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Postby jayrs on Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:13 pm

nice one mate, once it all done ill be in contact for some bits then. :)
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Postby Gaz7 on Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:29 am

No problem, just let me know whenever you need anything.

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Postby Gaz7 on Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:15 pm

New Products Added

After a period of testing, i'm pleased to announce that i will now be stocking Meguiar's Professional products (not the consumer range you get in Halford's). I have also been made an approved Meguiar's stockist.

A small selection of the consumer range that passes my rigorous testing will be available alongside the Professional range.

The products initially available are:

No.7 Show Car Glaze
No.16 Mirror Glaze Paste Wax
No.26 Hi-Tech Yellow Paste Wax + Applicator
No.83 Dual-Action Cleaner Polish
No.80 Speed Glaze
Quik Clay
L/W Mitt
All Surface Interior Brush
Ultra-Safe Wheel Spoke Brush
Gold Class Foam Applicator Twin Packs
Endurance Tyre Gel.

These products are offered alongside my current range of Poorboy's, ClearKote, Optimum, Euro W products and Collinite.

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Postby D.J on Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:19 pm

Get you, 'approved Meguiar's stockist'

Moving up in the world Gaz!!!!! :D
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Postby Gaz7 on Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:23 pm

Lol, it just means my life is slowly being taken over by polish.... :lol:

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Postby D.J on Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:28 pm

In the words of Homer Simpson:

hhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmm polish.........
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Postby Gaz7 on Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:26 am

Sadly it's getting like that :lol:

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Postby ianFRST on Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:03 pm

how much for them gaz?

i want to try the megs #7 glaze.... so might be interested. also, can you get the megs clay on its own?
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Postby Gaz7 on Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:22 am

Hi mate, #7 is £9.95. As for the clay, i take it you mean the mild bar that's in Quik Clay? It's only available in the QC kit unfortunately, not separately.

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Postby Gaz7 on Thu Dec 14, 2006 3:37 am

Although it is not yet complete, my website is now live!

www.detailedobsession.co.uk

The online shop is up and active. Feel free to browse if you want to read a little more about the products.

The site is work in progress, so more and more will be added in time, include guides, galleries etc.

At the same time as the shop becoming live, i've been able to review prices, and many have been lowered! This means my prices remain amongst the cheapest on the net.

The payment system is powered by PayPal, but you do not need a paypal account to use it. Simply checkout, select paypal as your payment method, select that you don't have a paypal account, then pay with credit/debit card as usual.

Gareth :)
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Postby rs_fiesta on Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:41 pm

Good website that gaz(added to favourites :lol: )
I will pm you through here or the RSOC BB next year for a big order :D
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Postby Gaz7 on Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:27 am

No problems Matt, just give me a shout whenever you need anything :)

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Postby adz on Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:23 pm

sorry its taken so long to reply, but the feedback is GOOOOOOOOOOOD!

ran out of time so skipped one of the polishes, and it still looked better than ive ever seen it!

will give it another wash soonish, will get some pics up then :D

thanks again :)

edit:

heres one from the next evening, doesnt really show it that well though other than the wheels...

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Postby black2 on Sun Dec 17, 2006 5:17 pm

Gaz7 :Gareth,

Moondust, being a light silver with a lot of flake, is best cared for with:

Polish - ClearKote Vanilla Moose Glaze
Sealant - Poorboy's EX-P
Wax - Optimum Car Wax

Glazes and heavy carnauba waxes don't suit Moondust, so these are omitted.

As for solid black, you have a range of options.

For polish, you can use either CK VMG or PB's Polish with Carnauba Blue. You should then glaze with ClearKote Red Moose Glaze, to deepen and wetten the finish, seal with Poorboy's EX and wax with ClearKote Carnauba Moose Wax. For a real concours finish, you can add a 'smoother' wax (ClearKote Yellow Cream Wax) before the finishing wax for the wettest look possible.

HTH

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Cheers for that, could i please have a price for all of the above products including a clay bar? Im ready to purchase :D

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Postby Gaz7 on Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:12 pm

Adz - i'm really glad that you liked the products, i'll look forward to some daytime pics when you get the chance :)

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Postby Gaz7 on Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:43 pm

Gareth, PM sent :)

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Postby black2 on Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:58 pm

PM'd you back Gareth.

