Pro detailing near Leeds?
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Hi,
my wife has bought herself a CLK 320 Cab'. It's a nice looking car but as it's black it shows up every tiny little blemish in the paint.
I thought it would be nice to get the car detailed, spend a few quid and getting looking its' best.
Silly idea?
Possibly, but are there any recommendations for someone local who'd do a really nice job?
Cheers
my wife has bought herself a CLK 320 Cab'. It's a nice looking car but as it's black it shows up every tiny little blemish in the paint.
I thought it would be nice to get the car detailed, spend a few quid and getting looking its' best.
Silly idea?
Possibly, but are there any recommendations for someone local who'd do a really nice job?
Cheers
If it is top class detailing, then go to Glyn. If you want full paint correction by probably the best in the country, then these guys are without doubt the ones to use.
sportscarprotection.com
They did my car and Blueyonder's 993 the other week and everyone on Ferrarichat.com and clubscuderia use 'em for all manner of exotica worth a hell of a lot more than mine
Here's what they can do with a 15 year old Ferrari that was covered in swirl marks:
and a 13 year old Porsche:
Still manage to get a Ferrari in the picture
sportscarprotection.com
They did my car and Blueyonder's 993 the other week and everyone on Ferrarichat.com and clubscuderia use 'em for all manner of exotica worth a hell of a lot more than mine
Here's what they can do with a 15 year old Ferrari that was covered in swirl marks:
and a 13 year old Porsche:
Still manage to get a Ferrari in the picture
Simon813 said:
Sorry to hijak the thread, but how much roughly am I looking at to get my Z4 detailed? I have absolutely no idea what I should be paying. £200? £500? more??
Si
Prices will vary depending how much you want doing.Si
You could just have paintwork correction, and add on things such as engine bay, wheel arches, interior etc etc, the choice is yours. Sorry I can't help with prices so best to contact a detailer for a quote. Or e-mail burriana or blueyonder to ask how much it cost them
You won't get a full paint correction done for £250. Not by anyone who is worth their salt anyway. Detailing maybe, but not paint correction.
Best ring Glyn or Dave Z and ask. They can be open to discounts off list price depending on what and when needs doing.
ps: My car took 32 man hours in total to do.
Best ring Glyn or Dave Z and ask. They can be open to discounts off list price depending on what and when needs doing.
ps: My car took 32 man hours in total to do.
Edited by burriana on Monday 1st June 16:34
burriana said:
You won't get a full paint correction done for £250. Not by anyone who is worth their salt anyway. Detailing maybe, but not paint correction.
Best ring Glyn or Dave Z and ask. They can be open to discounts off list price depending on what and when needs doing.
ps: My car took 32 man hours in total to do.
Wrong, I did! I am sure it depends on the state of your car's paintwork. My car had all the paint correction it needed, plus a detail. Tony Spears did the work, he is both Zymol and Swissvax factory trained and has a good Rep on here and detailingworld. I can understand a Concourse detail taking 32 hours, but not a straight forward paint correction and detail on a car in good condition. Detailers are similar to many professional trades people, some will spin a job out for a week when others will achieve the same in 2 day's!Best ring Glyn or Dave Z and ask. They can be open to discounts off list price depending on what and when needs doing.
ps: My car took 32 man hours in total to do.
Edited by burriana on Monday 1st June 16:34
Edited by David911RSR on Thursday 11th June 13:09
Talkwrench said:
Call me Mr Cynical, but I can't help thinking that 'paint correction' is a great name thought out by an imaginative marketing chap. As I understand it, it involves removing swirl marks, weathering and scratches from existing paintwork - something a good detailer would do as a matter of course.
I know they measure paint thickness - but only to make sure that they have enough paint on the car to work with and not cut through it. Good detailers do the same thing.
I'd never claim to be a detailer, though I'm capable with a power buffer. And as a matter of course I flatten new paint and buff up to obtain that glass like finish. But great detailers do a fabulous overall job that I couldnt get close to - and that is because of their attention to detail rather than clever paint trickery. My cynical mind tells me that 'paint correction' is a term used to make people think they've paid for something extra.
