Detailing Thread

Mr Incredible

What do you do to look after your applicators and cloth after use?

mjn

Applicators get binned after a few uses.  Cloths go in the washer.

Mr Incredible

£240

                                                                                                                                               

EDIT  ANd I missed off the Gliptone and Gtechniq Protector!  That's another £13!

Edit #2 : Forgot clay bar and lubricator:  that's another £13.

Now running at £262!

namuk

i use another version of this brush but the same Buy Meguiars Ultra-Safe Wheel Spoke Brush from Meguiars-Online Meguiars-Online | Official U.K. Supplier Meguiars-Online | Official Online Suppliers Of Meguiars® Products  have a look in halfords mate as they have them,Doubt you will beat the megs site in price though.

oh them small sponge wax applicators you can get them cheap anywhere now like asda,or pound shops have a look there pretty much common now and there the same payed top money for mine but never again.

Arcam_boy

Still cheaper than a crappy diamond bright "treatment"

namuk

Mr Incredible you got a snow foam gun? also watch that Hiper wash if you use to much it will take all your hard earned waxing off the car, got the Meguiars Shampoo Plus myself but use Turtle Wax Big Orange Car Wash for light washes as it is Ph neutral as it does not strip the wax, you can get that from B&Q 5L £5

mjn

You're gonna need more than 1 of those spray triggers and bottles.  Try about 4

Mr Incredible

What's the sequence of jobs you'd recommend on a new vehicle?

If you're tight on space to polish/wax "indoors", do you wait until an overcast day to do this?

Without rushing the work, how long do you reckon it would take to detail an A6?   I'm thinking I may enjoy taking some time off work, not rushing, and learning how to do a good job.

Mr Incredible

I have a foam applicator that I got with my Karcher powerwasher.  

                                                                                                                                               

Noted on the Hiper wash.  I'll make sure I'll use a high ratio.

I read somewhere about a general "lemon" degreasing shampoo?

THE_FORCE

Wheel woolies ftw ! I got a set of three a few weeks back and they're invaluable for me. The little brush is good for nooks and crannies too.