Detailing Chat & Questions Thread

[bigup7]

As long as you tell the dealer you don't want it touched etc it should come pretty swirl free. If there are a few marks etc Hex pads Blue probably and Menz 4000 will do the trick nicely. If it was mine however i'd be giving it the full works as Ford paint is incredibly orange peeled but that would take serious work obviosuly.

CQUK is a great product, brought the ST I did over the weekend up lovely!

its a lease car, so going be too much trouble to tell the lease company to tell ford dealer not to prep lol, plus the car will be driven to me so if it comes without prep i wont be able to see any proper defects upon delivery!

so im a bit confused now, its a 2 year lease i do not want to spend big money on getting it detailed by a pro

all i want is decent paint work with a decent gloss, decent beading and water sheeting that lasts at least 6 months, more the better

ive had cquk on my octavia vrs last year and was very easy maintenance, am also looking for other alternatives too

i wouldn't mind an AIO like tripple or SRP topped with a decent wax

any recommendations?

 

[Scrooge]

Ah fair enough.

Blue Hex pad £8.00
Menz 4000 £12.00
CQUk w/Reload £48.00

obviously you have the Das and other decon stuff, and everything else needed. Will be perfect, CQUK will give 12 months plus protection if applied right and then top up with reload will leave it glossy with excellent water behaviour and seriously easy maintenance.

 

[bigup7]

Ah fair enough.

Blue Hex pad £8.00
Menz 4000 £12.00
CQUk w/Reload £48.00

obviously you have the Das and other decon stuff, and everything else needed. Will be perfect, CQUK will give 12 months plus protection if applied right and then top up with reload will leave it glossy with excellent water behaviour and seriously easy maintenance.

thanks mate, just the info i needed

yeh got tardis, ironx, clay, even got a bottle of reload that i bought last year (i need o check the expiry on it), also got new bottle of C5 for alloy

would the 30ml do the fiesta? http://www.carpro.uk.com/cquartz-uk-edition-30ml-kit-w-reload/ or would i need the 50ml?

also how many layers do you recommend? 2 from 30ml bottle?

 

[Scrooge]

30ml will be more than enough dude, no need if two layers if applied properly either

 

[Gally]

If you're confident enough to apply go for it. Scrooge is spot on. Obviously eraser also needed.

If you have time and space to apply i'd apply 2 coats.

 

[Scrooge]

Why would you bother with 2 coats? If you make sure your coverage is spot on the first time (fairly easy tbh)

 

[bigup7]

Thanks guys. Yeh seems they have made cquk 2014 easier to apply. I had the older cquk put on by a pro on my last car which seemed to be a bit more fiddly to get I perfect.

Interesting though cquk now state 2 year protection on cquk 2014.

For me the Polish bit will be the tricky part . Not an expert using das6!

 

[Scrooge]

Fingers crossed the prep monkeys haven't knackered the paint then

You should be ok, watch a few videos and practice your technique

 

[VIICarCare]

Those blue drying towels? I wouldn't use any bar the yellow plush i4d/PB ones on bodywork now. Those blue ones are like sandpaper in comparison.

Na, meant the duo edgless grey microfibers. Link to these plush ones please!?

 

[bigup7]

Fingers crossed the prep monkeys haven't knackered the paint then

You should be ok, watch a few videos and practice your technique

thanks again

so this: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/polish/menzerna-250ml/prod_217.html and http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polis...cal-guys-blue-5-5-hex-logic-pad/prod_687.html

 

[Scrooge]

Yep and yep

 

[w33 brl]

Few attempts with iron x until I ran out has shifted most of my stubborn brake dust cheers lads, I'll sort the rest out after payday

 

[Gally]

Na, meant the duo edgless grey microfibers. Link to these plush ones please!?

http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/shop/i4d-uber-yellow-premium-drying-towels.html

Big one is just superb!

 

[Yellow Dave]

Any one tried the AF duo edgless yet? Ordered five along with their great value drying towels. I'm impressed with the duo towels, really soft. Bought them for the vee but yet to try them!

Think Gally was referring to the above highlighted.

Can't beat the uber plush towels from i4d / polished bliss / elite

 

[w33 brl]

My order just turned up can't wait to get my interior cleaned

got a freebie of a clear liquid too but no idea what it is has a slight fruity smell to it

 

[Coby.]

Quick effort on one of my headlights... First time giving it a go and it needs more work which I'll hopefully do before work tomorrow but still an improvement

 

[Knuckles]

My order just turned up can't wait to get my interior cleaned

got a freebie of a clear liquid too but no idea what it is has a slight fruity smell to it

Im interested to know what the clear liquid is

 

[w33 brl]

Im interested to know what the clear liquid is

Me too, can't used it until I find out might have to phone them tomorrow see if they will know

 

[JackD]

I'm interested in giving my car a decent clean. It's been thoroughly neglected since I bought it, not washed once it in my ownership (hosed it down once with pressure washer) so am feeling like it's maybe a little over due.

I know to wash it using 2 bucket method, but I would like to try to remove contaminants as well. I was thinking clean + dry, iron x, tardis, clay?, polish then wax.

I don't own any cleaning bits at the moment so will have to buy everything, any suggestions for the best website? I will have a search for best products to use but if anyone has suggestions then I am all ears.

