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SetH
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someone please explain the differences, someone from here just asked me what 'detailing' is and for the love of christ i cba to explain.

fank joo
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One's washing and the other's polishing?
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http://www.workforcedevelopment.com/sample_lessons/103_sample.pdf
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Detailing is the removal of any paint defects as well as polishing. Ie, getting rid of swirls.

Washing is...well...washing
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my mates website

http://www.ayrshireautodetailing.co.uk/
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I've never heard of it either
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Originated in america.......basically its for people with nothing else to do on a sunday afternoon except spend 6 hours washing & polishing their car
SetH
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what else does one do on a sunday afternoon? go to B&Q with your wife and buy shoot? or watch eastenders omnibus?
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stay in bed & toss yourself off!!
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Theres a bloke who comes to work and cleans cars, pay him a tenner and it looks brand new... can watch the soaps too then
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pays a tenner? i cant see much detailing going on for that

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i want to detail shelly
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quote:
Originally posted by SetH
pays a tenner? i cant see much detailing going on for that



Seriously, I got him to wash, polish and shampoo all the seats and it cost me £30 for all that, took 2.5 hours, car looked like i'd just driven it out of the show room.

He will also do wash and hoover out for a tenner
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there's a guy near me that does detailing etc, £170 or £230 depending what you want.

some of his work

http://www.vagweb.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=437
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I'm thinking of doing a bit of (basic) car valeting in evenings and weekends as where I live its full of wealthy old people and there is nothing like that around here at the moment... that could be for a reason though but I reckon there could be a bit of money to be made from it. Doubt there is enough demand for giving up my job and going full time though
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I thought it was for inbetween polishing to keep it topped up so to speak?
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i don't know, its just a gays name for obsessive cleaning imo

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I bet you've got some though havn't you!
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some what?

cheese? if so, yes i have much cheese
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I love cheese.
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i wouldn't advise using it as a clay bar tho
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if you are anel you

shampoo, wash, clay bar, polish wax, detail, repeat

if you are normal, and have a life you

wash, polish

Above order may be skewed as i have no idea
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i washed, shampoo'd, clay'd, polish'd and wax'd my new car last week, only took 20hrs

only did it as i just got it and preparing it for winter

and its not common as muck so i want to look after it
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Meguairs 3 stage is bad enough!
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quote:
Originally posted by AK

if you are normal, and have a life you

wash, polish



Or get someone else to do it...

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