After spending a few hours cleaning my rrs yesterday afternoon in the sun i woke up to find it looking like a pile of due to the sun!! so after watching all you guys posting your detailing stories on here and seeing the awesome pictures im going to give it a shot myself

For a basic complete package i was thinking this:

Wash bucket + grit guard
lambs wool wash mitt
wheel smitt
gloss enhancing shampoo
waffle weave towel
electro duster and air brush
high performance masking tape
streak free window clean
fade 2 black dressing
clay bar - medium duty

All from Chemical brothers

and then some Magifoam!

obviously I have got the usual jetwash etc...

Ive done my best at sifting out the best information from the forums but its not easy!

Please tell me any other items i need or will make the car shine that little extra!!

Thanks in advance! possibly considering a detailing meet down in southampton if anyone would be interested..

Kinda puts my builders bucket, old T'shirt and Fairy liquid to shame !  08 2.7 RRS "S"
Td5 110......very modified
RS 5
Kawasaki ZX12R me, it's quick !

Can't see any polish or wax mate......forget the masking tape, duster.....just concentrate on the wash, the drying, claying, washing again, polish, wax, tyre shine and the black trim detailing......

That will be a great start

Masking off the plastic trim is good if you think you'll get polish on it as it will leave white streaks which look , also good if machine polishing to prevent burning, marking trim and dragging in dirt

Dusting if polishing with a polish that dusts is also a good idea, and just prior to waxing

Two buckets needed, one for shampoo and one to rinse wash mitt.

Not forgetting a foam lance if you haven't got one already.

nathanh1 wrote:

After spending a few hours cleaning my rrs yesterday afternoon in the sun i woke up to find it looking like a pile of due to the sun!! so after watching all you guys posting your detailing stories on here and seeing the awesome pictures im going to give it a shot myself

For a basic complete package i was thinking this:

Wash bucket + grit guard
lambs wool wash mitt
wheel smitt
gloss enhancing shampoo
waffle weave towel
electro duster and air brush
high performance masking tape
streak free window clean
fade 2 black dressing
clay bar - medium duty

All from Chemical brothers

and then some Magifoam!

obviously I have got the usual jetwash etc...

Ive done my best at sifting out the best information from the forums but its not easy!

Please tell me any other items i need or will make the car shine that little extra!!

Thanks in advance! possibly considering a detailing meet down in southampton if anyone would be interested..

I would use a sponge on the wheels as I think/know you will end up taking chunks out of the shmitt and I have heard of people putting there fingers through the foam quite quickly...

Make sure you use a wash thats not going to streak when it dries... I use a wash that I can wash the car and even if one side is dried it will rinse off to perfection.

I would also suggest not using a waffle weave towel (unless your using it on windows) as they can induce marring on the pain work which would need ultimately polishing out.

Is the dressing water based or oil based? If the latter it will attract dirt too, water based while it will wash off will be ALOT less messy..!

The paintwork on Range Rovers is relativly soft (I have a black RRS to polish tomorrow) so I would go for a mild clay bar over medium as again you could put marks into the paintwork if you use one thats slightly too aggressive.

Foam is a good idea but on some scores I think its gimmicky personally. The trouble is that to get foam to work your going to need degreasers and TFR's these will degrade any wax or sealant protection on the vehicle. I personally spend that little bit longer rinsing and never have any problems. I also use APC on badges and a very soft brush to clean around them. This I find works a lot better as you can buy Daisy APC in Tesco's very cheaply.

I hope some of this helps, Are you going to be machine polishing the paintwork?

If there is any other advice I can give please feel free to ask away!

