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Post by samZ4M » Wed May 10, 2017 11:17 am

I dropped my brother off to collect his car last night, he'd had a guy fix a long scratch over 3 panels. Not deep, but he's trying to sell. Anyway, he paid £80 for the guy to machine it out. I got talking and he said for £120 he'd machine polish my Z for me. 2 stages of polish then a wax.

I'm left wondering how he'd do it for so little? The work on my brothers car is brilliant! But for £120 to mark the car and go over each panel 3 times seems too good to be true (and we all know what is said about that!).

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Post by bmwaddict » Wed May 10, 2017 11:24 am

My guy charges me £100 for a machine polish, but that's mates rates.
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Post by samZ4M » Wed May 10, 2017 11:32 am

After time to wash, mask, materials & VAT, he can't be earning any money! It's got to take a working day to do all that, £100 minus materials is say £80 a day...£10/hour, thats without considering renting the unit he's in etc.

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Post by jamie_z4 » Wed May 10, 2017 11:33 am

that does seem very cheap - especially for 'daarn saarf' Sam.
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Post by samZ4M » Wed May 10, 2017 11:40 am

Anyone want to volunteer their car for a go?! Could put the clio in and see how it fairs!

Actually, a good wash on my brothers may reveal more. If it's just been coated to death to cover it up.

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Post by Bluecat » Wed May 10, 2017 2:35 pm

Seems cheap.

had a 1989 300sl which was wet sanded machine polished and detailed by a one man band detailer who works from home in Aylesbury. He had all the kit and the results were amazing. It took him 4 days work and he charged £400. That was a few years ago so it would be about £500 now. The car had had repairs over the years particularly to the rear wheel arch which had been knocked so there were a lot of swirls and scratches on the paint, he got most of the scratches out, refurbed the hood too. He does a lot of work on very high end motors both classic and modern and now also does leather work. If anyone wants details please pm me

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Post by Bluecat » Wed May 10, 2017 2:41 pm

Just found the pictures of the merc before and after

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Post by bmwaddict » Wed May 10, 2017 3:10 pm

Thanks for posting, I live 10 mins away so may give him a call!
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Post by Lynchy » Wed May 10, 2017 3:15 pm

I think for £120 he won't be masking anything up or washing it beforehand . His work is probably based on speed so I would imagine he would be done in 3-4 hours .

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Post by PerryGunn » Wed May 10, 2017 4:13 pm

Lynchy wrote: Wed May 10, 2017 3:15 pm I think for £120 he won't be masking anything up or washing it beforehand
...and we know what happens if you do stuff without things being spotlessly clean don't we Mr. Lynch.... :wink:
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Post by Lynchy » Wed May 10, 2017 4:27 pm

Yes we do Mr Gunn :oops:

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Post by Nictrix » Thu May 11, 2017 8:09 pm

Angelwax is fairly close to where I live and apparently they polish and wax your car for around £95.
Theres someone in my wifes work gets this done every now and again.
I spent most of Saturday doing my own and although every mark has not disappeared I am really happy with how it turned out.
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Post by billz » Thu May 11, 2017 8:29 pm

I have just had a price from 2x paint correction places near me and just for a 2 stage (as thats all it needs) and applying the Serum Light and 2x coats of Exo v2 they priced it at £400 and would require it for 4 days.
As has been said i would be very wary of someone doing it for £120
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Post by billz » Thu May 11, 2017 8:49 pm

Forgot to mention i am supplying the coatings
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