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custom car detailing

Post by shindy » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:36 pm

hi guys ,

anyone use a car paintwork restorer or good wheel refurber they can recommend near glasgow,car could do with a good paint buffering to get rid of the usual swirl marks and want the wheels done in gunmetal grey cheers?
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RE: custom car detailing

Post by pippyrips » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:54 pm

Not sure exactly where they are in Scotland but Polished Bliss are the business when it comes to detailing. Google then as they have a great website as well.

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Post by RS04COM » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:42 pm

shindy wrote:hi guys ,

anyone use a car paintwork restorer or good wheel refurber they can recommend near glasgow,car could do with a good paint buffering to get rid of the usual swirl marks and want the wheels done in gunmetal grey cheers?
I'm in fife. Do it as a hobby not a business.

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Post by rAudiguy » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:06 am

Some nice reflexions and beading there mate!! good work!! :thumbs: i'm guessing you're a fellow DTW member??

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Re: custom car detailing

Post by carbonblack » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:23 pm

RS04COM wrote:
shindy wrote:hi guys ,

anyone use a car paintwork restorer or good wheel refurber they can recommend near glasgow,car could do with a good paint buffering to get rid of the usual swirl marks and want the wheels done in gunmetal grey cheers?
I'm in fife. Do it as a hobby not a business.

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Hi, Post me some pic's of the engine bay on your R32 & I'll see if I can make carbon fibre stuff for the engine bay area.. :D

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Re: custom car detailing

Post by booski » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:31 pm

carbonblack wrote:
RS04COM wrote:
shindy wrote:Hi, Post me some pic's of the engine bay on your R32 & I'll see if I can make carbon fibre stuff for the engine bay area.. :D

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i think he's selling that car bacuse on another link he states he's picking up his rs4 on Friday.......... so he probably won't want carbon bits for the r32.
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Re: custom car detailing

Post by RS04COM » Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:44 pm

booski wrote:
carbonblack wrote:
RS04COM wrote: i think he's selling that car bacuse on another link he states he's picking up his rs4 on Friday.......... so he probably won't want carbon bits for the r32.
Thats right, bye bye .:R32.

But the R32 guy's on www.r32oc.com would be interested. However they must be functional rather than a cover, no point adding weight to an already overweight hatchback. OSIR do quite a few items for the Mk5 .:R although they are VERY expensive.

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Post by RS04COM » Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:47 pm

rAudiguy wrote:Some nice reflexions and beading there mate!! good work!! :thumbs: i'm guessing you're a fellow DTW member??

Jim
I perv over the work on DTW on occasions but not registered yet. Those guy's are certainly dedicated. :)

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Post by Brooner » Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:54 am

How did you get the brick affect on to the car?? :) no nice job should take it up full time as i've heard that they charge ridiculus money for a car fully detailed
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Post by Jezzer » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:56 am

Brooner wrote:How did you get the brick affect on to the car?? :) no nice job should take it up full time as i've heard that they charge ridiculus money for a car fully detailed
I disagree, the time they spend on the cars, sometimes up to 12 hours and the cost of some of the waxes together with the result, I feel it is excellent value for money.
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Post by Brooner » Sat Mar 21, 2009 1:13 pm

I disagree, the time they spend on the cars, sometimes up to 12 hours and the cost of some of the waxes together with the result, I feel it is excellent value for money
Sorry but 6-700 pounds for a valet seems rediculus to me and i don't mind spending money on my car
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Post by P_G » Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:43 pm

Brooner, I've just had my car done and on the RS4 Avants it is a two day job, largely because the paint / lacquer is so rock hard it needs at least 3 hits per panel to get rid of the swirls. The roof alone takes 4 hours!

Given that if quoted £600 then that is £300 per day at around £37.50 per hour including materials. Mine came coated with Zymol Royale which isn't cheap and you can tell. Didn't have to wash mine for two weeks and 1200 miles of driving.

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Post by A20LEE » Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:03 pm

P_G wrote:Brooner, I've just had my car done and on the RS4 Avants it is a two day job, largely because the paint / lacquer is so rock hard it needs at least 3 hits per panel to get rid of the swirls. The roof alone takes 4 hours!

Given that if quoted £600 then that is £300 per day at around £37.50 per hour including materials. Mine came coated with Zymol Royale which isn't cheap and you can tell. Didn't have to wash mine for two weeks and 1200 miles of driving.
Yeah, its a 2 day job to do an Avant correctly. P_G, did you get yours done by Matt at OYM?

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Post by PetrolDave » Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:22 pm

Much as I love my RS4 Avant spending £600 to make it "shiny" is not something that I can see as good value, except maybe when the time comes to sell it (so not for a long time yet).
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Post by P_G » Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:54 pm

It's not just about making it 'shiny'. Mine was to eliminate swirls marks, the spiders webs you get in the paint work irrespective of how well you wash and maintain it and some pretty serious scratches in the lacquer particularly around the bootlid and bumpers where the car has been nerfed a few times in car parks.

One every 12-18 months is good to bring the paintwork back up to condition.

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