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[stevearch0]

Not necessarily.

 

If your occupation is refinishing that would be a valet
Not calling you or anything but for me that wouldn't be substantial for myself or for any customer that's asking for a polish
I really would recommend in a mop best thing would be is a electic da sander as then you can use a trizac pad which I insit you use as you use less polishing compound and less time in polishing and less risk of breaking through as you not spending ages on it we tend to use the 3m polishing kits and I have one at home which is absolutely brilliant but quite expensive however would last you a long while. Wouldn't even think of hand polishing unless im rectifying (dirt enclustion) but is possible but have to make sure that grade of abrasive you have as most people refer to da's so you would have to double the grade of abrasive for by hand

 

I was refinisher in a paint shop.which means rectifying imperfections in new paint. It involved plenty of mopping with various grades of compounds, de-nibbing etc. I was mearly trying to advise the chap on the pitfalls of using power tools. 

[kezzkitkat]

Not necessarily.

 

If your occupation is refinishing that would be a valet
Not calling you or anything but for me that wouldn't be substantial for myself or for any customer that's asking for a polish
I really would recommend in a mop best thing would be is a electic da sander as then you can use a trizac pad which I insit you use as you use less polishing compound and less time in polishing and less risk of breaking through as you not spending ages on it we tend to use the 3m polishing kits and I have one at home which is absolutely brilliant but quite expensive however would last you a long while. Wouldn't even think of hand polishing unless im rectifying (dirt enclustion) but is possible but have to make sure that grade of abrasive you have as most people refer to da's so you would have to double the grade of abrasive for by hand

 

I was refinisher in a paint shop.which means rectifying imperfections in new paint. It involved plenty of mopping with various grades of compounds, de-nibbing etc. I was mearly trying to advise the chap on the pitfalls of using power tools. 

depends ive seen and done a few jobs that hasn't required any mopping what so ever to new paint  but thats mostly down to everything be absolutely clean and cleaning the  paint tinters lids and so on aswell as the  application

and depends what you call downfalls to power tools  as most of the time its mostly comes down to user error

[stevearch0]

User error/ no experience , exactly my point  :0)

[Scoop77]

Your car looks black or dark blue?
One product that it is good for hiding swirls and imperfections is Poorboys Blackhole which is a glaze with lots of fillers in. If you put a wax or sealant over the top of it,it can give great results.
Be warned, when you enter the world of 'detailing' it becomes expensive and obsessive! Lol.

[BleepyEvans]

Your car looks black or dark blue?
One product that it is good for hiding swirls and imperfections is Poorboys Blackhole which is a glaze with lots of fillers in. If you put a wax or sealant over the top of it,it can give great results.
Be warned, when you enter the world of 'detailing' it becomes expensive and obsessive! Lol.

Yep its an Anthracite.

 

I figured  £15 for some car shampoo, not bad ,how much do I get, 250ml ... .whhhatt? hehe
I guess its concentrated and not the watered down stuff you pick up from your local petrol station, so it should go a fair way if I mix it right. 

[BleepyEvans]

Got all my stuff sorted, £75 for shampoo, polish and wax along with the wash mit, polish pads and applicators.

Seems like a big hit but it should last.

[sonikk4]

For me Microfibre cloths a decent controllable electric mop, decent 3M polishing pads and a mixture of of polish and wax.

 

Would not be without the mop now. The best thing to do with it and any sort of denibbing etc is lay your hands on an old bonnet or boot lid and use that to practise with. Same for using a clay bar.

 

Once you have honed your skills with that then you can attack your own car.