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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 09:03 PM
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Default Little Detail of a mates BMW i have done

A good mate of mine has owned this car for the last 6 years and he does many motorway miles a month hence the milage of 155,000miles.
Mechanically it is perfect but being on the go all the time, it only ever got washed by our friends the Pols!!!!!!.......Hence the VERY damaged paintwork.

So he is looking at selling it soon so wanted it making presentable.....

This is the pics of said detail.,... All together was about 20 hours.

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VERY Swirlly bodywork

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The car is parked under a row of trees when not being used so as you may guess theres tree sap and leaves everywhere!!!

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G101'd each panel at a time and swilled to loosen up the grime ect

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Once done it started snowing

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Tried out the new "Dragon Breath" on the wheels.....IT STINKS!!!!!.....good removal of Iron though

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Under the bonnet i hit with G101 and snow foamed

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De-Tared the whole car with Supernaturel....VERY GOOD STUFF!!!

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After the car has been decontainated and clayed completely

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Bought into the shade to begin cutting with Sonax....Very impressed with this also

Before

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After........LOADS better but not 100% as i think theres some very deep marks in the paint from the old "Brush at the petrol station"

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Then i Black Holed the whole car...

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Little go at the rear boot lights

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Engine bay came up well



Got "The Twins" on the Leather Trim.......Superb results and smells great

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Car finally finished.........

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Thanks for looking..................
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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 09:21 PM
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Got to say it came up bloody lovely mate. Great work there and id be more than pleased with the efforts and final finish. Hope he payed you some good wonga.
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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 09:24 PM
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Top work Tiff, looks brand new!
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 08:52 AM
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Cheers chaps...
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 09:21 AM
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Good job!
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 03:37 PM
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wow
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 03:42 PM
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i understand why you lot love cleaning cars so much now, results are so rewarding.

top job kidda
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 03:45 PM
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Nice work, looks lovely.

Never seen anyone snowfoam the engine bay!
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 08:54 PM
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Top job hours well spent
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 10:28 PM
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Looks great! What sort of cost would that be??
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 11:18 PM
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A proper detailing company would probably charge around Ł350/400ish for this treatment i would say..........
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Old Sep 2, 2013 | 07:43 PM
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Is it safe to snow foam most engines or did you do that one coz its got a big plastic cover?
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Old Sep 3, 2013 | 10:25 AM
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looking good mate , did u use that supernatural stuff as the lube for the clay ?
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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 08:57 PM
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My mate did the same to my golf that was a similar colour before i sold it, was gutted to see it go! Makes a huge difference.
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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 08:35 AM
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They first guy that looked at the car bought it straight away.......it was in better condition than the guys 09 plate 320......
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 09:37 PM
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Looks mint that. Top work.
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Old Sep 24, 2013 | 11:16 AM
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Amazing difference not sure I would have the patience now to d a detail on a car Tiff
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Old Sep 24, 2013 | 11:21 AM
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