Who was into detailing and then went off it?
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Hello everyone,
So I went down one of the two slippery slopes back in 2013... the detailing slope
Since then I have 3x pots of waxes, a few sets of polishes that include the various sorts from each brand (Compounds, Medium polishes, finishing polish) plus some interior items for leather and dash. So im definitely not as into it as some people are, but more than the average bloke.
However, my usage of the car has gone up a bit (i.e. Im not just carrying myself anymore) and I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle... as my paint is almost blemish free when seen under a strong single source light (e.g. security floodlight), and I can see the marks where peoples jackets might have lightly wiped a bit of dirt across the paint as they got out, or their legs touched the lower boot lip / rear bumper as they were loading bags in etc. - Im not talking about actual scratches, I'm talking about sets of microscopic (a set of e.g. an inch wide section of parallel thin-hair thickness lines) marring (to give the non-detailing amongst you an idea, have a look at the fine lines on the back of your credit card where the magnetic stripe is - less dramatic than this, but nonetheless) and I find myself spending about a good 15 minutes at the end of every day that I carry passengers (about a couple of times a week) trying to remove one blemish or other. At this rate, I'm probably going to go through my paint.
I was just wondering if theres anyone else who came off detailing later on, after being really into it? Did the swirl marks and hazing start to disturb you later on?
So I went down one of the two slippery slopes back in 2013... the detailing slope
Since then I have 3x pots of waxes, a few sets of polishes that include the various sorts from each brand (Compounds, Medium polishes, finishing polish) plus some interior items for leather and dash. So im definitely not as into it as some people are, but more than the average bloke.
However, my usage of the car has gone up a bit (i.e. Im not just carrying myself anymore) and I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle... as my paint is almost blemish free when seen under a strong single source light (e.g. security floodlight), and I can see the marks where peoples jackets might have lightly wiped a bit of dirt across the paint as they got out, or their legs touched the lower boot lip / rear bumper as they were loading bags in etc. - Im not talking about actual scratches, I'm talking about sets of microscopic (a set of e.g. an inch wide section of parallel thin-hair thickness lines) marring (to give the non-detailing amongst you an idea, have a look at the fine lines on the back of your credit card where the magnetic stripe is - less dramatic than this, but nonetheless) and I find myself spending about a good 15 minutes at the end of every day that I carry passengers (about a couple of times a week) trying to remove one blemish or other. At this rate, I'm probably going to go through my paint.
I was just wondering if theres anyone else who came off detailing later on, after being really into it? Did the swirl marks and hazing start to disturb you later on?
Yeah, the problem is that ive got a black car lol. Its fairly hard paint though so I hope it wont be that bad with weekly washes at the local hand wash service, but unfortunately I can't keep on top of it now. Just washing and drying the car carefully using the 2 bucket method (including wheels and tyre dressing) takes a 2 hour chunk out of my Saturday morning, time which is now precious.
Yoghurt Rifle said:
Simliar here. I think getting into detailing can be a road to despair. Fair play to anyone who has the time and enjoys the hobby but that sinking feeling when finding a new stone chip or blemish and the constant obsession over parking
This exactly. I always park far away in the corner of the car park and my mind is simply not at ease if I've parked in a busy car park in a space between two other cars. And then I look a bit silly with my LED detailing torch having a look around it before I go - not just for dents but also if someones trousers lightly rubbed past my door thus micromarring it 
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