My new car/ What happens.....

[dave87]

when you take one bored student, a Halfrauds 3 for 2 offer on AutoGlym, and 6 hours where nothing else pressing was required?






Well, firstly you get £40 spent on stuff, one pair of jeans which now feature extra ventilation at the knee, and this:







EDIT - sorry about the quality of the photos, they came from my ridiculously overpriced Nokia 8600 Luna.

[MrFlibbles]

Right, where are the "after" pictures?

[dave87]

lol, did I forget to mention this is a 2006 car with 20k on it?

[Windymiller]

dave87 said:

lol, did I forget to mention this is a 2006 car with 20k on it?

And? My 21,000 mile '04 M3 that's lived its life outside has more shine than what's in those pictures. And I hate cleaning it.

[dave87]

Ah well, note to self: must try harder.


Think it might help once I've got some more layers of wax on it (was pushed for time before it started raining, so one thin coat)


Still, can't say I thought it was bad....

[MrFlibbles]

dave87 said:

Ah well, note to self: must try harder.


Think it might help once I've got some more layers of wax on it (was pushed for time before it started raining, so one thin coat)


Still, can't say I thought it was bad....

To be fair dave, mine was tongue in cheek....maybe should have put a

Need some better pics though.

I know a guy who has one in that colour, its lovely in the metal.

[dave87]

I guessed with the first comment, as it would have been exactly my response had someone else posted this.

The second comment I was somewhat unsure how to take.

And the colour, yes, it is partially the reason I chose this particular car

[S600VXR]

Windymiller said:

dave87 said:

lol, did I forget to mention this is a 2006 car with 20k on it?

And? My 21,000 mile '04 M3 that's lived its life outside has more shine than what's in those pictures. And I hate cleaning it.

HHhhhmmmmm.... M3 owner... must live in brighton!

Not a bad finish with just Halfrauds stuff.

[dave87]

dave87 said:

Ah well, note to self: must try harder.


Think it might help once I've got some more layers of polish on it (was pushed for time before it started raining, so one thin coat)


Still, can't say I thought it was bad....

Oops, helps if you use the correct terminology.

[wpo750]

What's in the other Auto Glym bottle facing away from the camera?

[daveco]

Windymiller said:

dave87 said:

lol, did I forget to mention this is a 2006 car with 20k on it?

And? My 21,000 mile '04 M3 that's lived its life outside has more shine than what's in those pictures. And I hate cleaning it.

You're joking aren't you?

[dave87]

wpo750 said:

What's in the other Auto Glym bottle facing away from the camera?

Super Resin Polish, had a quick once over but not had a chance to do a proper job.

[Silent1]

You need some wax!
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/cat_4.html

[wpo750]

dave87 said:

wpo750 said:

What's in the other Auto Glym bottle facing away from the camera?

Super Resin Polish, had a quick once over but not had a chance to do a proper job.

You're lacking shine because you really need a layer of AG Extra Gloss Protection on top of the SRP. SRP is mildly abrasive with 'fillers' iirc so it will disguise light scratches and marring but it won't make your metal shine.

[skidrisk]

Blimey, this all seems to be a bit harsh! I can see his reflection as he is taking the photo! I thought about putting my car on here but I'm too scared now!

[yellowbentines]

Silent1 said:

You need some wax!
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/cat_4.html

correct me if I'm wrong detailing buffs but you can't put layers of polish on, polish removes scratches/imperfections by removing a thin layer of paint, you then need layers of wax on top to protect it.

So as Silent1 says, get some wax on it now!

[dave87]

Sorry, yes. Tiredness setting in after a fair bit of work

Only beginning to learn the terms (though not quite to the level of detailingworld) but my car has the typical hazing/light scratches which I was hoping to get rid of the worst of before waxing the car.

Edited by dave87 on Tuesday 9th September 16:30

Edited by dave87 on Tuesday 9th September 16:33

[cozzmik]

clean or dirty its still a nice looking motor.

[blackburnbmw]

Does the car fit in the garage still?

[Greendubber]

I think it looks alright, I'd say it looks flat due to the camera phone not the amount of elbow grease thats gone into it!.

As for a wax I found that Collinite 476 gives great results without costing a silly amount of money and its really hard wearing too. Cleanyourcar.co.uk is a fantastic company to deal with so have a look on there. Get yourself some foam applicator pads and a few microfibres when you're at it.

Nice looking car, always like those.