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I see a trend starting on D3. No more muck, just spit and polish.
Good choice of gear mate. You'll be machine polishing soon
Here's one I prepared earlier....
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13th Sep 2007 8:47 pm
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jkp wrote:
I see a trend starting on D3. No more muck, just spit and polish.
No no noooooooo.....mud is good, but I like giving it a 'proper going over' to clean it up afterwards.
TBH I love the looks I get whilst driving it around covered completely in mud just as much as those I get when it's polished and shiny.........it's the half-way "I only wash my car once every two months" look that I don't like
jkp wrote:
Here's one I prepared earlier....
That's stunning jkp. Judging from the masking you've used and the power supplies in the workshop, I guess you're doing this in a professional capacity, so not sure if you can share your secrets with us.......but it would be good to know. (please)
Come on over to this thread and let us know what you think of a detailing forum/topic on D3.co.uk :
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2029812006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
14th Sep 2007 8:33 am
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nice one Jon
But I don't think I'll be going the machine way. I just want to get it clean & put plenty of sealant on to make it quick and easy to clean in the future. Not to a detailing standard, but good enough so it looks fine for 10 minutes before the next bird flies over & craps on the middle of the bonnett.
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14th Sep 2007 9:26 am
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The tape is to protect plastic/rubber parts as well as panel edges when running a machine polisher over them. It's easy to remove paint from the thin edges and 'shine' the plastic/rubber parts to a high gloss, which is a pain to fix.
Once machined, remove tape and finish the edges by hand. Less fuss and you don't have to explain to the customer why he has contrasting grey pinstripes down the edge of each door where there used to be colour.
14th Sep 2007 7:00 pm
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As I won't be machining, I guess I can do without that then... Bodsys Brake Bible
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