What have you ordered? *Detailing*

[aucky]

Much longer than anything else

 

[Gally]

Get a ceramic nano sealant of some kind. Plenty out there.

My tip has been wearing C1 since last november. Looks great still.

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Orderd some c5 and I have got some AF metal polish stuff off a friend to try out aswell. See how the c5 gets on first then other options will we considered

 

[Flat Eric]

Bought a litre of super resin polish today with the free finishing cloth.

Never used polish before.

Is this stuff Any good?

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Haven't used the new and improved version of SRP yet but I have the old version and it's brilliant for a low budget.

 

[Flat Eric]

Haven't used the new and improved version of SRP yet but I have the old version and it's brilliant for a low budget.

Is it easy to use then?

I'm guessing I need to get some polishing cloths from somewhere. Any preference?

Or use an old tshirt with buttons on?
Only joking. But seriously. Any preferences???

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

It's alright tbh, does a good job of making the paintwork shine. I use meguiars applicatipors and megs microfiber buffing cloths. From halfords

 

[aucky]

Just got back from Shinerama (Dodo demo day).

Bilt Hamber soft clay
Glazing pad
Various sheets of wet & dry
Spray bottle
Supernatural wash mitt (I to grit on mine the morning)

And a pot of the brilliant Bouncers #22 wax.


Definitely time for a wax cull now.

 

[Joe#]

Was it a good demo?

I haven't got the balls to wet & dry

 

[aucky]

It was ok. The new formula SN hybrid had impressive water behaviour. I just couldn't resist getting some B22 as a back up wax. Very soft and buttery, quite glasur-esque.

The wet&dry is for my headlights but I got a 4k spot pad to play with.

 

[Joe#]

Oh right, I used to use SN before I got Glasur and loved it.

Ah that makes sense

 

[Chapppers11]

Just ordered some Zymol Carbon, a Wooly Mammoth drying towel, 12 x Eurow shag pile microfibres and a DAS-6 Pro with the Menzerna Kit from CYC.

Any tips on applying the carbon and the menzerna polish/pads? I've been trawling through the DW thread on machine polishing and I'm going to have a watch at the 'Introduction to detailing day'.

 

[JamesBryan]

Just ordered some Zymol Carbon, a Wooly Mammoth drying towel, 12 x Eurow shag pile microfibres and a DAS-6 Pro with the Menzerna Kit from CYC.

Any tips on applying the carbon and the menzerna polish/pads? I've been trawling through the DW thread on machine polishing and I'm going to have a watch at the 'Introduction to detailing day'.

Do all the prep work prior to polishing to get the best results.

So, wash, de-iron/tar, clay...

Start with the lightest polish and pad combo. I think the yellow Menz pad is the lightest with Final Finish is it?

 

[john182rs]

zymol carbon = excellent stuff.

Do all the proper prep work before it, you will litterally need a small amount on your pad to cover around 1/3 tohalf of the bonnet, do it in shade while the bonnets cool and you'll get proper results.

 

[Šįk]

Detailing by PSJHodgson, on Flickr

 

[Flat Eric]

I've got some of the AG leather and upholstery cleaner that a friend gave me. It needs the spray gun attachment for it though.

Anyone used this stuff??? And where do I get hold of the spray nozzles like in the picture above on those AG bottles.

 

[James28]

Ebay will do em. Or any detailing site. Might not fit though so you might have to get one with a bottle and decant it.
Failing that buy another AG product you will make use of and just swap the spray head between them.

 

[Flat Eric]

Ok that's a fair point. And has anyone any experience with this stuff?

 

[Rhino172]

I used the ag leather stuff in my old valver. Easy to use and worked rather well.

You can see hear, it's just been applied to the right side, left side untouched.

 

[Flat Eric]

Ah I see. It's quite good then. Will have to source a spray nozzle out for this and have a go using it.

 

[dmundy]

My latest purchases:
Wash Mit
10 Microfibre clothes
Meguiars Drying towel
AG Bodywork shampoo
AG Clean Wheels
AG Car Glass Polish
AG Instant Tyre Dressing
AG Intensive Tar Remover
AG Interior Shampoo
AG SRP

Next Purchase:
Iron-X
Clay

Some of the stuff I have had a little while. I need to buy a new wheel cleaning product. Might try something other than the AG clean wheels. I seemed to go through it far to quickly.

Any suggestions on wax and wheel cleaning products will be appreciated.