Though I've seen some superb jobs that have transformed a car, I've seen too many 'paint corrected' cars that are nothing special. The fact is, if you have something wrong with the paint, then unless its re-painted, it will never be right. Removing scratches, swirls, bird poo marks, tree sap and traffic film, etc. isn't paint correction, its paint finishing - all part of the detailing process.
Removing bits of old overspray, flattening some rough spots and such like is part of the same process.
However, if a repair has been badly carried out and, for example, scratches below the paint or the outline of filled repairs are visible, then no amount of flatting and polishing will correct that. Quite the reverse! A highly polished surface accentuates the horrors below the surface.
hmmm... just had a thought.
I'm offering a new, revolutionary service.
'Engine Correction'
It transforms your cars performance back to better than new
You have a point Michael....whilst from a distance my 993, as seen in the pics earlier in this thread, looks great after the detail I had done and the wings and doors do have a mirror shine (when clean) as the paint there has no significant blemishes or chips, it doesn't hide the deeper scrathches and stone chips on the front nose and bonnet! In fact, as you say, it accentuates them....only a front end respray will sort that out!I know they measure paint thickness - but only to make sure that they have enough paint on the car to work with and not cut through it. Good detailers do the same thing.
I'd never claim to be a detailer, though I'm capable with a power buffer. And as a matter of course I flatten new paint and buff up to obtain that glass like finish. But great detailers do a fabulous overall job that I couldnt get close to - and that is because of their attention to detail rather than clever paint trickery. My cynical mind tells me that 'paint correction' is a term used to make people think they've paid for something extra.
Though I've seen some superb jobs that have transformed a car, I've seen too many 'paint corrected' cars that are nothing special. The fact is, if you have something wrong with the paint, then unless its re-painted, it will never be right. Removing scratches, swirls, bird poo marks, tree sap and traffic film, etc. isn't paint correction, its paint finishing - all part of the detailing process.
Removing bits of old overspray, flattening some rough spots and such like is part of the same process.
However, if a repair has been badly carried out and, for example, scratches below the paint or the outline of filled repairs are visible, then no amount of flatting and polishing will correct that. Quite the reverse! A highly polished surface accentuates the horrors below the surface.
hmmm... just had a thought.
I'm offering a new, revolutionary service.
'Engine Correction'
It transforms your cars performance back to better than new
On the plus side though it washes easier and the water does bead off the car nicely which makes drying easier and streak free! They also did the inside and fed the leather.
On reflection would I have it done again? Yes but only after having the front end resprayed so that all your paintwork is in reasonable nick in the first place!
Like the 'engine correction' concept!
Have you gone and deleted something there Michael? If so, no need, you make good points ... however ... in my somewhat simple happy mind, I refer to detailing as clay barring to final wax - I refer to paint correcting (or paint finishing) as going the stage on from clay bar to remove the swirls.
Usually about a couple of hundred quid difference which is all down to time.
Usually about a couple of hundred quid difference which is all down to time.
Not quite sure what happened there. I didnt delete anything but it certainly seems to have disappeared! Maybe I upset a 'paint corrector' admin person
I may be wrong about how much work detailers actually do but don't they generally power buff the paintwork to remove blemishes, swirls and scratches?
I can see that the more you want, the longer it takes and the more it costs. But I do suspect that 'paint correction' is just a term for more in depth detailing. It can easily take a full day or more just to power buff and polish the paintwork, without doing all the fiddly bits. No real substitute for it though. It can transform a car.
I may be wrong about how much work detailers actually do but don't they generally power buff the paintwork to remove blemishes, swirls and scratches?
I can see that the more you want, the longer it takes and the more it costs. But I do suspect that 'paint correction' is just a term for more in depth detailing. It can easily take a full day or more just to power buff and polish the paintwork, without doing all the fiddly bits. No real substitute for it though. It can transform a car.
burriana said:
Isoproturon1 said:
+1
Definitely.
Cool, which car did Glyn detail for you? Any pics?Definitely.
And, in the spirit of objectivity, here's what Glyn did with my Porsche when he detailed it a couple of years ago
Edited by burriana on Sunday 31st May 16:03
Edited by Isoproturon1 on Wednesday 10th June 19:53
In fact, Mr Burriana, here's the link to save you the hassle:
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...
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