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Boomy
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:26 pm

Took it to someone I know called Andy and let him get to work on the old girl.With a regular 'Sunday afternoon' type wash and wax, it looked great.Get direct sunlight or a lamp on it however and it revealed horror after horror no matter how "clean" I thought it was..

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No "proper" wax on it yet..


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End results (no wet sanding btw)..


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Best £150 I have spent on it I think :D
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:14 pm

LOOKS BRILIANT!!! Any idea which compound he used?
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 4:20 pm

Feck me, that is epic :cool: :cool: :cool:
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:28 pm

Not 100% sure on all the stuff he used, but I know there was a fair bit of 3M stuff knocking about.It was foamed, clayed, sprayed with various things, wiped, rinsed and buffed by hand and a machine.Then, just when I thought it looked great, it was moved outside to be rinsed and cleaned off again and then had more machine buffing and what not. :o
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:13 pm

Boomy wrote:Not 100% sure on all the stuff he used, but I know there was a fair bit of 3M stuff knocking about.It was foamed, clayed, sprayed with various things, wiped, rinsed and buffed by hand and a machine.Then, just when I thought it looked great, it was moved outside to be rinsed and cleaned off again and then had more machine buffing and what not. :o
Ahhh man! would of been nice to have a DIY guide Im sure somone on here would have details
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:22 pm

£150 well spent there!
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:28 pm

Nobby_N wrote:£150 well spent there!
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 7:05 pm

Amazing result. :cool:
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Superb, transformed your car that has
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Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:15 pm

That is a lovely result.

I also like the 'water butt in use' sign - clever!
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Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:50 pm

Two questions. Firstly where are you located, and then more importantly does he do this for a living?

I would be very interested in using his services at some point....

Awesome looking job. :cool:
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Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:00 pm

It's more a serious hobby for him.He is based near Rainham in Kent.Water Butt sign was up during the hosepipe ban (which was odd seeing as it pi$$ed down for a month) :D
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Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:27 pm

VERY shiny! :D
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:07 am

Thanks all for the kind comments.

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Not a great reflective shot, I just like how clean the lines are on these cabs.

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Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:30 am

Pretty good for £150 !

Mind you , No roof or bumpers to do lol :D
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:15 pm

The finish was superb! Looks like it took a long time too, seeing as the first pics started in day light, and then looks like it's dark when he finally finished! Very, very impressive.

My only question is, how do you keep the dust off it, now? :D
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Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:58 pm

He was at it all day Gert! Was certainly a challenge! As for the dust, you don't keep it off -You just get annoyed and keep wiping it ;p (although it does come off rather well with a decent cloth due to all the wax etc)

As I mentioned, he is based near Rainham in Kent and his number is below if anyone was interested.

Andy:
07580 258705
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Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:03 pm

Boomy wrote:He was at it all day Gert! Was certainly a challenge! As for the dust, you don't keep it off -You just get annoyed and keep wiping it ;p (although it does come off rather well with a decent cloth due to all the wax etc)

As I mentioned, he is based near Rainham in Kent and his number is below if anyone was interested.

Andy:
07580 258705
:D thanks.
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Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:51 pm

He's been at it again.This time a wet sand and wax on this boot..

Well worth selecting the 1080p and full screen options (even if you have to pause it, wait for it to load then come back and hit play).It loses so much at the lower resolutions.

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Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:57 pm

very nice job,lovely looking cab mate
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Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:08 pm

Money well spent, motor's looking sharp
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Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:42 pm

I heard of a mirror finish but that's beyond words!
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Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:21 pm

that is fresh
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Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:04 pm

Looks properly awesome mate!
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Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:59 pm

brillant results !! well well worth £150, with the products cost and the time it would take yourself - its nothing to pay !

you should ask him for a run down of the process and post it up
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Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:33 am

Looks excellent... Well worth the cash..
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