"Svend" (svend)
02/02/2018 at 22:05 • Filed to: None
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"Svend" (svend)
02/02/2018 at 22:05 • Filed to: None | 5
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Piglet goes in for a service next week so needed a good going over.
Can’t have the mechanics work in a dirty engine bay and can’t have Piglet set in front of the dealership dirty.
Brake dust and road grime.
Traffic film of road debris and benzene deposits.
Rear valance accumulation.
Dirty sills.
All done and looking lovely and shiny.
Neighbour wanted his car doing. I’ve been trying to put it off till the weather was warmer as the interior needs a good shampoo. I explained this to him several times but he got impatient so I gave to a quick going over, nothing fantastic.
General build up of dirt.
Dust everywhere.
The owner reckons the seats don’t need shampoo’d, yet right, they are filthy.
Traffic film.
Wheels aren’t bad.
Much cleaner and shinier.
As I couldn’t shampoo the interior I gave the plastic surfaces a wipe down with and antibacterial wipe and fabric coated with a photo catalyst odour destroyer to get rid of the smoke odours.
Nerd-Vol
> Svend
02/02/2018 at 12:53 |
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Hello. I need your assistance if you would be so kind. I’ve got a 2004 Honda that I did some paint correction with in July 2017. Here is what I did:
I used ultimate compound and then ultimate polish.
After that I used Meguires show car glaze.
Meguires #21 synthetic sealant.
a coat of carnuba.
The results were fantastic and have held up nicely over 12 or so washes. I am starting to notice some swirls starting to creep back up but nothing too bad. When I detail again, should I go clay, then ultimate polish and the rest, or could I clay and then glaze? I’m just trying to make sure I’m only using polish as necessary.
Thank you!
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Svend
> Nerd-Vol
02/02/2018 at 13:15 |
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Okay. You compounded then polished, you should follow up with a finishing polish, panel wipe the paint down and then use a sealant (sealants bond better to bare paint).
You don’t need to ultimate polish but use a good degreaser or clay to remove any remaining sealant, etc... Polish, refine, etc...
Glazes aren’t your friend. They are fillers which will break down in weeks under UV light or wet weather conditions.
If your going to paint correct, don’t short change yourself.
Hondas have medium-soft paint and are prone to swirls and micromarring so a good sealant is your friend. Even waxing can inflict marring if over done.
You should only need to polish twice a year, in the spring in prep for the summer sun and in the late autumn (sorry, fall) in prep for winterising the car.
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Nerd-Vol
> Svend
02/02/2018 at 13:32 |
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Thanks for your help! So it looks like in the spring I need to find something less abrasive than ultimate polish to use right after clay and then skip the glaze.
I like it! That’s less work.
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Svend
> Nerd-Vol
02/02/2018 at 13:56 |
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Ye’, pre-wash, rinse, two bucket wash, rinse, clay if necessary, wash, rinse, dry, panel wipe, seal.
You shouldn’t need to clay every wash either, only when necessary such as when the paint feels rough.
Echo51
> Svend
02/02/2018 at 14:01 |
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Always nice work you do! Do you have any experience with any of the anti-smoke-smell stuff in a bottle, like Sonax Smoke-EX or similar? Mom bought a focus sedan that was a smoker car, and even after going over it’s entire inside with cleaner/vinyl care, glass cleaner, and multiple nasty-looking rags, along with vinegar to try and neutralize the smell, it still doesn’t smell the nicest...
CalzoneGolem
> Svend
02/02/2018 at 14:11 |
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Neighbour wanted his car doing. I’ve been trying to put it off till the weather was warmer as the interior needs a good shampoo. I explained this to him several times but he got impatient so I gave to a quick going over, nothing fantastic.
I would have told him that since I was doing it for free he can sod off.
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Svend
> Echo51
02/02/2018 at 14:28 |
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I use Valet Pro Enzyme Odour Eater. It kills bacteria and strong smells. Spray on, agitate then draw off by rubbing microfibres over or wet vacuuming.
For hard surfaces such as plastics and on vinyl and leather I use Gtechniq I2ab, it’s an antibacterial cleaner.
Otherwise I use CarPro So2Pure. Spray onto a clean surface and let the sun break down the odours.
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Svend
> CalzoneGolem
02/02/2018 at 14:34 |
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Lesson learned. I won’t be doing his again.
I may of use a brush on the car and just gone through the motions but it still turned out well.
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> Svend
02/03/2018 at 08:36 |
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Really? I actually prefer to wash my car AFTER going in for service... I mean it’s not like the garage is anything clean.
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Svend
> 404 - User No Longer Available
02/03/2018 at 08:59 |
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I do both.
I don’t want them working on a dirty car, one, because they may rub the grit in and more importantly, two, they may choose to clean it before working on it and scratch the crap out the paint.
These go on the rear view mirror and on the service notes is written ‘do not wash this car’ and then highlighted, with arrows on.
