good kit there chocy

Dont worry I get the same comments about spending too much time on the cars bodywork and not my girlfriend's
Maybe is her **** buffed up the same way the car does, I would consider it, though she might take exception to me getting out the rotary

 

My current collection ...

Enthusiastic Amateur's Collection... - Detailing World

... hopefully being ddeployed on the 350Z this weekend!!

 

there's a website/forum about washing yr car ??!!!

does this mean I need more than a bucket, sponge and whatever car shampoo is on offer at the time

 

dont be silly, of course a single scabby bucket, dishcloth from the sink and some fairy liquid will do the trick

in fact there is a website that shows you how not to do it

Polished Swiss

 

there's no way i attempt even mild polishing without taking thickness readings. even then i'm pretty wary. unless you spend a fair few quid, and by that i mean a large sum of ££ on a tester that shows you the thickness of individual layers it's best to give it some caution.

i have wetsanded several cars though. always give a cracking result. takes a fair bit longer though to do it right.

where about's are you based?

 

nice collection there. some cracking products. mmmm black 350z

 

i used to use one bucket, a sponge and soap liquid until i was enlightened into looking after my cars, rather than harming the paintwork. but be warned. it can be expensive and addictive. so far i've spent out £2.5k to £3k on my detailing kit and getting started with my own detailing business which isn't even full time yet!

however look out for the new pics of the ra once it's covered in it's new sponsors graphics. just happens to be someone in the market for cleaning products. and nope not just my company. but they are already on there

 

High Wycombe

 

is it north of the watford gap?

 

cheeky bugger

 

My hobby just grew and grew...





...and these pics are over a year old; we've got twice as much stock now lol!

 

 

 

Polishing **** !!!

 

I know I have more than this, it's just not in the picture, It'll be a while before I can get pics up as I'm in the middle of building a garage (see DIY forum)

Should give me more than enough room to detail the cars

 

does nobody use MER anymore?

 

i used to have a little collection at my parents home when i was younger, with the usuall suspects included.

but i now i have a storeroom at work just for the cleaning chems, to be honest, its not pretty, but it is overflowing, with stuff, a lot of our stuff is bought in 25litre barrels, so at the moment i have about

250 litres of tyre dressing
75 litres of wheel cleaner
50 litres of machine cleaner (good for degreasing!)
200 litres of spray on wax
thousands of air fresheners

etc etc etc

some of the "collection" is pretty random, including 5 bottles of coloured t-cut in about 10 different colours, no idea where this came from, i can only assume i was offered it at a stupid cheap price 3/4years back and i figured i would somehow use it all up, its untouched to this day and all sitting on a shelf gathering dust LOL along with 3 or 4 different wetvacs, steam cleaners, machine polishers, more diamondbrite kits then you could shake a stick at.

should have a good clean out sometime, and i was selling off 25 litres of tyre dressing at a bargin price of £20 last year, but i just end up adding more and more to it as time goes by

its like the stockroom monster that will not go away

basically, anything we use on a day to day basis as the "favorites" is added to small decanting bottles/sprayers for easy use and kept on a shelf in the main office, so the stockroom monster is left to his own devices out the back

 

Bloody hell rich, that is some impressive collection
though right hand side , second shelf down has just been depleted by my latest order

 

Mer? used it once on my old black Mk3 Capri, and vowed never to use it again, horrible stuff!!

My collection of cleaning gear is:

Black Diamond polish
Lot's of Autoglymn
fair bit of Meguiars
and some custom made polish sealant, not getting the scoob out the garage to take pics in case it gets wet!

Matt, any news of the degreaser mate? if not I'll have to try something else this week

 

Here is my trusty kit

Not quite in the league of you guys but it has never let me down




1. drying cloth
2. wash bucket
3. wash sponge
4. polish
5. wheel brush
6. dead fly and tar removal tool
7. polishing cloths

 

Dave you are such a cad

 

Carefull you dont get any grit off that wall on yer polishing cloths .

Bout same set up as me. I do have an RO though, so I can rinse off with pure water afterwards.

 

I just use the water thats left in my bucket, my wife bought me a kacher wash thing, I told her it was a waste of money as I get just the same result from my bucket of water. I then rub the car over with my drying cloth and leave it sitting in the sun to dry, if the sun is not shining I just blast it down the road

 

Just thought I'd stick in a few photos of my garage with all me bits n bobs!! Not in the same league as polished bliss, but I'm happy with what I have (at the moment).





I usually keep my cloths in a bag, but I got this wee cabinet in Argos for 20 quid, does this mean I have OCD??

Cabinet



Applicators and general microfibre cloths (for the dirtier jobs)



good m/fibre cloths and also glass cloths and terry towels



Waffle Weave towels



polishing heaads and mops



All the other wee bits and bobs



Then I bought a tool roll from Halfords and put in all tools in it



got a few more photos, but I think this proves I'm sad enough!!

Happy Detailing

Mike

 

do you do this on a semi pro level then mike? ie friends/relatives cars, as this seems very excessive for a little weekend clean

 

pah, that's not excessive . Mike is well know for having a touch of OCD, he has no cars to wash, just his kid's bike and a small flymo

 

Cheers Guys, Brian I do quite a lot of detailing, mainly/friends relatives, but I've done a few for some guys in different clubs, I tend not charge as I just enjoy doing it!!! (would love to do it for a job, we'll see how things go!!)

Swiss - you know me too well!!!!

Mike

 

This thread should be retitled 'Cribs - The garages belonging to Polished Bliss shareholders'. Bloody hell Mike, that's some almighty collection, and very similar to mine just before I decided to start the business. Slippery slope and all that!

 

Yeah, I'd love to do it for a living, but then, what would I do with my spare time???? (if I ever got any)

 

**** me and i thought i had loads, nice collections guys.

Scud

P.s If any one fancys adding some CCS pads to theirs i got some up for sale......... Brand new.