Detailing World Guides - Contents

Dave KG · Mar 12, 2008

Welcome to the Detailing World Guides!!

This is the main contents page for the guides section, the links below will take you to the guide which you are looking for. PDF versions of the guides will be made available also for downloads and easy printing.

Tutorials are designed as a step by step guide outlining the general techniques - handy for quick reference to back up the more detailed guides

I appreciate all feedback to the guides, and if you have any at all or ideas for improvements please either let me know by posting in the feedback thread or by PM, whichever you prefer. Any ideas very greatfully received.

I hope that you find the guides useful!

Happy Detailing,

Dave KG

*** Links will become active as the guides are launched. Please be patient as each guide will be getting written from scratch

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Detailing Guides

Washing Your Car

Automotive Clay

Paint Defects - What Are They?

Paint Correction By Hand

Machine Polishing By Dual Action Polisher
Machine Polishing By Dual Action Polisher : PDF Format
Machine Polishing By Dual Action Polisher : FAQs
Machine Polishing by Dual Action Polisher : Troubleshooting

Machine Polishing By Rotary Polisher
Machine Polishing By Rotary Polisher : PDF Format

Serious Correction: Deep Scratches, Stone Chips Etc

Before Your Wax

Last Stage Products - Protect Your Hard Work!

Wheels & Tyres

The Engine Bay

Exterior Trim

Glass: A Clear Vision

Interior Basics

Leather Basics

Interior - Deeper Cleaning

Tutorials

Wheel & Arch - Basics

Question & Answer

Got a question relating to the guides? Post them up in one of these sections please and they will be answered asap!!

General Q&A

Wash, Clay & Cleanse Q&A

Paintwork Correction Q&A

Interior Q&A

Feedback

Got any feedback? Something else you'd like to see? Spotted a spelling misteak? Please give me your feedback in the following thread:

Feedback

Dave KG · Mar 29, 2008

New links active

Dave KG · Apr 24, 2008

More new links active

mark2m8 · Apr 27, 2008

ta

Thanks so much, these have been real helpfull :thumb:

spooj · May 11, 2008

the dual action guide was my bible while i have been learning.really first rate bang on work.

vx55 · May 11, 2008

Thanks for the guides Dave!
I can never thank you enough

krazyjay · May 11, 2008

guides are spot on mate.
nice one

lurcher10 · May 16, 2008

Guides

Is it just me.....some of the guides appear listed in red, and I can`t access them
:wall:
Oh dear....I must be patient.....sorry about that!

ianrobbo1 · May 18, 2008

lurcher10 said:
Is it just me.....some of the guides appear listed in red, and I can`t access them

snap!! is I doing something wrong again??:wall:

Dave KG · May 18, 2008

Dave KG said:
*** Links will become active as the guides are launched. Please be patient as each guide will be getting written from scratch ***

Links in red are not yet active.

Yeti Racing · Sep 10, 2008

I'd say the washing guide is not ready

Dave KG · May 20, 2008

Just a little note to say that I will be updating the links again soon with new guides... My PhD 2nd Year Progress Review takes place 4th June, so I have been neck deep in preparation for that so haven't had all that much time to dedicate to guides of late

I will be back on the case soon though folks, sorry for the delays...

-ROM- · May 20, 2008

Bloody hell dave, get your priorities right, what's more important DW or some silly little PHD?

P.S. i am looking forward to reading some more guides!

DEL_UK10 · Jul 7, 2008

many thanks to the creator of this section...

will help me imensly.

DEL:wave:

Mars Red Mike · Jul 7, 2008

What has happened to the washing with foam guides? When i click on them i get sent to some page with cows on it.

M3_GT · Jul 11, 2008

Yes, the same thing when I try to open the washing without foam guides.

bidderman1969 · Aug 4, 2008

love to see a "how to avoid hologramming" guide, lol

thats my only problem now, lol

Lappy · Aug 14, 2008

Holograms are indeed a bit problematic.

If the conditions aren't optimal, holograms appear quite often.
Just a matter of polishing again with a 'finish'-polish but still, Would like to know all of the ins and outs of holograms.

MR Ray · Sep 10, 2008

Was there a PDF guide to the two bucket method?

MR Ray · Sep 11, 2008

I'm sure i've seen it. even printed a copy

XSOUL · Oct 9, 2008

this guides it's very upfull

Bigpikle · Oct 24, 2008

is there a PDF washing guide I can send to a friend who is a novice?

Dave KG · Oct 24, 2008

There isn't one that I have written Damon, sorry... I am in the process of writing them but progress is slowed by the PhD hours.

Sorry mate, will keep you posted as soon as one is writ.

todd · Oct 26, 2008

Something I threw together for the MR2OC.

As per the PM, hope it helps, if any of the text or photos helps anyone else feel free to take what you want :thumb:

http://www.glassfinish.co.uk/carwash/washingguide.pdf

About 4mb due to the photos.

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Now playing: Newton Faulkner - All I Got

Bigpikle · Oct 26, 2008

thanks Todd - whats the weird song reference in your sig?

todd · Oct 26, 2008

LOL, sorry, forgot about that, if you use foxytunes with Firefox it'll automatically put in what song you are listening to at that point in time, can be slightly embarrassing sometimes :lol:

PS, I don't listen to Kylie, honest

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Now playing: Kylie Minogue - In Your Eyes

kennyng · Nov 1, 2008

thanks, dave

BMW^Z4 · Nov 1, 2008

very helpful

Wez · Apr 13, 2009

hi mate any dates when the new liks will be up?

Wez · Apr 13, 2009

sorry mate great pdf's by the way

Dave KG · Apr 13, 2009

They will be up in the near future, I only get a small amount of time here and there to work on them at the moment, but they are still in the pipeline and not forgotten about

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