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Monday, 27 August 2012
Big Cat Diaries
Ok, not quite a diary, but felt like a long time!!
I was contacted by a gentleman who had recently acquired a Jaguar XJ8, but was disappointed with the finish. On viewing the vehicle, it was immediately clear what the problem was. There was so many swirls and scratches that it had dulled the paint finish.
After a discussion it was decided that a multi stage machine polish was the best course to enhance the vehicle's appearance.
The first job was to get the vehicle clean and prepared for polishing. The next step was to find a polish and pad combination to achieve the aim.
The second picture shows a panel after three stages.
Now rain stopped play during the first round of polishing, but in the next two pictures, you should he able to see the difference in the finish on the front wings.
So once the machine polishing stages were complete, the colour was really starting to show through.
Then the paintwork was prepared with a pre-wax cleaner, before a layer of a premium carnauba wax was applied, then buffed off.
Some completed pictures
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
2011 Ford Galaxy - Burnham-On-Sea: Full Valet and Odour Removal
It was decided that the vehicle required a full valet inside and out, shampooing of the seats and flooring, and anti-bacterial odour fogging to remove the stale urine smell.
This was the vehicle on arrival:
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| 2011 Ford Galaxy before valeting near Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset |
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The exterior after:
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| 2011 Ford Galaxy after valeting near Burnham-On-Sea |
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| 2011 Ford Galaxy after valeting near Burnham-On-Sea |
You can see from the pictures the gloss now evident. Certainly a turnaround from how it was when I arrived!
Once the exterior valeting was complete, the interior was fully valeted, with carpets and upholstery shampooed. Due to a smell of stale urine, the interior was fogged with an antibacterial fogging solution.
It was a pleasure to see this vehicle now looking as it should for it's age
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| 2011 Ford Galaxy after valeting near Burnham-On-Sea |
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| 2011 Ford Galaxy after valeting near Burnham-On-Sea |
2007 VW Golf GT TDi 170 - Exterior Pre-sale Valet
Due to being parked under trees, there were some stubborn stains, which he had tried to remove using T-Cut. Many people do not realise that T-Cut is a very harsh product, and in this case it had created hazy areas all over the car, particularly by the door handles and the bonnet.
The owner had a propsective buyer travelling all the way from Norfolk, so wanted the vehicle to make the right impression.
So once the vehicle was clean, it was time to try and improve the appearance of the paintwork. A light machine polish with a pre-wax cleaner was enough to remove the cloudiness and bring depth and gloss to the paintwork. The paintwork was then waxed with a liquid wax product, to further enhance the gloss, and give some protection to the paintwork. Tyres and trim were dressed to enhance their appearance, ready to create a good impression.
So once the exterior work was complete, this was the result.
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| 2007 VW Golf GT TDi 170 after an exterior valet near Ilminster, Somerset |
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