 

[Chapppers11]

Go for some Valet Pro Bilberry wheel cleaner, can't recommend it highly enough, I'm sure other people will have different favourites though.

 

[Flat Eric]

I've only used turtle wax alloy cleaner and once that ran out I bought 5 litres of bright wheels off i4detailing. It's great stuff. Can't fault it really. Sure it only cost around 15 quid as well

 

[Chapppers11]

The bits I ordered last week, excuse my brother's foot. :approve:

 

[RussZS]

A very expensive insurance policy

 

[MatthewR]

A very expensive insurance policy

Seen that on Facebook Russ, at least you'll have peace of mind! and as you say, it will be paid within the next couple of weeks the amount of cars your turning over.

 

[Cliotoby]

The bits I ordered last week, excuse my brother's foot. :approve:

That Carbon I see

Good collection. Love Eurow Shag towels. Best of the lot IMO especially for wax.



Ive just got;

3M glass
BTBM 500ml (YET A f**king GAIN, possibly my 5th bottle this year)
Sonus Carnuba Spritz - Visiting an old friend, used to love this stuff back in the day.

 

[Gally]

That spritz is superb Tob, unsung hero easily, especilaly when dealing with carnauba waxes.

I went off those Eurow ones a little, a little too plush sometimes.

 

[Cliotoby]

Its amazing from what I remember, used it years ago on my black dynamique clio. Im mainly using it for the F10 M5......starts to look a little dull after 4-5 washes and needs a wax top up to get the gloss back.

Unfortunately the owner loves Glasur and theres maybe 2 cars at best left in the pot, and Im not buying another pot as I dont use it (Carbon FTW) so im hoping Spritz will give that waxed look after washing.

 

[Gally]

It will.

Did you try Gwash?

 

[Cliotoby]

Yeah, I bought some and Gtechniq gave me some for free. Gave the last bottle to my mate.

Doesnt come up to BTBM standards. Its good and all, but not BTBM.

 

[Gally]

I disagree.

Obviously i'm using mine with C1.

 

[Cliotoby]

Dont like the water behaviour on C1 either

Going to top it off with 1.5 in the hope it beads.

 

[Yellow Dave]

beading of C1.5 does hold out better than C2 did but they didn't say very uniform for too long, but it is still primarily a sheeter

 

[JD]

Surely just do what Kev did - C1 for protection/scratch resistance, Glasur for looks, feel of waxing and beeheadage.

 

[Jay.S]

I just used some of my new products today:-

Cirtus power - very good although for people that do it on a regular basis I can see it being expensive. Good option of those that don't have a pressure washer.

Oblitarate - brilliant works very well, not as good as tardis but still it is very nice to use with an applicator pad. For some reason it beads pretty well when giving it a rinse down.

Rujuvenate - first impressions were not very good, I don't really feel it's nice to use compared to others in it range. Although it does look very good once applied. I would prefer to use my BF GEP over it so it will be staying in the box for a while.

We don't really have a thread to talk about our views on products so I stuck in here. Would it be worth starting one?

 

[JD]

Sell it on, Jay. Precisely what I did with the Werkstat kit. People raved, I didn't, £30 quid back.

And yes, but not sure whether it would get out of hand or be used correctly. You'll no doubt get some posts by Kev, Tubbytoby, Dave etc coupled with "SRP iz da s**t".

 

[Yellow Dave]

We don't really have a thread to talk about our views on products so I stuck in here. Would it be worth starting one?

If it relates to a recent order then I can't see any harm in it staying in here, as long as people can see what it's relating to.

I've not used any of the blackfire range, but what didn't you like about rejuvenate? I've used it primarily by machine and only a few times by hand

 

[Jay.S]

It's not really worth me selling it on all the messing about with postage, PayPal fees etc.

Not to sure Dave I just found it hard work compared to the BF GEP I have used, plus the initial result wasn't great. Once topped with the Vics concours I used the car now looks great but I'm mainly thinking that is down to 2 layers of Vics.

I will keep hold of it and I will give it another try at some stage.

 

[Gally]

Dont like the water behaviour on C1 either

Going to top it off with 1.5 in the hope it beads.

You don't like the water behaviour? It sheets after 6 months like freshly applied Glasur.

My beading looks like this...

My C1 hasn't been topped with anything in 6 months. Washed with Gwash since November.

Even snowfoamed with a strong Autosmart mix. Still beading and sheeting.

C1 > All.