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Postby jonosi on Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:43 pm

Hi Gaz,

Just wana say thanks for the great service.
Ordered via your website and got the items 2day.
Cant wait to use it now

Cheers
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Postby Gaz7 on Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:02 pm

My pleasure John, and thanks for your custom. Don't forget to put the products on really thinly for the best results :)

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Postby rs_fiesta on Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:08 pm

Gaz you have PM,sorry through RSOC :D
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Postby Gaz7 on Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:15 pm

Replied :)

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Postby jonosi on Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:37 pm

Gaz7 :My pleasure John, and thanks for your custom. Don't forget to put the products on really thinly for the best results :)

Gareth :)


just a quickie question, does this sound like a good schedule for using my cleaners after washing;

red moose machine glaze x 2, poorboys EXP x 2, clearcote yellow moose cream wax and finish off with clearcote carnauba moose wax x 2

sure you will advise if i have missed something

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Postby Gaz7 on Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:42 pm

John, you only need to apply the RMG once, you won't get any benefit from two layers. Apart from that, you're spot on :)

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Postby jonosi on Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:26 pm

Gaz7 :John, you only need to apply the RMG once, you won't get any benefit from two layers. Apart from that, you're spot on :)

Gareth :)


cheers Gaz
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Postby D.J on Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:26 am

Feedback Time!!!

I decided to order some stuff from Gaz's website on 27th, in the evening. I got an email early the next morning to say they had been despatched, et voila, next day (29th) they'd arrived.

Top service from a top guy. Keep it up Gaz :D

BTW, bit of a strange question, but on the print out you said about washing them in non biologial liquid, is non biological powder ok? Providing i don't use softener, i guess it is?

Thanks again for my goodies :wink: Keep up the good work!!!
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Postby Gaz7 on Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:34 pm

Hi mate, thanks for the feedback, much appreciated :)

I don't recommend the powder for the towels, as if it doesn't fully dissolve it can clog the towel up. Non-bio powder is okay as a last resort if you don't have liquid, but i'd still personally try to stick to the liquid - it'll prolong the life of the towels :)

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Postby black2 on Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:40 pm

Hi Gareth,

Just want to say thankyou, the products arrived today. :D

Very good detailed instructions as well. :wink: :Q

Cant wait to have a go with them now.

Thanks again,

Gareth :)

ps - Just one quick question, after using the CK carnuba moose wax should i then seal with EX or will this suffice with out the EX.
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Postby Gaz7 on Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:51 am

Hi Gareth, i'm glad everything has arrived safely :)

The CMW is always the very last product you use - this is the 'finishing' product. It will bond to the EX sealant, but the EX sealant will not bond to the CMW if you try to put it over the top.

Your application order should always be:

Clay > Polish > Glaze > Sealant > Wax.

Once the whole setup has been used, you do not need to use all the products all of the time - you can just top up the finish between full details by applying another layer of the finishing wax - quick and easy to do, and the more layers you put on, the better the car will look.

Thanks again,

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Postby black2 on Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:15 am

Top man,

Cheers.

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Postby Gaz7 on Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:20 am

No problem :)

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Postby mmorgan88 on Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:44 pm

Hi Gary

I have just purchased a ford puma in Black. The car has a fair few swirl marks and other bits and bobs i want sorting. Can you reccomend some stuff to get it shingin and bring the metal flake out more?
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Postby Gaz7 on Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:05 pm

Hi mate,

If it's a Puma, it'll be Panther Black, which does indeed contain a lot of flake that you can bring out.

You should consider this line up:

Polish - ClearKote Vanilla Moose Glaze
Glaze - ClearKote Red Moose Machine Glaze
Sealant - Poorboy's EX-P (you could put two layers on to really pop the flake)
Wax - Collinite 476s Super DoubleCoat Wax.

Removing swirls by hand is nigh on impossible. If you want to try, you need to use an abrasive polish like Poorboy's SSR1 or 2, and work methodically with patience. You may be better off just masking them however with products that contain a lot of fillers. In the above line up, the RMG helps with this, and you could swap the polish to Poorboy's Polish with Carnauba Blue for more masking ability.

HTH

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Postby mmorgan88 on Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:52 am

Can you give me a price for all of that please. PM Me :D
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Postby Gaz7 on Sun Feb 04, 2007 5:01 pm

PM sent :)

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Postby jayrs on Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:43 am

alright gaz.
just asking for the min as i dont have the money just yet.

cars been painted, solid red, no clear coat, will be nibbing it over then compounding it with some G3 then a fine compound.

what you got to put on after? dont want any milkyness that the compund can sometimes leave, looking for s good wax or a polish as all i got now is auto glym which is good and turtle wax.

dont rape me though :lol: :lol:
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