What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

[ClearVue18]

Nice. Hey they say it’s better to use Diet Coke, because there’s no sugar in it, so it’s not sticky.

Btw I just stopped by to check on those Michelins...

Good news, after a week they don’t look like crap. Lol.

See, I told you I didn’t scratch those rims.

I gave em a fresh dress real quik.

First sir you get a double penalty on the play

lol I was speaking of swirls. Second I still see dirt on those rims sir. I'm about to cancel our autogeek friendship for 5 mins lol.

You about to make me start drinking lol. Bartender give me some Sierra mist on the rocks. Make that a double.

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[ClearVue18]

Nice. Hey they say it’s better to use Diet Coke, because there’s no sugar in it, so it’s not sticky.

Btw I just stopped by to check on those Michelins...

Good news, after a week they don’t look like crap. Lol.

See, I told you I didn’t scratch those rims.

I gave em a fresh dress real quik.

First sir you get a double penalty on the play

lol I was speaking of swirls. Second I still see dirt on those rims sir. I'm about to cancel our autogeek friendship for 5 mins lol.

You about to make me start drinking lol. Bartender give me some Sierra mist on the rocks. Make that a double.

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[Eldorado2k]

First sir you get a double penalty on the play

lol I was speaking of swirls. Second I still see dirt on those rims sir. I'm about to cancel our autogeek friendship for 5 mins lol.

You about to make me start drinking lol. Bartender give me some Sierra mist on the rocks. Make that a double.

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No no... I challenge that flag. Btw I’m a New Orleans Saints fan, so don’t give me no jive about penalty flags because I won’t have any.lol.

That was the best picture showing no swirls that I could take because the owner was standing right next to me and I couldn’t exactly say what I was trying to take a picture of, because the last thing I need him worrying about is me possibly inflicting scratches on his brand new black wheels... So I had to make it seem like I was only there to dress the tires.

And of course the wheels were a little dirty, it had been a whole week since I had cleaned them! All I was there for was to check on those Michelins and make sure they weren’t looking like crap because that’s just how I am. There’s a certain level of “rainchecks” that I give my customers and this time it included checking on his tires because they’re Michelins and I wouldn’t feel right if only a few days later they already looked like crap, so I made sure to offer him a free re dressing of his tires either way.

Sometimes I even offer a quik free waterless wipedown for certain customers if it happens to rain the next day after I detail their car. [because it almost never rains out here, so when it does it’s sort of a big surprise and a buzzkill]

 

[ClearVue18]

No no... I challenge that flag. Btw I’m a New Orleans Saints fan, so don’t give me no jive about penalty flags because I won’t have any.lol.

That was the best picture showing no swirls that I could take because the owner was standing right next to me and I couldn’t exactly say what I was trying to take a picture of, because the last thing I need him worrying about is me possibly inflicting scratches on his brand new black wheels... So I had to make it seem like I was only there to dress the tires.

And of course the wheels were a little dirty, it had been a whole week since I had cleaned them! All I was there for was to check on those Michelins and make sure they weren’t looking like crap because that’s just how I am. There’s a certain level of “rainchecks” that I give my customers and this time it included checking on his tires because they’re Michelins and I wouldn’t feel right if only a few days later they already looked like crap, so I made sure to offer him a free re dressing of his tires either way.

Sometimes I even offer a quik free waterless wipedown for certain customers if it happens to rain the next day after I detail their car. [because it almost never rains out here, so when it does it’s sort of a big surprise and a buzzkill]

Saints fan awwwe man that's unfortunate . Y'all got robbed....but they did say last year that they setup games to control who wins. I forgot what player that they asked last year to throw the game and instead of doing that he told. So football is cancelled for me lol....back to the the topic at hand. Ok fine I'll give you a pass this time. I'll reverse the penalties points but it still on your record lol

Sharks and cane corso called off lol

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[DetailKitty]

Nothing, but already have a few jobs lined up for spring... people at work getting new cars and want my expertise on them

 

[ClearVue18]

Nothing, but already have a few jobs lined up for spring... people at work getting new cars and want my expertise on them

Get that money!

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[Coatingsarecrack]

broke out some new products Griots foaming surface wash. Great stuff highly recommend. Optimum car soap. Foamed nice in bucket. Felt weird on paint like rinseless wash. Meguiars ultimate wheel cleaner....great stuff and cheap for an iron removing product. Griots rubber cleaner. Good if tires are fairly clean. Wheel woolies. Can’t believe I waited so long. Autofiber half wheel mitts. Awesome for hard to reach places blow’ dry and finish with PFM’s.... awesome drying towels.


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[Eldorado2k]

Clayed some really bad paint.

It killed my claybar.

 

[ejaf]

Clayed some really bad paint.

It killed my claybar.

Nice 4-Runner! Looks like around a 91 or 92. Great condition. I had an 87, real workhorse.

Eric

 

[Eldorado2k]

Nice 4-Runner! Looks like around a 91 or 92. Great condition. I had an 87, real workhorse.

Eric

It was in horrible condition before I laid hands on it. Just look at that claybar to get an idea.

It looks good now though. The owners friend said it didn’t even look like his truck. Lol.

Polished with Meguiars Ultimate Compound. [look at the steering wheel to get an idea of what the inside is like lol]

Hyper Dressing on the tires.

Solution Finish Grey Fusion on the trim.

I didn’t take any before shots because I honestly wasn’t expecting much to turn out from it. I should’ve taken some.

 

[ClearVue18]

It was in horrible condition before I laid hands on it. Just look at that claybar to get an idea.

It looks good now though. The owners friend said it didn’t even look like his truck. Lol.

Polished with Meguiars Ultimate Compound. [look at the steering wheel to get an idea of what the inside is like lol]

Hyper Dressing on the tires.

