bigdan
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Originally posted by wooly101uk
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Not really, Mopping is covering up defects.
I'd never mop a car, Either respray or as phil mentioned, A decent detail by a company.
What a load of bollocks 
Mopping as mentioned is where the car is buffed with a rotary polisher using g3 which is a cutting compound, which in turn in single english cuts through a slight layer of the laquar taking any marks or faded patches away.
It isnt covering up anything it is removing them! its only £70 for a reason, because thats all it costs to do it, ie an hour and a h
alf at most of labour!
what about the laquer  will i still have it after its been done
yeah its like t-cut but a whole lot better really
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bigdan
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Originally posted by Dave A
speak to Clarks Coachworks in sunderland about mopping wooly, they do a great job.
yeah i will get a pic of a car before and after its been mopped from clarks
best to go in now as 1 of the lads might do it as a bit on the side because the boss is away 
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Benn
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Originally posted by neil h
Of course you will, when people say it removes lacquer where talking microns not huge quantities (unless you go ott).
Anless the paint and lacquar on the car is crap, then it will remove a lot.
Same if you dont watch the edges and burn thru.
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John G
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Of course you will, when people say it removes lacquer where talking microns not huge quantities (unless you go ott).
Anless the paint and lacquar on the car is crap, then it will remove a lot.
Same if you dont watch the edges and burn thru.
That should never happen as long as you keep the rotary pad wet, it only burns due to lack of water which in turn creates friction.
You will definetly have laquar left mate i have seen 25year old cars mopped and they come out awesome. worth every penny in my eyes
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Benn
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Sorry but even with the head dripping wet if you stay on the edges of a pannel where the paint can be at its thinest you will burn thru.
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John G
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Sorry but even with the head dripping wet if you stay on the edges of a pannel where the paint can be at its thinest you will burn thru.
Buts that why you get a bodyshop to do it, as they will know where the thinest parts are, i have done exactly what you said before now.
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Benn
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True, i'm thinking if he does it him self, and over the it might remove lacquar.
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Mark.W
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i wont be attempting this myself,if i get it done it will be by a bodyshop.
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mattk
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see no problem getting it done by a body shop, its a quick cheap way to freshen the paint up,
NEVER going to be as good as repainting though, Id go for it
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Benn
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Deffo get it done, makes the car look alot better.
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Mark.W
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so if the paint was slighly off if i removed the rubstrips would it put it right with no faded lines along the door?
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AndyCorsaSport
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Originally posted by wooly101uk
so if the paint was slighly off if i removed the rubstrips would it put it right with no faded lines along the door?
I doubt it would fade anyway.
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Mark.W
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it just seems to one of those colours that may have slighly faded over the years.
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Benn
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Yeah it will bring the colour, and if you keep it waxed and looked after you'll not notice the colour difference.
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Mobby
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both cars iv had have been diferent colours underneath the stickers, but saying that they are both red
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deano87
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both cars iv had have been diferent colours underneath the stickers, but saying that they are both red
Exactly why I want to get mine mopped - only need the sides and roof though, but that is for the bodyshop to decide. I wonder if I can fit it in before PVS. The trouble is, got Uni assignments right up until the day 
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Graeme
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I charge £80 for mopping and have done for years, In both the bodyshops ive worked in we charge around £120 and what i do is G3 the whole car on a light compound head then wax the whole car and it does make a big difference especially on a red car.
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Mark.W
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Originally posted by Graeme
I charge £80 for mopping and have done for years, In both the bodyshops ive worked in we charge around £120 and what i do is G3 the whole car on a light compound head then wax the whole car and it does make a big difference especially on a red car.
you fancy comeing to to mine 
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Benn
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Originally posted by wooly101uk
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Originally posted by John G
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Originally posted by Timbaland
Not really, Mopping is covering up defects.
I'd never mop a car, Either respray or as phil mentioned, A decent detail by a company.
What a load of bollocks
Mopping as mentioned is where the car is buffed with a rotary polisher using g3 which is a cutting compound, which in turn in single english cuts through a slight layer of the laquar taking any marks or faded patches away.
It isnt covering up anything it is removing them! its only £70 for a reason, because thats all it costs to do it, ie an hour and a h
alf at most of labour!
what about the laquer will i still have it after its been done
As been said yes,
If a bodyshop mop the car... or you give it to a "deatailler" it will have the same thing done. But most bodyshops know the paint better.
Only difference will be that a "deatailler" will wax the car more than an bodyshop will.
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Benn
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Originally posted by Graeme
I charge £80 for mopping and have done for years, In both the bodyshops ive worked in we charge around £120 and what i do is G3 the whole car on a light compound head then wax the whole car and it does make a big difference especially on a red car.
Christ. my old boss at th bodyshop would charge about 100 if that from a full mop over/machine polish.
I've just moped/machine piolished half a vectra for 50.
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bigdan
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wooly u want to see if me mate from work will do it on the cheap for you ?
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Mark.W
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Originally posted by bigdan
wooly u want to see if me mate from work will do it on the cheap for you ?
i will let you know mate once iv decided what im doing 
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Graeme
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to far for me.
And it all depends what kind of job u do and what products you use, the way i have always done is, G3 on light compound head, Wurth Swirl remover on there own head. then a good wax. so a gd few hours work.
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bigdan
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wooly u want to see if me mate from work will do it on the cheap for you ?
i will let you know mate once iv decided what im doing
i can mop a car but i dont wanna get the blame incase it burns through in an area which is very unlikely, just im unlucky as fook
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Scotty C
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I had my car mopped, I couldn't notice one bit of difference.
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