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This is my Mum's partner's car. He has absolutely no interest in cars whatsoever and simply sees them as a means of getting from A to B. Well, my Mum had had enough of it looking like a dustbin, so she called me in to sort it out! Even though it hadn't been washed in well over a year, it...

This is a trader friend of mine's car and was my "audition" for becoming his detailer. He used to use a Zymol detailer but didn't think his work was up to scratch for the money he charged. I'm happy to say when he picked this up he instantly gave me the contract :woot: No before photos as...

This is the GFs brother's who's down from Scotland from a week or so. July '03 car with nothing wrong with it other than 300 million bugs splattered over the front (see pic) and very light swirling. It was the most miserable of days, I had to go out three times during the day and we were...

It seems a few people want these and I've been in touch with Dedication to Detail in the US who are the manufacturer/supplier of them. They did point me in the direction of two UK distributors but the first one didn't know what on earth I was talking about and the second one won't respond to...

I picked up this job whilst detailing the Astons and the Bentley. It's a friend of his wife. This car is 12 years old and has never really been cleaned other than washed regularly and had the vacuum put over it every now and then. I'll start with the interior, so here are a couple of...

A friend of mine's car. Only 3 months old but still over 8000 miles on it. No real issues with the paint except the standard issue dealer induced buffer mark here and there and a few light swirls, hence I didn't take any before shots. Exterior: Wash SS&S AG Clean Wheels Spot clay with...

Following on from Andy's post in the Machine Polishing forum (here) and pugoman's suggestion of having a meet, I thought I'd post something here. I guess the main focus of the meet will be rotary usage, tips and tricks etc, but I imagine it could be extended to include machine polishing as a...

I currently use AG Leather care cream which is a great product in its performance, but is bit of a PITA to use because it's so thick. It doesn't spread very well and gets cauight in cracks/seams very easily. Is there a product out there that has a more liquid consistency that works well, or...

OK I know it's not great, but sometimes we just have to do it. Luckily for me (so far) whenever I've been detailing a customer's car and it's been hot they've had a garage I can use, but I know the time will come when I have to detail outside in direct sun and oppressive heat (believe it or not...

Finally gave in and ordered my Makita 9227 which was delivered today, just as I was finishing my car. So, naturally, I had to open it and have a play. I tried some NXT with a finishing pad (just to be careful!) and found that by tilting the pad slightly is made the rotary much more...

I decided to take the plunge a while ago and start a detailing business instead of just doing it for friends/family etc and have been developing my logo for some time now. I wanted something that was different to every other logo out there (i.e. a line of text with some effects added) and also...

I was expecting this to take well over a day but as it was in good shape (hence no before shots) I managed to do it all in a day. Don't get me wrong though, this thing is HUGE and had there been the need for paint correction I'd definitely still be there today! The shots aren't great for the...

The girlfriend's car that I detailed fully a few months ago, so it was time for a top up. Wash Light Clay VM/Meg's polishing pad on everything CMW/Meg's finishing pad on everything Hyperturismo's Wheel Wax Meg's Endurance High Gloss tyre dressing I do love not having to worry about...

This is the car that belongs to the wife of the guy with the two Aston Martins that I've detailed already. I'm going back tomorrow and Friday to detail his Betnley Arnage T as well. Not in bad shape at all to be honest. Process was: NXT Wash Clay Sonax R2000 on rims and tyres AG...

Detailed this at the start of the week and took one and a half days doing so. One because the damn thing is huge, and two because it was trashed to say the least. It's only ever been washed by the brush attachment on a pressure washer and I doubt it had ever seen any wax/polish. It belongs to...

These were only launched here in the UK on the 19th May and a friend of mine (same guy who's CSL I detailed) took delivery of his on the 21st. It's an absolutley stunning car so he had me detail it to get rid of the inevitable grit-sponge dealer preparation marks. No before pics - it was...

This was today's detail and is a perfect example of why to never take a car to a "hand car wash", which is the ony place this car had ever been cleaned. Anyway, I knew I wasn't going to be able to get all the swirling out in just one day with a PC (I'm definitely ordering a rotary...

I'm just about to put a pretty big order in ($300 inc. shipping) and was wondering what the latest codes are? I've applied AUTOPIA so far, just wondered if there were any different ones other than PINNACLE (no use this time as not buying any pinnacle products!). Thanks, Ben.

Is there any difference between these (if I go for the UK I'll be getting the 110v anyway). I've heard that they have different spindle sizes and therefore backing plates can be hard to come by here in the UK. Other than that I think I'm on the brink of ordering as I'm getting fed up of how...

These are on the top of my AGA and have been abused by various cleaners for 13 years. I finally decided to tackle them, but not having any idea of how thick the plating was I decided to be cautious. I haven't got all of the marks out, but I think you'll agree it's a vast improvement. I'd...