Today I did some detailing...

Noccy_Mondy

Just wondering whats the usual delivery time from detailing shed, said it was dispatched Friday - Tomorrow/Tuesday? Couriers always ring at like 8 in the morning :mad:

YbFocus

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Cheers man, would be the summer before I'd get a proper chance to lash into it. With the results it gives I can see how it can become addictive!

No problem man whenever you want it its there unless you get one
It's great seeing the change from before and after!

YbFocus

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Just wondering whats the usual delivery time from detailing shed, said it was dispatched Friday - Tomorrow/Tuesday? Couriers always ring at like 8 in the morning :mad:

Detailingshed is dead fast, tomorrow I would reckon, can't wait for my own delivery tomorrow!

crasy dash

Would be usually the next day when I order with detailing shed so I would think it will be out for delivery to you in the morning.

Noccy_Mondy

YbFocus wrote: »

Detailingshed is dead fast, tomorrow I would reckon, can't wait for my own delivery tomorrow!

Child at Christmas kind of job, want to get one car done before the weather breaks.

crasy dash

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Child at Christmas kind of job, want to get one car done before the weather breaks.

I'd be the same myself ordered a load of of stuff for the car in Jan+Feb getting ready for March as its usually a very slow month in work.

What happens the boss decides he needs a holiday gone off for a month I'm on 6 days till next month.

The weather better be good the first week of April haha.

MetzgerMeister

Noccy I can guarantee you you'll have your order tomorrow

Foxhole Norman

Was given a handy project to work on for the last two weeks, only able to spend one day at the weekends at it so only got it done today!











Midway:



Finished Product:









Exterior:











Exterior procedure:

Snow Foam with Kleen Freaks and a thorough rinse down
Wheels and Tyres cleaned with 2D Wheel Cleaner
2 Bucket Wash with 2D Shampoo
De-Tarred with 2D Annihilate Tar Remover
De-Ironed with Kleen Freaks Iron Remover
Clay Barred
Compounded with Chemical Guys V32 on an Orange Hex Logic Pad
Polished with Menzerna PF2200 on a 2D White Diamond Glide Pad
Waxed with Chemical Guys Butter Wax
Exterior Trims and Tyres dressed with Chemical Guys Tyre and Trim.

Interior:

Seats removed
All plastics and door jambs cleaned with a strong dilution Kleen Freaks APC
Carpet brushed and Hoovered
Seats APC'd and Wet Vac'd
Dash Dressed with 50.Cal Interior Dressing
Chemical Guys Stripper Scent
Interior and Exterior Windows cleaned with Kleen Freaks Glass Cleaner.

Noccy_Mondy

That diablo red comes up like a peach when done. Love washing our old 206, so easy and quick to wash. That butternut wax seems to give great results, that's what I ordered, hopefully I can make it look as good!

Curran

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Just wondering whats the usual delivery time from detailing shed, said it was dispatched Friday - Tomorrow/Tuesday? Couriers always ring at like 8 in the morning :mad:

Have you got it yet! :P

YbFocus

I got mine anyway

leupold90

Or rather some detailing was done recently.
Engine detail by Elite Autoclean in Blanchardstown. I didn't take ant before picture but they did a smashing job - engine bay is like new!

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MetzgerMeister

Great job FN! Is the glovebox trimmed in the same material as the seats or is it just totally discoloured????

Foxhole Norman

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Great job FN! Is the glovebox trimmed in the same material as the seats or is it just totally discoloured????

Sound, it's trimmed the same but also discolored

Noccy_Mondy

Curran wrote:

Have you got it yet!

No I haven't actually ha!

Noccy_Mondy

All sorted. Out trying them out for the evening.

Noccy_Mondy

Time for some pictures I think. Well happy with the way it turned out, biceps are bulging too. Win win situation. I'll try to get to the focus tomorrow.

Noccy_Mondy

Question, can you put p40 polish on trim? Got a small bit on yesterday, but it seemed to enhance it?

Curran

I wouldn't recommend it! Strange that it is enhancing it and not staining it.

Noccy_Mondy

Stayed away to be safe. While we're at it, suggestions for trim enhancer/restorer to give a fresh look to rub strips, mirror surrounds etc?

Curran

Well there are three types...

Water based - often not very durable, easy to apply
Oily / Gel type - messy to apply but more durable. If they aren't great, they'll often run and streak on the paintwork
Nano - very durable but take a bit of effort to prep to get the most from them.

It's the tye of job you don't want to be doing often. It takes quite a bit of time to do and if you are doing it frequently it's painful.

If you want recommendations. If you prefer the traditional type; CarPro PERL. If you prefer the idea of do it once and not have to worry about it again for over a year; CarPro DLUX

ronnie3585

I finally got around to cleaning my exhaust tips today. I bought by Mk6 GTi last November and before that I doubt the tips had been cleaned since the day it left the factory in 2011. They were absolutely filthy, completely black, baked in carbon.

