DannyB
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I was a valater for 3 years before i moved to scotland, i could wash/wax my car and it would stay the same for days depending on the weather, im not trying to be an arse or anything i just couldnt justify spending that much on what is essentially a glorified valet 
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nik
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Registered: 19th Jun 00
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Go read up on detailing world, it is nowhere near the same thing as a valet
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JayCarr
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Registered: 19th Dec 02
Location: Cambs Drives:M3 & X3
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Its not until you see a 50:50 shot, that you realise how much a detail actually does.
Detailingworld is an excellent forum, love seeing the results some people get 
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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how did they croect paint levels? like they did in that astra vxr thread?
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Looks great. Seen a fair amount of affection to details work recently - he's quite local to me. Did he do your old Evo too?
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DannyB
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quote:
Originally posted by nik
Go read up on detailing world, it is nowhere near the same thing as a valet
I know what detailing is  but to me, its just a way of getting people to spend silly amounts of money
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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quote:
Originally posted by Danny_v6
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Originally posted by nik
Go read up on detailing world, it is nowhere near the same thing as a valet
I know what detailing is but to me, its just a way of getting people to spend silly amounts of money
Some of the products cost a bomb to buy in the first place, then there's the cost of the detailers labour - it's hard graft!
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DannyB
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That C looks evil RIch, very nice
I still wouldnt pay 300 quid for a 'detail' though
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John
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I can vouch for it being hard graft, I bought a machine polisher and it's going on ebay because I got bored after doing half of the roof.
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Nick-S
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nik
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Rich, yeah he did my last Evo which is actually on their site too
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DannyB
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Loving that EVO
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Rich H
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Originally posted by nik
Rich, yeah he did my last Evo which is actually on their site too
Yeh I thought it was you - was checking out his site the other day seeing as he's "competition"
Danny - Cheers, there's plans in the pipeline for it! I did a 2 day job on a Volvo V40 at the end of last week to bring it back from the dead - that cost them £300. I'm fairly cheap in comparison to a lot of others just due to being a new company - I still use the same products and methods though!
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Robbo
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Looking good nikolas
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wilson_sri
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Originally posted by GSi_16v
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Originally posted by wilson_sri
Cracking job on the exhaust tail pipes. There a bugger to clean on m3s.
autosol and elbow grease 
seriously tho that clean, very nice car
[Edited on 11-05-2008 by GSi_16v]
Yeh but when you do it for a living you dont have hours to do it twat
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will_ainsworth
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Registered: 8th Jun 07
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tbh 300 is cheap compared to the price of the car.... you pay that much in tax once a year.. so why not on a detail... i will have these done once ive had a respray....
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Ian W
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Looks mint
I got the same response about just being a valet and "autoglym is just as good" from my mates when I was on about getting mine detailed, thinking some scally down the local car wash could do the same job for £12
Well worth the money IMO
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All Torque
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Looks ace 
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Joe
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quote:
Originally posted by Danny_v6
I'd never pay that amount for someone to do that to my car
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Originally posted by Danny_v6
Still wouldn't pay nearly 300 pound for it
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Originally posted by Danny_v6
im not trying to be an arse or anything i just couldnt justify spending that much on what is essentially a glorified valet
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Originally posted by Danny_v6
I still wouldnt pay 300 quid for a 'detail' though
Let me guess, you wouldn't pay it then 
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DannyB
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z0mg you can multiquote..
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James_DT
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quote:
Originally posted by Danny_v6
Still wouldn't pay nearly 300 pound for it
It's a good job it's his money, then.
A lot of the money is paint correction. The cost of the actual wash/clay/polish will be a fraction of that. Plus, a photo probably doesn't do it justice.
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RS6
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stunning the m3 such a good looking car love the presence on the road!
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DannyB
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Originally posted by James_DT
it's a good job it's his money, then.
Well, yes, it is.Because i wouldnt pay that for it 
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CORSA NUT
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To be fair our cars cost us a shit load of cash so why not pay £250 ish quid for the paintwork to be 1000%??
Especially if you have a proper car likie an M3 Looks mint Nik How you finding it mate? I don't remember seeing a post about you buying it 
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DannyB
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I never said dont pay it??
I said i wouldn't..
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