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Detailing Chat & Questions Thread
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Sir Nancy Flowers
ClioSport Club Member
M140i
Sir Nancy Flowers
ClioSport Club Member
M140i
It's called Essence. Not sure what colour it's for.
Sterling looks good but I'm afraid that if I start using it I'll eat it. It smells utterly delicious
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Essence is nice. But in the this weather it needs a cool bag. Melts lol
Stay Puft
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172
Mine was almost as bad.. hand polish and autosol. There are a few stubborn bits which wont budge.
Before..
Sir Nancy Flowers
ClioSport Club Member
M140i
Imagine going round to someones house and thinking 'oh excellent. Hes got a spare fridge just for beer!' Only to open it and find loads of wax 😂😂😂
Sir Nancy Flowers
ClioSport Club Member
M140i
I actually got a Gtechniq sample box the other day with a tiny bottle of that in it so I'll give it a whirl!
Clio 172 Cup
I am gonna have to do the mrs car tomoz as I am having withdrawals lol 😂 listening to u guys it ain’t getting a machine polish tho
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
I used Peek on my exhaust. It's not as aggressive as Autosol. Did my pedals too!
MarkCup
ClioSport Club Member
Mine are way worse than that. I'm not going to bother bringing them back to life...I'm not that fussed really, although at some point I'll no doubt buy a couple of new ones to keep in reserve.
Sir Nancy Flowers
ClioSport Club Member
M140i
Think your car is newer than mine too? That makes me feel better!
I've looked into replacement ones but for less money I could get someone to respray them and then ceramic coat them. Such a design flaw but no cars perfect I suppose!
MarkCup
ClioSport Club Member
March 17 mine was built/registered.
They're so bad as I didn't hand wash the car from October time until a couple of weekends ago
What's on them now is part of the metalwork.Mine will never look right...when they replaced my backbox they've somehow got it so that the left tailpipe sticks out about 20mm more than the right; I never spotted this for weeks/months after they did the work.
I can pull the right trim out to make it look sort of the same, but drive a few miles and it ends up working its way back in...and when it's pulled out you can also see the short cut tailpipe end inside the trim.
C'est la vie.
Sir Nancy Flowers
ClioSport Club Member
M140i
Oh. Well ours are very similarly aged then! Mines July reg I think!March 17 mine was built/registered.
They're so bad as I didn't hand wash the car from October time until a couple of weekends ago
Mine will never look right...when they replaced my backbox they've somehow got it so that the left tailpipe sticks out about 20mm more than the right; I never spotted this for weeks/months after they did the work.
I can pull the right trim out to make it look sort of the same, but drive a few miles and it ends up working its way back in...and when it's pulled out you can also see the short cut tailpipe end inside the trim.
C'est la vie.
Well theres your problem then Mark! I've known people to wipe them after every single drive. Bit much for me but each to their own. As you say, C'est la vie!
That backbox butchery sounds pretty awful. If it makes you feel any better (it wont), I've never spotted it in any of your videos!
My derv F20 still looks brand new exhaust wise, doesn't seem to soot up at all! Only given the odd wipe in 20k miles -
Geddes
ClioSport Club Member
Fiesta Mk8 ST-3
Claying should be done as when needed, ideally shouldn’t be done every 6 months. If you’ve clayed for the first time 6 ish months ago and you want to clay the car again now, who’s to say the paint is contaminated free, and your claying the car again pointlessly.
A really good way is knowing you should be claying is put hour hand inside say a shopping carrier bag and rub your hand over the paintwork , if it feels like sand paper then it needs claying if it doesn’t it doesn’t need claying. By claying your car your putting more fine marks / scratches on your paint
MLB
ClioSport Club Member
@MarkCup and @Sidnancy common issue with the standard m140i tailpipes, the finish just goes even with regular cleaning. Think I've read on the babybmw forums that some have successfully resprayed them with barbecue paint!
And I'm one of those people who wipes them after a drive..
This is after 11k miles, not too bad!
And I'm one of those people who wipes them after a drive..
This is after 11k miles, not too bad!
