Today I did some detailing...

MetzgerMeister

You could have skipped the first dry as the water will help with claying and it's gonna be washed again anyway.

vintagevrs

micks_address wrote: »

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

Three hours of foam sounds a bit excessive, but sure do no harm!

MetzgerMeister

vintagevrs wrote: »

Three hours of foam sounds a bit excessive, but sure do no harm!

I'd say he meant the whole thing took 3 hours.

micks_address

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I'd say he meant the whole thing took 3 hours.

Too tired to care about grammar

micks_address

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

You could have skipped the first dry as the water will help with claying and it's gonna be washed again anyway.

Thanks was my first time claying.. I used a spray bottle filled with water and 5ml bilt hamber auto wash and sprayed each panel before using the clay.. Also dipped the clay into bucket of water with auto wash also... Only used half the clay bar.. Cut it into two chunks and flattened out.. Alternating as I went.. The bar did take some dirt off and you could definitely feel the difference... I threw the two bits of clay out.. I assume you shouldn't reuse?

Cheers
Mick

edburg

micks_address wrote: »

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

3 hours pffft part timer :pac: :pac:

Looking good

*Kol*

Applied Carpro HydrO2. Let's see how it lasts.

micks_address

*Kol* wrote: »

Applied Carpro HydrO2. Let's see how it lasts.

I might try this at some stage... Can i ask the process?

SBPhoto

*Kol* wrote: »

Applied Carpro HydrO2. Let's see how it lasts.[

Looking very good, lovely shine well done KOL

*Kol*

Thanks SB.

Mick,

You just wash the car so it's spotless, use an apc as it says not to use a shampoo with wax in it,spray the HydrO2 on one panel at a time. You power wash it straight away to activate it ( you will see it kind of foam up while you power wash it). Once you have done the whole car just dry off whatever water is left and you are done. I did everywhere including Windows and wheels. It feels really smooth like you have waxed the car.

Noccy_Mondy

Technically I didn't do any of this, but someone did. Got an enhancement detail - machine polish and interior valet. The paintwork was in dire need of attention since I got it, and it really did come up a gem. Well pleased with the results!

Mister Jingles

They really do turn out well when clean, still a great looking car 16 year later.

Was it a single stage polish ?

Noccy_Mondy

Mister Jingles wrote:

Was it a single stage polish ?

That's what they called it. One run over with the rotary I think which removes all light marks, handprints, swirl marks etc.

vectra

Didn't do much really yesterday,
Hoovered the inside and threw a bucket of water over the car to wash it . Thats all it needed thanks to the CQUK :pac::pac:

No, Seriously though,
After hoovering it I snow foamed it including the wheels. Blew it down with the pressure water after about 5 minutes.
I can honestly say there was not much need to actually wash it.
Very happy with the cquartz stuff.

ShaunieVW

Came out to this beauty today, very fresh as the dirt(really bad after yesterday's weather!) was gone from it too. After some polishing by hand using hex logic hand pads I got it to this stage, still a slight mark there in the lower part of the photo, hopefully I can fix it to 100% when I buy some pads for the DA. I'm happy enough though as I thought it was beyond saving at first.

SBPhoto

Looks like a belt of a football

Curran

Tennis ball I reckon, or similar....football would be much larger!

ShaunieVW

Thing is though it's parked on a drive with another car right beside it on that side. There is a lot of kids on the street though. Seems like a odd one! Could have been the puppy at the home place too. She doesn't understand the boundaries of claws on cars....yet.

Kevin!

First attempt with a DA, very surprised with the results. Collinite 845 applied post polish






left and right of the picture is after decontamination stage (tardis/iron x/clay), right side has been corrected

Timooo_23

Spent a few hours cleaning her up on tuesday.... 4 hours in total! Clean, Paint restore, polish and wax.

edburg

Kevin! wrote: »

First attempt with a DA, very surprised with the results. Collinite 845 applied post polish






left and right of the picture is after decontamination stage (tardis/iron x/clay), right side has been corrected

Excellent turn around.

Curran

Great work Kevin!!

Now wash the tyres and a bit of dressing and it'll be A1

Mister Jingles

Is it important to tape off the trims and that when using a machine ?

MetzgerMeister

Mister Jingles wrote: »

Is it important to tape off the trims and that when using a machine ?

Not really but If you don't, you could either blacken your pads or end up with polish stains on them. It's possible to remove the stains but taping up these bits is better. Prevention is better than cure as they say

Gavman84

Just a quick enough wash today wasn't too bad. Colanite 845 still doing a good job!

