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    18ft Boat detailed by Etiennè

    Thanx Mike :dblthumb2: I used Menz fg400 on yellow cutting pads ( Cyclo dual head polisher ) followed by Menz PL applied by hand
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    18ft Boat detailed by Etiennè

    Thanx man. Used APC mix and a brush to clean and then finished with Megs Gold Class :props: Took me a whole day to complete. Less work than a car TBH Thanx for the feedback guys :xyxthumbs: Yes it has a gel coating. From what I experienced, you can't remove scratches from this, just...
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    18ft Boat detailed by Etiennè

    I have detailed this boat during the month of July, but somehow forgot to post it up on the forums :oops: This boat was badly oxidized and was looking yellow when it rolled in. We started with a wash, thereafter we polished it all up ( some areas machine polished and some areas hand polished )...
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    Headlight Restorations done by Etiennè

    Thanx guy. Palio took 40mins and the Micra took me 75mins to perfect. Start off with watersanding. Range from 600gritt to 2000gritt. Thereafter I hit it with fg400 to make sure all the marks from sanding is removed, followed by sf4000 to make the light look crystal clear. Thereafter I seal...
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    Headlight Restorations done by Etiennè

    Did 2 headlight restorations over the past couple of days. Here is the pictures :hi: Nissan Micra Before During After Fiat Palio Before After Needless to say, 2 happy clients and 1 happy detailer :cool: Unbelievable how something as small as this can change the...
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    Honda CBR 1000RR Detailed by Etiennè

    Thanx guys Thank you Mike. Appreciate the comment comming from someone like yourself !!
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    Honda CBR 1000RR Detailed by Etiennè

    Thanx everyone !! LoLz @Kingston, that is our neighbours. Just makes a pretty venue for me to take pics at !!
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    Honda CBR 1000RR Detailed by Etiennè

    Thanx sproketser !! Was def more complicated than a car, but I had fun every step of the way ☺
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    Honda CBR 1000RR Detailed by Etiennè

    Having never detailed a motorcycly before, I was extremely excited about this detail :cool: Upon dropping the bike off with me I noticed that Ed takes good care of his bike, knowing it'll be a difficult customer so satisfy. The bike was dirty from standing for a week or 2, but in general he...
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    Aston Martin Vantage Detailed by Etiennè

    Thanx guy :xyxthumbs:
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    Aston Martin Vantage Detailed by Etiennè

    I did this detail about 2 weeks ago and forgot to upload it to the forums :oops: :oops: Sorry !! Upon arrival the paintwork was looking quite bad :eek: I can only think that it was caused by improper washing techniques used by the dealership and then afterwards hacked by a detailer trying to...
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    Annie Silva's M3 Detailed by Etiennè

    Thanx for the replies everyone !! @sproketser - I use a local product called shield sheen. It is easy to use since its a spay on product, which I then wipe down to remove the gloss look :xyxthumbs:
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    Annie Silva's M3 Detailed by Etiennè

    For those of you who don't know who Annie is, she is the owner of SA's number 1 performance magazine aka Speed and Sound !! On Thursday the 19th of June I got a call from Annie asking if I would like to do another detail on her //M. For those of you who can remember I detail this car back in...
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    Scirocco detailed by Etiennè

    Quite a popular car in SA yes !! Thank you Thanx alot DSG Im the MAN Quite an amazing gearbox tbh. Thank you I myself do not like the look. But this is my 3rd one I have detailed and they starting to grow on me now. Would I drive one ?? Negative .... Pfffffft I would trade you this for 2...
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    Scirocco detailed by Etiennè

    Thanx alot :props: I use a cyclo dual head orbital polisher on all my details
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    Scirocco detailed by Etiennè

    A friend of mine sent my number to one of his friends to get his car detailed. The owner of the Scirocco ( Kieshen ) phoned me and we had made an appointment. Upon arrival I noticed that the car was extremely dirty on the outside and had some heavy swirl marks. As usual I took a few photos...
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    BMW 135i Detailed by Etiennè

    When LFC ( aka. Prineel) booked his BMW 135i with me , I learnt that he takes very good care of the car himself. Knowing this makes the detail fun, simply because I know the car will be kept in the condition it's in when it leaves my place. Wednesday Morning: I started off by cleaning the...
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    BMW Satnav Screen

    @Mike. Sorry for the 2 threads. I wasn't sure which section to use ...... I ended up fixing the screen thanx to my local friends Nemo ( Naeem ) and Lawrence providing me with the needed info. I ended up using Sonax Glass cleaner. Will post up pictures tomorow when I am done with the detail...
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    BMW Satnav Screen

    BMW Satnav Screen HELP needed Morning guys ( Morning in South Africa atleast ) I am busy detailing a 2010 BMW 135i. The car should be with me for another 35 hours I believe. Upon my phone convo with the client he complained about his satnav screen being scratched. He told me that he had used...
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    BMW Satnav Screen

    Morning guys ( Morning in South Africa atleast ) I am busy detailing a 2010 BMW 135i. The car should be with me for another 35 hours I believe. Upon my phone convo with the client he complained about his satnav screen being scratched. He told me that he had used AutoGlym SRP ( Super Resin...
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