Full Saxo Detail

[MrHouston]

Well today I had the chance to detail my car for the first time since I bought it

Method;
- Soap
- Rinse
- Snow foam
- Car wash pre-wash
- Dry
- Chamois dry
- Hoover
- Dry foam shampoo
- Dress plastics
- Dress engine
- 3M compund applied
- Buffed with a rough pad
- 3M Finesse compound applied
- Buffed with a polishing pad
- Polish applied
- Buffed off with polishing pad
- HD Wax applied
- Buffed off by hand
- Windows polished
- Wheels dressed

Products used;
- Karcher industrial steamer
- Christ rubber bristle car wash
- Chamoios leather
- Brisk Vif Auto dry foam
- AutoSmart Finsish dressing
- AutoSmart glass glow
- 3M compund
- 3M Finnesse
- AutoSmart Mirror Image polish
- Auto Glym High Definition Wax
- AutoSmart high style tyre dressing

Only before picture I got;
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/S7001441.jpg

Shampoo applied and rinsed
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/S7001443.jpg

Snow foamed & rinsed
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/IMG046.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/IMG047.jpg

Car wash
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0001.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0002.jpg

Dried
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0003.jpg

Interior carpets. Before/During/After
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0004.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0007.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0008.jpg

Paintwork before
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0009.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0010.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0011.jpg

Compound applied and buffed off
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0013.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0014.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0015.jpg

After buffing
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0017.jpg

Girlfriend found it very boring..
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0018.jpg

Wax time
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0019.jpg

Finished
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0020.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0021.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0021.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0023.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0024.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0025.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0026.jpg

[Predator_R32]

Looks good mate, although you should of taped up, its good practice ;)

[VTR_Craig]

good job mate.

looks brand new

[Stefan]

Good job :y:

On the Mrs ;)

[J222JRA]

looks good mate.

[gazwhittle]

why did you let them put it through a swirl machine lol, im sure car washes are the worst thing for your paint :s

[MrHouston]

I did it all not someone else Gaz lol. & i wouldn't put it through the car wash unless I know it's safe, the car washes we have at work are made with a different type of bristle, we put our 59 plate lexus's through there it's fine

[iDaNz_VTR]

nice mate i need to do this but havnt got a pressure washer , or a outside tap what else can i use insted

[Bound]

Good job :y:

On the Mrs ;)

I concur :D.

[Claireeyy]

saw this on DW and it didn't go down well. using the car wash.

i have to agree with that. car washes suck

do you this as a job?

[craigy_87]

are you applyin the polish by hand then taking off with the machine???

[Rob-6]

wouldnt have put it through the car wash

[jimbo06]

Top stuff dude, i cant rate the 3m stuff highly enough

[Beenie]

nice result mate, bit shocked with the car wash as well!

[J222JRA]

at the end of the day though guys he put it through a car wash.....then machine polished it so no major harm done imo. However now its been done car wash would be an epic fail imo

Ps my car never ever ever ever ever ever goes near one lol

[Beenie]

did anyone ever see that 5th gear episode where they did three tests?
they had 3 identical cars detailed then set one to a hand car wash, one to a jet wash and one to a car wash, they proved the car was the best out of the three.

it just confused me as to why you'd wash the car then put it a car wash.

[J222JRA]

pre wash then secondary wash mate,


for example when i wash mine i pre wash using a foam lance and snow foam, a thick foamy shampoo, let it soak then wash it off, this removes grit etc that is on the paint.

then major wash using 2 bucket method, good shampoo and lambswool mitt.


This makes it less likely to put loads of swirls on the paintwork

[craigy_87]

i'm still confused reading it, it seems the polish/compound was applied then taken off by a machine. or am i reading it wrong lol

[Wayne]

You don't buff it off with a rough pad AT ALL!
you apply the polish, work it in until goes clear, then buff off with microfibre cloth, You NEVER! buff off with a polishing pad always microfibre cloths, was you applying it by hand then machining as thats sort of confusing, i've been doing machine polishing far longer than you and i know you ain't doing it the correct way AT ALL! if you want me to teach you the correct way then i will be more than willing to.


3M compund applied
- Buffed with a rough pad
- 3M Finesse compound applied
- Buffed with a polishing pad
- Polish applied
- Buffed off with polishing pad

Far To larger area polishing should be a size of a buffing towel not half a bonnet

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0013.jpg

Also this picture never tilt machine polisher on its side like that, will thin your paint, take paint off around edges of bonnet and create holograms, also keep your polishing pad flat otherwise you have a high risk of burning through the paint. Also the edge of the pad is where it cuts the most so keep the edge of the pad away from edges.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0014.jpg

same here far to larger area and don't leave your towels on the floor if thats your towel
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0015.jpg

Swirls or holograms still present in this picture

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/ehdportfolio/Photo-0023.jpg

Summary very poor if you ask me, you got slated on DW cause of the way you have put it through a car wash, wrong polishing techniques and swirls still present, fair enough if you put it through a car wash and it doesn't mark, i prefer to do everything myself, i've been washing my car and my mums car and not a swirl present cause i wash my car the correct way and polish the correct way. Also Tape your car up with tape its a safe way to stop you burning your plastics or polish splattering on them.

[Proffitt]

Good clean there Elliot :y:
Also some great tips from the one and only Wayne :)

[mtpagey]

we have matching fuelcaps! :panic: lol....


since when have you had this beaut? I've been so pre-occupied with my new corsa (vts is off the road for the winter) i seem to have missed loads of stuff :sad: lookin good after the clean up :y: at least now women know how we feel when they're shopping

[Andy8v]

Nice job. I find going over it with SRP after a good machine polish really gives it a lot more shine and fills any deeper marks then i apply colinite wax and the finish is superb.