Vehicle detailing - 56kers go make a cup of tea!

[Huw Pugh]

f1fx said:

Good job . i can see in the reflection you have fixed your car ?

Nope, it's still broken. The break is on the side of the splitter - although I have "bodged" it for the time being.

[Allblackdup]

Huw Pugh said:

If only that place were mine....
Nah, I travel out to wherever the car is. It's easier and means that the car doesnt have to move if the weathers bad etc.

Ah right. Just it seems the places look familiar and similar. All big size garages and nice driveways

I've definately got to get some wonder wheels. That stuff looks fantastic. :thumbsup:

[Huw Pugh]

Wonder wheels is quite strong stuff, so I wouldn't use it willy nilly, but if your wheels are particularly dirty with baked on dust, it's always good. Give them a good wash down after though followed by a nice wax.

[Allblackdup]

Huw Pugh said:

Wonder wheels is quite strong stuff, so I wouldn't use it willy nilly, but if your wheels are particularly dirty with baked on dust, it's always good. Give them a good wash down after though followed by a nice wax.

Cheers dude. Will do :thumbsup:

[2DOGS]

Huw worked his magic on my Cerbie last weekend with stunning results, although even after 10 1/2 hours work he said he thought it could be better. Looks fab to me, only thing is I daren,t take it out now!

[Maser-artist]

If you take it out and get it dirty, Huw will cry....

[Dominitry]

Huw, this is not normaly a question you would get lol, but whats the best way to get concrete molds off a car? lol

If its too much of an effort i'll use a chisel, its only a track car.

[Huw Pugh]

Ummm..... dare I even ask!?

Unfortunately, there's not much in the way of off the shelf products for this kind of thing.

If there's not too much of it, some very fine wet&dry might do it?! You're going to have your work cut out though. Pop some pictures up..

[dominitry]

I think i was drunk as i cant remember it, thet gottago in for a respray within next few weeks anyway so will try wet and dry before chisel and hammer, nice one.

[Allblackdup]

Huw - As there is no cleaning thread on PH, i hope you don't mind me using your thread.

My Passenger side seatbelt has got horrible, stinky perfume on it and depsite using different things on it, i can't get rid of the smell! I've tried soap and water and used a few different Autoglym products - lately Vinyl and Rubber Care which gets rid of it, but only for a short time.

It also seems to get worse when the weather is warmer!!

Any ideas on something that will get rid of the smell alltogether??

Thanks

Gaz

[turbo 5]

Allblackdup said:

Huw - As there is no cleaning thread on PH, i hope you don't mind me using your thread.

My Passenger side seatbelt has got horrible, stinky perfume on it and depsite using different things on it, i can't get rid of the smell! I've tried soap and water and used a few different Autoglym products - lately Vinyl and Rubber Care which gets rid of it, but only for a short time.

It also seems to get worse when the weather is warmer!!

Any ideas on something that will get rid of the smell alltogether??

Thanks

Gaz

Change your girlfriend?

[f1fx]

turbo 5 said:

Allblackdup said:

Huw - As there is no cleaning thread on PH, i hope you don't mind me using your thread.

My Passenger side seatbelt has got horrible, stinky perfume on it and depsite using different things on it, i can't get rid of the smell! I've tried soap and water and used a few different Autoglym products - lately Vinyl and Rubber Care which gets rid of it, but only for a short time.

It also seems to get worse when the weather is warmer!!

Any ideas on something that will get rid of the smell alltogether??

Thanks

Gaz

Change your girlfriend?

Why is he trying to get rid of it you need to ask yourself ? maybe thats the problem he has ANOTHER/SPARE girlfriend !

[Huw Pugh]

Gaz - no worries mate, more than happy to answer questions in here.

Have you tried any fabric cleaners/shampoos?? Halfords stock quite a few different versions for not alot of ££. Auto Glym Interior Shampoo is pretty good. The vinyl rubber care isn't designed for removing odours etc - I tend to use it on exterior plastic trim.

[Allblackdup]

Yeah not my girlfriends perfume, some bints...... hence why i'm trying to get rid of it!

Huw Pugh said:

Gaz - no worries mate, more than happy to answer questions in here.

Have you tried any fabric cleaners/shampoos?? Halfords stock quite a few different versions for not alot of ££. Auto Glym Interior Shampoo is pretty good. The vinyl rubber care isn't designed for removing odours etc - I tend to use it on exterior plastic trim.

I tried AG interior shampoo first but it didn't have much of an effect, so i tried my other AG stuff.

I'll give it another few go's and see if it will do the trick. Failing that, i'll pop around halfords or other and see if i can find something that will eliminate the odour

Cheers!!

[2DOGS]

You could try soaking the affected area of the belt in a bowl of warm water with a couple of teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) dissolved into it. It worked for me on the upholstery of a car I had with baby puke on it. I had tried all-sorts on it and then my mother told me about this little gem. It worked a treat.

[Allblackdup]

2DOGS said:

You could try soaking the affected area of the belt in a bowl of warm water with a couple of teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) dissolved into it. It worked for me on the upholstery of a car I had with baby puke on it. I had tried all-sorts on it and then my mother told me about this little gem. It worked a treat.

Thanks fella!! Will try it.

[Maser-artist]

Huw, I think you should start a new "Cleaning Advice" thread.. Just think you could be syndicated in Pistonheads and then onto the Western Mail & Echo and end up with your own column in The Sunday Times. Any chance of becoming your agent

[Huw Pugh]

Maser-artist said:

Huw, I think you should start a new "Cleaning Advice" thread.. Just think you could be syndicated in Pistonheads and then onto the Western Mail & Echo and end up with your own column in The Sunday Times. Any chance of becoming your agent

Get me a column in the Sunday Times and you're hired!

I think the thread needs renaming... answers on a post card..

[Maser-artist]

Huw Pugh .. "The all in one car cleaning crew" (well at least it is catchy)

[Huw Pugh]

Here's a new one for your viewing pleasure. A total of 15 hours over 2 days were spent on this little gem and it was worth it. The owner has recently bought it and despite it being in immaculate condition, it was covered in swirls.


This was the car when I arrived. Steve had even kindly washed it ready for me the night before.





First of all I clayed the car with Sonus Green Clay using a diluted Wolfgang Clay Lubricant. You can see the swirls in the panels here.









Once clayed I take a panel and do the complete process on it, allowing me to judge what products are best to use. Ordinarilly I use a front wing as it's a smaller area to work with, but for some reason i started with a rear this time.

I started using Poorboys SSR2.5 on a Sonus SFX 1 pad with the PC, which rather suprisingly lifted most of the swirls out of the panel. Ford Imperial Blue is quite a hard paint to cut so I expected to be using something with a little more cut. As it turns out, I wasn't far wrong. As I moved around the car later, the poorboys was struggling, so I cracked open the Menzerna Power Gloss, which swiftly removed the bulk of the swirls.

The polishing stage was followed up with a mix of Poorboys and Menz. This was followed by Poorboys EX-P Sealant and 2 coats of Victoria Yellow Wax. The wheels were sealed and waxed and the tyres dressed with Blackfire Tyre Gel.

The first test panel after the works:











The boot before:



The boot after:





The boot inside panel before:



The boot inside panel after:





Now the best bits - the "afters" and reflection shots: