Car Detailing Service

Delvance · Post by **Delvance** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:47 pm

Heya all, on holidays atm so i'm doing a bit of detailing work.

Currently i'm only offering this to family/friends and FTO AU.

Details of this operation is mobile car detailing so that means i come to you (In Sydney) with all the equipment needed and whatnot. You'll only need to supply a powerpoint close-ish to car and a tap for some water. A car port of some sort would be good too but otherwise i can do no cover but the car will have to be off the road.

I specialise in exterior detailing but can do light interior cleanups and dress ups as well. Service wise, i'm offering

-Wash
-Wax
-Polish
-Scratch removal/reduction
-Swirl removal
-Paint cleansing (removal of tree sap, bonded contaminants etc)
-Trim dressing
-Will provide hints and tips upon completion to paint maintenance

This is not your average crystal car wash service etc, i have a much finer attention to detail, do NOT scratch, use high quality products (think beyond meguiars) and take great pride in my work. I've previously worked on many different japanese cars such as Mitsu's, Honda, Mazda, Nissan etc. and have never had an unsatisfied customer.

Some pics to show what i'm selling and what your car can potentially look like..

Paint reflection quality

Another nice reflection shot..

And another..

An overall pic

I am available to do this for the next 2 1/2 weeks or so then i am stopping again so this is kind of a limited thing lol.

Price wise, it really does depend on the job and what you want me to do, whether it's a simple wash and a wax because you don't have the time/equipment to do so or a complete detail from wash, clay bar, swirl and scratch removal, wash, sealant, carnauba wax and trim dressing, it's all upto you!

As a rough guide for price, i did a Ralliart Colt today and spent roughly 3 1/2 hours on it, that time frame allowed me to wash, light swirl/scratch removal + paint cleanse and wax (an all in one product) then topped with a synthetic wax/sealant, along with exterior trim dressing and wheel cleaning = $160.

If you are interested or would like to know more, please contact me on zero-four-three-three-four-six-five-six-five-seven or PM me

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:03 pm

Can you by any chance get rid of a key mark that runs all the way across my passanger side door? It's a bit deep, cut n polish makes it stand out less but I dunno, maybe you know of a way to make it more.. subtle permanently?

Delvance · Post by **Delvance** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:57 pm

Sublime,

I've dealt with a few key marks before (unfortunately) and there are ways to make it less obvious/hide it. Are you able to post up a couple of pics of the mark ? Preferably in good light, one overall pic and one close up (even macro mode) of the scratch ?

When you said the cut and polish made it less obvious, was this done by hand or machine ?

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:05 pm

Thanks, I'll take some pics tonight and post em up.

I'm assuming it was done by hand, I went to sydney car wash in baulkham hills (on windsor road), they charged me $100 bucks and they're supposed to be real good or so they claim, got the premium wax / cut n polish done a month and a half ago.

Delvance · Post by **Delvance** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:56 pm

Sublime,

Ahh ok. If they charged $100 and did a cut and polish, my guess is they would've used machine as machine gets results much quicker and can do some things that would otherwise require He-man arms hehe.

I'll have a look at the pics and go from there mate, cheers

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:44 am

ah dude I totally forgot about this lol.. friday night, went out, didnt get home till 10am and yea, been recovering ever since (couldnt even look at computer screen without having headaches lol)

Delvance · Post by **Delvance** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:40 am

Haha no worries dude, i've kinda been enjoying my holidays anyways haha

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:28 pm

sublime19 wrote:ah dude I totally forgot about this lol.. friday night, went out, didnt get home till 10am and yea, been recovering ever since (couldnt even look at computer screen without having headaches lol)

u left the club without telling me... wtf mate!

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:15 pm

jonowong wrote:
sublime19 wrote:ah dude I totally forgot about this lol.. friday night, went out, didnt get home till 10am and yea, been recovering ever since (couldnt even look at computer screen without having headaches lol)
you left the club without telling me... wtf mate!

He had an uncooked sausage that needed attention

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:21 pm

Hahahaha..

Lol man I was pretty gone haha.. I sms'ed u as I was walking out cos I couldn't find you, and said I was leaving, plus u even called me after that, twice!

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:16 pm

sh*t man.. I took the photos, trying to find my goddamn piece of sh*t fkn usb connector thingy so I can plug phone into comp and upload the pics.. Dunno where I put it!!!!

Delvance · Post by **Delvance** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:00 pm

No worries lol

Post by **dstocks** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:22 am

Delvance, is there anything you can do with stone chips by any chance (or recommendations you may have). Country roads are taking a real toll on my front bar!

Delvance · Post by **Delvance** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:14 pm

I feel your pain dstocks

My riceline is copping a couple from travelling down to wollongong and back for uni. However, there are a couple of solutions.

Check out the following link for a easy but time consuming way to repair paint chips almost perfectly. You'll need a little DIY skill (easy) and a lot of patience. One thing i found though is that if you use a touch up paint that isn't very runny (e.g. autobarn bought ones), it won't actually drip like said in the article.

Here it is
http://www.autoeducation.com/carcare/paintchips.htm

After the paint chips are repaired, i would recommend a product from 3M which is an invisible film applied to the front bar and part of the bonnet if you wish that will prevent stone chips. Just like a car bra, though of course not as tough but invisible. The line where the clear protection film ends is hardly visibile at all if done properly and it does not go yellow. I'll have to follow up with a link for this later.

Goodluck

Eltnot · Post by **Eltnot** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:44 pm

I was going to ask exactly where I could find the sanding block, but a little googling produced an answer.

http://www.shop-auto-parts.com/item-B00 ... -Grit.html

Looks like I'll be doing this in a month or so then.

yano · Post by **yano** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:46 pm

Delvance, any chance you'll be stopping by brisbane for a holiday???