Detailing

[bidderman1969]

had my first detailing lesson today, really enjoyed it as its something i want to do as a second income so i have lots of practice to get it. its a bit harder than i thought but worth it as i have seen some of the results to be had, so i had 2 1/2 hours of rotary lessons practicing on the wife's old fiesta we will be selling soon and just used the bonnet for practical stuff.

a few before shots........




this shows up the bad swirls.....


shame this wasnt a better after shot, but it gives you some idea of what its all about






needless to say, my black 19's bonnet has some severe swirling and scratching on it, (not helped by the little scroats round here that have climbed on the car) so that will be another practice car to be getting the treatment :lol:

 

[The T.I.B.]

Hang on, we have a special symbol on here for 'detailing': :wanker:

j/k. I prefer to 'clean and polish'


Just get plenty of practise before you 'detail' my chammy lol
Looking impressive so far on the fiesta.

 

[The T.I.B.]

How do you do it then, is it 2 stages of buffing and polishing or can you do it all in 1?

 

[bidderman1969]

its more complicated than that, after 2 1/2 hours tuition, im still not a "pro" believe me! a lot of it is self taught, basically start using a product you're confident with, get good results and then try other stuff.

 

[The T.I.B.]

sounds like a lot of experience required. at least you've got a few cars to hone your style on

 

[bidderman1969]

aye, and i feel good and comfortable using the machine too, even tho its not the best around, but its the results that speak for themselves, which is what i aim to achieve

 

[bidderman1969]

had to pinch these couple of pics....











just to show the difference.......











the chap had a cracking camera, so i hope he doesnt mind me pinching these pics :mrgreen: :lol:

 

[Neal R19]

looks bloody good if you ask me. What's the machine?

 

[bidderman1969]

cheapy off ebay, gotta get myself a Makita at some point, if i can master this one, i can master the Makita!

fancy your black one being done? lol

 

[The T.I.B.]

Well if you can do *that* then i'll bring mine straight round lol

 

[Neal R19]

Bit premature for the black one. Blue one could definitely benefit though!

 

[bidderman1969]

sure it can be arranged, lol, you should see the black bonnets where the damn kids have been climbing on the car, little gits, if i catch them, im marching them round to their parents and tell them they have a detailing bill coming to them!

 

[Neal R19]

You should think yourself lucky all theyve done is doodled in the dust.

Most places cars that are stood more than a week are considered by local scallies fair game to smash up and burn out.

 

[The T.I.B.]

yeah i'd actually be quite happy if someone wrote a smiley face on my bonnet, not that i have one at the minute. you must have the softest vandals ever

 

[sparky33]

I hate yank words, detailing ffs, nothing wrong with Valeting, good bit of polishing though.

 

[bidderman1969]

cheers sparky however, its not valeting as such, as i bet if you ask for a valet, you wont get a result like that, lol

 

[f7r]

impressive. i dunno bout you guys or if you think this is a bit sad but everytime i valetted the megane when it was worth doing i used to go round under the bonet squirtin everthing flattish ie. r/c slam panel, turrett covers etc with wd40 and wipin it so it looked all clean n shiny. see if i can post a pic of apres accident. got silly 15inc wheels now. and the bays not been touched for 18 months.URL=http://imgbolt.com]

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[bidderman1969]

ok, attempted using the machine today, a 50/50 shot......



some pretty bad scratches



rear hatch done, other bit not done

not perfect, but hey


prior to jetsealing





it now has 2 coats of jetseal on it, and before you say, i know about the plastics getting stuff on 'em :lol:

 

[The T.I.B.]

ooooh!

what's jetseal, a wax?

 

[Neal R19]

i think it's some kind of hard surface sealant/coating?