Mer in a bucket, fantastic finish

50ml mer in a bucket of warmish water.
Wet car all over using hose.
Wash with mixed solution.
Hose off.
Rubber blade off surpless water.
Finally leather off.
Glass,paintwork,plastic,spot on
Simple!!!

Argh!!!!! the rubber scratch- a -blades

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Melbop wrote:

Mer in a bucket, fantastic finish

50ml mer in a bucket of warmish water.
Wet car all over using hose.
Wash with mixed solution.
Hose off.
Rubber blade off surpless water.
Finally leather off.
Glass,paintwork,plastic,spot on
Simple!!!

Melbop wrote:

Mer in a bucket, fantastic finish

50ml mer in a bucket of warmish water.
Wet car all over using hose.
Wash with mixed solution.
Hose off.
Rubber blade off surpless water.
Finally leather off.
Glass,paintwork,plastic,spot on
Simple!!!

Ok, I'll have a look and in future try a cloth instead of a leather
Thanks for that

The rubber itself is not too bad, it's a tiny particle if grit/dirt you might have missed which will do the damage

Fluffy drying towel are loads better, I just got these the othervweek great for drying cars

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=128244

I think they have brought new ones out now too, larger softer and named after a polar bear or something

Ditto Ditto Ditto

Blades are a mare

Mer in a bucket evil again it has abrasives in Mer will kill a Black cars finish 2014 5.0SC AB

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Thanks to everyone for their help, just placed my order on Elite Car Care for all the things recommended including some new fancy wash buckets and after speaking to Alex who was really helpful added some Zaino Quick Detailer to make it look even shinier.
Perhaps we should organise a local members detailing GTG on my car park at work  MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
Audi A5 Sportback Black Edition 3.0 tdi quattro S Line

I am thinking of buying machine polisher on elite's website. Can someone recommend the best polishing/finishing pads please? I am going to polish and then wax the car next weekend.
Thank you. Vadim A.

I think the best polisher is a porter cable. But I can't find where to buy one.

Porta cable are a US branded polisher and require a 110v transform I believe

As for pads, I went Lake and Country, but in honesty I think any brand would suffice

I used a light cut pad the last time I did it, then polishing pad and a finishing or ultra finish for the Dodo Supernatral machine stick wax.

I am still familiarising myself with the machine polishing technique, saw some videos on how to polish but no one really explains the whole deal about light cuts etc. Anyone up for a challenge?  Vadim A.

Vadim, lets book on a 3 hour course, locally, or near to us in Ascot - guy from Magic detail showed me last year but I could do with going again, think he charges about £50 and he shows you how to do it - want me to make the call and arrange and see when etc???