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Detailing Chat & Questions Thread
- Thread starter TheEvilGiraffe
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Clio 182, Astra Sri
Been using them for over three years now. No long term problems for me
Clio 182, Astra Sri
An all in one would be what your looking for by had in my opinion
Auto glym srp
Ago finesse tripple
Britemax AIO
Auto glym srp
Ago finesse tripple
Britemax AIO
Clio 182, Astra Sri
An all in one would be what your looking for by had in my opinion
Auto glym srp
Ago finesse tripple
Britemax AIO
Wheel cleaner I like autobrite very cherry (non acidic)
Wax my favourite is meguiars #16
Auto glym srp
Ago finesse tripple
Britemax AIO
Wheel cleaner I like autobrite very cherry (non acidic)
Wax my favourite is meguiars #16
Clio 1.2 2.3 2004
I'll look into that say if I did buy a polisher what would u recommend
Short term, they marr your paint. Long term, depth of clearcoat as you correct the marring...
I think you should learn to take care of your car first, by that I mean get your wash technique in order.
Stick with an AIO product first then top it with a wax or sealant.
Clio 182, Astra Sri
brisa4984
ClioSport Club Member
morning cs.
the car came with Gardx
Ive got magiefoam, citrus power, ironx, autofinese tar remover, supernatural shampoo,
question is would any of these strip the gardx?
the car came with Gardx
Ive got magiefoam, citrus power, ironx, autofinese tar remover, supernatural shampoo,
question is would any of these strip the gardx?
Golf GT & A4 Avant
No idea what GardX is, but the foam, citrus power and SN shampoo are all pretty safe cleaners.
Ironx and oblitarate will go some way to remove it depending on what type of product it is, but I'd still recommend physical contact such as claying, pre wax cleanser with abrasives, maybe going over it by hand with a finishing polish.
Need a bit more info on it really if you have it
Ironx and oblitarate will go some way to remove it depending on what type of product it is, but I'd still recommend physical contact such as claying, pre wax cleanser with abrasives, maybe going over it by hand with a finishing polish.
Need a bit more info on it really if you have it
Clio 182, Astra Sri
Wax for summer
Sealants for winter!
Sealants for winter!
Wait til you see mine tomorrow, you can just about make out the colour lol
Suzuki Jimny
Ti22 in Newport.
Golf 7.5R & Clio 200
Bit of an odd one, but what vacuums do you lot use?
I have a Henry at the moment, but he exploded a while back, managed to fix it but the suction has never really came back. Going to ask Santa for a new one, that fingers crossed could get into all the crevices of the car.
Would say between £50 and £100? Not fussed about it being a wet and dry, a blow function would be nice though
thanks
I have a Henry at the moment, but he exploded a while back, managed to fix it but the suction has never really came back. Going to ask Santa for a new one, that fingers crossed could get into all the crevices of the car.
Would say between £50 and £100? Not fussed about it being a wet and dry, a blow function would be nice though
thanks
Golf GT & A4 Avant
never used ultimate compound but isn't it supposed to be fairly abrasive?
Tripple and blackmax are more glazes with good filling ability with a very minor amount of cut at the best. both will look awesome used via DA though.
Golf GT & A4 Avant
So can someone tell me, what's the story with Kev?
surely I missed something other than the posting of a hoody? I need to contact him about an amigo sample
surely I missed something other than the posting of a hoody? I need to contact him about an amigo sample
I have a week off work this week with nothing really planned so I have decided to detail my car, now thing is I haven't really detailed my car before so looking for advice on what products I can use and the methods of using them, today I have washed and clayed it so tomorrow I will start detailing. Thanks
I asked JD bout he never responded. I cant figure out why he would be banned.
Fiesta ST-2 Finsport
Golf GT & A4 Avant
depends on the condition of the swirls, the hardness of your paint etc. unfortunately its not quite as simply as this product is what you need.
typically you're boing to need a polishing compound. start with the least abrasive and try from there look at the menzerna range of 106 and 203
typically you're boing to need a polishing compound. start with the least abrasive and try from there look at the menzerna range of 106 and 203
Megane R26
Golf GT & A4 Avant
never used it, but itsn't that the harsher of the two compounds? not the best to start with unless you know what you're doing
Golf GT & A4 Avant
I've watched people burn through clear coat with a DA with a light polishing pad and polish, before they even started on the cutting compound.
As I said, all depends on whether or not you know what you're doing. And without being rude, if you're asking questions like which polish should I use I would imagine your knowledge on paint correction is fairly minimal? If I'm wrong and you know what you're doing then give it a go. Just be aware of the problems if you geet it wrong
better to be safe than sorry, and it's very hard to give accurate advice over a forum without actually being there
As I said, all depends on whether or not you know what you're doing. And without being rude, if you're asking questions like which polish should I use I would imagine your knowledge on paint correction is fairly minimal? If I'm wrong and you know what you're doing then give it a go. Just be aware of the problems if you geet it wrong
better to be safe than sorry, and it's very hard to give accurate advice over a forum without actually being there
Fiesta ST-2 Finsport
I do agree with yellow Dave, and you should be working from least aggressive and working up. Thing is, your looking at it in the wrong way, Your asking What shall i use with this one pad I've got. you really need a selection of pads and polishes.
However to answer your question the orange LC pads with Scholl S17 is a winner, and finishes down lurvely. Note: this is however with rotary an not DA.
However to answer your question the orange LC pads with Scholl S17 is a winner, and finishes down lurvely. Note: this is however with rotary an not DA.
Clart
ClioSport Club Member
i didn't say i only had one pad, i just presumed that i'd need to use the one with the most cut. I've got 3 pads, orange, white, black, I had a go with ultimate compound and the orange pad, and AF tripple on the white pad on the trophy bonnet and it came up well, but still had some swirls present.
green LC and menz power finish (old) is sufficient to tackle my clio. though ive started using P1 as my one step polish now and ive not tried it on clio paint.
What colour car?
Racing blue is pretty tough. I think i settled with Megs 105 and a green LC for that as it was pretty hard. 105 does finish down very well for a compound however so provided the pad itself isnt properly abrasive then you could achieve decent results.
All depends on the severity of the swirls. Also tripple would never correct as its more of a filler glaze/cleaner/sealant.
What colour car?
Racing blue is pretty tough. I think i settled with Megs 105 and a green LC for that as it was pretty hard. 105 does finish down very well for a compound however so provided the pad itself isnt properly abrasive then you could achieve decent results.
All depends on the severity of the swirls. Also tripple would never correct as its more of a filler glaze/cleaner/sealant.
Fiesta ST-2 Finsport
Dude I wasn't having a pop, thing is you need to try and asses all panels individually. (Ideally with a paint thickness gauge). You could attack oem paint say on the roof with an aggressive compound, then move onto the bonnet that could of had a blow in,and would strip the clear coat straight off. So safest way is to check what level of polish and pad is required on the panel your working on. Start easy and work up untill you find the combo that corrects as required. No two cars with the same colour paint are the same usually. You can hit the panel more than once to correct, and also its worth remembering that the more aggressive the combo, more chance you will need other polishes and pads to refine the finish.
Chris
DetailMe
