Car Body Detailing Shop

[imi]

I have been browsing on the IS300.net, and seems like most of the users take their cars to detailing place where they get a full paint work make-over..

Detailer

Is their a place here that offers a similar type of service here, i don't mean the average valeter, as i think that they not specialised in this body work service..

so any one know any place..

[wildrnes]

come to me

[imi]

wildrnes Posted on Jun 10 2003, 10:24 AM

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come to me 

I mean a "Pro" not a "Fro" :zee:

[wildrnes]

[MsW]

This isn't a detailing shop is it (or am I not seeing something obvious?) it's

a website advertising car polishing stuff - just like Meguiars, only wet-look.

[imi]

yep thats true MsW, but i couldn't find the actual link, but the deatiling shop produces the same effect to the car, proffesionaly done.

[MsW]

Ah, right, I see.

A business opportunity for someone I think

[wildrnes]

:zee: :mat:

[TonyGoose]

My bruv had something like that done ... Near Salisbury i think.

Body compunded + polished + interior + underbonnet etc ....

They had the car 3 days and it cost over 300 quid.

He's well chuffed with the result though.

I did a similar external job myself couple of weeks back.

Was asked to provide 'wedding transport' for some friends ...

So though i better go to town a bit ... Damn my IS was gleaming B)

[imi]

something similar to this:

USA-Detailer

They actualy take off the lights, seal all the cracks n join, tape up any plastics bit etc.. then detail the car..

[Matthew_McNally]

I'd pay to have someone else put so much time and effort into cleaning / polishing my car.

don't know about £300 (although this isgood for 3 full days work) - but then, I wouldn't want 3 days worth of cleaning / polishing a month.

[rhaines]

come on guys where can we get this done in the UK, I'm surprised you haven't found anywhere yet.....

[imi]

I have tried doing a search, but all i get is a valeting service, they just valet give the average polish n shine up, but not the real thing..

[Matthew_McNally]

I have tried doing a search, but all i get is a valeting service, they just valet give the average polish n shine up, but not the real thing..

nah - me neither.

did find some excellent US sites though that just made me want to find one even more

[rhaines]

closest I can find is this but not too sure....

http://www.splashgroup.co.uk/motor.html

[Matthew_McNally]

found this site

that is for discussions between detailers - so chock full of tips on how to detail cars - thought I'd share

[Matthew_McNally]

closest I can find is this but not too sure....

http://www.splashgroup.co.uk/motor.html

thats a one-off application Ryan

Had it done to my IS when I bought it.

Really good - car looks good after just a wash and chamois dry.

They also make an excellent alloy wheel wax

[Fever]

My local Chips Away dude offered me 250quid for painting two key scratches, fixing and painting one dent, all bonnet chips and any other marks to the paint work of the car...plus and wash and wax.....not too bad me thought!!

Neil

[ricky_is200]

How was he going to fix the dent do you know?

[Fever]

Well its a bit of a bugged....it's on the wheel arch where the body is double skinned...it can't be pushed out, so he said sand fill and paint! It's about the size of a fingernail.

[ricky_is200]

I only ask cause my dads got two dents about the same size, one on the wheel arch and the other on the door (both from supermarket incidents ) and he's been getting quotes of about £600 from bodyshop places.

[Fever]

Really :o :o Hmmmm....strange, mine came from exactly the same place....bloody supermarkets!! Where abouts are you Ricky? I could put you in touch with the guy if you like!

[ricky_is200]

In Harlow, J7 of the M11. Is that near you? Would be good to see if these ships away guys could do something.

[imi]

:winky:

So no joy then anyone i take it

[Fidgits]

Nope... we'll just wait for Matt W to start his Meguiers Auto detailing Centre....