Detailing Chat & Questions Thread

[Gally]

Yeah tell me about it. £700 for a 200ml pot of wax. Value for money right?

 

[Revels]

I'd forgotten about it and thought I'd been sent some free samples or something. Then I looked at the invoice.

 

[Gally]

It's never fun. You might think it's worth it after it's applied!

 

[Chapppers11]

Scam or legit? : http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=274494

I'm thinking it's a scam.

FLOL at HD wading his oar in.

It came today.

Value for money isn't their strong point is it?! It's about an inch tall!!

Lol, I suppose if it lasts years then it's great value for money.

 

[Whitey172]

Nearly out of my BTBM, have nt kept up to date with new products as i was fully stocked.
What shampoo's are people using? Like the look of some of the Chem Guys ones and seem good value but all I seem to hear about recently is the AF stuff.

 

[aucky]

BTBM is still one of the best out there IMO.

 

[JD]

Seconded.

Dan, you'll be impressed by the GTech stuff.

 

[Whitey172]

That makes it easy then, repeat order it is

 

[JamieG]

I'm using AF lather at the moment, I'm impressed with that tbh, but prior to that I've only used Poorboys maxi suds, zymol natural & dodo supernatural. Btbm will probably be the next one im gonna try.

 

[JD]

Is a "why change it" scenario for me. There was a job lot going on eBay (10) about two years ago for a price not to be sniffed at. It works well, it lathers up well in both London and NW buckets of water, is wax safe and most importantly is very slick.

 

[Hixle]

Just tried out Amigo. Very impressed, so easy to use (by hand) and the paint feels so smooth. Topped up afterwards with some AG HD, very shiny indeed

 

[JamieG]

I have only used amigo by hand, using it via DA on Friday. I can't wait!

Its a fantastic product by hand, and meant to be even better by DA.

 

[Gally]

It's epic via DA. The slickness blew me away on first use.

 

[Hixle]

I don't have a DA, don't trust myself with one, lol. I'm very impressed by hand though.

I'll be giving it another coat of HD on friday before CSS, and top it up with some Z-6 Saturday morning. Looking forward to trying that out, I've only ever used AG QD.

 

[Joe#]

You'll be amazed by Z6 then mate, lovely product. Oh and you'll love the smell of it too

 

[Gorms]

Luke even if you kept the DA in the same position for 5 mins i dont think it would cause any damage. Dont hold me to this!,,

Happy to loan you my DA as you are pretty local!

 

[JamieG]

Z6 is fantastic - I don't use half as much as I should, but when I do it's fantastic.

 

[Chapppers11]

Going for a full correction on my 200 some point this week, it's all decon'd and taped up, when I'm finished I'm going to give Amigo a try via DA.

Had to give into the hype about it, looking forward to it!

 

[JamieG]

I find it bizarre that I get genuinely excited about cleaning my 9 year clio, with a load of new products. It's brilliant. I'm looking forward to detailing the cup, more than CSS itself!!

 

[Gorms]

Going for a full correction on my 200 some point this week, it's all decon'd and taped up, when I'm finished I'm going to give Amigo a try via DA.

Had to give into the hype about it, looking forward to it!

Its so easy to use and the results are amazing, you wont be dissapointed!

 

[Gally]

Lols I was the same last year with the Frp, 95% correction plus wet sanding on the whole front end then had to bloody drive it 450 miles! Worked out okay though!

Doesn't matter what car you have mate looking after is the main thing.

 

[Scrooge]

I've ordered some amigo now, I was impressed with black hole via DA so hoping this will be as good.

I was also disappointed with polished bliss' summer sale, I still ordered a fair bit anyway lol

 

[Gally]

It wasn't great. The tough coat wasn't a bad deal but didn't fancy much else.

 

[Scrooge]

I can't remember what I ordered, I know it was the interior trio, the metal polish and something else but can't remember lol

 

[Gally]

That sounds about right. I had 2 packages at the PO last week. Had no idea what they were.... 2 detailing orders!

