Today I did some detailing...

Noccy_Mondy

Foxhole Norman wrote:

Started her first stage of machine polishing today, bonnet and boot lid done, rest of car tomorrow hopefully. First stage is being done with Menzerna 300 on a 2DCar Care Yellow Pad.

Get that jersey off of ya! Stick an oul Mayo one on That's all I have to add!

micks_address

Curran wrote: »

Yeah; Collinite 845 is a nice product to work, a traditional sealant with and good for 3-4 months.
Whereas CarPro CQUK is a nano sealant and good for a year, or more if maintained well.

Hi Curran.. So I'm going to be I ordering some protection soon

Clay bar and what else do you reckon? Carpro? Do I also need a de ironiser?

micks_address

micks_address wrote: »

Hi Curran.. So I'm going to be I ordering some protection soon

Clay bar and what else do you reckon? Carpro? Do I also need a de ironiser?

I'm thinking this.. And bilt hamber clay bar...

http://www.detailingshed.com/nano-sealants/227-cquartz-cquk-kit.html

Mc Love

Curran wrote: »

Stop making me jealous! My E39 needs a few days TLC to return it to something similar to that!
No time to do it though! Might give it a wash during the week! :P

Drop it down to me, I'll give it a wash

Curran

micks_address wrote: »

I'm thinking this.. And bilt hamber clay bar...

http://www.detailingshed.com/nano-sealants/227-cquartz-cquk-kit.html

As ever, prepation is key, but with anything that is extremely durable such as CQUK, its even more critical if you are to get the claimed durability from it.

Full decontamination of the paintwork; wash, de-tar, de-iron, clay, wash, dry, wipedown (CarPro Eraser), and then application.

Curran

Mc Love wrote: »

Drop it down to me, I'll give it a wash

Sure it'd be filthy by the time I get it back!!

Might give it the HydrO2 treatment - should have it all done in about an hour or so!

MetzgerMeister

Mc Love wrote: »

Drop it down to me, I'll give it a wash

Then come to me, I'll machine polish it

Curran

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Then come to me, I'll machine polish it

Is there a painter anyone can recommend! :P

MetzgerMeister

Curran wrote: »

Is there a painter anyone can recommend! :P

Mc Love

Curran wrote: »

Sure it'd be filthy by the time I get it back!!

Might give it the HydrO2 treatment - should have it all done in about an hour or so!

That's only if it rains

TheBigGreen

There was 6 weeks of dirt and dead flies on the car. Snow foam and 2BM. Good bit of tar on the car so will have to sort that out soon.

Foxhole Norman

Started the first stage properly today, took a while!







Getting there, still some swirls but ran through it with the phones flashlight and pretty much all micro swirls are gone

MetzgerMeister

Excellent work FN, fair play to you!

Curran

Good work - they're a big car when you go at them with a machine polisher, aint they! :P

ShaunieVW

So a family member bought an ex an post kangoo to replace the ford escort workhorse, it survived 10 years of abuse but the chassis is full of rust!

The postie has been on a farm for a while, never cleaned. Interior as you'd expect. It still had all the markings of a post van just without the stickers lol. So of course I saw it as a challenge...

Started out with APC, Washed, detar, washed, Polished using chemical guys 3n using hex logic hand pads, sealed using smartsealant( had it knocking about and wanted to try it out) trim and tyres treated with CG new look gel

Not a bad result given the minimum effort and all by hand!











Finished result

Curran

Rattle can of primer and a rattle can of a suitable colour; 15 quid - get wheels off and give them a quick spray and thats a really nice turn around for little outlay!

Good work!

Foxhole Norman

Curran wrote: »

Good work - they're a big car when you go at them with a machine polisher, aint they! :P

Too damn big! Still a lot to go I think!

Noccy_Mondy

Foxhole Norman wrote:

Too damn big! Still a lot to go I think!

I really admire your masking tape skills. Quite satisfying!

Foxhole Norman

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

I really admire your masking tape skills. Quite satisfying!

Was quite satisfying pulling it all off again to be honest

vectra

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Too damn big! Still a lot to go I think!

Keep refining..Refining...Refining to get that gloss up

Great job so far.

Foxhole Norman

vectra wrote: »

Keep refining..Refining...Refining to get that gloss up

Great job so far.

