Playing with my PC

[Ads_172]

No before's because I'm a rubbish detailer-writer-upper and didn't even think about it....

But I'm pleased with the results for my first time, not sure I was applying the right pressure all the time and I found the pad deceiving as to whether it was spinning or not! There's still light swirling in the roof and bonnet which I'll tackle when I have more time and patience, but it could become really rather addictive.

My favourite:

 

[Luker1990]

Thats looks awesome mate.... i no what you mean it does become very addictive!

 

[AK]

lol title sounds like some sort pf porno..

looks good

 

[BioHzrd]

Looks good mate love the last shot for some reason !

Thats looks awesome mate.... i no what you mean it does become very addictive!

Very Very expensive ! lol

 

[VeinAST]

Very nice! Once you've perfected it you can get rid of all my scratches and swirls

 

[Ads_172]

Cheers chaps, I'd love to get the car looking nice and get some 'proper' shots done... might have to speak nicely to Chris (ukaskew)!

Vein - gladly mate; I intend to maybe offer my novice services out over the coming months prior to show season! I won't be perfect, but I also won't be expensive!

Yeah the last shot works for some reason - I was literally walking all my stuff back home and stopped, put the camera on the floor, slowed down the shutter speed and clicked. Lol.

 

[Christopher]

It is addictive. Looking good!

 

[jesus]

Looks mint, always nice to see a silver cup too

 

[JD]

nice, but blue filter on?

looks good though lad

jamie

 

[Englebert]

Looks great!

Seems like you have an auto setting on your camera to compensate for a light condition, as they're all a blue hue to me!

 

[Ads_172]

Yeah there is a blue hue because of the white balance setting... didn't realise until I got them on the PC screen!

 

[davesport172]

looks cracking mate, top job

 

[RussZS]

Very nice work!

Little tip... draw a line on the backing plate so that you can see if it is spinning or not - 1 rev per second is normally about right

 

[Ads_172]

^ Cheers mate, good tip! For some reason I was under the impression that the pad would be spinning at crazy rpm, hence the effectiveness of it over hand polishing.

I have since learnt that I am wrong, lol.

 

[RussZS]

It does on speed 6, but you shouldn't ever need to use that (but it is useful for drying wet pads!)

Which products and pads did you use? It does look flawless tbh.

 

[Ads_172]

I used Megs 83 and 80 with Lake Country Orange and Black - it's certainly not flawless in the right light, but a big improvement nonetheless!

I spread the polish on '2' and then worked it in slowly on '5' - moving the machine about 1cm a second. That sound right? I wonder if I wasn't using enough polish though as it didn't seem to take very long at all before I couldn't see any remains, and yet there are still swirls evident.

 

[Alastair.]

looks real good, i spot a dent in the nsr quarter

 

[Nafoff]

looks good sir....

i thought the next line was going to be

....then i got my winky stuck in the usb port....

 

[Ads_172]

Lol, in the media section that would just be wrong...

Aye, the dent's been there since I got her. There's various annoying scrapes on both bumpers which I'll be sorting in due course, but she's not in bad nick for 80k.

 

[Nafoff]

bring it up when you come up next weekend, you can give mine a quick spit and polish...lol

 

[RussZS]

Sounds about right to me, but I'm not a massive Megs fan - much prefer the speed at which the Menz polishes correct, but the longer work time of the Megs is better for beginners in a way.

These new one step polishes are the way forward, I always found it a chore correcting, then refining, but things like Megs #205 and Menz 203S finish down as good as PO85RD and #80, so happy times

Anyway, enough waffle, nice work

 

[Ads_172]

LOL, can if you want mate. If yours is clean we can spruce it up in an hour or two?

 

[Ads_172]

Cheers russ, I might have a look into the menz polishes as they seem to be rated better and easier to use. I'm pretty confident I didn't spend long enough properly breaking down the polishes...

 

[Nafoff]

lol.....not that bothered either way mate, depends when you come up, whether its really early sunday morning or whatever time on saturday.....your pretty face is welcome anytime, you know that

 

[jayxx83]

awesome.

 

[scott1205]

that picture is my favourite as well nice car mate

 

[Ads_172]

lol.....not that bothered either way mate, depends when you come up, whether its really early sunday morning or whatever time on saturday.....your pretty face is welcome anytime, you know that

What time we leaving on Sunday? Will probably motor on up in the morning... I've hijacked the car.

 

[WILLIE]

Very blewww. Looks smart and shiny though

 

[JR]

Looking good are kid.

Did you get a kestral in the end ?

 

[madhops87]

Good results. Hope to see it at the meet later!

 

[Ads_172]

Justin - Yeah I did mate - had a panic when the wrong backing plate turned up, but all sorted!

I may pop along to the meet today... 12pm at Exeter Services, right?

 

[JR]

Nice, would be interested in your thoughts on it.

 

[DebV6]

Looks great!

 

[Slammed172]

clean as a whistle