Step One - Decontamination - the clay bar

Once the washing is completed it's time to decontaminate the paintwork. While washing removes surface dirt and grease it very rarely removes tar and tree sap and other airborne contaminants which make the paint feel rough. This is done using a Clay Bar and a Clay lube which slides over the paint knocking off these surcae contaminants and leaving the paint smooth. Paint cleansers and compounds will remove these too but its wasteful of the product when you can do it simply with a clay bar. Remember to use very light pressuer and don't allow the panel to dry during use. When the clay bar gets dirty simply re work to a clean disc and keep going but if you drop it on the ground and it gets gritty then junk it. Dirty claybar sections can be used for wheels very effectively so don't throw those away.

work round the car in small sections and once clayed re-wash the car to remove all the lube and clay residue

Now your are ready to Polish you car........!

Step Two - Polishing

Polishing is the process of cleaning the paint and producing that really deep shine. It can be achieved by hand with paint cleansers such as R222 Gloss enhancing paint cleanser and Dodo Juice Lime Prime

Please call for more info on our polishers

Dual Action Polishers offer a very low risk route to gaining significantly better polishing results. Dual action polishers work differently to rotary polishers in that the polishing head oscillates randomly about a fixed point as the polishing head spins (hence the term dual action). This means that friction is vastly reduced at any given point of contact, limiting the effective work rate and greatly reducing the risk of burning the finish or removing too much paint. Therefore, dual action polishers are ideal for car care enthusiasts who want to be able to safely correct their paint without the fear of inflicting further damage
The advantage of a dual head machine like the Cyclo is that the machine is much more balanced and vibration free. The Cyclo requires no additional pressure to make the polish work and therefore is ideal for polishing large eareas or for continuous operation

Rotary polishers do require some practice and experience to acheive good results. The biggest danger is using too much speed and not holding the polisher correctly. However rotary polishers do work faster than most single head dual action polishers and are better suited to heavy swirl and scratch removal

There is a vast choice of polishing compounds to choose from when carrying out paintwork correction. Our favourite polishes are the Menzerna range which offer eeceptional results with minimum mes and require minimal experience to achieve a great finish. See the Menzerna pages for more info and to purchase

If more work is required on the paintwork that is beyond the limits of a paint cleanser then specialist Polishing Compounds are normally used to remove paiint defects by removing a very smal top layer from the paint. There are a number of well known compoiunds available commercially from the likes of 3M and Farecla but these can be difficult to use at times and are often not suitable for use with dual action polishers. Our preferred compoiunding system is to use the Menzerna range and if you are new to polishing then remember to apply the lightest compound possible to achiev the results you want. Menzerna 203S is a simple to use and extremely good 'one pass" compound that will give great resuklts without having to use heavier polishes and variation of the pad used will provide high quality swirl mark removal plus final finishing all from one polish. for full details see the Menzerna pages or click here

For more details on compound selection and polishing or to discuss training then call Mike on 08454020795

Dodo Juice Gentle Grey and Purposeful Purple Clay bars with Born Slippy Lube
See the Dodo juice pages for more info and to purchase

Hand Polishing products
R222 Paint Cleanser
A light easy to use paint cleanser that restores colour and gives a great finish

Dual Action Polishers

Meguiars G220 DA Polisher
An entry level Polisher based on the highly succesful "Porter Cable" design at a great price from £149.99

Makita Dual Action Polisher
A brilliant new DA Polisher with proven makita build quality and reliability. This professional tool is great for thiose who want to do light detailing or apply and finish one step polishes and acrylic coatings like GLARE®

Cyclo 6CE Dual head Polisher
A professional poisher for the pro detailer and regular user with low vibration and fantastic flexibilty. This is a superb all round polisher with the speed to work with full diminishing compounds plus a range of head options for colour sanding and cleaning. the polisher of choice for aircraft and aluminium polishing or for anyone with large areas to polish

Rotary Polishers
Makita 9227 BD variable speed polisher
Top Quality profesional Orbital Polisher for the pro detailer or experienced polisher

Milwaukee AP12 Rotary Polisher
Lightweight rotary polisher ideal for the novice wanting to move to a rotary. Well balanced and easy to use

The Shampoo system- click on an image for more info and to purchase.

Use A two bucket Gritguard wash system to minimise wash marks
Use soft wash mitts like our Lambswool and Microfibre Screaming Green products which won't scratch your paintwork and mild p[H neutral shampoos from R222 and Dodo Juice