Is it worth me looking into buying a dual action? Or just try to find someone local to give it a days going over

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Still haven't decided on polish/compound.

What are peoples opinions on sf4500 and pf2500 for light swirl removal?

 

[JamieG]

Menzerna polishes are brilliant, personally i don't use anything else for DA application.

 

[Knuckles]

I'm interested in giving my car a decent clean. It's been thoroughly neglected since I bought it, not washed once it in my ownership (hosed it down once with pressure washer) so am feeling like it's maybe a little over due.

I know to wash it using 2 bucket method, but I would like to try to remove contaminants as well. I was thinking clean + dry, iron x, tardis, clay?, polish then wax.

I don't own any cleaning bits at the moment so will have to buy everything, any suggestions for the best website? I will have a search for best products to use but if anyone has suggestions then I am all ears.

Is it worth me looking into buying a dual action? Or just try to find someone local to give it a days going over

Wash
iron x
rinse
tardis
rinse
wash
clay
rinse
polish
wax

tardis is known to eat away at clay if you don't wash it off first.

eBay for ix and tardis and auto finesse/clean your car/i4detailing for everything else

 

[bigup7]

Ah fair enough.

Blue Hex pad £8.00
Menz 4000 £12.00
CQUk w/Reload £48.00

obviously you have the Das and other decon stuff, and everything else needed. Will be perfect, CQUK will give 12 months plus protection if applied right and then top up with reload will leave it glossy with excellent water behaviour and seriously easy maintenance.

hi mate, i4detailing are doing 10% off till Monday, code: MAY14

they don't do Chemical boys blue hex pads, is there an equivalent that they sell that will do the same as the blue hex?

http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/shop/buffing-pads-and-machine-backing-plates.html

they have the menz 4000 and cquk so rather order from same place

thanks

 

[Yellow Dave]

Cliotoby used to quite like one of the Lakecountry pad types but can't remember which

 

[Cliotoby]

@Cliotoby used to quite like one of the Lakecountry pad types but can't remember which

Constant Pressure.

All I used for years! Will probably go back to them at some point.

 

[JD]

The CCS pads are good too, but have a tendancy to go nuclear when too much heat is applied. Via DA they're good. Rotary, they're a liability.

 

[bigup7]

The CCS pads are good too, but have a tendancy to go nuclear when too much heat is applied. Via DA they're good. Rotary, they're a liability.

thanks mate, which colour would i need in the CCS range?

http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/shop/lake-country-mfg-ccs-5.5-inch-foam-pads.html

 

[w33 brl]

Think I have a problem... Just ordered 5l of tardis and 5l of g101 and looking at more

 

[Mendizmo]

Thinking about getting this as a 'starter' kit, will be for initially correcting some swirls & polishing my cup with the products it comes with, then getting some other pads to apply polishes ETC in future. Thoughts please!!
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/machi...-dual-action-polisher-sonus-kit/prod_520.html

 

[Yellow Dave]

Standard DAS6
Hexlogic black or blue, white and green pads
Menzerna PF2300(3.02), PF2500(203s) and SF4000(106fa)

tried and tested and if in stock will come out fractionally cheaper than the Sonus kit. I've never used myself or know anyone that has used sonus compounds or pads.

Please Review Your Order

	Product	Price	Qty	Subtotal
		DAS-6 Dual Action Polisher	£84.95		£84.95
		Chemical Guys - White 5.5" Hex-Logic Pad	£8.95		£8.95
		Chemical Guys - Green 5.5" Hex-Logic Pad	£8.95		£8.95
		Chemical Guys - Blue 5.5" Hex-Logic Pad	£8.95		£8.95
		Menzerna Power Finish PF2300 (PO85RD 3.02)	£9.95		£9.95
		Menzerna Power Finish PF2500 (PO203S)	£8.95		£8.95
		Menzerna Super Finish SF4000 (PO106FA)	£12.95		£12.95

Subtotal:	£119.71
VAT:	£23.94
Shipping:	Enter location below
Basket Total:	£143.65

 

[aucky]

Sonus pads- s**t
Sonus polish - dusty as f**k

 

[Gally]

I could have told you that!

 

[welshname]

Need another polish. I've got power finish and super finish but neither are offering a good enough cut on the Clio, clarity is massively improved but I didn't want to go looking for full correction first time round anyway. Like the Menz stuff so what shall I go for?

 

[Scrooge]

Menz 2500 with the correct technique and pad combo should do the trick without you having to refine too hard.

 

[welshname]

2500 is power finish which I have

 

[Yellow Dave]

Don't do menzerna by name, its all about the numbers. What power finish have you got? 3.02 is pretty aggressive.

 

[Scrooge]

2500 is power finish which I have

Should be spot on then dude.

 

[aucky]

I've never used myself or know anyone that has used sonus compounds or pads.

I could have told you that!

I know I was replying to that ^

 

[Mendizmo]

Thanks for that Dave, appreciate the info as always!

 

[welshname]

Should be spot on then dude.

Nope. It was great on the plastics and required little effort but not on the body. Paint on the body seems really hard, I did 5 passes to get it to where it is but it's still got swirls.