Car Detailing.

[DrBlueBob]

Excuse my ignorance, but why do you need a machine for this, versus putting the pads on a drill, for example?

I think it's the random orbital bit rather than normal rotary. Stops you getting tiny circles in the finish.

 

[RadcliffeRick]

“The Bitterness of Poor Quality Remains Long After the Sweetness of Low Price is Forgotten”
Or if it's pithier or at least easier to remember; "Buy cheap, buy twice"
Edit: Just seen that you have made your choice. Hope it turns out well.

Or... Chinese proverb, cheap things no good, good things no cheap.

 

[Two Gun Bob]

“The Bitterness of Poor Quality Remains Long After the Sweetness of Low Price is Forgotten”
Or if it's pithier or at least easier to remember; "Buy cheap, buy twice"
Edit: Just seen that you have made your choice. Hope it turns out well.

 

[Two Gun Bob]

DA, Clay, Meg gold wash and conditioner, Ultimate compound, Liquid detailer, Meg polish, Meg ultimate wax. Tyre dressing, Lambswool wash mitts, Two buckets, Buckets dirt guards, Microfiber towel for drying, large Chamois. Total outlay £170.. Target to valet two vehicles and repair utilising older car as a guinea pig. Remove unsightly swirls and buffer trails/holograms from daughter car. Projected one year savings through self valet for two vehicles £600. Net annual profit £430. That is all:

 

[DrBlueBob]

Looks like 1200w is quite the beast.

 

[DrBlueBob]

DA, Clay, Meg gold wash and conditioner, Ultimate compound, Liquid detailer, Meg polish, Meg ultimate wax. Tyre dressing, Lambswool wash mitts, Two buckets, Buckets dirt guards, Microfiber towel for drying, large Chamois. Total outlay £170.. Target to valet two vehicles and repair utilising older car as a guinea pig. Remove unsightly swirls and buffer trails/holograms from daughter car. Projected one year savings through self valet for two vehicles £600. Net annual profit £430. That is all:

Never mind the savings TGB. You have an awesome looking addition to the tool kit.

 

[Two Gun Bob]

Rays of sunshine this evening so a few pictures showing the extent of the problem. The car has not been washed so if it appears to be scratched it's not. Swirls visible on zoom in but those hologram/buffer trails are the pits. It could even be old polish we hand applied and not completely removed but I am unsure. As you move your head the hologram buffer trails move or appear to disappear. Hopefully my steps outlined will alleviate the condition otherwise it's time to part ex this devil incarnate for a white one ! In non direct sunlight it looked good to as shown in previous photos.

 

[Two Gun Bob]

Thank you to all contributors for valued input, merci beucoup to You-Tube and thanks also to Meguiares for their excellent user-friendly products. I cant fooking walk mind but that's a minor nuance as the daughter is ecstatically happy and can once again sleep safe sound and nightmare free.

It took me nine hours non stop from washing and claying to final completion and my back has proper gone with olden person stoop and droop, whilst in addition I have horrendously burnt my head and face from an unforgiving midday sun, so a special mention in dispatches to Savalon for it's soothing properties. The sausage who previously worked on this car should without fear of recourse be dragged out at dawn, flogged then shot without a blindfold or last minute cigarette.

As the previous photographs on page 7 showed it looked splendid under a cloudy sky were it's lived out it's tenure in winter. Black cars can be a wonderful acquisition if treated with kid gloves but boy oh boy do they need some fanny arsing around and tickling to keep them in tip top condition. Was the experience enjoyable, why no is the obvious answer and neither do I wish to make a hobby of it as Moon Walking is a far more appealing enterprise, coupled with a sherbet or three.

Final photo call with self reflections removed and pictured in Technicolor Moorland Sunshine. Thanks again everyone and very much appreciated for all the input.

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[itsnevereasy]

Looks good!

 

[RadcliffeRick]

Good Job Bob. Do you do home visits or do we need to bring the car to your place?