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FruitBooTeR
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23rd Mar 10 at 12:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Root
why don't you ask somebody who knows what a depth gauge is, I certainly don't.


He didnt ask you though?

I dont see your name in the title?

Someone on here WILL know such as Rich H or Bluko
Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC

I'll bet you a million quid it does!




but tbh, i'd have thought it'd have a clearcoat on it aswell. strange it hasn't but nothing some decent detailing products can't sort.
Ojc
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Zaino Z-3 is on it's way to me today ready for the summer
3CorsaMeal
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the thickest are part of my paintwork turned out to be the shittest bit that went through to primer with the polishing machine.
Ojc
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Talk to me about that waterless wash bullshit everyone was raving about that turned out to be crap
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no clearcoat, thats sits weird in my mind, so are you just polishing the paintwork, does this mean you can't get swirls/hologrammes etc? Or if you do they are straight into the paint layer/
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Talk to me about that waterless wash bullshit everyone was raving about that turned out to be crap


no rinse

its good, but its not the one....your back in play!!!

tbh it works somehow, you just have to have decent cloths etc
Ojc
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No idea, I know that with the simple application of SRP it really does make a massive difference to the swirls even by hand.
Root
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
quote:
Originally posted by Root
why don't you ask somebody who knows what a depth gauge is, I certainly don't.


He didnt ask you though?

I dont see your name in the title?

Someone on here WILL know such as Rich H or Bluko



I didn't say he asked me, specifically. To be fair, his thread was open to the forum...I was making a statement that I don't know what one is, mister cocky
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
No idea, I know that with the simple application of SRP it really does make a massive difference to the swirls even by hand.


do your cloths etc turn white?
Jambo
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23rd Mar 10 at 12:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Id like to know how you can hate an industry which isn't illegal or victimising anybody?

Its great for the (shit) economy!
Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
No idea, I know that with the simple application of SRP it really does make a massive difference to the swirls even by hand.


do your cloths etc turn white?


Nope. Never.
DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Id like to know how you can hate an industry which isn't illegal or victimising anybody?

Its great for the (shit) economy!


Its victimising the clueless
John
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23rd Mar 10 at 12:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You get depth guages that measure thickness of seperate coats, it's not rocket science to do it.

My gf's red corsa doesn't have a clear coat and its a year old.

It's not a year old actually, it's 6 months old.

[Edited on 23-03-2010 by John]
Joe
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Davey you should start up your own honest business where you work for peanuts and can produce the same results.

You really do think your a cut above most other people don't you...
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dave i dont think you have quite "gauged" the situation.
John
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Also, although most of this 'detailing' stuff is conning stupid people, if you're conning them out of a grand to polish their 300k car with an expensive grinder you need to make sure you don't cause 20k worth of damage, that's the answer to your original question Davey.
Jambo
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23rd Mar 10 at 13:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC]

Its victimising the clueless



Its not though is it they advertise services which require specialist knowledge and skill and charge for it? Like most businesses/trades?

Are you per chance a communist?
mwg
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No he's a wannabe vegan
DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
dave i dont think you have quite "gauged" the situation.


Arf, arf, arf

quote:
Originally posted by Joe
Davey you should start up your own honest business where you work for peanuts and can produce the same results.

You really do think your a cut above most other people don't you...


Nope.. But there are people charging silly amounts of money to basically clean a car and they will quote all sorts of magic lotions and potions to seal paint that isnt even permiable!.. Oh and theres the irony on cars that done have clear coat (which are actually permiable) there doesnt even seem to be a product that does the job.. FLOL
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So is someone going to prove me wrong with the paint guages? One that actually measures different layers of paint and show me someone who checks every part of the car before, during and after machine polishing?
John
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We don't need to prove you wrong, you just are wrong.

Since nobody can use google though,

http://www.southern-tool.com/store/DeFelskoPosiTector200Series.html
DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by John
We don't need to prove you wrong, you just are wrong.

Since nobody can use google though,

http://www.southern-tool.com/store/DeFelskoPosiTector200Series.html


Sweet!

Now what was blokey using in that Bentley post?
corsabsonny
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usually the idea is to measure it so they no if the paint is original or has been painted hence it being thicker. Like the bloke with the white vxr checked to see if it wasent a damaged repaired car
corsabsonny
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they take it of in microns which is basically next to fuck all. The laquer will be even anyway and its gonna be ruffly as thick on every car as no one wants to waste ay

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