Hobby Detailing

Sharpy

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So one of my favourite hobbies is detailing cars, there’s only so many times you can break out the machine polisher and do you own car so I tend to do friends and family cars as well... this one was a courtesy car, some of you may have seen it in my reader ride threads I was time limited, only managed to a basic wash decontamination and single stage machine polish and hand wax on the outside, inside I had to break out the wet vac for the passenger seat. I’d like to have had 2 full days to get it looking mint but given the time I was happy.


anyone else take car cleaning to the extreme?

Before
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During
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After
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The seat was still damp from the cleaning hence the patches

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I think you know the answer from me lol 7 hours external wash and probably 4 interior so getting there.

Not sure I should post more pics of the car lol I'm sure Jon will be around soon to show a before and after on a clean dirty car to clean car lol

@ChrisJKM how's your detailing going lol
 
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And just to add into this he also threatened to drive half way across the country to clean my car so that I don't use my Fairy Liquid anymore.
 

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haha been at work for a week so shes nice and dirty for a wash on Friday :)
I think you know the answer from me lol 7 hours external wash and probably 4 interior so getting there.

Not sure I should post more pics of the car lol I'm sure Jon will be around soon to show a before and after on a clean dirty car to clean car lol

@ChrisJKM how's your detailing going lol

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Its not my hobby but I have today been looking for garages near the next meet so you guys can give the car a quick wash.

I have been infected.
 
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Sharpy

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Its not my hobby but I have today been looking for garages near the next meet so you guys can give the car a quick wash.

I have been infected.

By quick wash you mean a 12 hour session? Should I bring my machine polishers?


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Nope just a hosepipe / jetwash so you can wash the dirt off.

I wont because i have to win the dirty car competition
 

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I'll bring the buckets lol use the garages pressure washer... Between 3 of us we can do it in 5 hours I think...
 
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Unfortunately @theoldboy you'll have to wait to take it home till the weather is nice. Got to be clean when you get it back haha
 

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I'm sure Jon will be around soon to show a before and after on a clean dirty car to clean car lol

Nah, too tired and drunk for that. So I'll just post a pic of me cleaning the car in the pitch black Monday night, then the beading shot from Tuesday morning!

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Nah, too tired and drunk for that. So I'll just post a pic of me cleaning the car in the pitch black Monday night, then the beading shot from Tuesday morning!

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If that’s what being drunk does then there’s going to be pics of lots of cars being cleaned in the dark over this period of Christmas Parties lol
 

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Since I have a captive audience, looking to get a MK2 cupra and wondered what the paint was like on them?

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Since I have a captive audience, looking to get a MK2 cupra and wondered what the paint was like on them?

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Its generally pretty good from what ive seen. Its quite hard as paints go and the thickness is good.
 

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Thanks for that, I assumed it would be hard German paint. I'm coming from a faded red Peugeot 306 and don't fancy being in that boat again hence the question. Fancy the yellow if I can find one.

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Thanks for that, I assumed it would be hard German paint. I'm coming from a faded red Peugeot 306 and don't fancy being in that boat again hence the question. Fancy the yellow if I can find one.

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The Yellow Cupra's look awesome! Do it lol Then we can spend all your money on mods and detailing stuff
 
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