Needs a wash
- Thread starter Matt
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My car was a complete mess about a week ago. Because someone who I loaned my hose to didn't return it to me, had to resort to the 50 bucket method lol. The day after I went over with Showroom Shine for quickness, was really pleased with the results tbh! 
Car needs a good days detailing, need to get some more detailer spray for my Clay and get some good metallic polish. It's desperate!
Car needs a good days detailing, need to get some more detailer spray for my Clay and get some good metallic polish. It's desperate!
Matt
Administrator
Mine could do with a clay as well after this winter. I've got the bottle of lube, just no clay bars left.
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/detai...ts/dodo-juice-born-slippy-500ml/prod_560.html
These are the clay bars I had, but they got ruined when my bug/tar remover leaked in the draw
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/detailing-clay/sonus-ultra-fine-detailing-clay-pkg/2/prod_37.html
£18 down the toilet
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/detai...ts/dodo-juice-born-slippy-500ml/prod_560.html
These are the clay bars I had, but they got ruined when my bug/tar remover leaked in the draw
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/detailing-clay/sonus-ultra-fine-detailing-clay-pkg/2/prod_37.html
£18 down the toilet
Sjdickso
Staff
Just washed the Ibiza for the first time in months, it needs a decent clay as well, did a bit of rotary action in a couple of places. Best of all cleaned the alloys and layers of paint came off the great job the car supermarket did didnt last long at all, poor finish and poor prep!
Sjdickso
Staff
Bloody hell Si, something else going wrong with it
I knew they needed doing but paint comnig after just washing lol
Check this out
its like theres no lacquer on them and whatever was used to clean them just ate thru the paint
Sjdickso
Staff
Carl, I used blueberry cleaner on a very weak solution and it just peeled off TBH it started rubbing off before i washed it
just a complete $hite job.That's shocking Si!
Not good is it Matt, you want to see them close up.
Sjdickso
Staff
Well I couldn't cope with the state of the wheels, did a bit of research and popped to a local'ish company today, decided on the colour finish, loan wheels on.
They are not just getting sanded and painted but, tyres off, fully stripped, either dipped or bead blasted, checked and repaired if need be. Base coat / powder coat then finish and clear coat.
Tyres then re-fitted with new valves and balanced.
They are not just getting sanded and painted but, tyres off, fully stripped, either dipped or bead blasted, checked and repaired if need be. Base coat / powder coat then finish and clear coat.
Tyres then re-fitted with new valves and balanced.
£50 per wheel ?
i know a guy that knows a guy that knows a guy
free plug http://www.project-wheels.co.uk/
i looked at powder coating for my wheels but at £360 for a full new set i thought it was not worth bothering
i know a guy that knows a guy that knows a guy
free plug http://www.project-wheels.co.uk/
i looked at powder coating for my wheels but at £360 for a full new set i thought it was not worth bothering
Sjdickso
Staff
£50 per wheel ?
i know a guy that knows a guy that knows a guy
free plug http://www.project-wheels.co.uk/
i looked at powder coating for my wheels but at £360 for a full new set i thought it was not worth bothering
It would have been but I went for a finish that I thought would suit the car so it's going to be £60 a corner.
metallic pink with green spots ? lol
still not a bad price for strip clean ,fix and coating
Birmingham is very competitive for alloys, big business over here
they do same day refurb now where you either drop alloys in or drop car in for a day and relieve you of between £30-£45
sandblast and powder coat £30 an alloy
looking into a company that picks up the alloys from my house and delivers em back
http://www.speedyswheels.co.uk/
http://www.citypowdercoating.co.uk/
si looks like the company that done your alloys simply gave them a quick dusting over
they do same day refurb now where you either drop alloys in or drop car in for a day and relieve you of between £30-£45
sandblast and powder coat £30 an alloy
looking into a company that picks up the alloys from my house and delivers em back
http://www.speedyswheels.co.uk/
http://www.citypowdercoating.co.uk/
si looks like the company that done your alloys simply gave them a quick dusting over
that is pritty cheap
i would not use city powdercoating just because there web site is rubbish and nearly deafened me when i hovered over a button
Sjdickso
Staff
How did you guess
no going for a colour called silver Chrome, looks spot on to the OEM FR colour with a very slight met look.That is a good price, the speedywheels one sounds similar to what I am having done, as for a dusting a think they just chucked some paint on most of it going on the inner archers and old brake discs and pads!
Frost could be a factor in there demise then matt..