I have Menzerna's 2200 to go on next followed by their finishing polish, I'll probably seal it with C2V3 and then wax it with King Of Gloss or Fusso Black.

vectra

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I have Menzerna's 2200 to go on next followed by their finishing polish, I'll probably seal it with C2V3 and then wax it with King Of Gloss or Fusso Black.

Just use the fusso
Anything under it is not worth it.
Anything over it I find spoils the super beading.:D

Foxhole Norman

vectra wrote: »

Just use the fusso
Anything under it is not worth it.
Anything over it I find spoils the super beading.:D

That's fair enough, just the wax it is!

vectra

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

That's fair enough, just the wax it is!

2 light coats 24 hours apart and you are sorted.

Foxhole Norman

Stage 2 finished with Menzerna 2200 on a White Diamond Cut pad, speed 2 to spread it and speed 5 to buff in.





Probably do stage 3 Friday, maybe tomorrow depending on how lazy I feel :pac:

MuppetCheck

That's looking fantastic FN!

Mister Jingles

If you polishing on different days do you have to wash it each time ?

vectra

That is looking damn fine

Foxhole Norman

MuppetCheck wrote: »

That's looking fantastic FN!

Mister Jingles wrote: »

If you polishing on different days do you have to wash it each time ?

vectra wrote: »

That is looking damn fine

Sound lads! Delighted with it to be honest!

@MisterJingles: Yeah I clean it or snowfoam it if I've driven it after one of the stages.

Here's a better reflection pic plus paint:

allinthehead

First attempt at using a DA polisher bought last week from d&d detailing in Cork
3 stage menzerna 400, 2200, and 4000.
About 10 hours work so far and just about half way through

Before



After

MetzgerMeister

What the hell is that vent for along the bottom of the rear windscreen? Had it in my 335 and it never cleared that window when the fan was on!

edburg

Equalising cabin pressure. :pac:

There a vent in boot to somewhere, basically circulation of air through car.

edburg

More this week than today. But did this Hyundai as a cheer up for cousins, while there on holiday, who have had hard year.











Several wash's, rinses, claying, polishing and some dressing hours later

Wheels were somewhat caked and decided to stop here as time was a issue.









Just waiting for rain to reappear for some beading.

vectra

Great job.
Fair play to you .

Hal1

If someone left their car at mine like that and said 'oh hai I hear you like washing cars'. I would just quickly turn around and nope, nope, nope away into the distance.

Noccy_Mondy

If it was family though, it's different. I do all my relations cars for free. They might insist on me taking a tenner to cover products, but that's all I'd take.

Saves me getting them xmas presents :pac:

Curran

Nice work edburg - they'll be chuffed with that! But tell them to wash their wheels more regularly With something like Bilt Hamber Auto Wheel - wow they were rough!

edburg

Cheers lads.

Yes this was a family present sort of thing, totally free.

Curran, I would but there getting on and took me ages to explain that washing car with fairy liquid each week was killing it, dealer sales man recommended it to.

I keep telling them to drop it off each weekend or come around for cuppa and give it quick wizz over.

Foxhole Norman

Half way through the last stage and it starts to lash and it looks like it's going to stay I need a shed!

Foxhole Norman

Yes it's Snapchat, but it shows it best, will have more photos later, after all stages finished:

MetzgerMeister

Your headlights still need some work. Looking well apart from that though!

Foxhole Norman

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Your headlights still need some work. Looking well apart from that though!

Yeah I just need some heavier grit paper to remove the stubborn crap, delighted with it other than that.

Curran

Superb!

edburg

Looks great, black really shows off your hard work on cars.

Um why is it sat on top of what looks like mini wheels?? :pac:

Foxhole Norman

edburg wrote: »

Looks great, black really shows off your hard work on cars.

Um why is it sat on top of what looks like mini wheels?? :pac:

She's up on superlites as I degreased/deoiled and powerhosed the underneath to look for a leak, which turns out to be a gearbox leak, will be getting that sorted soon.

vectra

Curran wrote: »

Superb!

Nope
E39


Great job. Well worth the effort.

MetzgerMeister

That e39 is actually a prime example of what can be done once you buy the right equipment, have patience and no previous experience.

Fair play to you man.

Foxhole Norman

Sound lads! Once you have the gear I find its all the motivation you need, even after the first stage in the sun is enough to make you want to continue!

yllw.ldbttr

Banished nearly 3 months worth of dirt.

micks_address

Three hours of snow foam, wash, dry, clay, wash, dry and wax...