Completely agree, once you've got a good starting point it's easy to maintain it yourself. My own Z4's paint was decent when I bought it at 4 years old, although silver lends itself to hiding the worst of the swirls, etc. I hand-polished mine with AG SRP (not got my own machine) then sealed and waxed it. All I've done since is a claying/waxing it after each winter, and again a lower-half claying/all-over waxing again before winter kicks in, with the occasional topping up of the wax. Certainly makes it easier to clean/maintain if you keep a good layer of wax on there.playalistic said:AH! I thought that was your one I saw on there. Top job. I agree with yours and sammyz comments. It's about getting it back to a good standard and maintaining it from there.
My Z4MR in for full detail!
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Too right pvr. Thankfully my neighbour is more obsessed about dw than me. We both acknowledge our behaviour is rather sad but hell, its kind of satisfying too. I now try and use the knowledge to get the car really clean and protected long term rather than actually bother trying to keep it shiny...
PVR, lol. I've a few pounds worth of polishes, pads and glazes cluttering the garage after spending time on D.W. The cars that astound me are the £200 Fiestas that someone lovingly details and keeps pristine. 
Some remarkable/dedicated/sad individuals on there can make you feel almost normal.I just gave mine a quick clean and the difference now with the paint is like night and day. Worth every penny. Unfortunately I had a malfunction and something went wrong with most of the pictures (I thought I had lost them originally 
) but the better ones are below. Still waiting for the guy that did the work to finish his write-up. At this rate it is going to be a 6-parter 
) but the better ones are below. Still waiting for the guy that did the work to finish his write-up. At this rate it is going to be a 6-parter
Not easy getting a good likeness using a flash but looks proper clean and swirl free 8)
Big fan of Imola
Big fan of Imola
Looking forward to this sammyz.
Not seen any of Matts work for some time now and he is excellent at what he does.
Never a truer word said, you get what you pay for.
Sadly, most customers arent this way minded tbh ( midlands wise anyway )and will turn the tables making it out to be overpriced car cleaning :roll:
Not seen any of Matts work for some time now and he is excellent at what he does.
Never a truer word said, you get what you pay for.
Sadly, most customers arent this way minded tbh ( midlands wise anyway )and will turn the tables making it out to be overpriced car cleaning :roll:
playalistic said:
OMG thats amazing... I am always quite impressed after i have spent the day cleaning my car - but this is perfection
Id imagine the best car to detail (in terms of best visible improvement) would be something like carbon/ ruby black... would really get the tone out.
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Anyone recommend someone in east anglia near Peterborough?
So how did it go?
south yorkshire
pics!!!!!!!
Matt at Off Your Marks took loads and will be sending them to me next week when he's back at work. I'll get some pics taken myself when I finally pluck up courage to wash it Good choice of detailer. i have read alot of good things about Matt Wakefield @ off your marks. all the top marques reccomend him,as does the BMW Car club(gb),and he even does a monthly column for them in the club mag. i just wish he was closer to me
Looking forward to seeing the pics
Looking forward to seeing the pics