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Decided to wash car on Sunday to try out my new auto foam lance and BH auto foam. I used a 10% solution (should have been stronger as car has been left to the elements since about 1/6/20). Did a reasonably full detail which took about 8 hours and a sprained right hand; 1. Auto foam sprayed on and allowed to dwell for five mins (next time longer and stronger as car still had a fair amount of residue left on). 2. Pressure washer used to rinse off. 3. Two bucket wash (grit guards) using demon foam (not a great product - just trying to use it up) and megs MF mit. 4. Rinse with hose water (using water filter but has expired - +300ppm). 5. Dried with Gyeon silk drying MF towel. 6. Sprayed with BH Korrosol and left a few mins (lots of red on bonnet, roof, boot and bumpers). 7. Rinsed and quickly washed over again with the demon foam, rinsed then dried. 8. Cleaned wheels with same demon foam, halfords MF wheel mit, sponge and brush (day before cleaned side of tyres with non-scratch scouring pad and fairy to remove the brown/orange marks caused by scuffs sometimes), rinsed and dried with WOWO tyre drying towel. 9. Polished body work and wheels using AG super resin polish (disposable cloth used to apply and WOWO MF cloth to buff body work, cheap MF for wheels). 10. Polished glass with AG glass polish (disposable cloth to apply and cheap MF cloth to buff). 11. Angel wax H2GO Glass sealant/rain repellent applied using Purestar cloth (buffed off after 15 minutes with cheap MF cloth). 12. Waxed body work with DoDo juice super natural hybrid (a hateful job, binned the hard wax afterwards) and WOWO applicator. Buffed off using BH MF cloth and Megs MF cloth. Like the wax due to longevity but it is extremely difficult to apply on a white car (just wanted to use up the remainder in the tester pot). Had no confidence that the wax had been applied evenly what with the lumps on the pad. Finished the roof off (left till last as I hate doing the roof) with DoDo light fantastic (much easier to apply being a soft wax, and smells nice too). 13. Wheels waxed with poor boys sealant using disposable cloth and cheap MF cloth to buff (sprained right hand) and applied Gyeon Q2 tyre dressing with cheap MF cloth. 14. Polished exhaust tips with AG metal polish using two dedicated cheap MF cloths. 15. Cup of tea. 16. Monday - quick detail with Megs ultimate detailer and WOWO MF cloth, second wax coat with BH double speed wax (a paste wax that is easy to apply and ok to buff) using WOWO pad and BH MF cloth. Felt I had not applied first DODO SNH wax properly. Have purchased some BH finis wax so will experiment with that soon. Another 3 hours spent, pictures are from work on Sunday. Appreciate any thoughts or suggestions (like how not to get logged out of this site after downloading the pictures and then having to download them again after logging back in, it was quicker washing the car hehe) for improvement on technique, products, etc. Would like to try the Swissvax BIS wax but always out of stock and the price.
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So I have some fingernail marks/light scratches under 2 of my door handles and the worst of it is under the boot badge, I have been looking around and the sandpaper method but can anyone offer some tips or to do’s and what not to do’s? 1. Wet vs dry sanding? 2. What grade paper would be optimal? 3. If wet is best would a wash n wax shampoo with water suffice? 4. Specific polishes for aftermath? I was thinking of reaching out to an experienced detailed for them to do it but I am not sure what the price may be and due to them not looking overly concerning I think it might be an easy fix for myself... I currently do not have a DA Machine so all work would be by hand. As always tips are appreciated!
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Thinking of investing in a Polish Buffer Machine for my R but don't have much experience in detailing! Anyone got any good brand/model recommendations? Thanks
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I finally took delivery of my 15 plate Lapiz Blue yesterday. I was very pleased (but not entirely surprised) to find that it has DCC. Just another bonus that the dealer hadn't spotted 😂 Anyway, the paint is in poor condition. Very swirly and needing plenty of TLC. Frankly I'd have been disappointed if it were otherwise. A proper detail & correction session allows me to 'get to know' my car. So, your recommendations for wax, in particular Lapiz-colour friendly stuff would be much appreciated. I currently polish (by hand) with Autoglym Super Resin, and seal with Chemical Guys Jetseal which I've been very happy with. I have some Autoglym HD carnauba but it didn't sit well on top of the Jetseal on my black Mk5 GTI. Cheers in advance.
