Author Topic: Prepping to lose the detailing V plates  (Read 4127 times)

Offline savvasa

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Re: Prepping to lose the detailing V plates
« Reply #10 on: 24 September 2010, 10:32 »
Looks like I need to sit down and read this again  :laugh:

Thanks for the advice all, I'll get some products in and take some pics once I get round to detailing.


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Re: Prepping to lose the detailing V plates
« Reply #11 on: 24 September 2010, 11:41 »
This looks like an impressive little bag of goodies, esp for the money!

How does Bolt Hamber compare to other brands?



just been looking at the bilt hamber site - third one down for £27 looks like a great deal, for a wash, clay and a wax

http://www.bilthamber.com/bilthamber-special-offers.php



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Re: Prepping to lose the detailing V plates
« Reply #12 on: 24 September 2010, 13:53 »
the megs deep crystal stuff is pretty good, gives a nice finish, but i've not used other paint cleaners (stage 1) the polish is ok, not tried any of the premium brands to give a comparison.

black hole worked really well on my indigo blue car, made the paint look much deeper

wax: i've got chemical guys natty paste - seems ok, cant complain although there is probably better products out there but for 14 quid or so its not gonna bust the bank

as for window cleaner, i find windowlene cream works better than most of the car window cleaners i've tried.

i'm not a detailler or valeter, so dont have a lot of experience in these matters.

for sealant i used jetseal wet mirror. wasn't that impressed with this imo, didn't seem to make much difference to the look of the paint.

hth


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Re: Prepping to lose the detailing V plates
« Reply #13 on: 25 September 2010, 00:03 »
This looks like an impressive little bag of goodies, esp for the money!

How does Bolt Hamber compare to other brands?



just been looking at the bilt hamber site - third one down for £27 looks like a great deal, for a wash, clay and a wax

http://www.bilthamber.com/bilthamber-special-offers.php



Bilt Hamber is a very good brand. Their products are high quality and well researched, they concentrate on anti-corrosion as their USP.

have a read of this thread regarding auto-balm. http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=64787

you won't go wrong with the other products mentioned. imo that £27 package is a VERY good deal for a shampoop, clay and protection combo. Leaves you £33 for other goodies like APC, bilberry and other shizzle :wink: