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Today I did some detailing...
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Gave the combi a wash/dry and a second coating of Gtechniq C2V3.
That should see it sealed up fort a few months.
Hard to show shine on silver but it is not looking too bad at all for the little amount of work involved.
Bonnet reflection
Door reflection
Roof Reflection
And of course the few water droplets :P
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So today I took the seats out and gave the carpet and mats a thorough deep clean. Pictures don't show much because really, it wasn't that dirty at all. Just dust and a few spots here and there. Looks much fresher now.
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After:
Then I got out the Iron Cleanse and did the alloys. They haven't been done since I applied the Gtechniq C1. These pics are of the rear wheel as I forgot to take pics of the front but the 2 fronts were worse when it comes to brake dust.
Before:
Bleeding out the Iron and contaminants:
After light and gentle agitation with a soft alloy wheel brush:
Finished:
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Car "professionally" washed, detared, clayed and polished during the week. Snow foamed yesterday and laid down a coat of Collinite 476s. Today it got a second coat of Collinite, glass cleaned with professional glass cleaner and rain-x. 3 1/2 hours work over the 2 days. Shiny enough for ya?
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Just looking at PF and a lad wet sanded his cls. It looks dam nice now. Probably a weeks work if not more involved here.
http://passionford.com/forum/pictures-video-and-photoshop-forum/461721-wet-sanding-my-cls.html
He likes his gtechniq stuff.Snow Foam - Magifoam
De-ironizer - Wolfs chemicals
Meguires 2000/2500/3000 grit papers
Wool pad
Green Hex pad
Finishing pad
Meguires Heavy cut compound
Meguires Ultra Finishing compound
G techniq P1 polish
G techniq C1 laquer
G techniq C5 sealant
G techniq EXO V2 hybrid sealant
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Nothing much only a winter protection on my sons E46
Not much time spend on the DA as I would have liked to but got a good few swirls etc. out of it.
Usual wash
Paint was prepped last week using a combo of
Wolfs "The Correctional Utility" on an orange Hex pad which gave good results for the time spent on it.
Finished with Wolfs "The Jeweler" on Hex Black pad
Car was washed again
2 coats of Gtechniq C2V3 applied and left for a week
Yesterday car was washed again and topped with
2 coats of Collinite 845 and one coat of Britemax Vantage
Tyres were treated with Wolfs Blackout.
Wheels were left as new tyres going on soon and want to do a wheels off job on them
Windscreen was re-treated with repellant. ( No idea what it is as it is a sample I got )
Interior was hoovered and rinsed with a solution of apc and warm water.
Leather was treated with the Glyptone twins.
Windows were cleaned with Einszett Windscreen Clear Glass Cleaner
Did not get much time to grab a few pics as it belted down rain and he had to head away.
Not looking too shabby I think
and of course the beads
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Fecking tree sap! Just after washing/cleaning the car and as soon as I'm finished, sap on the windows!
Started off rinsing, did a snow foam, still haven't got it right, rinse again. Only have the one bucket but have a grit guard. Washed with AGS, then rinsed. Used orchard autocare wheel cleanse. Windows were a mix of rain x and AG polish. Waxed two coats of meguairs wax. Hoovered and cockpit cleaned. Waxed wheels too
1 bucket!uh oh :eek:
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I started a full treatment yesterday on a car that's only ever seen a brush (not by me!): two bucket wash, dry, de-tar, clay, wash, dry, followed by SRP. As luck would have it, after 4 hours, it started lashing just as I was buffing off. Oh well, some nice beading ensued:
Went back out this morning and I am fairly impressed with the result. It's still a bit swirly at night under artificial light, but I can't justify a DA considering the price of the car.
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Make sure to get EGP on it, or the SRP will just wash away. It might be best to give it a quick coat of SRP before the EGP to help fill more of the swrils.
Aside from that, it looks great as it stands! Fair play!
Also, Dougie, I expected to see a trail bike being cleaned
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Make sure to get EGP on it, or the SRP will just wash away. It might be best to give it a quick coat of SRP before the EGP to help fill more of the swrils.
Aside from that, it looks great as it stands! Fair play!
Also, Dougie, I expected to see a trail bike being cleaned
Thanks Dave, I did not know that. I read on some other forums that guys were using just SRP with no sealant, so I figured there was no panic. I'll be back out with the SRP and EGP tomorrow so
They tend to get a very quick blast of a power washer rather than any special treatment :pac:0 -
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Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I didn't want to create a new thread for it so I figured I'd just ask all you detailing wizards
Would it be possible to use an angle grinder to polish a car if you stuck a polishing head on it, or would it be too hard/fast and destroy the paintwork?0 -
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The_Pretender wrote: »Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I didn't want to create a new thread for it so I figured I'd just ask all you detailing wizards
Would it be possible to use an angle grinder to polish a car if you stuck a polishing head on it, or would it be too hard/fast and destroy the paintwork?
DO NOT use an angle grinder!!
A rotary polisher will max out at approx 3000rpm with variable speed control and rarely necessary to use it at that speed. An angle grinder will spin 8000+rpm0 -
listermint wrote: »Dont do this, Polishers need to have variable speed. Angle Grinders(most) do not have this.
You will destroy the paintwork.
Thanks for that, didnt think it would work
May just invest in a polisher some time in the future so.0 -
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Toyotafanboi wrote: »sorry, what i meant is that they are as bald as ****. got youFancy getting in some practice?
I'll let you use my Mazda, free of charge? :pac:
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