Mercury is good. Some german company sell it in a tube also but it's about the same price.

 

[Scrooge]

I need to calm down, I just bought 2 new michelin ps3 for the Seat and it needs a new windscreen and I keep buying detailing gear lol I have so many products it bloody ridiculous and I still have a massive list of what I want lol

 

[julzh]

My brother is finally taking his interest further than halfords best for his silver VW T Kombi. So it's big and he doesn't have generally much time. Products wise I was thinking of the usual decontamination followed by maybe Prime then Amigo. I would usually then slap a wax on top but for ease of use and speed I was thinking of some kind of spray LSP that he could top up when he washes and would people recommend another stage between Amigo and LSP. I don't have any experience of sprays further than QD so your thoughts please gents.

 

[Hixle]

Luke even if you kept the DA in the same position for 5 mins i dont think it would cause any damage. Dont hold me to this!,,

Happy to loan you my DA as you are pretty local!

Very kind of you mate, I may well take you up on that

I quite fancy buying one myself, but get so confused with the different pads etc. Need to do some research!

 

[Yellow Dave]

Not done much with cleaning up exhausts other than the shiney tips, but how would autosol or mercury cope with the headaer pipe of a motorbike? An example picture of one in good condition below, the bikes I'm looking at aren't this clean

 

[JD]

If its metal, mercury will clean it. Usual wash down and de-grime with G101, followed up by mercury on a MF towel should do the trick. It's likely to be similar metal to the exhaust so should clean up nicely.

 

[julzh]

My brother is finally taking his interest further than halfords best for his silver VW T Kombi. So it's big and he doesn't have generally much time. Products wise I was thinking of the usual decontamination followed by maybe Prime then Amigo. I would usually then slap a wax on top but for ease of use and speed I was thinking of some kind of spray LSP that he could top up when he washes and would people recommend another stage between Amigo and LSP. I don't have any experience of sprays further than QD so your thoughts please gents.

Anyone? What will work best over Amigo. Werkstat Jett, tough coat or even Z2 instead of.

 

[Gorms]

Anyone? What will work best over Amigo. Werkstat Jett, tough coat or even Z2 instead of.

Im going to say Z2 after this last week of cleaning mine. I have 4 coats of Z2 over the whole car and the finish is amazing. Its so easy to use and takes only a few mins to apply to each panel.

 

[Chapppers11]

Tough Coat added even more to Amigo today for me, not tried Z2 though.

 

[aucky]

Has anyone ever used amigo over W.Prime?

I'm not sure if it affected durability last time I did.

 

[Gally]

It wouldn't make too much difference if it was going on to bare paint anyway mate.

I love Prime though, great cleansing ability so wire in!

 

[JD]

As above Aucky, it won't make a difference. I might ask Kev to bring his Amigo with him for me to try on the day. Mine is seriously lacking any love at the moment. Still looks great to the untrained eye, but is serious need of a decon, glaze and some LSP.

 

[aucky]

I suppose I should get working soon then :|

 

[Joe#]

I really do hate this country sometimes. It's supposed to be summer ffs.

I got home early-ish today, so thought I'd start getting the car ready for Friday. Finished decamination, snow foamed again, then gave it a shampoo ready for claying. Next minute the heavens opened and it's been raining non stop for ages now

I need a garage..

 

[aucky]

I got my decontam done this afternoon, its been sitting in the garage since

I lost motivation after giving it a wipedown with CarPro Eraser. Paint looks positively w**k now I've pulled all the fillers out. Glaze and ellesspeeezz tomorrow.

 

[Bluebeard]

Help me!!!

I'm due to go down and wax the car tonight but i've just been down there and its got a bit of dust on it. (Its stored in a dirty unit)

I can't wash it because of where it is.

What is the safest way of polishing / waxing it tonight without causing too much swirling.