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Richn83:
Saturday seems to be the best bet at the moment, look forward to some piccies after :happy2:
hammyhammer:
Sure will just waiting for the products to drop onto my desk at work :party:
hammyhammer:
Sadly the products did not arrive on Fri due to an incompetantce of the delivery person. In the end went with:
Wash 2 bucket method with BTBM
Megs Clay kit (was over genrous with lub went through 1.5 bottles :surprised:)
Re wash 2 bucket method
Dry
Roll the car in the garrage
1 coat of Blackhole
1 coat of Lusso
Tyres dressed with Megs endurance
Plastics treated to PB Natural looking
Sadly I don't have any after pics as claying took me 4 hours :surprised: Think it was the ton of QD i used to stop any marring, although there was alot more contimination that I thought. Like all details it seems to be dark when you finish even if you start at first light. yesterday was tipping down and this morning was fog and dark :sad:
I will grab some this weekend hopefully when I re-wash and apply a second layer of Lusso
stealthwolf:
If the car's never been clayed then the first clay will always be the hardest/longest. After that, if you keep on top of the car (ie clay and polish max twice a year), it will be a lot easier.
When I first clayed, I found I used a lot of lube too but now use much less - you get a feel for how much you need. Certainly never used more than 3/4 of a bottle. In future, you can use Bilt Hamber clays which need only water as lubrication. Personally, I use Dodo Juice Born Slippy which acts as lube and cleaner, though can be expensive.
You'll speed up as you continue detailing as you'll prepare everything beforehand and know what to do next without having to think about it much. My first detail took me all day. Most recently, I did a snowfoam/2BM wash/clay/hand cleanse/wax/windows/trim/wheels/tyres all in about 4-5 hours. I started at 6am that day!
Detailing is more difficult in winter due to shorter days and terrible conditions. This is why I did my last thorough detail back in September when the days were still relatively long. This weekend, I got the car out and went over it. Two hours to snowfoam, wash, dry and rewax, including getting equipment out and putting everything away.
Keep at it! :happy2:
keith:
--- Quote from: stealthwolf on November 15, 2010, 07:18:52 pm ---If the car's never been clayed then the first clay will always be the hardest/longest. After that, if you keep on top of the car (ie clay and polish max twice a year), it will be a lot easier.
When I first clayed, I found I used a lot of lube too but now use much less - you get a feel for how much you need. Certainly never used more than 3/4 of a bottle. In future, you can use Bilt Hamber clays which need only water as lubrication. Personally, I use Dodo Juice Born Slippy which acts as lube and cleaner, though can be expensive.You'll speed up as you continue detailing as you'll prepare everything beforehand and know what to do next without having to think about it much. My first detail took me all day. Most recently, I did a snowfoam/2BM wash/clay/hand cleanse/wax/windows/trim/wheels/tyres all in about 4-5 hours. I started at 6am that day!
Detailing is more difficult in winter due to shorter days and terrible conditions. This is why I did my last thorough detail back in September when the days were still relatively long. This weekend, I got the car out and went over it. Two hours to snowfoam, wash, dry and rewax, including getting equipment out and putting everything away.
Keep at it! :happy2:
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I always thought the born slippy was a good price 6.95 for the 250ml concentrate that makes 2.5L
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