Detailing Chat & Questions Thread

[gez 172]

You’ll be amazed what will still come off the paint with a clay bar. Always worth using one IMO.

 

[Matt Cup]

Can you clay on top of ceramic coating or does it strip the cc off?

 

[imprezaworks]

Is it worth clay barring before polishing?
The paintwork feels smooth so not particularly contaminated, but if I wanna do a real job on tidying up the paintwork, removing swirls and light scratches etc, will I see a benefit from it?

Yup 👍

 

[JD]

Can you clay on top of ceramic coating or does it strip the cc off?

It'll likely damage if not remove the ceramic coat.

 

[imprezaworks]

This thing had been car washed a lot before it came to us, then sat at ford awaiting a recall for over a month.

Black cars are such hard work especially in the heat but looks decent now.

 

[Nickw88]

Can anyone recommend something to smarten up the carbon tips on my exhaust? They’re hard to get to properly, but they’re starting to look s**t now.

Photo isn’t great but gives an idea what they’re like:

 

[-Jamie-]

Clearcoat failing on them?

Probably easiest to take them off and give them a decent polish, might bring them up alright or could need re lacquered

 

[Nickw88]

Clearcoat failing on them?

Probably easiest to take them off and give them a decent polish, might bring them up alright or could need re lacquered

Most likely, yeah. I think I let them sit with salt on for too long over the winter unfortunately. They actually usually come up OK after a regular clean, but now the warm and sunny weather is here they've deteriorated more. Or at least that's how it seems.

 

[Yarp]

I find once CF goes like that the only solution is to flat it back and put a new clear coat on. Can’t imagine that’ll be easy with the clearance though.

 

[imprezaworks]

H

ate honda paint

Serviced yearly. Tick.
Washed yearly. Not ticked.

 

[Sheila’s’ Wheels’]

Ceramic coated wheels.
Basic wheel cleaner.
Hosepipe.

No stupid brushes, power washers, unicorn spunk, separate buckets blah blah blah.

Le Bosh.

 

[JD]

Ceramic coated wheels.
Basic wheel cleaner.
Hosepipe.

No stupid brushes, power washers, unicorn spunk, separate buckets blah blah blah.

Le Bosh.


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Which one are you using?

 

[imprezaworks]

School S20 Black and white Rupes foam pad rectifying a heavily 'rotary' touched car.

 

[Crybert]

Anyone know if I can make this fit with a quick release type pressure washer?

It’s got a karcher adapter on it..

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

Anyone know if I can make this fit with a quick release type pressure washer?

It’s got a karcher adapter on it..

Yeah, the karcher bit and metal tube will unscrew from the brass housing.

You'll need some grips and probably a bit of heat to the brass body.

Use a bit of PTFE tape or liquid sealer on the new fitting.

 

[Crybert]

Yeah, the karcher bit and metal tube will unscrew from the brass housing.

You'll need some grips and probably a bit of heat to the brass body.

Use a bit of PTFE tape or liquid sealer on the new fitting.

Awesome, thanks for that. Saves me buying another!

 

[Crybert]

Has anyone used this stuff? Seen good reviews on it online

 

[Sheila’s’ Wheels’]

Which one are you using?

Apologies mate I missed this.

Carbon collective. I bought it off a member on here. Very impressed so far. But it’s not been long at all.

 

[KitsonRis]

I want to get some GTechniq C4 to make the black platsics on the Defender back to black again. No idea how much I will need as I can't remember how far the 15ml bottle went the last time I had it.
Need to cover the front light surrounds, grill and wing mirrors as a minimum. If it will cover the wheel arches then 4 of them but I am not sure if it will work that well as they are slightly rubbery. Anyone know if it will work on the arches? They are plastic, just soft and a bit rubbery.

 

[Fantastic Nostrils]

I want to get some GTechniq C4 to make the black platsics on the Defender back to black again. No idea how much I will need as I can't remember how far the 15ml bottle went the last time I had it.
Need to cover the front light surrounds, grill and wing mirrors as a minimum. If it will cover the wheel arches then 4 of them but I am not sure if it will work that well as they are slightly rubbery. Anyone know if it will work on the arches? They are plastic, just soft and a bit rubbery.

The smallest bottle they sell will be absolutely fine, I think its a 15ml as you mentioned.

Seriously, the stuff goes miles. Id expect you to be able to do all youve mentioned and still have a fair bit left over

 

[Crybert]

I want to get some GTechniq C4 to make the black platsics on the Defender back to black again. No idea how much I will need as I can't remember how far the 15ml bottle went the last time I had it.
Need to cover the front light surrounds, grill and wing mirrors as a minimum. If it will cover the wheel arches then 4 of them but I am not sure if it will work that well as they are slightly rubbery. Anyone know if it will work on the arches? They are plastic, just soft and a bit rubbery.

I’m confident it would do the full thing. I did 2 cars and had a small bit left

 

[JD]

I want to get some GTechniq C4 to make the black platsics on the Defender back to black again. No idea how much I will need as I can't remember how far the 15ml bottle went the last time I had it.
Need to cover the front light surrounds, grill and wing mirrors as a minimum. If it will cover the wheel arches then 4 of them but I am not sure if it will work that well as they are slightly rubbery. Anyone know if it will work on the arches? They are plastic, just soft and a bit rubbery.

Remember it doesn't go a huge way to making the plastics black again. It seals them. How grey are they?

 

[Crybert]

Remember it doesn't go a huge way to making the plastics black again. It seals them. How grey are they?

My experience was very different. It almost restored the plastic parts to their original colour..

 

[KitsonRis]

I’ve used the stuff in the past on several cars and parts and always came up good. Just couldn’t remember how far the small bottle went.

 

[JD]

My experience was very different. It almost restored the plastic parts to their original colour..

If they're not in bad nick, yes - it'll give a good "as new" finish. But it's not a product that will bring greyed plastic back to black. It's a sealant not a dye.

 

[Crybert]

If they're not in bad nick, yes - it'll give a good "as new" finish. But it's not a product that will bring greyed plastic back to black. It's a sealant not a dye.

I used the leftover on a piece of s**t micra that was at the time 15 years old. Made it look new🤣. I’m sure I just fired it on without even cleaning. Was just rubbing the flies into it

 

[Matt Cup]

Just had this lot delivered. No idea if any of it is any good but for the little it cost it was worth a punt.