Sir Nancy Flowers
ClioSport Club Member
M140i
Those are clean as a whistle! I've found some Mickey mouse ones on ebay (the goofy ones are all out of stock) so I'll see how I go. Tempted to polish mine up and if I dont like them, repaint them. Cheers for the suggestion. This is fast turning into a bmw page 😂@MarkCup and @Sidnancy common issue with the standard m140i tailpipes, the finish just goes even with regular cleaning. Think I've read on the babybmw forums that some have successfully resprayed them with barbecue paint!
And I'm one of those people who wipes them after a drive..
This is after 11k miles, not too bad!
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Sir Nancy Flowers
ClioSport Club Member
M140i
When I got my car home for the first time a few weeks back I took a quick check underneath. Thought it might have lived on a farm in a previous life as there was loads of mud underneath. This absolute chunk just fell onto my feed while machine polishing. Must have been in the arch liner somewhere. I wouldnt mind but I took all the wheels off and blasted the liners just last week. Where the hell is it all coming from 😂
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
I know this may be a loose question, but what pads are people using? I've been using 3M flat for cutting (With Menzerna 400) Rupes yellow (With Sonax Perfect finish) and i think Chemical guys hex logic blue with my poorboys polish. The green and yellow are looking a little tired so i may do some ordering as im out of my Sonax too.
Will be going on RB if that helps.
Will be going on RB if that helps.
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
I know its wrong, so I'll look into a alternative. Any recommendations as to what?
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Uro?
The micro pads are supposed to be great
Unless you get a better machine
The micro pads are supposed to be great
Unless you get a better machine
Sir Nancy Flowers
ClioSport Club Member
M140i
What pad did you use? Mine had a decent correction with a green hex logic
Stay Puft
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172
Orange autofinesse, and a white one from AutoAllure (unsure what type it was as they seem to have shut down).
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Buff and Shine Uro-Fiber Pad
Buff and Shine URO-FIBER Buffing PadsAre you ready for the most versatile pad available on the market? The latest offering from Buff and Shine is an improvement on the recent trend of microfiber pad technology. The Uro-Fiber Pad is newly designed to maximize the benefits we have already seen...
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imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Bought some emergency stuff
Megs pink shampoo stuff
Micro wash mitt
Drying towel
Bucket
Jays ceramic wax, fireball wax.
Two reasons. Bored, cars dirty
Just need a hose now?!?
Megs pink shampoo stuff
Micro wash mitt
Drying towel
Bucket
Jays ceramic wax, fireball wax.
Two reasons. Bored, cars dirty
Just need a hose now?!?
Clio 172 Cup
Another coat of wax just for extra protection sorry about the dog photo bombing again lol
Clio 172 Cup
No mate but was looking at this the other day
MLB
ClioSport Club Member
Buff and Shine Uro-Fiber Pad
Buff and Shine URO-FIBER Buffing PadsAre you ready for the most versatile pad available on the market? The latest offering from Buff and Shine is an improvement on the recent trend of microfiber pad technology. The Uro-Fiber Pad is newly designed to maximize the benefits we have already seen...www.in2detailing.co.uk
I'd still like to try these.. Not sure how to clean mf pads though, do they go in the pad washer like foam pads?
I didn't have a great day today, washed the front end getting it ready to put the bumper back on but noticed insane marring on the bonnet, could see exactly where and how I'd wiped. Polished it again, wiped, marring again, ahhh..
Started all over again, brand new claybar, brand new polishing pad, brand new cloths and it was fine.
Not sure if it was contaminated cloths or just extremely soft paint (bonnet has been resprayed end of last year) so just soaked and double washed all my microfiber items.
Hope that was the problem as I can't stand having to be super ultra careful every time I just look at the car, had a black car with finicky paint like that before and it was horrible..
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
I've not used one. I assume a good rinse with warm water would do the trick. In sure there is fancy spray you can buy though.
I wasn't having a go Mark. Jim at WD used to be green and fast cut plus! Just surprised that's what it took, whilst still unsurprising...
Plus it has been resprayed so you can’t just use the hard paint rule of thumb.
Edit: I’ve always liked Menz PO106, PO203, FG400 and hex logic white, green and orange as a core base for finding a workable combo.
Edit: I’ve always liked Menz PO106, PO203, FG400 and hex logic white, green and orange as a core base for finding a workable combo.
Stay Puft
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172
Want to sell me this?
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
The dog?
