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Man what a nice car.


Unfortunately it needed some love after having been maintained (the term is used loosely) through the local car wash. Its really mind boggling how much damage can get...

The climate where I live certainly doesn't necessitate any 'anti-freezing' capabilities... so for me, the liquid is literally just used to wash the window on the go.... so for that I use ONR at...

Thank you


Thanks Bill. I suspect he was using something like one of those aggressive sponges typically used in the kitchen, to scrub off dried on bird droppings or similar. The paint was also...

Thanks Justin


LOL -thanks.


Thanks Kyle


Thank you. I did charge appropriately (well in respect of what my local market will tolerate anyway).

Thank you very much.

I actually had a long chat with the owner beforehand around how important proper maintenance post detail is, and he has invested heavily in tools and products, and I have been teaching him how to...

The brief for this detail was simply to get the paint sorted out. No engine bay, no interior, and even the owner was even happy to simply have a basic wash on the wheels - but I landed up giving them...

Here are 2 images I managed to make last night. Our neighbors were celebrating Diwali, which is a Hindu 'Festival of Lights'.
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Thanks guys. It was menzerna fg400 on orange lake country hybrids on the flex 3401

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This daily driver had some work done on the passenger side rear 1/4 panel and unfortunately the panel beater left the whole car full of buffer trails. The paint was also heavily contaminated and so...

Thanks - I wouldn't say that the paint was very hard...sort of medium hard, if there is such a thing... as you can see though from some of the before shots, the paint was really hammered in some...

I typically polish out the whole car then come back and wipe off the residue when using 3-in-1

Thank you all very much.

Maybe I have completely misunderstood how coatings work, but if it is indeed pretty much like the lotus effect on some plants (picture tiny little spikes with gaps in between), then surely adding a...

Thanks guys - appreciate the kind words!!!

WOW - I only just saw now that half of the post is missing LOL - sorry about that. Really don't know what happened.

Here is the rest of it.

So as always the dirtiest part of the detail was...

First off.... apologies for not having posted much lately... life has been busy and I am a bit (ok a lot) behind on these sort of write ups etc...


This car was detailed at the end of June, and...

The problem is it is impossible for someone to look at swirls and know how deep they are, and therefore how much paint would need to be removed to remove all the swirls. Also, your expectations for...

Ouch - sorry to hear Tom.

I'd imagine somewhere around the 20 minute mark.... in those temps you should be able to apply to the whole car and once done, it should be ready to come off.

Ultimately though the swipe test will...

I have corrected a lot of VW's and none were what I consider 'soft'... but that doesn't rule out the possibility it could be.

My guess is that you are moving too slowly (arm speed) when doing your...

I have started using suede mf's (the ones we use to apply coatings) to clean glass and have had no linting issues since doing so.

Man that paint was hammered - great turn around. The owner must be thrilled. Thanks for sharing!

Typically I would do all the compounding over the whole vehicle, then come back and do all the polishing. This just seems more efficient as you only have to clean up any potential 'mess' from your...

Happy birthday buddy. I hope you have an truly wonderful day and many, many more to come.