I am based in Hook if you fancy a quick jaunt up the M3 to have a chat about detailing.. I did think about opening the doors to the Unit to the RRSport guys soon... Just want to polish my black RRS first!! LOL

ATB

Johnny

Johnnyopolis wrote:

nathanh1 wrote:

After spending a few hours cleaning my rrs yesterday afternoon in the sun i woke up to find it looking like a pile of due to the sun!! so after watching all you guys posting your detailing stories on here and seeing the awesome pictures im going to give it a shot myself

For a basic complete package i was thinking this:

Wash bucket + grit guard
lambs wool wash mitt
wheel smitt
gloss enhancing shampoo
waffle weave towel
electro duster and air brush
high performance masking tape
streak free window clean
fade 2 black dressing
clay bar - medium duty

All from Chemical brothers

and then some Magifoam!

obviously I have got the usual jetwash etc...

Ive done my best at sifting out the best information from the forums but its not easy!

Please tell me any other items i need or will make the car shine that little extra!!

Thanks in advance! possibly considering a detailing meet down in southampton if anyone would be interested..

I would use a sponge on the wheels as I think/know you will end up taking chunks out of the shmitt and I have heard of people putting there fingers through the foam quite quickly...

Make sure you use a wash thats not going to streak when it dries... I use a wash that I can wash the car and even if one side is dried it will rinse off to perfection.

I would also suggest not using a waffle weave towel (unless your using it on windows) as they can induce marring on the pain work which would need ultimately polishing out.

Is the dressing water based or oil based? If the latter it will attract dirt too, water based while it will wash off will be ALOT less messy..!

The paintwork on Range Rovers is relativly soft (I have a black RRS to polish tomorrow) so I would go for a mild clay bar over medium as again you could put marks into the paintwork if you use one thats slightly too aggressive.

Foam is a good idea but on some scores I think its gimmicky personally. The trouble is that to get foam to work your going to need degreasers and TFR's these will degrade any wax or sealant protection on the vehicle. I personally spend that little bit longer rinsing and never have any problems. I also use APC on badges and a very soft brush to clean around them. This I find works a lot better as you can buy Daisy APC in Tesco's very cheaply.

I hope some of this helps, Are you going to be machine polishing the paintwork?

If there is any other advice I can give please feel free to ask away!

I am based in Hook if you fancy a quick jaunt up the M3 to have a chat about detailing.. I did think about opening the doors to the Unit to the RRSport guys soon... Just want to polish my black RRS first!! LOL

ATB

Johnny

Wow thank you for all the help!

'nickm' yes im not sure what polish or wax is well rated? ive just always used autoglym or something similar with a good name - probably not so good product!

'Oldcro' i assumed the dispenser on the jetwash done the foam lance thing for me?

'npinks' as much as i would love to give it a machine polish i think i need someone to take me through it first im clueless about waxing and have herd some bad horror storys!

Johnny that sounds like a plan! il have a crack myself over the next few weeks and then we can organise something! and if theres any other guys/girls that would be interested in coming down or up then we could turn in into a day out!

Thank you all!

nathanh1 wrote:

Johnnyopolis wrote:

nathanh1 wrote:

After spending a few hours cleaning my rrs yesterday afternoon in the sun i woke up to find it looking like a pile of due to the sun!! so after watching all you guys posting your detailing stories on here and seeing the awesome pictures im going to give it a shot myself

For a basic complete package i was thinking this:

Wash bucket + grit guard
lambs wool wash mitt
wheel smitt
gloss enhancing shampoo
waffle weave towel
electro duster and air brush
high performance masking tape
streak free window clean
fade 2 black dressing
clay bar - medium duty

All from Chemical brothers

and then some Magifoam!

obviously I have got the usual jetwash etc...

Ive done my best at sifting out the best information from the forums but its not easy!

Please tell me any other items i need or will make the car shine that little extra!!

Thanks in advance! possibly considering a detailing meet down in southampton if anyone would be interested..

I would use a sponge on the wheels as I think/know you will end up taking chunks out of the shmitt and I have heard of people putting there fingers through the foam quite quickly...

Make sure you use a wash thats not going to streak when it dries... I use a wash that I can wash the car and even if one side is dried it will rinse off to perfection.

