Car valeters in Cardiff/Newport

[steve z]

Can anyone recommend a good valeter in the Newport/Cardiff area.

[ajm-e30]

theres a really good one in usk mate, give roger a call on 07938236739

[Pooh_Bore]

Matt Jones Cardiff.
You'll find him on detailingworld.co.uk or email him
[e-mail]
www.prestigereflections.co.uk
and here's some of his work..

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...

[taffyracer]

Matt did 2 cars for me a while back, very good finish

[steve z]

Pooh_Bore said:

Matt Jones Cardiff.
You'll find him on detailingworld.co.uk or email him
[e-mail]
www.prestigereflections.co.uk
and here's some of his work..

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...

What does he charge for something like that onthe Focus?

[taffyracer]

about £120 i think

[Pooh_Bore]

A straight forward valet is around the £120 but for the paint correction, engine & wheels on the ST500 it was in excess of £200, though it was the dogs danglies.

[taffyracer]

Pooh_Bore said:

A straight forward valet is around the £120 but for the paint correction, engine & wheels on the ST500 it was in excess of £200, though it was the dogs danglies.

Then it's doubled since he did both my cars, wouldn't pay £200 odd, there are pros charging that much and many that do the same for around £120, no disrespect meant

Edited by taffyracer on Sunday 25th May 22:06

[pits]

what are you looking at getting done?

[steve z]

I probably wouldn't pay £120 either. I do too many miles to make it worth while.

Looking for someone that will do a quality wash, polish, and wax job.

[pits]

but what are you looking for, just a polish and a wax? or paintwork correction and wax? and on what car?

[steve z]

pits said:

but what are you looking for, just a polish and a wax? or paintwork correction and wax? and on what car?

Could be either, dependent on price. Car is a Porsche Cayman S.

[pits]

to be fair it wouldnt be that much, probably 50 for wash polish and wax, correction about 110, would depend on how bad the paint was. But to be perfectly honest with a car worth that amount of money and only just starting out, i really wouldnt want to do it for fear of damaging it, by all means i could do it, but unlike the pro detailers who charge loads to do the job, they have insurance if it goes wrong.
ive got 2 cars booked in already, i will post up some pics, if you want it done, i can do it, but would prefer more practice on someone else car that i A. Know them and B. are a lower budget car.
thats my honest answer to it. i have been doing this for a while but its usually my cars or my mates cars.
ill post up some of my work and you can judge for yourself, because it is an expensive motor

[DHE]

One of the biggest problems with 'detailing' a car is that many people under estimte the amount of time needed to get a job done properly. I've seen cars that have taken 20 hours of work to get full correction, 8-12 hours is generally the norm. A good wash, clay, hand polish, glaze, wax is going to be in the region of £60-70 IMO.

Edited by DHE on Tuesday 10th June 10:48

[pits]

its a lot of work, but i enjoy doing it, money is a bonus, my last one took 9 hours and still not finished it yet, but im getting a free gun out of it, either a steyr aug or G36C..(airsoft not real)
its something to do, its rewarding, but i feel to charge 60-70 and hour you will need overheads like insurance etc

[DHE]

Hi Pits, recognise the name of DW. I wasn't saying £60-70 an hour, thats the cost of doin a good valet rather than a detail. At £60-70 an hour, I'd only manage a three day week.

[pits]

yeh, i know what you mean. personally i like doing it