Anyone had their Elise detailed?

[fatboy111]

Thinking of having mine done in August, to get rid of a few light scratches and generally raise the standard of the paint work / exterior condition.

Is there anything I should watch for?

Cheers / A

[tanman]

fatboy111 said:

Thinking of having mine done in August, to get rid of a few light scratches and generally raise the standard of the paint work / exterior condition.

Is there anything I should watch for?

Cheers / A

Not an elise but i had my exige done. This picure was taken just after Simon had finished. I can highly recommend him http://www.prestigedetailing.co.uk/





HTH
Tanman

[Bing o]

I've just had a quote from parcferme for a machine polish and non-zymol wax of £200 including VAT.

It won't do much for the stone chips, but as my whole car is covered by swirl marks, it's a start!!

[_TC]

Bing o said:

I've just had a quote from parcferme for a machine polish and non-zymol wax of £200 including VAT.

It won't do much for the stone chips, but as my whole car is covered by swirl marks, it's a start!!

Give Simon a call in Tanmans post above. he travels a lot and has some very competitive prices.

[bogie]

not yet - but had my Aston done at Gtechniq ...if you are based near north London then well worth it

http://www.gtechniq.com/

http://rides.webshots.com/album/558841766WIWiLV

pics after a couple of washes there..and it still looks like that now when its had a quick wash, 3 months on

my Elise is going in shortly when I get the time - they do discount for mutiple cars - I think its about £300 for a sports car

[bogie]

ps - check out the detailing forum on www.seloc.org for a few detailers that cover different areas

[rosscoe]

mate, if you are near the midlands drop me a pm. I have a good frind with an orange exige S1 and we did his for him recently.

Also be careful with machine polishing - make sure that whoever does it knows that your car aint metal.......

[Andy T]

fatboy111 said:

Thinking of having mine done in August, to get rid of a few light scratches and generally raise the standard of the paint work / exterior condition.

Is there anything I should watch for?

Cheers / A

Yeah, you should watch for dirty great holes in the middle of the road that take the front off your car! No amount of buffing with your fancy cloth is gonna get that out!

I might be up for getting mine done at the same time fats.

[kelk]

bogie said:

ps - check out the detailing forum on www.seloc.org for a few detailers that cover different areas

One of the guys there I would be careful of. He posted a pic of "a beautiful S2000's brushed aluminium tail pipe."

I pointed out that the exhaust was a stock one and Honda never did a brushed version. His detailing had ruined the polished finish on the exhaust. This point was ignored by most.

So I guess "buyer beware" is true here with your pride and joy.

[fatboy111]

Thanks for all your replies, and Tanman, that looks beautiful! I'm based in the Peak District (between Sheffield and Manchester); close enough for Prestige detailers?

I'm really doing this to get faint scratches sorted 'professionally'. Should the detailer work my car differently because of its GRP body? (I'd have thought the paint / lacquer would be the same for most cars...)

[tanman]

fatboy111 said:

Thanks for all your replies, and Tanman, that looks beautiful! I'm based in the Peak District (between Sheffield and Manchester); close enough for Prestige detailers?

I'm really doing this to get faint scratches sorted 'professionally'. Should the detailer work my car differently because of its GRP body? (I'd have thought the paint / lacquer would be the same for most cars...)

Hi Fatboy, i know simon travels all over the place, give him a quick ring or e-mail to find out more. As Ed said above hes very good on prices and knows his stuff.
Tanman

[fatboy111]

tanman said:

fatboy111 said:

Thanks for all your replies, and Tanman, that looks beautiful! I'm based in the Peak District (between Sheffield and Manchester); close enough for Prestige detailers?

I'm really doing this to get faint scratches sorted 'professionally'. Should the detailer work my car differently because of its GRP body? (I'd have thought the paint / lacquer would be the same for most cars...)

Hi Fatboy, i know simon travels all over the place, give him a quick ring or e-mail to find out more. As Ed said above hes very good on prices and knows his stuff.
Tanman

Cheers Tanman, will do! Let you know how I get on.

[fatboy111]

Well, the Elise is being detailed as I type, and I'm crapping myself! Its not easy letting someone else mess around with your P&J!

Will post pictures when its complete.

[tanman]

Hows it coming along fatboy?
Dont worry i am sure you will be amazed at what it will look like after its finished

[fatboy111]

Oh My God!

Craig's still at it (9 hours later!) but it looks...well... I can only describe it as new, I thought it looked pretty good before. The shine is unreal, probably better than when it left the factory. I'll post images up later tonight.

Me pleased!

[david@mediacopy]

How much ??

[patmahe]

tanman said:

fatboy111 said:

Thinking of having mine done in August, to get rid of a few light scratches and generally raise the standard of the paint work / exterior condition.

Is there anything I should watch for?

Cheers / A

Not an elise but i had my exige done. This picure was taken just after Simon had finished. I can highly recommend him http://www.prestigedetailing.co.uk/







HTH
Tanman

Firstly like the exige, mmmmmmm.

Secondly is it parked ACROSS a disabled parking space, cant really imagine a more politically incorrect image, well done

[Bing o]

TTIWWOP....

[fatboy111]

Bing o said:

TTIWWOP....

Can't post images yet as its raining!

Will sort out later this week.

[Bing o]

Good man!!