*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***
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I started but the pad I used to do it with has fallen to pieces.
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Get one of these
its brilliant
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/trim-tyre-dressing-applicator/prod_340.html
Any one in and around fife with a porter cable want to make some money for doing my Black Type r, Swirltastic
http://www.customdetailers.co.uk/#/detailing/4529802228
Examples of previous work
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=104526
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=96699
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=80149
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Soldato
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Woah from £400 I was talking about a hobbyist wanting to make some cash
to be fair, i just noticed his correction prices @ £400
www.finerdetails.co.uk do the whole lot for a far more reasonable £200. Shame they're in manchester though. But im taking the VXR there once the salt has gone off the roads for good.
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2 (possibly stupid questions)...
1 - swirl marks are caused by rubbing particles back into the car thus scratching it, because of a bad washing technique right? If so then why are swirl marks always in perfect circles ? :i
2 - why do so many people rate Collinite wax (seems 'cheap' to me?), when spending a bit more could get you a much better wax with (probably) much better results? - Stuff like Zymol/Swissvax ?
1 - swirl marks are caused by rubbing particles back into the car thus scratching it, because of a bad washing technique right? If so then why are swirl marks always in perfect circles ? :i
2 - why do so many people rate Collinite wax (seems 'cheap' to me?), when spending a bit more could get you a much better wax with (probably) much better results? - Stuff like Zymol/Swissvax ?
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I've got one of those - but i'm never sure how much stuff to put on the tyre. I use the chemical guys trim gel which says "less is more", but does this mean about one line of the stuff along the middle of the applicator should be enough for the whole tyre or am i being too conservative? I usually find that it seems quite difficult to get a small amount spread across the whole tyre
Did an after-winter detail today and was the first time I tried claying. Picked up the Meg's clay kit and went to work with it, was suprised how simple it was to use and even more suprised with the amount of gunk it picked up considering its a 4 month old car!
I then took out my newly acquired Werkstat Acrylic kit, 1 coat of Prime and 2 coat of Jett Trigger went on within 1 hour. The glossy finish was impressive and I dont think I will be going back to ordinary wax/sealant anytime soon, it was just so quick and easy to use.
Bad news was that I found a rather large stone chip on the bonnet
I then took out my newly acquired Werkstat Acrylic kit, 1 coat of Prime and 2 coat of Jett Trigger went on within 1 hour. The glossy finish was impressive and I dont think I will be going back to ordinary wax/sealant anytime soon, it was just so quick and easy to use.
Bad news was that I found a rather large stone chip on the bonnet
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