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General => Detailing => Topic started by: dom on 10 December 2012, 19:53
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Right then, shed was broken into last weekend....along with lawn mower, pressure washer & all my tools the tw@ts took all of my cleaning gear including my DAS6 :angry:
In the process of negotiating a settlement figure with my insurance company, it's looking like I'll have about £300 to spend restocking my detailing gear. I'll need the following:
- DAS6 (no need for pads)
- Shampoo
- Clay
- Quick Detailer
- A selection of polishes for the DA
- Glaze
- Wax
- Tar/bug remover
- Wheel Sealant
- Glass Cleaner
- Trim Cleaner
- Interior Cleaner
- Wheel Cleaner
- Brushes
- Wash Mitt
- A bag to keep it all in
Suggestions on a postcard please :smiley:
It's worth noting that I've still got drying towels/microfibre cloths/snow foam & lance.
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Sorry to hear this mate, I'm sure the boys at Waxamomo will look after you. Have they caught who did it?
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Sorry to hear this mate, I'm sure the boys at Waxamomo will look after you. Have they caught who did it?
Have they bollocks, the police didn't even come out. My house is on a new development that they are still working on so they tried to get into the containers where all the tools are kept. Failing that they tried to get into another house on the estate, when that failed the hit the gardens/sheds :angry:
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Sorry to read this dude
Firstly get yourself a German shepherd, best security money can buy trust me ;)
Products wise:
Zaino wash mitts with the rubber insert glove rocks and are not expensive,
Vikan brushes all way.
Britemax interior cleaner for the money is bang on and dilutable,
Bilthamber fine clay, good product and water can be used as lube if you haven't got a dedicated,
Tardis for tar removel hands down, best bang for buck product as far as tar removel goes,
Britemax Grimeout is fantastic for a pre wash bug assassination.
Wax, take your pick mate there's so many and they all pretty much acheive the same results.
Blackmax is an awesome glaze, easy on/off and leaves a slick finish, cg's EZ creme is another gooden.
Polishes I'd suggest menzerna range for vag finishes, also consider carpro fixer which I'm using a lot atm,
Zaino z6 is a great value for money qd imo,
Shampoo, Britemax cleanmax is great value for money and works well, economical too and good for maintenance washes, for deep cleaning I'd suggest body detox by farrecla, great shampoo but not for maintenance imo, leaves no residue, no gloss enhancers, very squeaky clean paint afterwoulds.
Megs glass cleaner,(blue clear liquid that you dilute) great for cleaning and leaves a streak free finish.
Hope this helps anyway.
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Cheers Dan :afro:
Just the kind of advice I was after. I'll list some of the products that were nicked, so you can see what I've experimented with:
- Lime Prime
- Chem guys citrus wash & gloss
- Collinite 476s
- Poorboys black hole
- Auto finesse citrus power
- dodo basics of bling
- bilberry wheel cleaner
- Menzerna final finish
- Menzerna power finish
- Chem guys orange degreaser
- dodo juice born slippy
- bilt hamber clay
- britemax restomax
- britemax perfect prep
- autoglym vinyl & rubber care
- halfords glass cutter/rain repellent
As you can see I've used a few of the products you suggested above :cool:
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Really sorry to hear that mate and I don't want to jump in on this thread looking like i'm chasing your business, however when you do get paid out, give us a shout and i'll try and sort you out an extra special deal to try and make up for the little thieving .........
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Forget the halfords glass stuff. Carlack glass sealant is the one! Gives the glass a deep finish.
Britemax black gave a good finish and removed slight swirls but limeprime just has that edge over blackmax for me personaly.
That chem guys citris wax does remove some paint protection I found.
Dodojuice born slippy - waste of money. Get the bigger Autosmart re-glaze which you can dilute. Will outlast dodojuice.
http://www.waxamomo.co.uk/ecom-prodshow/asreglaze.html
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Was a bit bored at work so i thought i would have a look for you. lol
- DAS6 pro - machine from clean your car with the DW discount £100
- Shampoo – Bilt Hamber Auto Wash approx £8.99 from ECC
- Clay - Bilt Hamber Clay bar £10.99 from ECC
- Quick Detailer – DJ Basic of Bling £7.95 for 500ml or the concentrated 1L for £26.95 will make 10L Waxamomo
- A selection of polishes for the DA – Scholl s17+ £10.95 CYC. Lime Prime £12.95 250ml Waxamomo
- Glaze – SRP £11.95 for 500ml CYC
- Wax – panel pot of DJ £5.95 or £9.95 or the new Basic of Bling Protection Wax £16.95 Waxamomo
- Tar/bug remover – Tardis £22.95 Waxamomo
- Wheel Sealant - PB Wheel Sealant £12.95 Waxamomo
- Glass Cleaner - DJ Clearly menthol £7.95 for 500ml. £10.95 for 250ml concentrated to make 1L Waxamomo
- Trim Cleaner – APC Bilt Hamber Surdex HD £14.49 for 5L ECC
- Interior Cleaner – APC Bilt Hamber Surdex HD
- Wheel Cleaner – if they are sealed then u can get away with using the car shampoo
- Brushes – Viking brushes and the wheel woollies and a raceglaze detailing brush
- Wash Mitt – Halfords do a wash mitt that is identical to the BH one £7.99
- A bag to keep it all in – I would get a plastic box.
Hope that helps. might just be within your £300 budget.
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Thanks for the recommendations guys :cool:
I'll know the settlement figure on Monday, then I'll be on a shopping spree :grin:
Really sorry to hear that mate and I don't want to jump in on this thread looking like i'm chasing your business, however when you do get paid out, give us a shout and i'll try and sort you out an extra special deal to try and make up for the little thieving .........
Cheers, I'll drop you a PM when I've got the cash :wink:
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Payout confirmed at £280 and will be in my bank by Friday :cool:
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Good to hear,sounds like Chris(waxamomo ) will be getting a cool soon then...
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Good to hear,sounds like Chris(waxamomo ) will be getting a cool soon then...
Yeah, Chris recommended me some products last night and I went ahead and ordered it all straight away :cool:
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Lawn mower, pressure washer and all your tools and you only get £280? :huh:
Think you under claimed mate!
I would have said I had a Snap On Tools cabinet etc. etc.
I mean your premium is gonna go up regardless of how much you claim!
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Lawn mower, pressure washer and all your tools and you only get £280? :huh:
Think you under claimed mate!
I would have said I had a Snap On Tools cabinet etc. etc.
I mean your premium is gonna go up regardless of how much you claim!
£280 was just car cleaning gear Len :wink:
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They paid you seperate cheques?
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Sorry to hear that mate. Scumbags.
What insurance company as sounds like you've got a decent one! Our last one was crap and wouldn't cover a dirtbike or socket sets in the locked garage for a reason I never knew! :angry:
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They paid you seperate cheques?
They replaced the other items "like for like" (I actually ended up with better items than the ones that were taken), the car cleaning products was a cash settlement :wink:
Sorry to hear that mate. Scumbags.
What insurance company as sounds like you've got a decent one! Our last one was crap and wouldn't cover a dirtbike or socket sets in the locked garage for a reason I never knew! :angry:
Policy is with Legal & General, 11 days after I first reported the break in I had all the replacement tools etc, 15 days after the cash for the rest of the stuff. Can't fault them :afro: