4th day of ownership and.....

[Donkfish1]

....fk me, what a piece of kit!

Not much else to say really!

[Ireland]

I'm somewhere around the 1000 day point and I still think the same.

[AL 123]

Top stuff!!


I thought that might read something like .....

.... my 4th day of ownership .. and the engine's blown up

[cirvy]

Good to hear mate, i'm entering year 7 & still get giddy at the thought

[Donkfish1]

Bloody hell year 7, thats very impressive!

I've had some quick cars in my time but none that want to kill me every second that i drive it!

[FUBAR]

Its not really trying to kill you. Just trying to teach you some manners

[Donkfish1]

The washing and waxing etc starts this weekend. Found out today that wax is different to polish.....what the hell is that all about?

[dirty boy]

Donkfish1 said:

The washing and waxing etc starts this weekend. Found out today that wax is different to polish.....what the hell is that all about?

Look at my cloud reflections!

Wash
Clay
Polish
Wax
Zaino Grand Finale (sad huh?)

[Donkfish1]

Nice.

Clay?

How long does that lot take?

[aubrey9160]

All day and then some but only needs doing once a year.

Clay gets al crap off the paintwork so as you can start polishing it.
Maguirs do a clay kit for about £20.

[dirty boy]

Donkfish1 said:

Nice.

Clay?

How long does that lot take?

Well, as I was preparing for a car show, I spent pretty much 6 hours solid (including interior)

Claying doesn't take long, it's like getting a big block of blu-tac, squirting some water on the car, and dragging the blu-tax over it. You'll be amazed at what it takes off.

Polishing takes the longest, unless you have a machine, although you just end up doing more polishing instead.

Autoglym Super Resin Polish is good stuff by hand though, you can't go far wrong with all AG products IMO.

[Donkfish1]

Is it worth buying the zaino show car kit or is that taking things a little too far? Before now turtlewax was about my limit!

[dirty boy]

Donkfish1 said:

Is it worth buying the zaino show car kit or is that taking things a little too far? Before now turtlewax was about my limit!

I only use the grand finale spray from Zaino, so can't comment.

What items have you got?

[Donkfish1]

At the moment i have nothing other than an old pot of Mer.....was going to pop into halfrauds tomorrow for a spend up. What would you recommend?

[bosscerbera]

Ireland said:

I'm somewhere around the 1000 day point and I still think the same.

Over 11 years and still think the same...

[dirty boy]

Donkfish1 said:

At the moment i have nothing other than an old pot of Mer.....was going to pop into halfrauds tomorrow for a spend up. What would you recommend?

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=129940

Have a look at this Sag.

[greenm]

I use Siemens for all my work this tookme two days, firstly a very good wash to ensure its all very clean then I use what they call a deep color wax or somesuch. The they have a clearcoat wax which is like water and you dont polish it on you just wipe it on once it dries very quikly and you wipe off it leaves a clear hard coat over the polish you have put on. Once that is all done corectly I just have a spray of a quike polish to go round it when it needs. The clear coat is so hood when it rains the rain turns ot big blobs and just falls off its really weird but you can wash the car with just a hose and wipe off in seconds. hard work for preperation but easy once its all done. The shine in the pic was after a sixty mile drive and a tour through town to the little show. Its a type of car you just cant leave dirty!!

[FUBAR]

Stop polishing them and get out there them ffs!

[greenm]

They go even faster clean??

[Donkfish1]

I'll take some pics once done....if you guys can post scores then i'll know in the future whether i should do it or keep the local kosovans in a job! ;o)