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the 2 more popular ones with more modern font Sample 5 Sample 6

very nice.. makes mine look a little crappy not sure id get away with using the car badges quite so large.. would probably run accross some copyright issues??

is it really that noticeable that im in the aston pic.. i can hardly see it and if you bear in mind how small the business card will be??

oh of course.. thats what i meant. i want just rolling my eyes as i spent ages looking at them and thought these were the best of the bunch

the font is used throughout my site and on other flyers and invoices. would be open to suggestions of better fonts though

hmm all things i haddnt even noticed cheers andi :roll:

Hi guys. spent yesterday messing about with some business card designs. Now im no graphic designer but im fairly happy with this design but just dont know exactly which one to pick.. and as im getting 1000 printed i want them to look right So can you vote on which is best and also leave feedback if you have any. Cheers Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3 Sample 4 these have all been cropped as they would be by the printers and have been shrunk for web display. thanks Nathan

that porsche took 2 solid days with the rotary polisher, various grades of polish and then many coats of glaze and wax. Miracles dont happen in 5 mins. When you say you have tried a machine.. what exactly did you try? best to take paint depth readings before carrying out any major polishing work so you know how much you can safely remove. most machine polishing i do removes about 5um and an absolute max of 10um in approx 60um of clear coat that is usually on a car.

depends.. its not the pressure thats gonna hurt the wax.. its the agressivness of the detergent. check to see if it says its wax safe and if it is just use it slightly watered down.

When you say autoglym wax... do you mean the super resin polish? Little missleading saying wax as autoglym dont actually produce a wax to my knowledge. Even the trade liquid hardwax (extra gloss protection) is not technically a wax but a man made acrylic sealant ... and its very very good dont get me wrong... but misleading to call it a wax. As for flexiblades.... the jury is out i think still on these.. I have the AG one in my van but rarely use it anymore as i have seen damage that it can cause. I think if your cleaning in a proper valet bay and you keep the blade clean and blade the car as soon as its washed it MIGHT be ok .. but if your outside... all kinds of dust could have blown onto a car between rinsing and blading... but then i guess even using a towel will move that around (although there is more chance the towel will take the dust into the fibres more than a silicone blade) Hi Jim... on yours theres no need to top any wax up for a good 2-3 months yet. its had 2 coats of collinite 24 hrs apart and each coat is 'supposed' to last 12 months... in the real world i'd expect them to last a GOOD 6 months. topping up isnt going to harm it though as long as you dont use a cleaning wax products... so for instance.. autoglym super resin polish is a no no. Try collinite 845. Its easier to apply and remove than the 476s i used but just as effective. or megs #16 paste wax... its not as durable as the collinite stuff.. but remember you have the 476s underneath so its not a huge issue. and its a better looking wax. the shampoo your using is fine aswell. just remember to pre rinse the car as much as poss to get as much dirt off BEFORE you start using a mit to shampoo

which clearkote stuff was it you were using? you should use those on the paint first and then the collinite. It will still retail most of its shineyness and be much better protected.

using any kind of polish or cleaner AFTER a wax will remove the wax. Collinite (as with any wax) is a final stage and if you want to maintain it just use another non cleaning wax... or why not another coat of collinite!

the super resin polish is a mild hand polish and acrylic sealant that will give you approx 1 month of protection. the extra gloss protection is a non cleaning non abrassive sealant that lasts 2-3 months ontop of the SRP. Natural wax (carnauba) will give a warmer glow and can offer anything from 1-6 months protection. The more carnauba the better the shine usually although each mix is different now. for example zymol vintage with 61% white carnauba doesnt last as long as destiny with 50% white carnauba. Natural wax leaves a nicer finish than a man made acrylic sealant. Clay bar has been around for years. Its literally a bar of clay that you wipe over the paint (with use of a clay lube) to remove embedded brake dust, tree sap etc. Its a very effective cleaning process that i carry out on all major details. Im going to slit this section of my thread off into a new one about AG products in the modern world. thanks Nathan

so you can actually push them and feel a distance between the lacquer and the paint in that case there is nothing that can be done to fix them quickly. I had a clear coat failure on my first red CRX. had the whole thing resprayed.

Hi i still use autoglym for most of the washing process as i feel their products are good and cost effective. When it comes to polishing and waxing a car i tend to use other brands now as the only think AG offer is the extra gloss protection. They seem to have mossed the boat a little with the whole natural wax and clay bar thing. Although... saying that i still regularly use super resin polish. Out of everything i have used in the same bracket of products i still feel this one is the best. Not used the comma stuff though... although i know dad has a big 25L container of their shampoo in the shed that he prefers to anything else... mind you.. thats cause i dont let him use my AG shampoo ;)

lacquer bubbles?? any better description or even pics? is it rough to the touch now like tree sap or is it water marks?

hmm thats quite some detour... unless there are others in the area that want it doing that would make it more worthwhile the journey??

RADO.001, ok dates are now starting to look good. have definate bookings at the moments on 24th and 25th. would this suit you and could you do either the 22, 23 or 26? would need to be a whole day starting about 8am ish. To anyone else in the area, if your interested please let me know now. I dont mind staying down there longer but if i have lots to do i will need to allow more time and bring more products. Thanks Nathan

want to come down mid - late april for a whole week as i already have 3 or 4 definates lined up. lets for arguments sake say 22nd - 27th jan

ok cool, any dates you cant do. is there still a hosepipe ban down there? thats one of the major probs at the moment. as a pro detailer im exempt from the ban.. but would still need somewhere where they would let me fill up 600lts. Going water meter rates are currently £2 per 1000lts so i'd happily pay. just need to find somewhere to do it.

So having had quite a few requests from the south im currently looking at spending a whole week down there at a friends place. So basically.. who is up for having their car done around the middle of jan? I'll have to confirm the dates etc a bit later but just wanted to get an idea. cheers Nathan

nice work on that alfa. you kept saying WE? have you taken on someone else?

whats that.. a list of how to wash the car? i presume you mean to chamois the car dry after washing? Basically if your looking at doing a full on detail then this should be the order pre rinse whole car clean wheels and rinse spray car with detergent and rinse shampoo and rinse clay and rinse polish glaze wax windows trim tyres interior That way your not going to undo any work you have already done.

yeah you spot on for order there. Sometimes i shampoo again after clay and sometimes i just rinse the car down with water.

Mate, Bournemouth's quite a large detour if he's going back to W. Yorks from the IOM (5-600ish miles out of the way!) (You might be thinking of The Isle of Wight :wink: )[/quote:a7b8b] i also made this mistake! ha whoops IOM is miles away from the south