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Kevin are you on commission from Finish Kare?

True. I don't rate it and bought it purely because I lol'd at the name. Have a great photo somewhere of me with a thumbs up next to it . . . Shame that you're such a ned, because half of that was good advice ;) You added the links I CBA'd to do ;)

As said, old but a good un.

Cheers again lad.

Anytime.

You need to polish and protect them so next time round all you need is warm soapy water. Wash, clay, polish, seal. Wash with Bilberry or just Autoglym Engine and Machine Cleaner (neutral cleaners/degreasers). Polish with something simple like SRP or Lime Prime Seal with a decent sealent/wheel...

Just wax. You won't need to polish or clay. And on a side note, polishing should always follow clay. So foam-rinse-wash-rinse-dry-clay-wash-rinse-dry-polish-seal-wax.

Epic.

The perfume is about 100 times more concentrated though fella, so not a perfect comparison, but get where you're going ;)

But for anyone that know's their stuff, i.e. those that do it for a living or a hobby, know that £28 an hour is minimum wage for the amount of knowledge, experience, time, blood and sweat that goes in to a detail such as this.

Thanks Markie.

A friend sent this to me by email this morning and asked if I knew him. Presumed it was Mark Dalton, not heard of this guy before. . .

Saw the signal drop on mine for the first time last night, was holding the phone in landscape playing angry birds and it dropped from 5 bars 3G (Voda Sure Signal) to 3 bars. Updated to 4.0.1 last night as well and that seems to have solved my data issue when accessing emails - guessing it was...

Gorgeous colour Dave. Not keen on the alloy colour. Always thought they looked better with polished alloys.

Looks like a great start TBH John. It depends how particular you are. You could go with what Rich has stated, but I like to ensure they are perfect with no limit on time.

Polishes wise John, best to try the least abrasive to finish down to a decent finish chap.

Re read the thread and can't find a single offensive comment John! Here to help buddy so just ask away, don't have to worry about offending people with questions!! You don't want to be lacquering or varnishing your headlamps fella . . . !

Agreed! Tyres look pretty new (tread colour wise) as well, so presumed as much. Looks well chap! Correction or enhancement etc?

Didn't have any sun either IIRC ;) On a side note, aftermarket alloys on the Mx5?

Number plate back on Lynden, or you'll speak to soon and get pulled.

Red Daniel. It makes sense.

Bah, direct light/sunlight or nothing Russ ;)

Used the pads for a while Kev, but not the polishes (if I've understood you?).

Almost 100% certain Halfrauds do 1200 buddy, but eBay is best. I would use no more than 1200 to start with, as this issue is not embedded in the plastic, it is a top layer reaction. I have had no negative feedback from the 10-20 CS customers that have had this sorted for the last 3-5 years...

You mean wax?

All good, but the 600 is not necessary and makes life difficult when you come to polish.

I know this is a funny thing to say about a track car, but it's spotless!! Love it!! Detailers dream ;)

Depends how bad the build up is John. Ben172s was horrific and still waiting on some more grit paper supplies to fully sort it. Others like Daz's car took 3000 grit, polished up in no time.

Ah in that case perfect lad. Not the toughest of methods, but does take time. Wet and dry it down (when clean), then polish up with something like Menz IP or other. Simples tbh.

You'll need to machine polish, unless you have arms like Popeye John. No local detailers around? I only charge £25 for doing it and by the time you've bought your paper, polish, pads etc works out cheaper to get someone to do it.