I would also suggest not using a waffle weave towel (unless your using it on windows) as they can induce marring on the pain work which would need ultimately polishing out.

Is the dressing water based or oil based? If the latter it will attract dirt too, water based while it will wash off will be ALOT less messy..!

The paintwork on Range Rovers is relativly soft (I have a black RRS to polish tomorrow) so I would go for a mild clay bar over medium as again you could put marks into the paintwork if you use one thats slightly too aggressive.

Foam is a good idea but on some scores I think its gimmicky personally. The trouble is that to get foam to work your going to need degreasers and TFR's these will degrade any wax or sealant protection on the vehicle. I personally spend that little bit longer rinsing and never have any problems. I also use APC on badges and a very soft brush to clean around them. This I find works a lot better as you can buy Daisy APC in Tesco's very cheaply.

I hope some of this helps, Are you going to be machine polishing the paintwork?

If there is any other advice I can give please feel free to ask away!

I am based in Hook if you fancy a quick jaunt up the M3 to have a chat about detailing.. I did think about opening the doors to the Unit to the RRSport guys soon... Just want to polish my black RRS first!! LOL

ATB

Johnny

Wow thank you for all the help!

'nickm' yes im not sure what polish or wax is well rated? ive just always used autoglym or something similar with a good name - probably not so good product!

'Oldcro' i assumed the dispenser on the jetwash done the foam lance thing for me?

'npinks' as much as i would love to give it a machine polish i think i need someone to take me through it first im clueless about waxing and have herd some bad horror storys!

Johnny that sounds like a plan! il have a crack myself over the next few weeks and then we can organise something! and if theres any other guys/girls that would be interested in coming down or up then we could turn in into a day out!

Thank you all!

I was deadly serious about the builders bucket and t'shirt....... It'll be dirty again by the morning, sod the cleaning, go for a pint, cook a meal, ravish the wife, walk the dog.

Now where did I put that Meguires kit  08 2.7 RRS "S"
Td5 110......very modified
RS 5
Kawasaki ZX12R me, it's quick !

andy r wrote:

I was deadly serious about the builders bucket and t'shirt....... It'll be dirty again by the morning, sod the cleaning, go for a pint, cook a meal, ravish the wife, walk the dog.

Now where did I put that Meguires kit

I invested a small fortune in all the detailing gear, gave it a go, found it bloody hard work and not really good at getting results. In the end gave up and paid a mate to do the full paint correction detail. Best money spent, now he does a full polish etc once a month for me.

Sod this detailing lark

I would be happy to show you machine polishing, A DA would be a good start... When your confidence grows you can progress to a rotary...

Thanks

John[/quote]

That would be greatly appreciated and much needed! ive got a busy rest of month with family wedding, holidays etc but sometime in September would be great when it suits us both

Thanks

Nathan

chris mc wrote:

Sod this detailing lark

My local garage now offers a machine polish for £120, worth doing 2 or 3 times a year I recon RRS gone
Audi SQ5...Gone Audi Q7 S-Line 240 3.0TDI Gone
Audi A6 Allroad Sport 270 3.0TDI

Machine polish with a cutting compound? Or just polish and wax?

light cut then poilsh and wax back up. (like a new car detail I suppose) RRS gone
Audi SQ5...Gone Audi Q7 S-Line 240 3.0TDI Gone
Audi A6 Allroad Sport 270 3.0TDI

'Oldcro' i assumed the dispenser on the jetwash done the foam lance thing for me?

I thought the same thing as well, but the dispenser only allows you to spray soapy water onto the car.

The foam lance is designed to inject air into the water foam mix creating lots of tiny bubbles. These cling to the bodywork and as the bubbles slowly slide down help to remove the top layer of dirt. It is a prewash to remove loose dirt before a shampoo wash.

Cover the car with foam, leave for 5 minutes then hose off. Great fun.