My Z4 - Freshly Detailed
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Had my car detailed today by Dave (Luckyluciano) today; so I thought I'd post the pictures up that he took for me. I take very good care of my car, but this OCD freak takes it to another level, so it was definitely worth the money! My swirls are gone, and the car smells lovely! The only downside was having to walk to work, as he wouldn't lend me his Aston!
When the car arrived. It had been washed Sunday morning anyway, so was already fairly clean.
Cleaning the alloys with Bilberry
Snow foamed
Dirty clay bar!
Swirls on my roof
Finished roof, complete with flake pop!
Bonnet
Alloys treated with Rim Wax. Tyres treated with Hot Rims.
The finished product! (Love the depth in the boot!)
When the car arrived. It had been washed Sunday morning anyway, so was already fairly clean.
Cleaning the alloys with Bilberry
Snow foamed
Dirty clay bar!
Swirls on my roof
Finished roof, complete with flake pop!
Bonnet
Alloys treated with Rim Wax. Tyres treated with Hot Rims.
The finished product! (Love the depth in the boot!)
Pulse said:
Luckyluciano said:
Should be faster now it's clean
Looking good, Iain. You planning on keeping it that way for Lidiard Park?
dannytherev said:
Looking good Pulse I detailed my own car on sun, how much does Dave charge for a detail like that only ask as people I know have been asking me to do their cars don't really know how much to charge them
Cheers Danny! I'll email you what he charged me, but I would say look at the time you spend on it, the cost of consumables, etc etc and base it on that. Most pros do a full detail for around £200.Pints said:
Which would explain why mine feels as slow as a 4-pot diesel... oh, wait.
Looking good, Iain. You planning on keeping it that way for Lidiard Park?
Saw you again the other day by the way, but by the time you've flashed your lights, you've already gone past!Looking good, Iain. You planning on keeping it that way for Lidiard Park?
I'm definitely planning on letting people see it nice and shiny at Lydiard! Would be a shame to put this shine to waste!
Definitely one of the best colours for that car - lovely! Clean ones are always faster too!
Prices for detailing vary a lot and its always worth asking exactly what will be done for the money. What one detailer describes as a full detail maybe what another considers a little light work. Unfortunately there are no real industry standard definitions and it can all get a bit confusing
Prices for detailing vary a lot and its always worth asking exactly what will be done for the money. What one detailer describes as a full detail maybe what another considers a little light work. Unfortunately there are no real industry standard definitions and it can all get a bit confusing
Edited by JDs Paul on Thursday 17th September 10:47
Luckyluciano said:
V8S said:
Good job, didn't even know Dave was a detailer.
I'm not I'm a paint chemist, I just really enjoy doing it sad I know but I enjoy making cars look their bestJon944S2 said:
Luckyluciano said:
V8S said:
Good job, didn't even know Dave was a detailer.
I'm not I'm a paint chemist, I just really enjoy doing it sad I know but I enjoy making cars look their bestJDs Paul said:
Definitely one of the best colours for that car - lovely! Clean ones are always faster too!
Prices for detailing vary a lot and its always worth asking exactly what will be done for the money. What one detailer describes as a full detail maybe what another considers a little light work. Unfortunately there are no real industry standard definitions and it can all get a bit confusing
Thanks Paul! I absolutely love the colour; and the car! We'll see how long this one lasts, since most of my cars go after 6 months or less. This one has lasted almost 6 months now, and there's no sign of it going yet!Prices for detailing vary a lot and its always worth asking exactly what will be done for the money. What one detailer describes as a full detail maybe what another considers a little light work. Unfortunately there are no real industry standard definitions and it can all get a bit confusing
Edited by JDs Paul on Thursday 17th September 10:47
V8S said:
Good job, didn't even know Dave was a detailer.
He's not. Just some OCD freak that wanted to show me just how bad the paintwork was on my car! I knew it had swirl marks, which are now gone, but I didn't realise how bad the clay bar would come out!Unfortunately I've been to Lydiard today for a meeting, and so it's covered in dust now!
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