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Ralphs day of detailing! 5 1/2 hours!

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Well today, my mate Steve (an up and coming detailer in the suffolk area 07554426238) came and gave Ralph an amazing detailing sesh!

He was filthy, but now he looks immense!!! 5 1/2 hours! but worth it!

Ill let the pics do the talking! (appologies to any detailers out there if i get these in the wrong order that they were taken in, but you get the idea!!)

dirty:

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some of the kit:

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then a degrease.

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then a wash down with a lamswool mitt, and two buckets.

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then the whole car got a clay bar. ( I wanna take you to the clay bar, i wanna take you to the clay bar..... :-D )

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wash it again.

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then a microfibre dry down.

Mask up, break out the da, with some pre wax treatment (takes out the swirls etc:

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the swirls get removed so well. left hand side is done, right hand side still to do!

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The Wax (aparantly this wax is something special! - it looked amazing!)

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and after its been waxed and buffed off with a super fibre cloth, it looked like this!!

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its great aint it mate, a bloke at work does detailing as a hobby and some stuff he has done is amazing! he spends around 20 hours on a car though lol

I'm no clean freak but i will say that i would of cleaned inside panel gaps and under arches just to finish it off. apart from that it looks immense! really do love a deep gloss. and likin the wheels mate!

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I'm no clean freak but i will say that i would of cleaned inside panel gaps and under arches just to finish it off. apart from that it looks immense! really do love a deep gloss. and likin the wheels mate!

It was a quick job, he normally takes a full day to do the whole car, and it didnt cost me a penny! (its not normally free! lol)

Cheers though.

I'm no clean freak but i will say that i would of cleaned inside panel gaps and under arches just to finish it off. apart from that it looks immense! really do love a deep gloss. and likin the wheels mate!

It was a quick job, he normally takes a full day to do the whole car, and it didnt cost me a penny! (its not normally free! lol)

Cheers though.

:-D Hope you bought him a pint afterwards looks like hes worked his nutts off quality job

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I'm no clean freak but i will say that i would of cleaned inside panel gaps and under arches just to finish it off. apart from that it looks immense! really do love a deep gloss. and likin the wheels mate!

It was a quick job, he normally takes a full day to do the whole car, and it didnt cost me a penny! (its not normally free! lol)

Cheers though.

:-D Hope you bought him a pint afterwards looks like hes worked his nutts off quality job

He has a couple of pints in at my local :wink:

jesus, that looks awesome?!

Wow and price Please to do mine lol??

great work!

how much does that usually cost?

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jesus, that looks awesome?!

Wow and price Please to do mine lol??

Cheers Guys.

Well a basic clean like mine, is £65, and a full detail is £110

He will come to you (suffolk area, but ring to discuss if you are further)

Steve 07554 426238.

Shame I'm in Cambridgeshire. :(

What about derby? lol need a bit of paint blending from where there is overspray around the bump strips....

makes a world of difference!

Car looks wicked mate. love the wheeliesss

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Shame I'm in Cambridgeshire. :(

give him a bell/text, I'm sure he will travel for a few english pounds.

makes a world of difference!

Car looks wicked mate. love the wheeliesss

Cheers man.

how mch did the rims cost u? what adaptors did u use?

thanks

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