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Feb 24th, 2014, 12:46 | #41 |
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Good Lord, don't say that here - that is tantamount to sacrilege
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Feb 24th, 2014, 13:27 | #42 |
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Hang on.....you're supposed to CLEAN your car...???
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Feb 24th, 2014, 16:34 | #43 |
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The points Ninja59 makes regarding the video are not only true but highly important, especially for a novice. You want to start with the least amount of cut and work you way up. Starting with a heavy cutting pad + polish will quite probably end in a problem. Davekg has an excellent guide on DW. You could also buy 'The Art of Detailing' by Mike Philips on Amazon. As for Polishedbliss.co.uk, good site, I tend to use cleanyourcar.co.uk as they are only 6 miles from me.
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Feb 24th, 2014, 16:49 | #44 |
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Is now not a good time to mention I polish all my cars, and family's cars and friend's cars with a 9" 2.2Kw Fein angle grinder with a 7" orange waffle pad?
Various Poorboys liquids and a trigger spray bottle filled with water. I've not ruined any paint so far...
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Feb 24th, 2014, 19:51 | #45 |
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Martin you should know better than to mention you use an angle grinder to polish your car on here.
Will you be giving a loan of it to Frankie for his new project . |
Feb 25th, 2014, 10:52 | #46 |
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Oooh low blow lol.
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Sep 22nd, 2017, 14:05 | #47 |
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I tried a local DIY carwash that recently appeared. Included in the options was a wheel cleaner called "Merlin's Blood".
http://carspacarcare.uk/Merlins-Blood-Fallout-Remover It works really well, way better than Autoglym wheel cleaner. |
Sep 22nd, 2017, 17:29 | #48 |
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Would expect it to at that price.
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