MuppetCheck

Took the lazy option today and let D&D D detailing do it. Excellent as always.

Newtown90

Busy morning here!

Washed, detar, clayed!

Used some KKD Regloss

Sealed with Collinite 845

Wheels dressed with Highstyle.

New set of ST Alloys on the way, got some KKD R-evolve X to seal them then!

Was badly needed after a trip to the ploughing!

vectra

Snowfoam
Wash
Dry

Simples

Curran

Its working out well for you then Eugene? :P

vectra

Curran wrote: »

Its working out well for you then Eugene? :P

Sure is Curran.
Delighted with it so far.
Muppetcheck was along with me later on today and thought it looked extremely clean and glossy.

Do you have any idea if Detailingshed is going to stock Wolfs Blackout anymore?

Curran

Its on the list of need to order; but unfortunately, Wolf's isnt the priority right now!

mik_da_man

vectra wrote: »

Sure is Cuttan.
Delighted with it so far.
Muppetcheck was along with me later on today and thought it looked extremely clean and glossy.

Do you have any idea if Detailingshed is going to stock Wolfs Blackout anymore?

Are you getting the itch to polish and wax it yet, or happy out with the less labour intensive process?

vectra

mik_da_man wrote: »

Are you getting the itch to polish and wax it yet, or happy out with the less labour intensive process?

Not a bit of an itch.
Honestly. I am very happy with it.
Foam
rinse
Wash
rinse
dry
walk away.

Almost the same goes for the wheels.
If I were feeling very lazy ( or if it is going to be a horrible mucky weather )
I fully intend on only powerwash and leave it, then an occasional proper wash.
Lets see how that goers.

tech

Got Bored!!!

MuppetCheck

Had a bit of time this weekend so decided to make the car winter ready. Had to wash it again this morning as it was caked in flies. Vectra gave me some car pro reload so I tried it out over the fusso. Came up well IMO, very easy to use.





Winter mats then to protect the carpets.

vectra

Looking glossy ^^

Noccy_Mondy

Both cars got some tlc today. Only reason I did them is because this week is promised fine, so all my work shouldn't be in vain!

I suppose the one annoying thing with beading is that they won't fcuk off when you want to dry the car!







Sorry about the bad beading pics, my phone refuses to focus, you get the idea though!

micks_address

Just quick one bucket wash with mit, rinse down and dry.. Much easier after the collinite treatment last weekend!

MetzgerMeister

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Sorry about the bad beading pics, my phone refuses to focus, you get the idea though!

Funny man Haha

Noccy_Mondy

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Funny man Haha

Yar, I giggled to myself as I typed it :P

Mister Jingles

Is that Focus just something that you picked up cheap and cleaned up or has it been in your possession for a good while ?

Noccy_Mondy

Mister Jingles wrote: »

Is that Focus just something that you picked up cheap and cleaned up or has it been in your possession for a good while ?

Picked it up in August 14 and tbh I've spent quite a lot on it making it what it is, probably too much for what it is, but it's done now.

It was a boggo spec. Seen that it could turn out nice though, which think it sorta has. I enjoyed see it transform from what it was. Bought like this.



Now this is as it stands

dar83

Gave the car its maiden wash yesterday. Some Bilt Hamber snow foam, rinsed, Meguiars Gold Class shampoo, rinsed, dried, Chemical Guys Speed Wipe, Meguiars gold class liquid wax.

MetzgerMeister

Fingerprint on the headlight in the first pic??

Also, I take back what I said about the red in the lights. I actually quite like it

dar83

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Fingerprint on the headlight in the first pic??

No it's actually a bit of condensation as it's right in front of the DRL's! I've noticed it a couple of mornings now when I've driven to work but it may only be because I've not driven the car at night much yet and I need to get the headlights going to get rid of the moisture in there as there's obviously some!

Edit: actually I lied it's not in front of the DRL's, but it's on both headlights in that corner sometimes...

MetzgerMeister

Ah right, you'll have that I suppose, especially in this weather.

dar83

One thing I did notice this morning that was never a problem with the ST and it's colour, is that flies seem to not even see this car in the dark. Found more than one lying dead on it this morning caught in the dew/beading. Lil feckers! :P

MetzgerMeister

That's actually the best time to get them off when they've been lying in the dew as they've softened up.

dar83

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

That's actually the best time to get them off when they've been lying in the dew as they've softened up.

Oh these aren't flies I've hit... they're ones that have flown into the car overnight and got stuck in the dew! haha.

They're not stuck on, they come off no bother.

Foxhole Norman

Look at these jerks:



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