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CORSA NUT

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2nd Mar 08 at 15:19

Yeah how much would somthing like this cost??

Ian W

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2nd Mar 08 at 15:59

Looks mint, im going to get mine done in the summer, its full of little scratches and covered in swirl marks

John G

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2nd Mar 08 at 16:21

quote:
Originally posted by Ian W
Looks mint, im going to get mine done in the summer, its full of little scratches and covered in swirl marks

Do you know of anyone who does it around here

Ian W

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2nd Mar 08 at 16:23

quote:
Originally posted by John G

quote:
Originally posted by Ian W
Looks mint, im going to get mine done in the summer, its full of little scratches and covered in swirl marks

Do you know of anyone who does it around here

Theres a place in Bootle call 'Off Your Marks' which is where i'm hoping to get mine done, not cheap though, good few hundred for a full correction I am led to believe ! I could do with getting the back end painted on mine first though, rear bumper is beyond a good polish

John G

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2nd Mar 08 at 16:28

My front bumper is takin a proper battering due to the m56

As said though if its only a once a year thing its worth doin, pay of when you come to sell it. Cant polish a turd as they say

Did i see in Bidston tescos yesterday??

Ian W

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2nd Mar 08 at 16:30

quote:
Originally posted by John G
My front bumper is takin a proper battering due to the m56

As said though if its only a once a year thing its worth doin, pay of when you come to sell it. Cant polish a turd as they say

Did i see in Bidston tescos yesterday??

Haha, ye, it was a weird "is that him moment", didn't wanna say alright to a total stranger though

John G

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2nd Mar 08 at 16:32

quote:
Originally posted by Ian W

quote:
Originally posted by John G
My front bumper is takin a proper battering due to the m56

As said though if its only a once a year thing its worth doin, pay of when you come to sell it. Cant polish a turd as they say

Did i see in Bidston tescos yesterday??

Haha, ye, it was a weird "is that him moment", didn't wanna say alright to a total stranger though

snap, i had the same feeling too, its was a funny picture cos we were on opposite esculators

i didnt recognise you with a wooly hat on, if id seen ya mop i would of said hi

No more news on the corsa?

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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2nd Mar 08 at 16:34

cant believe you didnt measure the paint depth in microns and make a graph tbh

Ian W

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2nd Mar 08 at 16:35

quote:
Originally posted by John G

quote:
Originally posted by Ian W

quote:
Originally posted by John G
My front bumper is takin a proper battering due to the m56

As said though if its only a once a year thing its worth doin, pay of when you come to sell it. Cant polish a turd as they say

Did i see in Bidston tescos yesterday??

Haha, ye, it was a weird "is that him moment", didn't wanna say alright to a total stranger though

snap, i had the same feeling too, its was a funny picture cos we were on opposite esculators i didnt recognise you with a wooly hat on, if id seen ya mop i would of said hi

No more news on the corsa?

If you see me at the weekend im normally wearing that hat

No news on the corsa, won't be getting back and i'm selling what bits I had left to fund mods on the S3

I'm getting whats left of my wheels back in the next few weeks but there still sitting on the theifs car in RNW

Colin

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2nd Mar 08 at 16:35

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
cant believe you didnt measure the paint depth in microns and make a graph tbh

Its really just a posh wash eh steve, a real detail lwould have graphs & flip charts.

Rob R

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Registered: 31st May 03
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2nd Mar 08 at 16:39

PMSL steve

This is the difference between a wash and a decent polish

left side polished, right side not, if you can't see the difference the you're cleary due a visit to specsavers.

As said this is not a weekly pursuit, as long as the owner takes care in washing the car to inflict swirls then it shouldn't need doing again, just a wax top up every month or so to keep the shine

if anybody local is seriously interested in having theirs done then u2u me

Chris F

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Registered: 26th Dec 05
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2nd Mar 08 at 16:46

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
cant believe you didnt measure the paint depth in microns and make a graph tbh

VegasPhil

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2nd Mar 08 at 16:56

Nice work there!

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold

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2nd Mar 08 at 16:58

and then three days later...

Fad

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2nd Mar 08 at 17:01

To be fair he will prolly find the dirt will not stick to the car as much and also will stay cleaner for longer.

After went over mine with a decent quality wax it stayed clean longer and is a doddle to wash now.

John G

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Registered: 18th Jul 05
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2nd Mar 08 at 17:03

quote:
Originally posted by kz
and then three days later...

Yes but if he was to take a hose pipe and the 2 bucket method to the car as shown in the pic you've provided it would go straight back to how it was once detailed.

Im sure people arent listening, hes not sayin you spend 2 days on your car everyweek, its put the paintwork back to showroom condition and it will take close to a year to get back to the state it was in when he 1st started the detail.

I used to think the same but since reading into detailing i can understand the theory behind it and its definetly worth doin once a year.

[Edited on 02-03-2008 by John G]

Martin_C

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Registered: 27th Jun 03
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2nd Mar 08 at 17:07

people never listen, some people on this site are just plain stupid.

for most folk, cars are the 2nd most expensive purchase of their life, and they treat them like shit. a few hours work and it'll look amazing and last. says alot for a car enthusiasts website.

Rob R

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2nd Mar 08 at 17:10

Yup, you're right. Will be a piece of piss to wash now and will still look that clean with a wax top up every now and then. I got rid of 6 years of caked on dirt and marks in 10 hours, look at it that way

Robin

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2nd Mar 08 at 17:15

Ok, it does look loads better, but 2 days of cleaning?

John G

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2nd Mar 08 at 17:21

quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Ok, it does look loads better, but 2 days of cleaning?

For 6 years of shit i would say is pretty good

Remember he traveled 150miles so im guessin he didnt start on the 1st day till midday and it was stil daylight on the 2nd day so im guessing it was no later then mid afternoon.

So basically a ful 10-12 hours which is pretty average, it take me 3 and a half hours to wash, clay and wax mine and thats nothin compared to what hes just done

Rob R

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2nd Mar 08 at 17:21

10 hours of 2 days, you'll get some geeks who'll sit play computer games for 20 hours over 2 days, whatever floats your boat really

Ben G

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2nd Mar 08 at 17:24

quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Ok, it does look loads better, but 2 days of cleaning?

it's not 2 days, i'm pretty sure he didn't spent a whole 48 hours 'detailing'.

like martin_c said, i can't believ epeople don't understand what has been done here. treat your car to a VERY GOOD IN DEPTH CLEAN once a year with the paint correction if you have swirls and then just wash weekly and it will come back good as new again. that takes about an hour?

of course it will get dirty, but when you wash it next time, you won't need to go through all the hard work again to make it look just as good.

Robin

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2nd Mar 08 at 17:24

This is all true. I get bored just washing my car with one bucket and a sponge, there's no chance I'll ever polish it

The improvement is massive with the CTR though.

Robin

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2nd Mar 08 at 17:26

I know he didn't spend 48 hours doing it Ben, and I know it will be shiny when it gets washed next time, it was still spread over 2 days though

Ben G

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2nd Mar 08 at 17:27

i spread my cleaning this weekend over 2 days, but i only spent 2 hours yesterday and 2 hours today doing it

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