Ben26

Ive only gone and done it. Got my self a DA

Cant wait for it to all arrive. I best tell the missus ill not be seeing her this weekend

I used cleanyourcar.com for the below order, even cheaper than using the chemical guys uk website, how does that work out !



ive also gained my self £5.04 off my next order.

Wood5tock

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Awesome mate! They are a great toy to play with... cough... sorry a much needed piece of equipment to add to anyones detailing arsenal.

But seriously they are fantastic and a must for anyone wanting to get the best out of their paintwork. Here is a quick before and after on the flat milky paint on my old man's cabby when we got it a few weeks back.

Ben26

My Das 6 wanna-be ( kingbarney ) turned up today ( well happy ), I only ordered it late on Tuesday from Germany and it arrived at 9:20 this morning , off with the 2 pin plug and on with a 3 pin and its ready to rock n roll.

just need my polish order to turn up

bloody ell, great effort on the rear wing, poorboys I see yea ?

what pads and polish did u use ??

what wax did u use ?

Wood5tock

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Colour sanded with 1500 WoD then 2000 WoD
Megs #105 with orange Chem Guys Hex-Logic Pad
Megs #205 with white Chem Guys Hex-Logic Pad
Spray over and wipe with IPA @ 10% to loose the cutting/polish residue
2 coats Megs #20 Polymer Sealant (hand applied with foam pad)
2 coats of Megs #80 Speedglaze and PB White Diamond (No black hole in stock) blue Chem Guys Hex-Logic Pad
3 coats of Farecla G3 Super Gloss Paste Wax (hand applied with foam pad)

I spent best part of a day per panel but that was because the panels needed a lot of work and I didn't move on until I was happy with the last

I am going to try out Lake Country pads soon along with Collinite 476S! You know when you have past into a detailing addiction when you start duplicating the same type of product

Ben26

that's a lot of time but u can clearly see worth every minute, it will have doubled the value of the car now lol

Wood5tock

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It cetainly suprised us with how it came out, hopefully getting on with some more panels this week starting with the drivers door tomorrow, weather permitting

Ben26

do u use any detailing websites, ive been on the forum on cleanyourcar.com but it seems very quite

gjh

Great haul there, I do like detailing, haven't done any in ages though.

Brian

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Have you tried www.detailingworld.co.uk



Brian

Wood5tock

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Yeah detailing world is the place for everything from uber expensive bufty to detailing on a strict budget with everything in between

Another great place to find info is this guy on youtube "Junkman 2000"

Ben26

I just placed another order last night, I cant stop buyin lol.

Got my self



3M 3434 Masking Tape

600ml Plastic Bottle with Sprayer

Chemical Guys Wet Mirror Finish

Chemical Guys - Mr Pink Shampoo

Chemical Guys - Citrus Wash Clear


I THINK IVE GOT A PROBLEM, lol ive not even used any of my other gear yet

ill have alook at that vid when I find some headphones, cant stop the missus watching the wright stuff lol

Wood5tock

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Have you started making labels for your sprays like this?



Or organising you micro fibre cloths also with labels?



And this is some of my stuff 'BEFORE' I found Detailing World

If you have done this or have future desire to do this then YES YOU DO HAVE A PROBLEM ! Welcome to the world of OCD or as we know it Obsessive Car Detailing!!!

Oh and far be it for my to poke you further into the detailing black hole these two go rather well together as I see you have ordered some Mr Pink!!! Smells great too

Benni

His missus will hunt you down...

Benni

Wood5tock

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You ain't seen me... Right...

Ben26

PMSL at the above comments. WOODSTOCK that is very impressive mate, how do u make those sticky labels.
what microfiber towels are those ? what make, I just bought these today, what ya recon, very good deal I recon

http://signin.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAP...01250012700011

Just watched all of those 5 vids junkman2000 has on the polisher for a novice, he is mad but excellent vids. more realistic than say the chemical guy videos where every car he cleans is "fresher" than I could even get a car

Wood5tock

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Sticky labels are produced via my Dymo label Writer 450. I designed the labels myself and just saved them ready for use. I have the Dymo to print parts labels out for restorations so I can keep track of what goes where some people call it OCD or anal retentiveness, biut it's more because my memory is crap and if I don't write stuff down etc I'm B@ll@xed (thant's my excuse and I'm sticking with it )

Micro fiber box from front to back



Yellow, Red and Blue MF clothes Kent Car Car from B&Q
Green MF just off ebay These I use for general use there are also Kent glass clothes again from B&Q

Moving back are Kent drying towels yep you guessed it B&Q along with three Kent wash mitts, for top of car, below mid door level and finally under the arches and skirts.

The gold MF with black boarders are my uber soft buffing clothes. I will only use these if the car has been colour corrected therefor they are just used for glazes, waxes, or final detailing.

To apply the various polished and waxes etc by hand i use foam applicators which I get off ebay supper cheap so you can lob them after use if need be.

I can't see your MF clothes as the link just goes to a "sign in page"

Ben26

that origination is spot on mate. try the link again , do you detail as a job or just a hobby on ya own car?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1908719550...84.m1423.l2649

Wood5tock

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Those MFs look fine mate like my gen purpose ones. No I am a graphic desingner and web developer by trade hence the colour coding and silly labels

Ben26

When u polish ze car. What do u use to wipe off the polish and buff then ?

Do u use a borderless blonde style towel like junkman ?? Or microfibre ??.

Wood5tock

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I use the gold ones with the black borders in my box, I have looked at the Zaino borderless ones but they are always out of stock, and too be honest there are certain "quoted detailing ideals" that I don't get to hung up about, borders scratching your paintwork being one of them. sure cut the labels of your cheeper MFs like my Kent ones but my gold ones have such soft borders I'm not concerned, hence that's why i use them on paint corrected cars

Main things to consider is good ol common sense, if anything feels starchy on your clothes cut it off or don't use it simples

Alps Pacino

It gets very expensive very quickly I should know this trip offshore has cost me near on 600 on detailing bits and pieces but bought a few new mitts and towels etc so not all consumables.

My biggest piece of advice would be ask someone in the know before you spend your money cause its so easy to end up with stuff you wont need or never use, I know I have lots of stuff I rarely use and it just sits there. On the other hand I also have products I couldn't be without and use them all the time.

Ben26

600 sheets. Well done u. Did u buy a machine ? Or just some expensive wax. Lol.

gingeRS

Let me know how you find the cg v34/6/8 please

Considering getting some of hat stuff but read mixed reviews, as with everything

Ben26

yea will do mate , ill do a little topic on my escort when I get round to doing it .my first proper detail

Alps Pacino

Already have my machine and I use blackfire sealant not an expensive wax.

Cant remember what I have bought now tbh, I know I got an incredimitt and incredisponge which I cant wait to try out. Oh and some decent wheel woollies as well think they were 40 odd sheets.

really fancying some iron x and fk1000p as well but maybe next trip away for them

Glenn_

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Your really organised with your stickers.

hitchwest

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you wanna try autobrite direct products they are really good ,they do there own range ive been using there correct it range as a starting kit