How To Detail Your Brand New Car by Mike Phillips

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Mer2112 said:
Great article, thank you!
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Thank you... sometimes it's interesting to see how old some of my articles are. This one dates back to,

08-22-2012, 12:32 PM


This article is 5 years old...


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Mike Phillips said:
Thank you... sometimes it's interesting to see how old some of my articles are. This one dates back to,

08-22-2012, 12:32 PM


This article is 5 years old...


:)
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Still great info though. I've got a new GTI arriving in about 2 weeks and want to start off correctly.
 
Mer2112 said:
Still great info though.

I've got a new GTI arriving in about 2 weeks and want to start off correctly.
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For what you pay for any new car, it's worth the time and expense to

A: Do it right.
B: Do it yourself - if you don't know how we will help you.
C: Hire a professional.



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Hey Mike-
When rinsing the iron X off AND the presence of iron by show of the red, the red "washes" onto the concrete or driveway surface, will it stain the driveway in doing so per say?

Hope this question makes sense.

Thanks
 
Hopefully I am blessed by next year to purchase a new car after paying off my moms car and graduating from school
 
cleanfreak0419 said:
Hey Mike-

When rinsing the iron X off AND the presence of iron by show of the red, the red "washes" onto the concrete or driveway surface, will it stain the driveway in doing so per say?

Hope this question makes sense.

Thanks
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I've never seen it stain concrete and I've used a LOT of iron removers over the years as I've washed a lot of cars for my own projects and taught lots of classes where a LOT of cars are washed and iron removers are used.

You're good to go.... if you want to be uber careful, simply rinse the red to a drain.


:)
 
cleanfreak0419 said:
Hey Mike-

When rinsing the iron X off AND the presence of iron by show of the red, the red "washes" onto the concrete or driveway surface, will it stain the driveway in doing so per say?

Hope this question makes sense.

Thanks
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I've never seen it stain concrete and I've used a LOT of iron removers over the years as I've washed a lot of cars for my own projects and taught lots of classes where a LOT of cars are washed and iron removers are used.

You're good to go.... if you want to be uber careful, simply rinse the red to a drain.


:)
 
Hey,
first of all thanks Mike for all the useful tips, i'm new to car detailing, so i got a newbie question..

I read "Iron X paint and wheels - Then re-wash to remove the Iron X residues off the paint and wheels."

"Re-wash" is intended as a full cleaning 2 bucket method or just a rinse please?

I mean, if so, why the best practice is to double wash the car (before using Iron remover and right after it), instead of using iron remover right before the first washing process?
That's because the first wash process can help the iron remover to work better, as your example about the 3 camps discussion on wheels, or what?

Hope my crappy english is understandable.

Thanks in advance for any kind of reply!
 
It’s fine to wash just once. You don’t want to dilute the iron remover so it’s best to spray on dry paint which you don’t have if you wash first. I’ve sprayed it on a dry and sort of dirty car then after dwelling rinse it completely, then wash normally, clay, rinse, dry. No issues doing that.
 
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