Before:


After doing some research online I picked up some steel wool and Autosol metal polish and went to work as soon as I got home this evening. I used the steel wool in a bucket of warm soapy water and a heck of a lot of elbow grease.

After one pass with the steel wool (excuse my very dusty car):


After I got off the heaviest of the baked on carbon with the steel wool, I gave the tips a good going over with the Autosol which worked very nicely. Then I gave them a quick lick of AG Super Resin Polish and HD Wax for posterity.

They're not perfect, still some pitting, but they're heaps better than they were and it was very satisfying to get them shining again.

Voila!

Noccy_Mondy

Another day, another car, done this Tuesday, already dirty again :mad:

Great products, can see the difference the prep work makes!

No befores, just afters

Camera is crap quality, not that crisp.

GustavoFring

Dropped the car into D&D detailing for a ceramic coating and picked it up earlier. Fair play to them, the car was clean looking going in from a distance but there was a lot of fallout and the likes in the hard to get to places. Nothing was left unturned and I'm delighted with the results.








Can't recommend D&D enough, whenever I've had work done by them it's been faultless and they've gone beyond the brief. They even took the plates off and did a rust repair where the dealers drilled through with the original plates and touched it up with matching paint. Little things like that make all the difference.

vectra

Great job.
Car is looking class.
Now you just need to learn one thing. How to
" Hold on to the car without chaging it every few months"

Did you get any after care products?

GustavoFring

vectra wrote: »

Great job.
Car is looking class.
Now you just need to learn one thing. How to
" Hold on to the car without chaging it every few months"

Did you get any after care products?

We'll see.

Nothing afterwards, just don't use any product on it for a week.

wilford

I had a few spare minutes this morning,gave it a quick wash,all products supplied by Curran,Ian in Elite done an excellent job on it for me before christmas you can see how bad it was on his facebook page!!!I'm not doing too bad maintaining the finish,I still have some collie 476s which is what I finished it with today,will be looking at getting a new wax shortly better suited to a darker car took these pics before I finished with the wax,I have it booked in to get the rears tinted next week,Original wheels needed a refurb ended up going for 19s instead not my 1st choice couldn't get them to fit but these are growing on me now,

ianobrien

Just a follow up on the tackling of the parents motorhome with Collinite. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=98978115&postcount=3987

The usual bugbearer of black streaks on coachbuilt motorhomes now just run off with your finger, whereas before a good rub of a cleaner & wash mitt was needed. It's cut down the time needed to wash it and Ma I think has changed her tune about myself and Da "wasting" most of a day doing the 'van.

Also, no detailing was done since then (so no posts), just basic washing, drying, wheels & tyres, glass & hoover.

cnoc

Would anyone of you recommend or not recommend using a waxed car brush to clean off light dust on the car.

punisher5112

cnoc wrote: »

Would anyone of you recommend or not recommend using a waxed car brush to clean off light dust on the car.

No even the wiper blade type water clearers absolutely destroy paintwork.

YbFocus

cnoc wrote: »

Would anyone of you recommend or not recommend using a waxed car brush to clean off light dust on the car.

No as you are dragging that dust around the paintwork as you try clean it.
You are also using a brush which is a big no no.

You could try loads of quick detailer to lubricate, pat the dusty area with a MF cloth and then wipe with a fresh one.
Other than that just give it a wash like everyone else

cena

I brought this snowfaom today. Nice thick foam and good dwell time. Much thicker than the 50Cal

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MarkN

So I've been watching the forecast this week and with a week off work, today was the day. Two things I've never used before - Meguiars water magnet microfibre and Farecla G3 clay mitt. I took advantage of the 2 for 3 offer in Halfords and got an Autoglym Tech car wheel brush but I'm not sure of the bristles on it.

Started off with the usual snow foam and two bucket wash using Meguiars NXT Generation shampoo. Dried it off and started the de-tarring. Nothing too harsh was present so it didn't take more than 20 minutes. The tar on the wheels didn't all come off but I have plans to get them refurbished down the road just so they match the condition of the paintwork. The exhaust tips really came up well from the stuff. Another snow foam and quick wash/rinse.

On to the clay mitt - I've used a bar many times and without doubt, the mitt is far far quicker. The paint was lovely and smooth so from that aspect, there's nothing to say the clay bar is better BUT it just felt wrong. Rubbing the same piece of clay over and over the car and not being able to knead it was strange. I kept dipping the mitt in soapy water to keep it wet but for the extra time involved, I think I'll go back to the old fashioned bar. Where does the tree sap etc go?!!!

Another quick wash and a final dry before the 50Cal went all over. All panels, glass and wheels were done. Left it to cure and off it came with a microfibre cloth. Very easy wax to buff off and in general, space grey is a great colour to work with as you can see the black tar spots, you can spot an area of wax you've missed etc

I'm not convinced that a microfibre is any quicker than an old fashioned chamois but nothing wrong with them either.

