Clean Mk7s

[stiggy786]

As compensation for a muck up with my order the dealer has offered to apply lifeshine and assures me that the car gas already been booked in for a full day (6hours) with the 2 head valeters. I've expressed my concern with autoglym and swirls as I was going to have it professionally detailed but he is insistent that my car will be pristine. Enough to trust?

Is there any other specific guidance I can tell him to pass onto the valeters without looking nitpicky? I'm not a detailer but I'd like for them to think I know a little bit what I'm talking about at least!

[MAW73]

Nice job, your car looks superb op.

[JBirchy]

As compensation for a muck up with my order the dealer has offered to apply lifeshine and assures me that the car gas already been booked in for a full day (6hours) with the 2 head valeters. I've expressed my concern with autoglym and swirls as I was going to have it professionally detailed but he is insistent that my car will be pristine. Enough to trust?

Is there any other specific guidance I can tell him to pass onto the valeters without looking nitpicky? I'm not a detailer but I'd like for them to think I know a little bit what I'm talking about at least!

The product is actually better than it gets credit for an given they are having the 2 head valeters spend the day on it, I'd actually trust them. However, agree with the dealer that you can inspect the car in the workshop or in direct light before signing acceptance and if it's not up to your standard, they pay for a detailer to correct and protect it.

I would be asking what equipment they wash and dry the car with? A lot of the dealer valeters use a yard brush or a dirty sponge and then a drying blade and old chamois to dry it. If that's the case, I'd be saying no way. Needs to be a clean/new wash mitt using the 2 bucket method, and a plush drying towel or compressed air (touchless) to dry. It's not the product that causes the swirls, its the dirty/contaminated cloths/sponge/towels that do the damage.

Hope this helps! 

[Millzy68]

Cheers for all the advice, l've not requested lifeshine so I guess they'll just be giving it a wash, from what folks are saying it sounds like I need to be on 'swirl watch' when I go to pick it up !   

[KyleB]

I feel a bit useless in this thread as i'm really a noob washer, also no pictures yet.

But on Saturday i did the following:
Initial Power wash
Snowfoamed
Mitt wash (2 buckets)
Quick Power Wash
Second shampoo/Snowfoam as it was caked on (Pure White!)
Dried
Waxed
Polished off

God that took ages!! - but was worth it.

I'm no expert mate but I'd wash off the snow foam before using the shampoo. Also you should polish before waxing, as the polish could remove the wax and when you wax over polish it gives it a protection layer.

Some lovely clean cars in here 

[davyk31]

Correct process would be snowfoam before you powerwash the car, it dwells better on a dry car. Foam, let it dwell while you wash the wheels, blast off, another coat of snow foam, wash with lambswool mitts, at least two mitts maybe three, blast off preferably with de-ionised water, then use an open hose on a slow foam to sheet the water off still using your filtered water. Dry off using plush drying towels, again 2 or 3 for the different areas. That's the weekly process. Occasionally polish, wax and seal to keep it all sweet.

[C2K]

Just read this tbh. http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/blog/2013/11/how-to-detail-a-brand-new-car/

[CraigW]

Correct process would be snowfoam before you powerwash the car, it dwells better on a dry car. Foam, let it dwell while you wash the wheels, blast off, another coat of snow foam, wash with lambswool mitts, at least two mitts maybe three, blast off preferably with de-ionised water, then use an open hose on a slow foam to sheet the water off still using your filtered water. Dry off using plush drying towels, again 2 or 3 for the different areas. That's the weekly process. Occasionally polish, wax and seal to keep it all sweet.

There's keeping your car looking good and then there's OTT. De-ionised water and three mitts is a bit extreme 

[stiggy786]

The product is actually better than it gets credit for an given they are having the 2 head valeters spend the day on it, I'd actually trust them. However, agree with the dealer that you can inspect the car in the workshop or in direct light before signing acceptance and if it's not up to your standard, they pay for a detailer to correct and protect it.

I would be asking what equipment they wash and dry the car with? A lot of the dealer valeters use a yard brush or a dirty sponge and then a drying blade and old chamois to dry it. If that's the case, I'd be saying no way. Needs to be a clean/new wash mitt using the 2 bucket method, and a plush drying towel or compressed air (touchless) to dry. It's not the product that causes the swirls, its the dirty/contaminated cloths/sponge/towels that do the damage.

Hope this helps! 

Cheers, I will quiz them on this the next time I touch base.

[Simon C]

Hi Guys

I treated myself to £62 worth of stuff over Christmas. Having had the car a week or so I gave it a proper going over using:

- dodo juice born to be mild shampoo (then rinsed and dried)
- dodo lime prime cleanser (applied and buffed off)
- geotech c2v3 (applied and buffed off).

This lot took me 4-5 hours and was hard going...but rewarding.

I actually thought I had done a good job....until I saw Kyle B's photos 

Any tips would be gladly welcomed for future. Though I realise I need to get something to help the tyres shine.

Best wishes

Si