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OK its been a long time since I posted on Autopia, but I thought I would share my new ride with you guys, and the detail I had to do to sort out some really quite bad swirls/spider webbing. I bought the car this weekend (Sat 24th) drove it all that day :) ... sunday gave it a wash, and today...

Hi, I was wondering if I could call on each of your experiences to help me grade my particular products abrasiveness ... I have based most of it on the thread here containing the chart with some of these products. However, several of these products are not there, and I would like to know how...

Hi, well I was detailing my car the other day, and I noticed that whenever I used one of any of my micro fibre cloths that they marred the car whilst removing the product. I also found my waffle weave cloths doing the same, all of these cloths are about 1 year old now, so my question is ...

Hi everyone, long time since I posted up here. I had a paying detail to do for the first time in a while, and was quite pleased with the results, I know how you guys like to look at shiny cars so here are a few pics. No befores, simply the afters I am afraid. Process, wash BMW shampoo ( I...

Hi everyone, long time since I posted up here. I had a paying detail to do for the first time in a while, and was quite pleased with the results, I know how you guys like to look at shiny cars so here are a few pics. No befores, simply the afters I am afraid. Process, wash BMW shampoo ( I...

Hi everyone, its been a while! Anyway is anyone interested in buying my Makita? If you are it is boxed up (in it's original box) and I just need to learn from our post office how much the postage will be. Anyway, the unit to buy new would be £170.00 from screwfix...

Due to physical limitations, I am unable to continue with this venture that I was getting ready to do part-time, and it seems a waste to have this online business already setup and doing nothing. Therefore I have a fully setup detailing website presence that you could use for your business if...

Well, I have tried all sorts of products, I have Mothers, Optimum, Megs, you name it. However, today I detailed AXE, and I decided to simply use AIO, it looked fantastic when done. Then I considered a topper, and decided on SG. I can say, with all honesty my car looks better than I have ever...

OK well not quite a detail job, and I have to be honest detailing the Sagaris would probably be the most impossible task :) Well, on (Saturday 9th) I was lucky enough to visit Oulton Park, a race track in Cheshire in the UK. This was no ordinary track day though, it was in fact a TVR track...

Just wondering if anyone knows whether autogeek are having any problems at the moment, I am totally unable to contact them having made an order. There appears to be some kind of technical problem with their email software, anyone else noticed this ?

Hello everyone, I thought I would make a 56K version of this latest detail, the rest of the pictures (all 32 of them! are over in this thread http://autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=55828&perpage=12&pagenumber=1 ) as is the full story of the detal :) Straight to a couple of before...

My first experience with a Makita 9227 Well today I had a go with this superb tool, I tried switching it on yesterday for the first time, just to see how it felt, and at setting 3 (1500 RPM) I thought it felt smooth and not as intimidating as I thought it might be. Don't get me wrong, this...

OK I have had enough of struggling with swirl marks with the PC and Cyclo and I have decided that tomorrow I will buy a makita rotary - I would appreciate any tips, links, which pads to buy (it comes with a wool pad) etc. WIll I be able to use the pads I have already for the PC, and if so do I...

Hi, I just opened a new shrink wrapped pack of 3m Clay (blue in colour) and when I tried to tear a piece off I noticed it was difficult to do, and that in fact the piece actually 'snapped' off, almost brittle. I kneeded the piece and rolled it, and then flattened it, however it would not...

OK, well it was such a nice day today, that I thought I would treat AXE to a little known product that is Z2pro, I am sure one or two of you may have heard of this product right ? ;) So here are the pics of AXE treated with Z2Pro :) please excuse the...

Hi everyone, Pretty hefty subject don't you think? :) OK here it is, I was about to reply to somebodyâ€â„¢s thread relating to removing swirls from a 7 series Beemer. When constructing my reply I realised I was making a statement that I would like your opinions on, so I created...

Hi again, as promised the post of the other two details, somewhat less tired today :) My process on both cars, Wash BMW shampoo Clay (Yellow) Wheels BMW acid Tyres Z16 Interior Leather Z10 (Empty now, won't buy anymore, don't like it much) #83 and sonus orange pads to attempt to remove...

Hi everyone, well for the last 3 days I have done 3 full AND PAID details (one per day), I am posting this first detail (which was the last of the three, but I finished it today) will maybe post the others tomorrow or another day as different threads as there are too many pictures for the poor...

Hi everyone, not sure if either of these cars would fit in the classic category, however both of them are unusual to me, and both of them are in a bit of a state right now. Uncovered in a garage, filled with bin bags, TVR soft top roof covered in pet hairs, cats paw marks all over the...

Would a Cyclo be a good device to own alongside a PC, or is a Cyclo more akin to a rotary polisher? Or would a Cyclo simply be equivalent to a PC ?