Quick splash of tyre dressing and 5 hours later she was done. Slightly sunburnt and I've sore arms but I enjoyed it too. Sadly it's going to whizz rain until Sunday.

Curran

Looks superb Mark - was never a fan of that generation 6er, but yours looks immense!

The 50Cal Penta wax is a nice soft paste wax, so is really easy to work with...looks like its done a lovely job, but as you say Space Grey is a cracking colour to start with.

Just on the microfiber -vs- old fashioned chamois; the move to the microfiber is certainly a better step, as the chamois will mark the paintwork, especially when it starts to get a little harder after a few uses. The Megs Microfiber isnt the most absorbent, if its the one Im thinking of, short pile with slightly longer pile to make the squared design on the surface? You probably found that you had to wring it out maybe 2 or 3 times. A good drying towel should dry the 6er without having to wring it out.

rebel.ranter

Curran wrote: »

..... was never a fan of that generation 6er.....

What! heracy Dave....that's heracy!

Curran

rebel.ranter wrote: »

What! heracy Dave....that's heracy!

Compared to other BMWs, Id have it in a heart beat over 90% of other cars!

MarkN

Curran wrote: »

Looks superb Mark - was never a fan of that generation 6er, but yours looks immense!

The 50Cal Penta wax is a nice soft paste wax, so is really easy to work with...looks like its done a lovely job, but as you say Space Grey is a cracking colour to start with.

Just on the microfiber -vs- old fashioned chamois; the move to the microfiber is certainly a better step, as the chamois will mark the paintwork, especially when it starts to get a little harder after a few uses. The Megs Microfiber isnt the most absorbent, if its the one Im thinking of, short pile with slightly longer pile to make the squared design on the surface? You probably found that you had to wring it out maybe 2 or 3 times. A good drying towel should dry the 6er without having to wring it out.

Yep, a good few times. I had a look at the one on your site but sadly it was out of stock!

Curran

The Dry Me Crazy?
Unfortunately we were a bit low in stock of them, so wanted the keep a few for in store - actually sold the last one yesterday evening, online, but it was part of a kit with other cloths.

CarPro Boa Drying Towel is getting rave reviews also; due in the coming days!

MarkN

Curran wrote: »

The Dry Me Crazy?
Unfortunately we were a bit low in stock of them, so wanted the keep a few for in store - actually sold the last one yesterday evening, online, but it was part of a kit with other cloths.

CarPro Boa Drying Towel is getting rave reviews also; due in the coming days!

I will keep an eye out...

vectra

Great job Mark
Car looks super glossy.

wilford

I'd recommend the dry me crazy over anything I've ever used,never have to wring it out one side for 1 half,flip over and get the other half of the car done,use an open hose first to sheet over the paintwork,well worth the money.

Theboinkmaster

MarkN wrote: »

Autoglym Tech car wheel brush but I'm not sure of the bristles on it.

I'm not convinced that a microfibre is any quicker than an old fashioned chamois but nothing wrong with them either.

Great results well done. Buy yourself a set of wheel woollies & dry me crazy towel from detailingshed.

MetzgerMeister

The Dry Me Crazy is incredible but the only thing is it's almost impossible to wring it out. I would pay for a small contraption with 2 rollers and a handle that you put the towel through to squeeze out the majority of the water.

Curran

1st world problems Metz? Two cars to wash in a day? :P Buy another towel!

But yes, they are quite hard to wring out, if you were hoping to wash two cars - it's a two person job to get the water to come back out of it, other than natural drying.

Metz after a days work on the cars....
:P

MetzgerMeister

If you search your sales history you'll see I bought 3 of them from ya!

Jaysus I'm hot! Look at that handle-turning work......effortless

mik_da_man

I didn't have too much issues with mine, used it on 3 cars in a row.

Maybe you need bigger arms ...

MetzgerMeister

What I normally do is use the DMC to remove excess and then give a spray of C2v3 and buff that which also buffs any small streaks. I do the whole drying step in one go and then hang up the DMC for the week (indoors) and it's dry in a few days.

I got into the habit of not sheeting excess water off due to the last bit of the car having dried and left water marks on the windows and paint when I did it a panel at a time. This was worse on warm days.

*Kol*

I normally use the DMC and the Meguiars towel on the car. The Meguiars towel is good to finish off. As it was raining today while I was washing the car there was no drying done at all!

*Kol*

cena wrote: »

I brought this snowfaom today. Nice thick foam and good dwell time. Much thicker than the 50Cal

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Where did you buy it?

Gavman84

Wrecked after a busy day of it.
Following products used
2d wheel cleaner
Turtle wax tyre dressing
2d car shampoo
2d claybar and lube
2d tar remover
50 cal Decon
50 cal filler glaze polish
Colanite wax