Miles Better Vs Uber Dirty A3 TDI

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Miles Better Vs Uber Dirty A3 TDI

Post by steve_70 » Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:45 pm

Was looking for a suitably dirty candidate to really put Magifoam (and myself) through its paces, so here we have our neighbours uber dirty A3 :doublesho

Posted up some of these pics before, but here is the full thread.

(I checked and everybody was ok with plates being shown)

Process & Products in a nutshell....

* Foamed with AB Magifoam - Nilfisk Washer / AB Foam Lance
* Whilst foam dwells - clean badges, trim, grills, window rubbers using the foam
* Rinse
* Wheels and arches cleaned with variety of brushes. Wheels - Espuma Revolution & Arches Espuma G202.
* Badges, trim, handles, rubbers, grills finished off with G202.
* Wash with ONR and ONR in sprayer as qd/ drying aid
* Body and wheels decomtaminated with Tardis, IronX, Clay
* All shuts, boot bonnet, doors cleaned with APC.
* All shuts, glass cleaned/ polished and sealed with Jeffs Acryllic Prime Strong.
* All Black Trim dressed with VP Dionysus Trim Glitz.
* interior vacumed and brushed with various detail and stiff brushes; cleaned with G202 and hard plastics dressed with Espuma Dasheen; interior glass Espuma Crystal Glass Cleaner; Carpets and matts with Espuma Farbricare; Leather cleaned and dressed with Dr Leather Wipes; Pedals cleaned with G202. Espuma Fresh fragance used as de-oderiser.
* Paint, one step with AB Cherry Glaze as the AIO
* Topped with Colinite 845 for some added protection
* Finally wheels/ tyres/ arches dressed with Chemical Guys Bare Bones, Espuma RD50, Jeffs Acryllic Prime Strong, Colinite 845.


So, on with the pictures....

I think my neigbour was shocked when I told him, ours were both meant to be similar colours :doublesho

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RE: Miles Better Vs Uber Dirty A3 TDI

Post by daytonamc » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:12 pm

what a turn around Steve, The difference is amazing. 4 hour job?

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Re: RE: Miles Better Vs Uber Dirty A3 TDI

Post by steve_70 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:23 pm

daytonamc wrote:what a turn around Steve, The difference is amazing. 4 hour job?
Thanks....more like about a 9 hour job :shock: it was one filthy pup, and the arches just kept releasing dirt and paint leaching contaminants
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Post by PJC » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:28 pm

better not do mine then you might need a week off work

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Post by steve_70 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:31 pm

PaulRS4 wrote:better not do mine then you might need a week off work
I like a challenge...will book some holiday then :lol:
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Post by daytonamc » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:47 pm

9 hours..... that is a good stint and no mistake. Worth it though.

Steve, I'm interested in one of those wheel arch brushes and the Tardis to get the wheel weights off with. do you mind me asking who your wholesaler is?

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Post by steve_70 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:07 pm

daytonamc wrote: Steve, I'm interested in one of those wheel arch brushes and the Tardis to get the wheel weights off with. do you mind me asking who your wholesaler is?
you want all my trade secrets :<beep>_you: ....only kidding :lol:

You can get some stuff from these guys...

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-an ... cat_7.html

Not sure that tradis will be best procduct, probably something like this .... http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/engine-an ... d_586.html

On the subject of products I am in the process of speaking with suppliers of all the products I use to get them at re-sale rates so people can buy their detailing stuff direct from me and its like a product endorsement as I wouldn't resell stuff i dont use myself in my own details. Will set up a small paypal driven site and hope to offer some group buys maybe, but probably need to set myself up as a trader on here so will look into that.

One of the value add services I hope to add for people 8)
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Post by daytonamc » Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:15 pm

Sounds good Steve, The choice can be bamboozling at times. I'd happily buy from a trusted source.

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Post by steve_70 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:50 pm

daytonamc wrote:Sounds good Steve, The choice can be bamboozling at times. I'd happily buy from a trusted source.
Thanks 8)

...Its a minefield out there, some have great products and some have even better marketing budgets :wink:
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Post by sonny » Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:47 am

Looking fantastic Steve
Money can't buy you love, but it can buy you a well sorted racecar

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Post by steve_70 » Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:15 am

sonny wrote:Looking fantastic Steve
Cheers 8)

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