nik
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Had a full detail this week as there were a few swirl marks etc which were getting on my tits, http://www.affectiontodetail.co.uk did the work! I'll get some better images soon and a full write up of what was done/used..
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Steve X16XE
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WoW thats nice and clean! How long did it take to do all the car?
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nik
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Cheers mate, took them about 14 hours in total iirc - as I say, I'll get a detailed plan up soon of what they did etc and products used. It feels so smooth though I can't stop touching it (the car that is) 
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BluKoo
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Very nice.
Just outside, or did they do the inside too?
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DannyB
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14 hours  whatever happened to the good old 2-3 hour valet?
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cunningham
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stunning love these beemers but a 12 quid claybar could of got the smoothness there and some paint restorer may have got rid of a hell of alot swirls how much was it? the valet ?
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Jambo
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14 hours 
Did theyclean the underside too?
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wilson_sri
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Cracking job on the exhaust tail pipes. There a bugger to clean on m3s.
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Novaneil
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Looks smart! Is it standard? Any plans for it or leave it as is?
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by cunningham
stunning love these beemers but a 12 quid claybar could of got the smoothness there and some paint restorer may have got rid of a hell of alot swirls how much was it? the valet ?
you're joking
these professionals will always do a much better job than any amateur like me or you could...
looks awesome 
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nik
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Jambo - Yeah, partly, all the sills have been done underneath etc and inside the arches too  Prices vary on time but a usual car will cost between £280-350 odd for the full works
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Nick-S
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quote:
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]
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DannyB
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thats alot for a valet..
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nik
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It isn't a valet ffs 13 hours of the 14 are spent prepping and correcting paint levels, marks, swirls etc. I wouldn't pay someone to wash my car..
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DannyB
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But realy, it is just a glorified valet.I'd never pay that amount for someone to do that to my car when 1 hour later it could piss it down, or a few days later its filthy as fuck again.This detailing fad is ace, wish i would have thought of it as its making people a fucking mint.
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dan-h
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Originally posted by Danny_v6
thats alot for a valet..
easy to afford if you are a drug dealer
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Danny_v6
But realy, it is just a glorified valet.I'd never pay that amount for someone to do that to my car when 1 hour later it could piss it down, or a few days later its filthy as fuck again.This detailing fad is ace, wish i would have thought of it as its making people a fucking mint.
the whole point is that you can keep it clean by just giving it a washand polish/wax for the next year and will still look just as good.
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Steve X16XE
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However what you wash your car again it'll be done in half the time and look this good..... think about it.
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Nick-S
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
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Originally posted by Danny_v6
But realy, it is just a glorified valet.I'd never pay that amount for someone to do that to my car when 1 hour later it could piss it down, or a few days later its filthy as fuck again.This detailing fad is ace, wish i would have thought of it as its making people a fucking mint.
the whole point is that you can keep it clean by just giving it a washand polish/wax for the next year and will still look just as good.
you can do that with out spennding £280+ tho tbh 
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GT190
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very nice car.
hopefully my next car in a few years, but in black.
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DannyB
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Still wouldn't pay nearly 300 pound for it
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v
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Originally posted by Ben G
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Originally posted by Danny_v6
But realy, it is just a glorified valet.I'd never pay that amount for someone to do that to my car when 1 hour later it could piss it down, or a few days later its filthy as fuck again.This detailing fad is ace, wish i would have thought of it as its making people a fucking mint.
the whole point is that you can keep it clean by just giving it a washand polish/wax for the next year and will still look just as good.
you can do that with out spennding £280+ tho tbh
i don't believe youwill get it as cleanas that tbh. some swirl marks may have required wet and drying to put right...
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Nick-S
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not saying i can get it that clean but i can get my car pritty dam clean with out spending silly money.
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JayCarr
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Very nice
I doubt you could get swirls out of the paint as good as a machine polish etc could. I'd happily pay that if my car was swirl marked to pieces.
Exhausts look very clean 
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nik
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Cheers JayCarr, seems I should have just washed it instead I've been driving it for 4 days now and it looks just as clean, try that after a quick wash/polish!
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