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General => Detailing => Topic started by: Frothey on 10 March 2009, 07:24
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Well, this was fun today.... One minute sun, then thunder and lightning, sleet, snow then sun again. Oh, and gale force winds!
luckily I started it last night...
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (2).jpg)
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Dirty Zorsts..
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (4).jpg)
Foamed with Hyperwash and a dash of snowfoam
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (6).jpg)
Doing its thing
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Washed with Hyperwash and Z sponge
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (7).jpg)
Wheels were cleaned with 30% G101, Tardis, the short Vikan brush and various Envy brushes - some used back to front!
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (8).jpg)
Wheels then clayed, and car put to bed for the night.
Up early next morning, car lowers wiped over with Tardis, then clayed with Sonus green and last touch. Revealing these....
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (9).jpg)
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (10).jpg)
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (11).jpg)
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Plastics and the edge of the decals taped ready for polishing...
Before
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (14).jpg)
After
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (15).jpg)
The weather was by now a bit iffy, so I didn't do any photo's until the car was polished. IP 3.02 was used on a 3M black pad.
I've never found a tyre applicator that I liked using until my missus bought these home from work for the kids - needless to say they are all in my kit now!
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (17).jpg)
Plastics were "Black WOW"'d - I like to put it on relatively thick, then wipe off just before it's picked up. Grills dressing worked in using an Envy brush.
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (18).jpg)
Remember this?
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (4).jpg)
50/50 :D
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (19).jpg)
Both done
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (20).jpg)
Inners Dremmel'd (well, Clarke'd, but I didn't want you thinking he's turned up!)
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (22).jpg)
Done
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (23).jpg)
LSP was two coats of Z Carbon, with a Zaino Z8 Wipedown After
Afters....
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (25).jpg)
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (26).jpg)
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (27).jpg)
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(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (24).jpg)
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini (31).jpg)
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nice job :cool:
this little fella is interesting...
(http://www.needmoresleep.co.uk/mini/images/mini%20(22).jpg)
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Nice work that man :wink: Love the before/after shot on the boot, shows a very clear difference and what can be achieved.
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and hopefully another brush convert..... gave him one to try out ;)
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Plenty more where they came from LOL, just got in 72 sets!
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nice work dave
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Shiny shiny :cool:
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Looking good!
Nice work :cool:
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Cracking job - didn't think anyone used the old sponge these days with lambswool wash mitts etc Suspect it's not too much of an issue with the two bucket approach. The tool you use for the zorsts - what kind of tip is it, is it quite hard and do you put any product on the end (some metal polish etc)?
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Great work there...
Where did the missus get the tyre applicators? I have never found one i like!
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Cracking job - didn't think anyone used the old sponge these days with lambswool wash mitts etc Suspect it's not too much of an issue with the two bucket approach. The tool you use for the zorsts - what kind of tip is it, is it quite hard and do you put any product on the end (some metal polish etc)?
Zymol sponges aren't your average sponge :wink:
I used a Dremmel type of tool with a polishing stone for the inners. Megs NXT metal polish then finished with 00 gauge wire wool and NXT
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Great work there...
Where did the missus get the tyre applicators? I have never found one i like!
i could tell you, but she'd kill me.
£10 each lol!