magic qcs
New Member
Hi all,
Bit of an introductory post from me this one. I'm a detailer by trade, based in Altrincham, South Manchester, and have joined up on the say so of an existing forum member who is a friend of mine. I'm not sure of her username (yes, a female, and from Manchester if that narrows it down? ), but alas she pointed me in the direction of here!
I'm hoping I'll be able to answer a few detailing questions , and help you out with tips and advice regarding products and application etc. I recently held a Show & Shine day which went down a treat, just wish I'd known about this forum first, I'd have asked you along.
Anyway, here's what a C Class can look like in the right hands, using top products. This is her car, and she asked me to protect it with Swissvax Crystal Rock, which I'm sure some of you may have heard about!!!
So, the car arrived, some 5 days old (it's a new car), looking like this;
The car needed a surprising amount of work considering it was new and had just come from the dealership!!
Wheels being decontaminated after cleaning, to remove embedded brake dust and iron particles. Not much came off these;
Also had to remove, from all 4 wheels, leftover sticker residue;
Took care of those with some Autosmart Tardis.
Got onto the paintwork decontamination, starting with a snow foam mixed with a tiny drop of TFR to soften some of the more stubborn dirt;
Rinsed, and then washed. You can see here what little dealer protection was present;
I then clayed the car. This surprised me the most actually, with the car being new I wasn't expecting much but this is what came out;
Got the car inside and dried off using deep pile microfibre towels, and a blow dryer. Then applied, but not pictured, G|Techniq G3 glass sealant, cleaned the interior and all glass, dressed tyres, polished chrome tailpipes, and applied the "Crystal Rock"..
Outside in the sun she was looking lovely.
Zaino Z2, followed by Swissvax Autobahn was applied to the wheels for added protection..
She loved the car, and was so pleased. She can't understand why dealerships don't go to these lengths, as she said it'd help them sell more cars! Quite a nice compliment really. Hope the stealers don't one day grow a brain, I want to make my million first
I've done a few Mercedes, so if anyone wants to see some others, let me know and I'll post them up! SLK, SL500.. I even have an identical one of these C350's coming in soon!!
I am missing the jewel from the crown though - SLR is definately on my "to-do-before-I-retire" list, so if you know anyone near Manchester who has one and needs it cleaning properly, you now know who to ask
All the best,
Matt.
Bit of an introductory post from me this one. I'm a detailer by trade, based in Altrincham, South Manchester, and have joined up on the say so of an existing forum member who is a friend of mine. I'm not sure of her username (yes, a female, and from Manchester if that narrows it down? ), but alas she pointed me in the direction of here!
I'm hoping I'll be able to answer a few detailing questions , and help you out with tips and advice regarding products and application etc. I recently held a Show & Shine day which went down a treat, just wish I'd known about this forum first, I'd have asked you along.
Anyway, here's what a C Class can look like in the right hands, using top products. This is her car, and she asked me to protect it with Swissvax Crystal Rock, which I'm sure some of you may have heard about!!!
So, the car arrived, some 5 days old (it's a new car), looking like this;
The car needed a surprising amount of work considering it was new and had just come from the dealership!!
Wheels being decontaminated after cleaning, to remove embedded brake dust and iron particles. Not much came off these;
Also had to remove, from all 4 wheels, leftover sticker residue;
Took care of those with some Autosmart Tardis.
Got onto the paintwork decontamination, starting with a snow foam mixed with a tiny drop of TFR to soften some of the more stubborn dirt;
Rinsed, and then washed. You can see here what little dealer protection was present;
I then clayed the car. This surprised me the most actually, with the car being new I wasn't expecting much but this is what came out;
Got the car inside and dried off using deep pile microfibre towels, and a blow dryer. Then applied, but not pictured, G|Techniq G3 glass sealant, cleaned the interior and all glass, dressed tyres, polished chrome tailpipes, and applied the "Crystal Rock"..
Outside in the sun she was looking lovely.
Zaino Z2, followed by Swissvax Autobahn was applied to the wheels for added protection..
She loved the car, and was so pleased. She can't understand why dealerships don't go to these lengths, as she said it'd help them sell more cars! Quite a nice compliment really. Hope the stealers don't one day grow a brain, I want to make my million first
I've done a few Mercedes, so if anyone wants to see some others, let me know and I'll post them up! SLK, SL500.. I even have an identical one of these C350's coming in soon!!
I am missing the jewel from the crown though - SLR is definately on my "to-do-before-I-retire" list, so if you know anyone near Manchester who has one and needs it cleaning properly, you now know who to ask
All the best,
Matt.