Hand Car Wash

atrixblue.-MFR-.

vansboy wrote: »

I like your attention to detail, detailing.

What is the car you have, that is so well preserved?

VB

2013 Kia Proceed 1.6 diesel, inferno red metallic. I'm really OCD with car paintwork, developed a few skills from watching many detailers taken a few tips from them, developed a few of my own, watched allot of detailing vids online.


I never used a 240v buffer on my car, eventhough theres a few dealer installed swirls I use time and patience with cutting paste for that. plus I don't know how soft, or how deep the paint is, I don't have a meter so don't chance buffing but thinking of getting a meter and a buffer, as I'm not getting fitter and disability wont get better, it currently takes me approx. 4 days to detail my car ready for autum winter the frustrating thing is, everytime I have to leave it due to my disability and cant move on doing it, I have to then wipe it all back down with towels and spray wax when Im recovered enough to get back to it. hopefully a meter guage and buffer will cut that time down.

Captaincodpiece

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

2013 Kia Proceed 1.6 diesel, inferno red metallic.

A reasonably priced car.

What are they like seem to stand up to top gears abuse?

JustinR1979

Paint thickness gauges aren't cheap are they?!
As it's quite new guess you don't want to risk a rotary, but just use a fine polish and go steady - not as worrying as people think.
Have to be a numpty to burn through the paint


But I have had old Audi, VW and BMW so paint has been rock hard.
Believe paint now is water based?
Softer maybe?

atrixblue.-MFR-.

JustinR1979 wrote: »

Paint thickness gauges aren't cheap are they?!
As it's quite new guess you don't want to risk a rotary, but just use a fine polish and go steady - not as worrying as people think.
Have to be a numpty to burn through the paint


But I have had old Audi, VW and BMW so paint has been rock hard.
Believe paint now is water based?
Softer maybe?

I can use a rotary, just not on a car where I cant measure depth of paint, if you think about paint thickness, all those layers equate to a thickness of the edge of a piece of paper. cars that have been repainted can have paint as thick as thin grade carboard which makes detailing all the fun as you don't have to worry about the paint burning away.
as I understand it water base is currently the basecoat on most manufacturers lines, The lacquer on the outside maybe a polyurethane based lacquer, some automotive manufacturers use a water based lacquer for interior and door jams and underbonnet and underboot to meet the everdemanding VOC regulations.


ultimately its the amount of hardner applied to the clearcoat, due to really low temps where VW BMW are purchased at it requires a hard lacquer.

Captaincodpiece

JustinR1979 wrote: »

Paint thickness gauges aren't cheap are they?!
As it's quite new guess you don't want to risk a rotary, but just use a fine polish and go steady - not as worrying as people think.
Have to be a numpty to burn through the paint


But I have had old Audi, VW and BMW so paint has been rock hard.
Believe paint now is water based?
Softer maybe?

Twenty five quid if you trust sealey.

JustinR1979

Captaincodpiece wrote: »

Twenty five quid if you trust sealey.

Really?
Never looked into buying one, but last I heard they were 10 times that.
Better than nothing I suppose, as long as it erred on the side of under thickness.

vansboy

I've only ever used any polishing machines, or mops, on older vehicles, or any that had been repainted (when i had the sales business).

Since then, everything by hand has turned out pretty good. Not that I have anything more than a ten year old Astra currently!!

VB

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Captaincodpiece wrote: »

A reasonably priced car.

What are they like seem to stand up to top gears abuse?

inside is nice like a space station control panel, well laid out and thought out, steering wheel does most of the controls, proceed is lowered with sports suspension has different front and rear bumpers and front lion nose grille is different also its thinner with chrome side pieces into the bumper, ride is not harsh for sport suspension, fuel economy is really good, drove from wales to dorset used less than quarter of a tank over 142 miles. handling is nice and tight, 6 speed manual box, 3 steering modes,sport comfort normal, sport seats, leg room in the back for a 3 door is good, 3 adults can seat comfortably there, boot is the same capacity as a 5dr. hardly any engine noise in cabin or road noise. 125 BHP, more in the petrol model. loads of gadgets toys and stuff can get load more in top models mine is a base model proceed I get cruise control bloetooth etc. upspec models have flappy paddle auto's automated rear parking (car parks itself) HD satnav radio with reverse parking cam, 18 alloy wheels as aposed to the 16's standard base. fun little car.

JustinR1979

I tend to just use the rotary and Autoglym srp these days.
At the least it is much quicker, and gives it a good clean up.
Many waxes and sealants have fillers, so can still get nice results without spending hours polishing

JustinR1979

125bhp from a 1.6 diesel is good.
What's the torque considering is fairly small engine?
More worryingly I'm in Dorset