.

Jet washed the crap off
Washed with AG Shampoo
Polished with AG SRP
Windows cleaned with AG Fast Glass

That's it. Got some proper wax in the mail though, can't wait to try it out :)


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Sooo....!

If i bought a car and i wanted to give it a good old first time wash, id do something like ;

1. Shampoo with microfibre washmit thing or something
2. Dry
3. Work on scratches, some form of scratch/swirl remover
4. Polish
5. Wax
6. Treat tyres, windows with specific stuff

What about alloys... do you polish/wax them!?
 
craig_kennedy83 said:
Sooo....!

If i bought a car and i wanted to give it a good old first time wash, id do something like ;

1. Shampoo with microfibre washmit thing or something
2. Dry
3. Work on scratches, some form of scratch/swirl remover
4. Polish
5. Wax
6. Treat tyres, windows with specific stuff

What about alloys... do you polish/wax them!?
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I'm assuming you're referring to 2nd hand.

Personally I do the following....

1. Snow Foam (be warned you'll need lance and pressure washer)
2. Wash with Shampoo and MF Sponge (2 bucket method)
3. Dry
4. Clay
5. re-wash
6. Hand Polish using light cutting pad (one off/annual)
7. Glaze using this for light coloured cars or this for dark using suitable applicator pad
8. Wax with foam applicator

As for your alloys

1. Bilberry wheel cleaner
2. Clay/tar remover to get rid of stubborn brake dust
3. Metal polish
4. Sealant

I do this every 4 months or so and in between just foam-wash-dry-clean alloys

I've linked to products I use on my car, but other people will have preferences for different products. It's about experimenting and finding what works best for you.

Any questions....
 
Hi guys, started a thread in the forum requesting some help but was also pointed to this thread. Here is my post:

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Hi guys...!

I need some car cleaning products, and I'm completely baffled as to what is good. I was hoping some of you on here might have the experience to help me select the best products for the following three tasks:

1) Exterior black plastics: Car is a 10 year old E36, want to bring back the life in the bumper and door strips. Dont want anything that will only leave a temporary super shiny finish; would prefer just a long term healthier matte black.

2) Interior black plastics: The dashboard, centre console and door panels are looking a bit "dry" (for want of a better word). Again, not looking for anything that is only going to leave a temporary shine. In fact I would prefer to steer clear of any "shine" what-so-ever on the inside and just would like to restore the colour of the plastics.

3) Upholstery: My car has the standard grey cloth BMW interior. It has the odd stain here or there, nothing drastic. Would like a cleaner that can bring some life back into the cloth and deal with the light stains.... Have used something foam based in the past which dried funny and made things worse despite following the instructions...


Any help greatly appreciated.
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