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Full detail done this weekend, and now I’m knackered and it’s back to work tomorrow.
In total I think it was about 22 hours of work. Would have been longer had I not done the engine last week!
STAGE 1 - INTERIOR
Vac, Meguiars back to black all plastic, Gummiphleg all rubber, clean and seal the leather seats and steering wheel with Chemical Guys in matte finish, polish silver bits including pedals, Auto Glym fabric cleaner on mats and boot, Auto Glym Fast Glass on all internal glass (man do I hate doing the inside of the windscreen)
STAGE 2 - FULL DECONTAMINATION
Pre rinse, wheels cleaned with Meguiars Extreme wheel cleaner and small brush for around the nuts and long brush for inside of the alloys, rinse, door sills and all nooks and crannies with Auto Finesse Degreaser spray and brush, heavy rinse, Auto Finesse avalanche snow Foam and brush all tight areas e.g around the lights and side indicators, rinse, 2 bucket wash with Auto Glym shampoo, rinse, tar and glue spray each panel and wipe, rinse, quick dry, fine clay bar with water as lube, towel dry with Meguiars super drying towel, blow hair dry all water out of right areas (don’t tell the Mrs!!), leave overnight.
STAGE 3 - POLISH
Tape up all areas not wanted to be polished, panel wipe with Mr Pink panel wipe, Das Pro first stage polish Menzerna high compound (400), second stage polish Menzerna Menzerna super finish
STAGE 4 - DETAIL
Wheels sealed with Auto Finesse Mint Alloys after panel wipe, tyres dressed with Auto Glym tyre dressing, exhaust polished and dressed, all trim panel wiped then treat with G Techniq trim restorer, glass sealed with Carbon Collective Platinum Glass, paint worked sealed with Carbon Collective Oracle hybrid coating.
Replaced £10 spitter and alloys nuts for some shiny new ones.
In total I think it was about 22 hours of work. Would have been longer had I not done the engine last week!
STAGE 1 - INTERIOR
Vac, Meguiars back to black all plastic, Gummiphleg all rubber, clean and seal the leather seats and steering wheel with Chemical Guys in matte finish, polish silver bits including pedals, Auto Glym fabric cleaner on mats and boot, Auto Glym Fast Glass on all internal glass (man do I hate doing the inside of the windscreen)
STAGE 2 - FULL DECONTAMINATION
Pre rinse, wheels cleaned with Meguiars Extreme wheel cleaner and small brush for around the nuts and long brush for inside of the alloys, rinse, door sills and all nooks and crannies with Auto Finesse Degreaser spray and brush, heavy rinse, Auto Finesse avalanche snow Foam and brush all tight areas e.g around the lights and side indicators, rinse, 2 bucket wash with Auto Glym shampoo, rinse, tar and glue spray each panel and wipe, rinse, quick dry, fine clay bar with water as lube, towel dry with Meguiars super drying towel, blow hair dry all water out of right areas (don’t tell the Mrs!!), leave overnight.
STAGE 3 - POLISH
Tape up all areas not wanted to be polished, panel wipe with Mr Pink panel wipe, Das Pro first stage polish Menzerna high compound (400), second stage polish Menzerna Menzerna super finish
STAGE 4 - DETAIL
Wheels sealed with Auto Finesse Mint Alloys after panel wipe, tyres dressed with Auto Glym tyre dressing, exhaust polished and dressed, all trim panel wiped then treat with G Techniq trim restorer, glass sealed with Carbon Collective Platinum Glass, paint worked sealed with Carbon Collective Oracle hybrid coating.
Replaced £10 spitter and alloys nuts for some shiny new ones.
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Looking cool.
Realy must give mine a good spring clean.
Realy must give mine a good spring clean.
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Looking good
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I shouldn’t think you need to to the gym to keep fit!
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wow - that's one clean car Am I seeing things or have you managed to brush 'lawn stripes' into your mats
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Your car looks fantastic OP - how much do you charge?
Coupes because stunning!
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Weirdly I’m actually thinking about doing it on weekends next year to earn bit of extra dosh, but I’m not properly setup to do it yet. Something like that would be a few hundred quid I think...a full time detailer would charge at least £750 I believe.
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Don't think I could charge £750 for 2 days work and polished with a DA. Think my customers would run for the hills at that money..
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Interesting, thanks for the info. Next on my list is a rotary machine, the Das Pro was my first and a starter to learn. When I’ve done a quick (very quick) search I seemed to be doing all the steps of a full time detailer, but added the hybrid coating stuff (which seems to bump the price up massively). Didn’t realise it was the type of machine polish that made all the difference.Anmarube wrote: ↑Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:50 pmDon't think I could charge £750 for 2 days work and polished with a DA. Think my customers would run for the hills at that money..
And it was more like three days work.
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Shout if you need any advice......Am in Nuneaton /Warwickshireidej_jedi wrote: ↑Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:00 pmInteresting, thanks for the info. Next on my list is a rotary machine, the Das Pro was my first and a starter to learn. When I’ve done a quick (very quick) search I seemed to be doing all the steps of a full time detailer, but added the hybrid coating stuff (which seems to bump the price up massively). Didn’t realise it was the type of machine polish that made all the difference.
Rotary will always out perform a DA by miles. When you get one get a scrap panel from a breakers and put some scratches on and practice away... Take special care of edges and swage lines.........
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Great tip - thanks!Anmarube wrote: ↑Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:04 pmShout if you need any advice......Am in Nuneaton /Warwickshireidej_jedi wrote: ↑Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:00 pmInteresting, thanks for the info. Next on my list is a rotary machine, the Das Pro was my first and a starter to learn. When I’ve done a quick (very quick) search I seemed to be doing all the steps of a full time detailer, but added the hybrid coating stuff (which seems to bump the price up massively). Didn’t realise it was the type of machine polish that made all the difference.
Rotary will always out perform a DA by miles. When you get one get a scrap panel from a breakers and put some scratches on and practice away... Take special care of edges and swage lines.........