Just wanted to say a massive thankyou to Tim from Envy and fellow detailer Paul who spent the day in the freezing cold correcting the paintwork and detailing my car. They have done a fantastic job and the car looks absolutely amazing now.

I'll post some pics up when I get a chance but thanks guys and I can highly recommend Envy Valeting to anyone wanting their car detailed

 

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Thanks Paul, Sorry should of recommended Race valeting too Cheers mate...

 

Thanks very much Simon for the work, and hospitality. Please pass on our thanks to Chris too, agree with Paul about TreVoR too.

Here is what happened today:

Thanks to Paul today for agreeing to help with this. The shorter daylight hours make it next to impossible to correct a car in a day without a heated, well lit place to work. Thanks Paul.
This is a joint effort, and we have NEVER been so cold EVER at work.

Some befores:







Wheels hit with Espuma Revolution, Envy brushes and EZ detail, the soaked with Espuma Activo to start the wash process







Rinsed and attacked with Envy SSF







Rinsed again and washed with TBM, Z sponge and AS Duet, rinsed and dried.





Clayed with Dodo Juice gentle grey



Paint measured ready to correct. All reading as expected except the passenger side which had healthy readings shall we say!

The nature of the beast:



1st attempt at the healthy side with SW CF-pro



Followed up with Megs '83 as the CF pro was not hard enough hitting



Then refined



Thats as good as it got on the healthy side as there was a lot of OP and it got no better with further attempts with Presta light cutting creme or FCP.
The rest of the car had better luck/results with '83 (which today was a JOY to use and worked really really well for us) and Presta light cutting creme. The odd panel had "sticky" paint and we used a combination of Presta and the CF-pro. Most marks were removed apart from the odd rds.

Some more shots

















Once the machining was done the car was dusted, and paint cleansed with Dodo Juice LPL (by hand) then followed with a lovingly applied coat of Swissvax Saphir.



Tyres were dressed, exhaust polished, glass cleaned etc etc, then the wax was buffed off.

Enjoy the afters:













Thanks to Simon for the work, Chris for the location and car chat, and Paul for the company and help

Best wishes

Tim

 

Cracking work guys. I've put off doing any in this weather lol. Not even tempted to get out there and do my own new toy lol.

 

I`m same as Matt, I haven`t touched my car for 2 weeks let alone anyone elses.
Too cold n wet.


Well done Tim and Paul, it looks great

 

Brrr! Just looks cold looking at the pics!

 

Cheers Matt Lightweight!

 

I hate the wet the most, but cold I can just about tolerate. You should see the van after that journey!!

 

Cheers Rich, can just imagine you, Clark and Ange looking outside from the unit at the snow through quadruple glazed glass with the halogens burning the backs of your necks etc etc.
Envy is a terrible thing Pun intended of course....

 

I nearly used the phrase `being in envy` on DW but thought it was way too corny

 

Sometimes you gotta do it, Dodo have built a whole product range out of corny mate
Whats you DW name?

 

how much would a detail be my my03 is good but seem to have swirl/sheen marks so wold like a mild cut back of paint as well..located near heathrow..cheers paul

 

Hi Paul I've PM'd you

 

lol. been there done that and deceided that i'm more of a fair weather detailer until i get a unit . plus that means that i get to play golf on a saturday again. well, unless i'm helping the old man out at work tiling floors and walls.

although that said i have my work cut out on my winter project 1988 325i convertible in this cracking deep purple. looks almost black until the light hits it. it's swirly as hell with a fair few rids. but it is beading so at least it has some protection. I'm feeling an engine out jobbie to give it a propper clean in time for the shows next year. now that the scoobs gone i need another advert.

 

very very nice, im very interested in getting this done, how much oculd i expect to pay?

 

it depends on the condition of the paintwork and how long it will take to do. some detailers charge per hour and some will quote a fixed price. Envy is very well priced. have a look at their site

 

Top job chaps,looks well.

 

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You'll be glad to hear it's still not dirty yet!! Hardly driven it all week And i've bought some nice Meg's gold class shampoo to wash it with so as not to lift the wax

 

Cheers Davy Hope to get to you one day!

Glad you've been keeping the mileage down, must be loving driving the other "monster"! Good choice on the shampoo

 

There's nothing wrong with the "Monster", lol...

Do you detail engine bays as well Tim??

Might have that done when I book in for my next detail, and the interior this time....still finding dust inside where I left the window open

 

Looks great .. what else do u do and where u based at??

 

Thanks for the kind words. I'm based near Whiteley on the south coast but have a wide work radius! Paul is Horndean, south coast too.
I do mainly detailing and paint correction. Valeting jobs I try to steer clear of as I feel I know I can do better work and feel I have to hold back between the 2 styles of work (if that makes sense?!)
Feel free to have a look at Envy Professional Vehicle Valeting Swissvax trained vehicle valeting cleaning polishing waxing and detailing - cars, bikes, vans, all forms of transport - Swissvax trained specialists. - Envy Professional Valeting - Swissvax trained professional car, and if you have any questions at all dont hesitate to email or give me a bell.

Best wishes

Tim