Detailed today.

[Shunt]

Ever since I bought my F the quality of the paint finish has annoyed me. So this weekend it has been sorted.

It's Amethyst Black so goes a nice shade of purple in the sun, well it does now Scott at OCD in Bolton has worked his magic on it. 12 hours of machine polishing and it's better than new.

 

[Myer]

Looks great, how much did you pay

 

[wanner69]

Looks a lovely finish, what did they use for protection?

 

[Tel]

12 hours of machine polishing! Blimey...surprised you have any paint left! ;-)
Be interested to know if he use a paint depth gauge to see how much was there at the beginning and how much is left?
Jags have a tendency to be on the lean side in places.

 

[wanner69]

12 hours of machine polishing! Blimey...surprised you have any paint left! ;-)
Be interested to know if he use a paint depth gauge to see how much was there at the beginning and how much is left?
Jags have a tendency to be on the lean side in places.

I just spent 12 hours machining on my bro in laws Focus runaround, never again lol

 

[robt]

Looks great

 

[Anonymous]

looking great well done

done mine over the weekend .... thanks for the posts

 

[Shunt]

It does look good but until the weather brightens up it will be staying in the garage.

He did use a paint gauge and does regular checks throughout the process, the final finish is with Swissvax, he did give me several options but that can become very expensive. The car was suffering from bad swirling as the paint is very soft on Jags, all the swirls have now gone and the paintwork looks fantastic with the Amethyst purple hint really shining through.

It's not a cheap day out and my wife thinks I'm bonkers for paying £400 for someone to 'wash my car' - her words. But in my book it was worth every penny to have the car looking how it should have when I bought it.

 

[wanner69]

It does look good but until the weather brightens up it will be staying in the garage.

He did use a paint gauge and does regular checks throughout the process, the final finish is with Swissvax, he did give me several options but that can become very expensive. The car was suffering from bad swirling as the paint is very soft on Jags, all the swirls have now gone and the paintwork looks fantastic with the Amethyst purple hint really shining through.

It's not a cheap day out and my wife thinks I'm bonkers for paying £400 for someone to 'wash my car' - her words. But in my book it was worth every penny to have the car looking how it should have when I bought it.

Excellent, make sure your wash and drying routine is good to avoid any further swirling etc onto the paint surface

 

[Tel]

It does look good but until the weather brightens up it will be staying in the garage.

He did use a paint gauge and does regular checks throughout the process, the final finish is with Swissvax, he did give me several options but that can become very expensive. The car was suffering from bad swirling as the paint is very soft on Jags, all the swirls have now gone and the paintwork looks fantastic with the Amethyst purple hint really shining through.

It's not a cheap day out and my wife thinks I'm bonkers for paying £400 for someone to 'wash my car' - her words. But in my book it was worth every penny to have the car looking how it should have when I bought it.

Good to hear, many do not and it's quite alarming to think that it is done 'blind'.
£400 in the scheme of things isn't that bad I think.
FWIW - I use a lambswool kit, bucket with a grit guard and any simple car shampoo. With that setup, I really have lessened any swirls.

 

[Shunt]

Yes, I also have a grit guard bucket and all the usual stuff, the problem is the previous owners didn't. Anyway my OCD is now fixed, Scott just sent me some more photos of his work on Saturday with some before and after shots:

 

[wanner69]

Great finish on your motor buddy, awesome job. Can I ask how long it took him from start to finish?

 

[Shunt]

Great finish on your motor buddy, awesome job. Can I ask how long it took him from start to finish?

Cheers, I'm much happier with it now, my OCD had been driving me mad with it.

I dropped it off with Scott (http://www.obsessivecardetailing.co.uk/) on Friday afternoon and collected just as he'd finished at 6.30pm on Saturday. In total I'd guess 12 -14 hours work. I've used him in the past where he'd come out to my house and work in the drive but due to the colour he wanted it in his workshop under LED lights. Last time he did my old V8V he was there from 7am to 8pm almost non stop.

 

[Boostfan]

Top job, were you not tempted to go the whole hog & have it ceramic coated?

 

[Shunt]

Top job, were you not tempted to go the whole hog & have it ceramic coated?

It was an option but at an additional £125 it was pushing the boundaries of even my man maths.

 

[wanner69]

Great finish on your motor buddy, awesome job. Can I ask how long it took him from start to finish?

Cheers, I'm much happier with it now, my OCD had been driving me mad with it.

I dropped it off with Scott (http://www.obsessivecardetailing.co.uk/) on Friday afternoon and collected just as he'd finished at 6.30pm on Saturday. In total I'd guess 12 -14 hours work. I've used him in the past where he'd come out to my house and work in the drive but due to the colour he wanted it in his workshop under LED lights. Last time he did my old V8V he was there from 7am to 8pm almost non stop.

Well he's certainly done a nice job for sure. i'm a wax man so I didn't want to go the ceramic route either. I enjoy applying various waxes every few months although my latest wax application is ceramic infused, awesome stuff

 

[Tel]

@Shunt - Can you tell me what tyre dressing he uses please...I like the natural look of the sheen.

 

[Boostfan]

Great finish on your motor buddy, awesome job. Can I ask how long it took him from start to finish?

Cheers, I'm much happier with it now, my OCD had been driving me mad with it.

I dropped it off with Scott (http://www.obsessivecardetailing.co.uk/) on Friday afternoon and collected just as he'd finished at 6.30pm on Saturday. In total I'd guess 12 -14 hours work. I've used him in the past where he'd come out to my house and work in the drive but due to the colour he wanted it in his workshop under LED lights. Last time he did my old V8V he was there from 7am to 8pm almost non stop.

Well he's certainly done a nice job for sure. i'm a wax man so I didn't want to go the ceramic route either. I enjoy applying various waxes every few months although my latest wax application is ceramic infused, awesome stuff

Spill the beans then, whats this awesome stuff you have been using?

 

[robt]

That looks fantastic love the wheels I was going to have mine done in the carbon finish then thought about gloss black but your pics have affirmed my first choice

 

[wanner69]

Cheers, I'm much happier with it now, my OCD had been driving me mad with it.

I dropped it off with Scott (http://www.obsessivecardetailing.co.uk/) on Friday afternoon and collected just as he'd finished at 6.30pm on Saturday. In total I'd guess 12 -14 hours work. I've used him in the past where he'd come out to my house and work in the drive but due to the colour he wanted it in his workshop under LED lights. Last time he did my old V8V he was there from 7am to 8pm almost non stop.

Well he's certainly done a nice job for sure. i'm a wax man so I didn't want to go the ceramic route either. I enjoy applying various waxes every few months although my latest wax application is ceramic infused, awesome stuff

Spill the beans then, whats this awesome stuff you have been using?

Angelwax enigma wax. I use the ceramic shampoo and quick detailer too
https://angelwax.co.uk/product/enigma-ceramic-wax/