Thread: Car detailing

Originally Posted by Ajm

Yep that's exactly what I wanted to do but have to fight the boss to do it that way. . Also wanna do the headlamp wash jets the same as they stick out horrid

We do have the chrome handles , wing mirrors and side steps wife's idea . They were black and I wanted colour coded !!! Bloody women . . . Need a new toy for my self I think lol

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have you thought about wrapping the chome and plastic bits?
could do the lot in a decent carbon fibre print

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202498652322

Originally Posted by Ajm

So am really getting in to cleaning the car spending hours on it making sure it perfect inside and out .

( helping big time with metal health aswell )

But when you start searching for products what is the best thses days ?

Me Mar had a valeting company years ago and I remember they only ever used autoglym is it still a top brand now ?

I know there is a few petrol heads on here that take great pride in there cars

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I have black painted wheels and just not sure what to use. I don’t want to buy an expensive wheel cleaner just because. Is dawn soap safe? What about hand washing the car? What’s the safest?

Originally Posted by Ajm

So am really getting in to cleaning the car spending hours on it making sure it perfect inside and out .

( helping big time with metal health aswell )

But when you start searching for products what is the best thses days car interior cleaning abu dhabi?

Me Mar had a valeting company years ago and I remember they only ever used autoglym is it still a top brand now ?

I know there is a few petrol heads on here that take great pride in there cars

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I've just recently came across and didn't even know it was a thing to be honest. Detailing is like a valet but believe it or not, in more detail, tar removal, paint protection etc etc. Add you can imagine this takes alot longer than a quick soaping at your local hand wash, which comes at a price. People are paying it though, does anyone have any experience of this? I imagine it would be more the prestige makes of car that the owners are willing to pay for the service. Sounds like a good little number, but sure what to do through the winter though??

Originally Posted by notele

I've just recently came across and didn't even know it was a thing to be honest. Detailing is like a valet but believe it or not, in more detail, tar removal, paint protection etc etc. Add you can imagine this takes alot longer than a quick soaping at your local hand wash, which comes at a price. People are paying it though, does anyone have any experience of this? I imagine it would be more the prestige makes of car that the owners are willing to pay for the service. Sounds like a good little number, but sure what to do through the winter though??

It can be hard work and lots of hours.

I guess it depends on what level of the market you want to enter.

Service/maintenance washes are probably where the money is, but to get that business you probably have to get the car in such a condition where maintenance washes are enough to maintain it.

Generally takes me 2 days to do a reasonably thorough clean with minor paint correction.

Full paint correction and full detailing to the best of my ability takes about a week.

A maintenance wash without doing interior takes me about 50 minutes including getting everything I need ready and putting everything away after, but it would kill me to do that 7 or 8 times a day!



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I used to spend hours cleaning my car when it was new,
a quick wash 2-3 times a week with a full detail wash once a week.
snow foam, 2 bucket wash, decontamination, fallout remover, wheel removal and clean.
followed by a top up of the water repellant coating over the nano ceramic coating.
the nano ceramic coating would take me a full week to do 3 stage machine polish then IPA wipe down and coating under a waterproof gazebo.
don't have the time these day though

This is the daily runaround after 2 days of detailing, 11 years old and 90k miles:

Oh, and under bonnet: