Envy Valeting Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Started the week with this beauty. Booked in for a 2 day correction detail. Washed the wheels 1st using Espuma Revolution and Envy Brushes, rinsed off and pre soaked the door shuts and fuel filler flap with Espuma G202. Car soaked with Bubbly Jubbly snow foam Allowed to dwell Then rinsed and the car washed with DG shampoo, TBM and the usual grit guards. Dried off to look like this. Clayed with BH clay to reveal no real nasties, had apparently not been clayed before so I was impressed. Paint thickness reading were taken to ensure it was safe to machine polish the car. I used the following products on this correction Knuckled down for a long slog, but it went quite well. This carried on for the rest of day 1, and half of the 2nd day. Once it was machined it was time to clean up, with careful use of brushes, MF's and a lot of patience! Paint was cleansed with Dodo Juice Lime Prime lite ready for the wax. Dodo Juice Supernatural. This was left to cure for approx 1hr whilst I made busy with door shuts Cleaned glass with Espuma green glass, polished chrome trim with Dodo Lime Prime and before you know it the hr or so had passed:) The wax was then buffed off and it was time to get snap happy. Sorting out some wax holograms on the bonnet with some white coconut liquid:rolleyes: Please enjoy the afters. I must convey my thanks to Perry and his family for the great hospitality extended to me, and the stakes have been well and truly raised in the "being looked after" category...bacon roll, coffee, coke cans.... Thanks for looking Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 You could enter the show and shine competition and win a prize from yourself Seriously tho, cracking results and some good tips for us DIY detailers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 350Z Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I'm still relatively new to detailing and still learning. How do I get rid of the swerls? Does the product you use 'cut' the paint or build upon it to hide the swirls. I bought a £100 worth of Megs products a couple of weeks ago. I washed, Clay barred, Polished, Waxed, but still the swirls were beaming through it the sunlight and depressing the sh!t out of me! Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkie34 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Only way to effectively get rid of swirls is to have it machine polished by a pro.Then use the two bucket wash method to keep them to a minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Gleaming!!!! Nice work fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walbertonio Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Another quality result, nice one! Think this will be first thing I spend on a Zed when I finally get one come end of the year, proper pro polishing as a starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Valeting Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 I'm still relatively new to detailing and still learning. How do I get rid of the swerls? Does the product you use 'cut' the paint or build upon it to hide the swirls. I bought a £100 worth of Megs products a couple of weeks ago. I washed, Clay barred, Polished, Waxed, but still the swirls were beaming through it the sunlight and depressing the sh!t out of me! Any advice?Hi Danny, £100 will get you a lot of Megs OK this car I polished out the swirls so yes I "cut" the paint, well the clearcoat/laquer but only minute amounts need to be removed to get rid of swirls. If you had a DA polisher something like (blatant plug alert) http://www.envyvaleting.co.uk/products_info.asp?id=140 would be a safe bet for you and Nissan paint. If you wanted to "fill" as you have suggested then a coloured wax might help. A less labour intensive but totally safe option for by hand or machine application (blatant plug alert) would be http://www.envyvaleting.co.uk/products_info.asp?id=180 this product. Now I may sound biased but I saw this demo'd at Megs HQ earlier this year on an evo 8 and I can honestly say it knocked out 60% of the swirls on this car (and it was provided by an attendee of the course and not a megs staff car) and I was impressed for a product you can use by hand. The reason its safe is it uses nano particles so they dont need to be broken down like the polishes I use by machine for example on this BMW, they are small already so you cant do any damage. Just work the area, and then buff. If it needs more work repeat the process. Best wishes Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srobrien Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Great work mate looks lovely, topaz blue was the colour of my old 3 series, looked great polished up R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Looks another of those rewarding when finished jobs Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 How come you left the wax for 1hr to dry is that the proper way to do it. I usually leave it 5mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Valeting Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 How come you left the wax for 1hr to dry is that the proper way to do it. I usually leave it 5mins Depends on the wax mate! I leave in on whilst I do stuff like glass and tyres, and buff when it has cured. Check this with the wipe test, if your finger wipes cleanly through the wax with no smears its time to buff Best wishes Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 A less labour intensive but totally safe option for by hand or machine application (blatant plug alert) would be http://www.envyvaleting.co.uk/products_info.asp?id=180 this product. Now I may sound biased but I saw this demo'd at Megs HQ earlier this year on an evo 8 and I can honestly say it knocked out 60% of the swirls on this car (and it was provided by an attendee of the course and not a megs staff car) and I was impressed for a product you can use by hand. The reason its safe is it uses nano particles so they dont need to be broken down like the polishes I use by machine for example on this BMW, they are small already so you cant do any damage. Just work the area, and then buff. If it needs more work repeat the process. Best wishes Tim Hmmmm, very interesting. This could work very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 350Z Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I'm still relatively new to detailing and still learning. How do I get rid of the swerls? Does the product you use 'cut' the paint or build upon it to hide the swirls. I bought a £100 worth of Megs products a couple of weeks ago. I washed, Clay barred, Polished, Waxed, but still the swirls were beaming through it the sunlight and depressing the sh!t out of me! Any advice?Hi Danny, £100 will get you a lot of Megs OK this car I polished out the swirls so yes I "cut" the paint, well the clearcoat/laquer but only minute amounts need to be removed to get rid of swirls. If you had a DA polisher something like (blatant plug alert) http://www.envyvaleting.co.uk/products_info.asp?id=140 would be a safe bet for you and Nissan paint. If you wanted to "fill" as you have suggested then a coloured wax might help. A less labour intensive but totally safe option for by hand or machine application (blatant plug alert) would be http://www.envyvaleting.co.uk/products_info.asp?id=180 this product. Now I may sound biased but I saw this demo'd at Megs HQ earlier this year on an evo 8 and I can honestly say it knocked out 60% of the swirls on this car (and it was provided by an attendee of the course and not a megs staff car) and I was impressed for a product you can use by hand. The reason its safe is it uses nano particles so they dont need to be broken down like the polishes I use by machine for example on this BMW, they are small already so you cant do any damage. Just work the area, and then buff. If it needs more work repeat the process. Best wishes Tim Many thanks, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Great work, I wish I had the skill and patience to get my car looking even half as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilsheepshagga_turbo Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 nice one m8.. like i said about race valeting aswell.. u guys are awesome.. proper inspiration to the part timers like me good job -ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Hey Tim, slightly off topic, but I finally used those brushes I purchased from you earlier this year. I have to say that Vikan wheel brush is absolutely fabulous (not really used the others yet - lol the Zed is always too clean). The length of the brush is great, long enough to reach the back of the rims (in the situation you don't have the time to take the wheels off), the bristles seem to loosen grime nicely - not too long and with the varying length. Best wheel brush I've used so far, even given the number of cars I've pro-detailed and show details I've done. Big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Valeting Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 Great glad to hear it Immy, they are good for the price and dont splatter too much (which is nice!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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