fordperv Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I use mequires endurance tyre gel, I love that stuff its fantastic and it smells great too FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Thanks Mr Fordperv, I'll give that a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Tyre sniffer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I heard they dye kits from amazon are good although I've never used one myself Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Three bucket wrong un is the new standard. I do like this guy and find his OCD obsession somehow reassuring. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I'll just leave this here - http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=81391 [runs away]wasn't he the twat that pulled a Brand new car apart then threatened to Reject it cos someone at the factory had put a few felt tip marks under carpets etc????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I'll just leave this here - http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=81391 [runs away]What an absolute cockwomble. Fuck going for a pint with that guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Recently treated myself to a Machine Polisher, been wanting one for years...so flurry on internet trawling saw me purchase a Silverline 1200w sander/polisher from Amazon So advise on using it for A - headlamp fettling, and B - sorting out few marks on Skoda and Fiat..I have T cut, as well as Cutting paste..many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Send it back and buy a Dual Action polisher for £20 more from Argos. It’s much harder to damage paint with a DA than a rotary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 With a rotary, you need to be very careful not to burn through the paintwork or create excessive heat. Also their quite hard to hold steady, and they fling polish everywhere if your not careful. Be careful with your masking off as well, as if you so much as breathe on a bit of trim on setting 4 (I have the same polisher) you'll damage it! Great fun though, get good at it and the results are satisfying! This is a good read - http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=66024 (you'll need whatver the photobucket fix extension is for your browser though) Having used a rotary and a DA, A DA is ace for not too bad paintwork, light swirls and general gloss enhancement, but you need a rotary to remove damage. It's been far too long since I've used one on a car mind! oldcars and Dirk Diggler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 As above send it back as it's the wrong kind and silver line power tools are utter shit. You need a da and to be very careful. Could this question not have gone in the stupid question thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Could this question not have gone in the stupid question thread? That's what it's for....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 not a stupid question though!!! stupid question is "why did I get married 3 times??" oldcars, chaseracer, privatewire and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colnerov Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Because you weren't paying attention. purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 not a stupid question though!!! stupid question is "why did I get married 3 times??" Alzheimer’s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 not a stupid question though!!! stupid question is "why did I get married 3 times??" Addicted to wedding cake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 A Batchelor is someone who never makes the same mistake once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Not really a stupid question... However a slightly pedantic answer is available. DA all day, and change the 's' to a 'c'. Skizzer and Timewaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Advice* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I've got one of those machines and it's great, never broken down and I have shined up loads of old knackers with it bezzabsa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Addicted to wedding cake?1st wedding - didn't have a cake......2nd we did..but I didnt even get a slice, 3rd the Misses baked it and it was gorgeous cos it wasnt fruit cake!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Not really a stupid question... However a slightly pedantic answer is available. DA all day, and change the 's' to a 'c'. one of those that doesn't look right no matter how i spell it....plus my lappy has an american spell checker - even though its set to English UK...given up looking at the underlined words now especially colour and assorted similar words!! red5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I got married for the fruit cake. 27 years later and I'm still married to her. myglaren and Brodders 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I got married for the fruit cake. 27 years later and I'm still married to her.I Must have been the fruitcake ..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 my mates got the same buffer and I've used it loads, I can get an OK shine on even quite shit paint but can't help but sling compound everywhere.My old 106 was covered in it and I left it on for a few days til it set solid. Don't do what I did! It was that bad and baked on everything that I really couldn't shift it even with thinners and scotchbrite. A DA polisher would be more forgiving and less likely to just fire your farecla G3 over everything within a 10 mile radius. All I can give as advice is to keep the panel wet and don't use much compound. Try and get a "rhythm" and don't let the polisher spin freely, and try to keep the pad as flat as possible. You can't usually go 100% flat as it just skates all over the place, but just a very slight tip on one direction will keep all its wandering force in that same direction, I usually let the weight of the motor push the back end down a bit, that seems most predicable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 If we get some detailed discussion about mopping technique, then I don't think this is a stupid question. The detail might be better in its own thread. Including 'Mopping secrets' in the title might help though... Brodders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I didn't look as I'm not a wrong'un but I'm surprised this didn't get covered in the two bucket wrong'un thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Advice received: 3 X car polishing technique 24 X 'maybe XYZ would have been a better thread to put this in' Pillock, bezzabsa, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 it was actual adviCe i was seeking... ie wet or dry...fast or slow wtc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Advice received: 3 X car polishing technique 24 X 'maybe XYZ would have been a better thread to put this in' 1 X a shiter doesn't polish his car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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