http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=152964&highlight=Skoda+Yeti

Thought I recognised the car.

Me?

I just chuck something from Halfords on it once a year!!

tom

I sold that one!

Belongs to Aerofurb on here.

Good grief, I must be getting old!! I don't understand a word of what he has done.

Bucket, Turtle Wax wash and a sponge if I'm felling energetic, or it's Sunday at work, otherwise it is £5/15 minutes in the pressure washer area at the supermarket!

Aerofurb, can we bring ours to be done?

Edited 2 May, 201115 yr by Llanigraham

Hope the ultra plush towel used was one of these:-

http://www.chemicalguysuk.com/SASQUATCH_MAXIMUS_HAIR_RAISING_MAXIMUM_STASH_MICRO_p/sasq2pk.htm

Good grief, I must be getting old!! I don't understand a word of what he has done.

Bucket, Turtle Wax wash and a sponge if I'm felling energetic, or it's Sunday at work, otherwise it is £5/15 minutes in the pressure washer area at the supermarket!

Aerofurb, can we bring ours to be done?

I am the same I was waiting for google translate to pop up!.

My Yeti seems to love bugs, it had a mouthful on a recent trip to London. It took a while to remove all of them, anyway washed it yesterday and waxed the front to see if its easier to remove the next time I clean here.

Link now requires you to log in!!

Works for me? Data might have stored on my cookies.

Edited 2 May, 201115 yr by My_Yeti

Link now requires you to log in!!

I can't now access the link either, and I started the thread!!!

tom

Good result. Have the wonders of detailing not reached the Yeti section of owners yet then?

Good result. Have the wonders of detailing not reached the Yeti section of owners yet then?

In general, no.

I would have to VALET mine every other day in the winter, with the state of the lanes I drive to get to work. As it is, it's lucky to see a hose pipe every now and then, although it does get pressure washed after most rallies, but that is only because SWMBO moans about the 3" of crud stuck to the sills.

And come someone please explain where this stupid term "detailing" comes from? For many many years the term that has always been used is "valetting". What's the difference?

Up here in Yorkshire where brass is tight and we like to spend it on the good things in life like proper ale with a head on it (none of that flat Southern stuff). We have a things called buckets and hose pipes and we do it ourselves! Not been near a car wash in years can do a much better job myself and no scratches we have a perfectly adequate vac as well.

Just cant see the point of paying someone whose probably on the fiddle to do it for you when a bit of vigourous exercise and fresh air can be had!

Mind you my next door neighbour a retired headmaster who would cut a currant in half often soaps his car when he can see rain coming and lets the rain rinse it!

Don`t know when I will finally get chance to wash my Yeti!Probably not until early next year at this rate.

Edited 4 May, 201115 yr by Maffa

Up here in Yorkshire where brass is tight and we like to spend it on the good things in life like proper ale with a head on it (none of that flat Southern stuff). We have a things called buckets and hose pipes and we do it ourselves! Not been near a car wash in years can do a much better job myself and no scratches we have a perfectly adequate vac as well.

Just cant see the point of paying someone whose probably on the fiddle to do it for you when a bit of vigourous exercise and fresh air can be had!

Mind you my next door neighbour a retired headmaster who would cut a currant in half often soaps his car when he can see rain coming and lets the rain rinse it!

Don`t know when I will finally get chance to wash my Yeti!Probably not until early next year at this rate.

Cut a current in half, brilliant made me laugh lol.

Think of the saving he is making in rinse water. Plus it should be nice and "soft" so rinses better.

Short arms and long pockets?? (we say that about people from Cardiganshire!!)

A guy at work got into detailing when he had an Octavia VRS. He spends a fortune on polishes and clothes etc and for him it is a hobby. He has recently changed to a new black Audi TT and when it first arrived the finish was very poor. There is a detailer on a site similar to this who does it for a job up in the NE and so he got him to do a "proper job", he would take over from then. It is not for me but the difference is staggering. The car is now practically a mirror and his argument is, apart from the fact it is a hobby, is that the car is now easier to clean and the paintwork is protected. It does look quite stunning and genuinely is better than anything a dealer would throw out. A detailer will take about 9 hours to do a thorough job so it is not quite 10 minutes to do your car on a Sunday morning, which is what I do every couple of months. Praise be for Aqua Blue rather than Black.

Good result. Have the wonders of detailing not reached the Yeti section of owners yet then?

We're a grubby bunch - well some of us

And come someone please explain where this stupid term "detailing" comes from? For many many years the term that has always been used is "valetting". What's the difference?

I think the difference is in the name, detailers go into much greater depth. Valeting is a general clean, well done but general. Detailers will think nothing of spending 1-2 days on a car, using up to 10 different products to get multiple layers of protection on the car. Think of it as extreme valeting.

I do add again, it is not for me but I have been shown online examples of jobs done be detailers and the end job is amazing. Have a look at this link and I think you will see the difference between a valet and a detailer.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14327

I put a coat of polish on our Yeti, followed by another coat of something to make it shiney/more slippery and I have to say that after a trip to the Forest of Dean I was surprised just how easy the muck came off.

You can still see the shine on the bonnet etc.. after a few days on the road.

And this is out of the sun too.

crafty picture oppertunity!

This is how the professionals do it.

http://gleammachine.net/index.htm

tom

I had mine done with Autoglym Lifeshine when bought, does that count as detailing!

No - a rip off