Busybee Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) Just so you guys who 🙄 at car detailing can walk on by, thought I’d start my very own car detailing thread. I’m loving it. Satisfaction seeing a paint finish go from dodgy to decidedly gorgeous is huge. After Daisy’s makeover, my mate Al’s edition 1 Cayman. Was ceramic coated a couple of years ago but washing and use have taken their toll. Plus a next door neighbours cat got in his garage and scratched the clear coat getting on the car. Paint looking a bit tired. So a thorough wash revealed this I clay barred the car all over. Lots more muck off M Then a single stage machine polish all over Results are superb. Most scratching and swirls gone Coat of ceramic going on tomorrow. Edited December 4, 2019 by Busybee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 You would think at this time of year people would be ordering lots of candles for Xmas. Please people, order more candles, I beg of you........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busybee Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Phill said: You would think at this time of year people would be ordering lots of candles for Xmas. Please people, order more candles, I beg of you........ Lol you know how to keep me off here Phill, www.busybeecandles....... 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat fuchs Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I can see what's coming...www.busybeedetailing.co.uk sideline business. Both wax based I guess Nice work Haith Cheers A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swift911 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Looking good Haith. I do like a bit of polishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevvy Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Nice effort haith - I bet Al was well chuffed? Get him to buy you a paint gauge as thank you Couple-u-pointers... Clay in straight lines as much as you can, no swirly loops at each end. Get some tape for the bits you don't want to polish (lights / door trims etc), means you can ride of the tape a bit with the machine and get the paint polished right next to the edge instead of having to miss it by a few CM by hand. ALWAYS each stage to one panel at a time, sometimes what works on one panel doesn't work on another due to paint depth or hardness or a million other factors. Doesn't actually take any longer once you get all your kit laid out and you will be able to do each panel to a much better standard than if you just do the whole car in one hit. Do you use a panel wipe between stages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuchs915 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Good work. As Jevvy says, straight lines for clay and I was advised to clay along the lines of the car, ie front to back motion and not across the car. Tape is also a good recommendation. I don't do they valet thing often as mine is a rough old fella, but it is pretty satisfying to see the effort pay off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busybee Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 hours ago, fat fuchs said: I can see what's coming...www.busybeedetailing.co.uk sideline business. Both wax based I guess Nice work Haith Cheers A Lol. Thanks Andrew. You know, I could do this every day. So therapeutic. I lose myself listening to the radio lol. 2 hours ago, swift911 said: Looking good Haith. I do like a bit of polishing. Cheers Bob. I could tell when I saw your car mate 😍 Thanks @jevvy and @Fuchs915. Top tips. Finished Al’s car this evening. Rubbish photos but she’s looking tip top 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strosek34 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Looks excellent Haith. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busybee Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, strosek34 said: Looks excellent Haith. 😎 Thank you 👍 Pretty cool car is Al’s Cayman. Think it’s been remapped at some point and has a carnewal exhaust. Accelerates like something much more powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busybee Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 After all of those hours polishing, first outing tomorrow. Rain forecast 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnonut Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Busybee said: After all of those hours polishing, first outing tomorrow. Rain forecast 😂 Looking forward to seeing it Haith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busybee Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 15 minutes ago, Wingnonut said: Looking forward to seeing it Haith! Brill Rich. Look forward to seeing you. Are you bringing the CR or 3.2? Mine won’t look like that after a 3 hour blast cross country lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnonut Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 CR. Started my winter jobs on 3.2 so she’s out of action for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busybee Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 Brill. Look forward to drooling over the R 🤤 Do you have hangar parking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnonut Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busybee Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 So more detailing today following the wet drive to Bicester. Daisy was snow foamed, washed and dried Sunday but I had this stuff on order to try and thought I'd wait to polish her up. Came today so straight in the shed after work. Wow! Pearl Nano Ceramic Sealant. Da bomb! Tried it on my black car too. Another wow but I forgot to take pictures. If any of you want to buy some of this stuff cheap, let me know. I now have a trade account 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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