Detailing or just polishing ??
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Topic: Detailing or just polishing ??
Posted By: Cambell
Subject: Detailing or just polishing ??
Date Posted: 31-March-2007 at 20:12
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Hi Guys, Here's the fruits of todays labour. 1st of all Issys coupe was waxed with Maguires. This pic is taken with the digital zoom on my digi cam from accross the road. kinda hard to geta real shine on Silver (I think!!)
Then, mine was treated to a G3 compound cut using a huge sponge on a muckle great grinder. Then it got the Maguire treatment. It all took ages but I recon it was worth it. The dent was actually me dropping my trolley jack a while ago, do you think the air was bluer than my car...........oh yeah !! I am now absolutely pooped and enjoying a nice cold Carlsberg Export. Seeyou tomorrow.
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Posted By: muppet 2
Date Posted: 31-March-2007 at 20:43
Looks shiney  , tip to avoid using digital zoom . Walk towards subject . Please remonstrate tomorrow  ------------- I have been diagnosed with ADHOtS. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Ohh that's Shiney 
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Posted By: bluebro
Date Posted: 31-March-2007 at 23:14
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Innit great how the good weather has us all sprucing the cars up. Great work there Cambell, i shall have a good looky at your grafting tomorrow! -------------  F22 Estoril Blue M235i |
Posted By: Cambell
Date Posted: 31-March-2007 at 23:17
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I just wanna say in advance, it was raining on the way through !! ------------- |
Posted By: Issy
Date Posted: 01-April-2007 at 09:59
Hrmmm he had help!!!!!
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bluebro wrote:
Good days work....... they are both very shinny!! Posted By: bluebro
Date Posted: 01-April-2007 at 12:16
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OOPS! Sorry Issy. Although i have just read the post again and Cambell does fail to mention a helping hand! ------------- F22 Estoril Blue M235i |
Posted By: Cambell
Date Posted: 02-April-2007 at 07:46
Oh aye, thanks to Issy for making the tea !!  only kidding, she's a dab hand with an electric buffer !! (no jokes please, its a family forum)------------- |
Posted By: vpricey
Date Posted: 02-April-2007 at 08:17
I have to say your car was looking pretty darn good yesterday Cambell!! ------------- Paul - '87 E30 325i Sport - '99 E39 M5 - '05 E53 X5 
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Posted By: Gradon
Date Posted: 02-April-2007 at 09:36
| cars looking good cambell, ( oh and issys too)... |
Posted By: Issy
Date Posted: 02-April-2007 at 11:59
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Thank you...nice of you to say so....it was hard work!
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Posted By: Issy
Date Posted: 02-April-2007 at 12:04
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Posted By: muppet 2
Date Posted: 02-April-2007 at 15:41
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All your good work was worth it Issy , your car was looking good. Have to admit i did not have a close look at Campbell . I did not make it that far up the car park. ------------- I have been diagnosed with ADHOtS. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Ohh that's Shiney
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Posted By: Issy
Date Posted: 02-April-2007 at 22:29
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[QUOTE=muppet 2]All your good work was worth it Issy , your car was looking good. QUOTE] Thanks ...we had a good look at yours I love the colour of it.....was looking good. ------------- |
Posted By: 523 iAN
Date Posted: 03-April-2007 at 17:45
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that's what i like to see, nice clean motor's silver is the worst colour to get that "bling, bling" type shine from, but in the right light silver car's are like mirror's pic of a lamp-post on my car
nice mirror finish on our wee Mitsy Colt (sorry for the ugly mug!)
Colt & E39
and my gleaming 21yr old 320
------------- 2003-530i SE 
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Posted By: Cambell
Date Posted: 04-April-2007 at 08:16
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Thanks for showing that Ian, these show impressive work. I recon the shine on Issys Coupe was pretty impressive (even if I say so myself) that pic was taken from accross the road, up my drive and through my windscreen. The distance from camera to car was probably about 20 - 25 feet and the houses behind and TV antenna are clearly visible. The roof line on the houses would be easily another 40 feet away from the bonnet. That was the first proper cut and polish I've done to my E39, maybe another couple of coats of wax and you'd be able to read Issys number plate in the reflection but if you look carefully at the drivers side of the Coupe, you'll see her taking a sneaky pic of me taking a blatant pic.
All good fun but knackereing !! ------------- |
