Time for me to learn and get some results

[CarlW]

Not as bad as i originally thought to be honest.. juts found a brand new one for £80.. two or three pads and some polishes.. £120 maybe.. I'll keep an eye out for the deals

[CarlW]

Would the DAS6 be perfectly good for what I'm trying to achieve or is the DAS6 Pro the holy grail compared to the standard DAS6?

[xjay1337]

No it's just a better machine.

6m cable instead of 3 and 850w instead of 600w motor. It's worth the extra money.

[CarlW]

Do you know of any good sites online i can visit to look at best prices or even any group buys? Bit new to all this so don't know any sites or companies that sell these machines and detailing gear

[Harz]

May be able to find cheaper if shop around, but to give you an idea...

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing-machines/das-6-pro-dual-action-polisher/cat_81.html

[Chris92]

Do you know of any good sites online i can visit to look at best prices or even any group buys? Bit new to all this so don't know any sites or companies that sell these machines and detailing gear

Cleanyourcar.co.uk is the one I use very good service

[CarlW]

Cheers fellas will have a look on there

[xjay1337]

Yes CYC is very very good.
Not the cheapest, but they are not expensive, helps to buy in bulk to eradicate the postage cost issue - but I had a couple of Hexlogic pads fail spectacularly and they sent me out a couple of free ones in my next order
 

Use the code DAS6GROUPBUY and I think that takes the Das6 Pro to £100.
Then as I mentioned you will need pads, polishes, other equipment like masking tape, clays, waxes, solvents (IPA or CarPro eraser as a panel wipe after polishing) , etc..

[CarlW]

Just putting some things n the basket for now and making an account then may order them by next weekend.. So far got the DAS6-Pro M105 & M205 as i've seen them recommended a lot, Bilt hammer clay bar, iron-x possibly.
Not sure on waxes, detail sprays, and erasers as of yet as i don't know much about them things right now so going to do a little bit more looking into them kind of things and find out what people are recommending to narrow my options down as there is a canny few products out there to choose from

Thanks fellas

[CarlW]

Another question i have is water temperature when using snow foam or washing the car in general.. i have both hot and cold water outputs and wondered if hot over cold would have any effect on how snow foam works?
Is it better to use the hot water or is there no difference?

[Horatio]

hot water may affect performance of any previous wax/sealent applied in the future to your car, once polished up and protected it'll only need a a quick snow foam and wipe down, but we all know thats not how it works 

[CarlW]

My car has never had any kind of wax or sealant treatment since its left the factory.. so for now would you say hot water would improve performance of snow foam / shampoo? also is it a good idea to add a small queeze of shampoo in with snow foam wash solution mixture? would that give it a little more foaminess to it?

[xjay1337]

Another question i have is water temperature when using snow foam or washing the car in general.. i have both hot and cold water outputs and wondered if hot over cold would have any effect on how snow foam works?
Is it better to use the hot water or is there no difference?

You'll be fine using warm water. If it's warm enough to keep your hand in without thinking "phew that's a bit toasty" you'll be fine.

Hot water is also miles better at removing dirt. If you pressure wash at 60 degrees C (if you have a heated jet wash) you'll get almost as good results as if you were to use a full pre-rinse and snow foam procedure. Vs doing  basically nothing with cold water. A mate of mine is lucky enough to have one at his unit and the difference was amazing, he did a 50/50.


In summer it helps to use cold water to keep panel temps down but ultimately in the winter using cold water is by far the least of your concerns 

[xjay1337]

My car has never had any kind of wax or sealant treatment since its left the factory.. so for now would you say hot water would improve performance of snow foam / shampoo? also is it a good idea to add a small queeze of shampoo in with snow foam wash solution mixture? would that give it a little more foaminess to it?

You can but it will effect how it works.. just a drop like half a teaspoon.
Start with the baby steps before you start worrying about mixing shampoos etc  you should focus more on getting the car cleaned, clayed (polished if you want) and protected.

[CarlW]

Thanks a lot Brilliant help & advice