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Neil E Member Since: 05 Jan 2010 Location: North West Posts: 56 |
Hi all,
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13th Jun 2010 11:46am |
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v8 andy Member Since: 18 May 2010 Location: everywhere Posts: 48 |
to be honest i think you have had your car valeted not detailed,to detail a ffrr you need alot more than half a day.
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13th Jun 2010 12:14pm |
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Neil E Member Since: 05 Jan 2010 Location: North West Posts: 56 |
Detailed or not the guy spent 5 1/2 hrs on the bodywork! He said it normally takes him 8+hrs and I`m happy with the job which is why I posted. MY10 3.6 TD V8 Autobiography
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13th Jun 2010 12:37pm |
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hoppy_70 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Peoples Republic of Mancunia! Posts: 866 |
Looks good
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13th Jun 2010 1:37pm |
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nbunney Member Since: 10 Aug 2008 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2031 |
Use him every month to wash / polish mine - Every 1/4 he does the inside and 2 times a year it gets a wax.
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13th Jun 2010 3:03pm |
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mzplcg Member Since: 26 May 2010 Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth. Posts: 4029 |
The main difference is that a valeter will clean it and sometimes polish the paint, usually making a rather good job of it as well. (compared with the Kosovan car scrub at your local supermarket). The car above looks stunning and has clearly been properly spruced up, probably by an accomplished detailer. A detailer will spend hours, sometimes days polishing the paintwork until all traces of swirlies and holograms are gone. Any traces of orange peel are usually wetsanded to be perfectly flat prior to polishing and waxing. The aim is a mirror finish. That's not to say a complete detail is always required though. However, proper full on detailing is a labour of love and normally reserved for show cars or supercars. Hobby detailers like me will also keep their daily drivers looking mint as well. And yes, I am one of those detailing clean freaks Having done a FFRR for a customer about a year ago I vowed never to do another. More bodywork than a london bus. That took me a full 4 days to get it to the level where I would be happy to enter it in a show. That was purely the paintwork and wheels. No interior work at all. For a better idea, check out one of the first exterior only details I did. http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=59629 And if you think that's obsessive, then try this. These guys are widely acknowledged as being in the top 5 in the UK. I personally rate them number 1 but then I did win one of their show-'n'-shine competitions http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/blog/2010/0...lus-ultra/ |
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13th Jun 2010 5:31pm |
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GKP Member Since: 01 Aug 2009 Location: Hants Posts: 75 |
All that kerfuffle about polish and washing, yet not even one pic of the bridesmaids. Not sure you should be reading this bit. |
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13th Jun 2010 10:27pm |
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RRCanuck Member Since: 23 Dec 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 172 |
I hope you got more than a massage for that job mate. Looks like a brand new car mike. |
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14th Jun 2010 1:49am |
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Jonny Fresh Member Since: 17 May 2010 Location: Manchester Posts: 78 |
The acid test is........was it under �100? Then it was a valet......
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14th Jun 2010 8:41am |
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iancollins Member Since: 17 Mar 2010 Location: milton keynes Posts: 264 |
detailing or valeting.....
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14th Jun 2010 8:59am |
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hoppy_70 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Peoples Republic of Mancunia! Posts: 866 |
Good point. Seriously, �500 for something that lasts a week (if it's not down!) is just mental. I can totally understand people doing it themselves for the job satisfaction but don't get why anyone would pay that figure for a 'posh valet' |
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14th Jun 2010 11:28am |
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The Polishing Booth Member Since: 19 Jun 2010 Location: leyland lancashire Posts: 1 |
Correct Thank You. Everyone asumes that Detailing means Full Correction to Paintwork, It Doesn't, Its attention to Detail, Believe me to turn that car around in 5 hours was made a whole lot easier because it was tidy when it came in, The customer wanted it looking it's best in the time given and it did. It was Snow Foamed, Was washed two bucket method, All Tar was Removed from the Lower panels, was Polished using a Megs G220 DA with 3M Perfect-it III� Extra Fine Compound, Poorboy's Black Hole Show glaze was then applied and topped of with Autoglym HD wax. Now somebody tell me it was Valeted Michael Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated |
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19th Jun 2010 7:25pm |
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mzplcg Member Since: 26 May 2010 Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth. Posts: 4029 |
There simply ain't a valeter who would spend 5 hours on one car, unless he's really crap at his job or has no arms.
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19th Jun 2010 8:34pm |
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nbunney Member Since: 10 Aug 2008 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2031 |
What ever you decide on what Michael @ 'The Polishing Booth' does
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19th Jun 2010 8:48pm |
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