Just about to get the car detailed
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Sad isn't it to be excited about paying a good few hundred on a car wash!
The car has been getting dustier over the last week as I have held of washing it. Current paint condition, for a 10 year old car, isn't too bad but I want it right and today is the day!
If I get a chance will do some photos as it happens
The car has been getting dustier over the last week as I have held of washing it. Current paint condition, for a 10 year old car, isn't too bad but I want it right and today is the day!
If I get a chance will do some photos as it happens
What can I say about the work Chris and his colleague at Summit detailing have done?
The car looks better than new, the interior is fantastic, the paint transformed and the car got some great looks on the long way home.
Will post up some shots
Starting out, I haven't washed the car since booking in with Chris, the paintwork itself wasn't in a bad condition considering its age, just light swirl marks but the previous washes, waxes, polishes were not up to spec:
I then dropped the car off and left it with Chris. Popped back later in the morning to have a nosey:
As you can see there were some horrible little swirls but more importantly some horrid looking holograms that I suspect I "may" have caused.......
There you can see one side starting to come together
And now to the finish
Shame I didn't have any before shots of the inside but the leather has been transformed. I used to think it was clean but it was really shiney, now it looks as it should and I no longer slide about!
Back home
I found Chris via this thread: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
He has done a fantastic job today, the weather was just right and to pick the car up with the beautiful setting sun = priceless.
ETA just wish I had my polarising filters to hand!
The car looks better than new, the interior is fantastic, the paint transformed and the car got some great looks on the long way home.
Will post up some shots
Starting out, I haven't washed the car since booking in with Chris, the paintwork itself wasn't in a bad condition considering its age, just light swirl marks but the previous washes, waxes, polishes were not up to spec:
I then dropped the car off and left it with Chris. Popped back later in the morning to have a nosey:
As you can see there were some horrible little swirls but more importantly some horrid looking holograms that I suspect I "may" have caused.......
There you can see one side starting to come together
And now to the finish
Shame I didn't have any before shots of the inside but the leather has been transformed. I used to think it was clean but it was really shiney, now it looks as it should and I no longer slide about!
Back home
I found Chris via this thread: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
He has done a fantastic job today, the weather was just right and to pick the car up with the beautiful setting sun = priceless.
ETA just wish I had my polarising filters to hand!
Edited by HungryHorace on Sunday 5th May 21:50
For my particular car it was £350 but of course costs can vary from car to car based on starting condition and also what you are after.
The photos simply do not do it the full justice. I parked on the road today and upon returning from work it really, I mean REALLY, stood out. It looks better than new, the metalic sparkle is revived (it was good but now it really shines) and it looks fantastic under street lighting or at the garage forecourt (where the car spends half its life!!)
The photos simply do not do it the full justice. I parked on the road today and upon returning from work it really, I mean REALLY, stood out. It looks better than new, the metalic sparkle is revived (it was good but now it really shines) and it looks fantastic under street lighting or at the garage forecourt (where the car spends half its life!!)
161BMW said:
This paint correction thing is it true can only be done so many times because otherwise risk of burning through the paint ?
I guess so but they do test the paint depth but unless its a one owner car you are never going to truly know what paint work has been done previously, unless to a good standard. I'm fairly tempted to say at the minute I probably have one of the best example e39s!Chris truly has transformed a good example into a great one. The paintwork I am pleased with but its the interior that gives me the real satisfaction. Silly as it sounds as this is something we all could do, given the time and training so you pay for that skill, but the car has really been transformed.
Thank you for the kind words Michael, a pleasure working on your car!
A brief writeup from me can be found on the following link -
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...
cheers
Chris
A brief writeup from me can be found on the following link -
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...
cheers
Chris
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