Detailing Chat & Questions Thread

[Yellow Dave]

Nice one

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=382744

Offer is still live if youre just ordering a drying towel

 

[Clio_fool]

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=382744

Offer is still live if youre just ordering a drying towel

That comes out at £6.55, bargain! Nice one Dave[emoji106]

 

[welshname]

Just ordered 2. Nice one.

 

[Eddie.]

Excellent, nice one.

 

[riz]

Just ordered 2. Nice one.

Snap


They better be good

 

[Yellow Dave]

I still use the autofinesse deluxe and britemax red uber towels quite a lot, but the twisted towels are used just as much and equally as good but being so thin and lightweight they're a little easier to deal with and definitely easier to dry out after

 

[Marc.]

2 arrived for me this morning. Quick postage!

 

[leeds2592]

I use a Auto Finesse Deluxe but even after a hand full of washes, it still leaves little bits of fluff on the car.

 

[JamesBryan]

I've got MF wash, but it's literally just a bottle with a label on, no instructions. I got it years ago from some car show.

I can already hear you saying "buy a good one"

🙈

Bit late, but i've got the chemical guys MF wash and it's 30ml for small loads and 60ml for heavy.

They come out great afterwards.

 

[Eddie.]

Ahhh okay, lovely, I'm assuming that's just in the washing machine?

 

[JamesBryan]

Ahhh okay, lovely, I'm assuming that's just in the washing machine?

Yes mate. 40 Degrees iirc.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

I'm still using the Asda drying towels.

Cheap as chips and do an excellent job imo.

 

[JamesBryan]

They're tea towels Ron 😂

 

[Mr R.]

Carpro big green drying towels for me (I have both sizes)

Bloody good, maybe a bit expensive.

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[Sunglasses_Ron]

They're tea towels Ron 😂

lol they're actually really good. I use one to get most of the water off then a second to completely dry.

They're about £3 I think.

I've got tons of the buggers 😂

 

[leeds2592]

They're tea towels Ron 😂

He uses an oven glove for a wash mitt too 😂

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

He uses an oven glove for a wash mitt too 😂

And a bog brush for the wheels. Love a bit of Asda.

Save money. Live better :up:

 

[riz]

2 arrived for me this morning. Quick postage!

Snap they are really good...

My mother in law washed my other monster fluffy with fabric softener and its dead...

 

[DanSej6]

After a bit of advice if possible chaps, treated myself to a DAS6v2, had a quick play with it tonight and I was just wondering if it does take some proper bastid to get a decent level of correction?
I've got the basic CYC Menzerna kit, so used the yellow pad with the 3500 polish, made it shiny but still see marks in the paint. Then tried the 2200 polish on the same pad, a bit better but not got some of the larger marks out.
Is it just a case of going through the pads and polish to find what works? So next up would be the 3500 on the hard white pad? Or is that just pissing in the wind and 2200 with the white pad should sort most of it out?
My paintwork is pretty bad, but just unsure of how much stick I do need to give it :laughing:

 

[Bluebeard]

After a bit of advice if possible chaps, treated myself to a DAS6v2, had a quick play with it tonight and I was just wondering if it does take some proper bastid to get a decent level of correction?
I've got the basic CYC Menzerna kit, so used the yellow pad with the 3500 polish, made it shiny but still see marks in the paint. Then tried the 2200 polish on the same pad, a bit better but not got some of the larger marks out.
Is it just a case of going through the pads and polish to find what works? So next up would be the 3500 on the hard white pad? Or is that just pissing in the wind and 2200 with the white pad should sort most of it out?
My paintwork is pretty bad, but just unsure of how much stick I do need to give it :laughing:

You say about giving it stick, are you pushing too hard?
If you push too hard the machine can't oscillate properly and you just end up pushing Polish around the car.
Have you drawn a spot on the back of the pad for reference?
(Apologies if I'm teaching you to suck eggs!)

 

[DanSej6]

Don't think I was pushing too hard, mainly just rested my hand on the top of the machine so it didn't skip about. Definitely wasn't trying to push the thing through the body!
What's the spot on the back of the pad wisdom?

 

[Bluebeard]

Don't think I was pushing too hard, mainly just rested my hand on the top of the machine so it didn't skip about. Definitely wasn't trying to push the thing through the body!
What's the spot on the back of the pad wisdom?

Get a felt pen and put a spot the size of a 5p on the edge of the back of the pad.
The machine should be oscillating fast enough that you can barely see it. If you can start to see the spot, you're pushing too hard.
It's a great way to monitor pressure.

 

[DanSej6]

Top banana I'll give that a try next time!

 

[Gally]

Watch a hundred junkman videos then watch some more!

Also hexalogic pads work better with the DA system.

 

[DanSej6]

Get a felt pen and put a spot the size of a 5p on the edge of the back of the pad.
The machine should be oscillating fast enough that you can barely see it. If you can start to see the spot, you're pushing too hard.
It's a great way to monitor pressure.

Found I barely had to put any pressure on it before the spot was visible. Still, had a crack with it and it's improved the Cup. Ended up using the official DAS pad (supposed to be ideal for 1 stage polishing) and the 2200 menzerna, then topped with a coat of Bilt Hamber wax.

Have to excuse the plastics, did them after I'd taken the pictures.

It does need something more aggressive on it to get the remaining defects out. The question is should I go for the Menzerna FG400, to compliment what I already have, or Meguiars ultimate compound that I can pick up readily and cheaply from Halfords?

 

[Yellow Dave]

Demon shine rapid dirt shifter going cheap at eurocarparts. Use the discount code egg56 and get it for £4.50 for 1 litre

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/c...102248918743917857455967031342835421066745389

 

[sburrell93]

Any tips for applying Dlux to the fronts and backs of a set of wheels? I'm sure someone mentioned the use of cotton wool/make up pads or something before.

@gally @Sunglasses_Ron

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Any tips for applying Dlux to the fronts and backs of a set of wheels? I'm sure someone mentioned the use of cotton wool/make up pads or something before.

@gally @Sunglasses_Ron

I tend to use these because they're lint free.

http://gtechniq.com/products/auto/x10-ap1-lint-free-applicator-pad#content

 

[Danix60]

Washed the car today, and applyed manzerna PL

 

[_Tom]

Owning a black car can be rewarding. Well, at least for an hour after it's cleaned.

Untitled by Tom White, on Flickr

Untitled by Tom White, on Flickr

Black hole comes up lovely on this.

 

[leeds2592]

Love Black cars when clean but f**k owning one again.

Gave my Inferno a quick clean yesterday, first clean after I fully sealed it with Collinite 845 a couple of weeks ago, forgotten just how much easier it is to clean a car that's properly sealed!

 

[Gally]

Washed the car today, and applyed manzerna PL
View attachment 184155

That looks like a sunflower ph1!

 

[imprezaworks]

Really been very happy using r222 concours wax. Easy to apply and remove and looks stunning too.

 

[ADS_V6]

Really been very happy using r222 concours wax. Easy to apply and remove and my hair has never looked so good.

 

[Gally]

Super old school wax but an original caranuba wax. Lasts about 30 minutes durability wise but lovely wax.

 

[_Tom]

Anyone got any cheap wax suggestions for going over the top of black hole on a black car?

I've read PB Natty's blue works well?
http://www.poorboysworld.co.uk/cgi-bin/pbw.cgi?Command=ShowEPage&db_epid=7
Or they do a Nattys black..
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/poorboys-black-wax/prod_1664.html

Or anything else I should consider?

 

[imprezaworks]

Allways fancied trying that

 

[Marc.]

Anyone got any cheap wax suggestions for going over the top of black hole on a black car?

I've read PB Natty's blue works well?
http://www.poorboysworld.co.uk/cgi-bin/pbw.cgi?Command=ShowEPage&db_epid=7
Or they do a Nattys black..
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/poorboys-black-wax/prod_1664.html

Or anything else I should consider?

I have Natty's Blue, it was alright for the money. I used to use it over Black Hole as well, I thought it did a good job.

 

[Coby.]

Britemax Vantage.

 

[leeds2592]

Vics Concours!!