Solution Finish Grey Fusion on the trim.

I didn’t take any before shots because I honestly wasn’t expecting much to turn out from it. I should’ve taken some.

Well alright then. I stand corrected. Good job sir good job.

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[Klasse Act]

For anyone who cares, tonight I'll be cleaning my tires, wheels and wells, its been 2 weeks and the car is in need of a major carwash and its going to get it...over 2 days!

Tonight will be phase I, the tires, wells and wheels. For the wells its going to be Alien Kleen left to dwell and then a rinse. The tires will be getting scrubbed with the brand new Gyeon Tire Cleaner, looking forward to this product, BIG TIME! I know its just a tire cleaner but Gyeon has been killing it lately, hell, for the past year plus, so there you go. Last but certainly not least is a test people have been wanting me to do on a real dirty rim and rest assured....its dirty! The product being used is the Auto Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner, diluted at its strongest recommended ratio of 12 ounces of wheel cleaner (poured out 12 ounces from a distilled gallon and added the wheel cleaner in, measured out 12 oz) I'm sure you could go higher but I'm taking the advice on the bottle. Now Pan the Organizer has already tested this and the results are readily available, this product sold out basically before it even reached his website, so here we go. This product is made to work without agitation unless its really, really bad but I've seen this product destroy brake dust without using a brush, TONIGHT will be another test....salt dust mixed with brake dust! My wheels are pretty protected with a variety of spray on, hose off sealants, as well as Sonax wheel shield but these wheels are crusty, like Crusty the Clown, LOL!

So I'll be taking before, during and after shots of the cleanings tonight, so if you care, look here around 9 p.m CST and see for yourself and BTW, this review is NOT sponsored, sorry, I couldn't resistoke:

 

[Coatingsarecrack]

For anyone who cares, tonight I'll be cleaning my tires, wheels and wells, its been 2 weeks and the car is in need of a major carwash and its going to get it...over 2 days!

Tonight will be phase I, the tires, wells and wheels. For the wells its going to be Alien Kleen left to dwell and then a rinse. The tires will be getting scrubbed with the brand new Gyeon Tire Cleaner, looking forward to this product, BIG TIME! I know its just a tire cleaner but Gyeon has been killing it lately, hell, for the past year plus, so there you go. Last but certainly not least is a test people have been wanting me to do on a real dirty rim and rest assured....its dirty! The product being used is the Auto Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner, diluted at its strongest recommended ratio of 12 ounces of wheel cleaner (poured out 12 ounces from a distilled gallon and added the wheel cleaner in, measured out 12 oz) I'm sure you could go higher but I'm taking the advice on the bottle. Now Pan the Organizer has already tested this and the results are readily available, this product sold out basically before it even reached his website, so here we go. This product is made to work without agitation unless its really, really bad but I've seen this product destroy brake dust without using a brush, TONIGHT will be another test....salt dust mixed with brake dust! My wheels are pretty protected with a variety of spray on, hose off sealants, as well as Sonax wheel shield but these wheels are crusty, like Crusty the Clown, LOL!

So I'll be taking before, during and after shots of the cleanings tonight, so if you care, look here around 9 p.m CST and see for yourself and BTW, this review is NOT sponsored, sorry, I couldn't resistoke:

I was just about to ask you for review on wheel cleaner. I was waiting for some real world reviews before I bought and now left out. I really don’t mind cleaning my wheels but their pretty open with minimal spokes. Will be awesome for intricate wheels if this works out as a touchless.


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[Klasse Act]

Preview...front tire/wheel, overall and rear tire/wheel.

As far as the wheel cleaner goes somebody bought 1400 bottles, so I have no idea how many were made but I now wish I had bought 2 during the pre-sale. Now we can hope for that summer release of the next batch

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[Coatingsarecrack]

Preview...front tire/wheel, overall and rear tire/wheel.

As far as the wheel cleaner goes somebody bought 1400 bottles, so I have no idea how many were made but I now wish I had bought 2 during the pre-sale. Now we can hope for that summer release of the next batch

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That’s gonna be a good demo. How hard was it to let your wheels get that dirty?


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[Klasse Act]

That’s gonna be a good demo. How hard was it to let your wheels get that dirty?


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I didn't have a choice because of the polar vortex this week, I trust my base coating (TAC system power plus Sio2 paint coating) and "Brillant Maker' was applied 2x's 2 weeks ago, we'll see how it goes tomorrow.

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[Klasse Act]

It's about to go down!

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[Klasse Act]

Speechless!

From 1-5...what I started with, foamed with Auto Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner, Gyeon tire cleaner sprayed on the tire and scrubbed while wheel was soaking (sprayed a light coat of additional AF foaming wheel cleaner), rinsed the wheel and then sprayed 303 Touchless Sealant and rinsed and finally dried (not shown).

Now phase I is done, massive carwash tomorrow, jams need it too, so I'm waiting till tomorrow and getting a good nights sleep. Before I go to bed I'm saying this right here, right now....BEST DETAILING PRODUCT I'VE EVER USED! I wish I could do a review of it here because it deserves it own thread, I fear it will get lost here, even if people quote and ask questions about it here. Just to reiterate, removed 12 ounces of distilled water and replaced with 12 oz of Auto Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner, the strongest recommended amount per his directions. I touched the wheel after rinsing and there was NO dirt, no Speed Master brush used on the wheels, I did scrub the tires with a short brissel brush to work the Gyeon tire cleaner in, that stuff is NO joke either. Finished up with the 303 Touchless Sealant but having tested that product last January I knew it was awesome!

Tomorrow is the massive carwash, a list of what i decided to use will be included, time for bed.....Zzzzzz

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[TTQ B4U]

Cleaned up the matts inside my sons new 2001 Jeep XJ. As I figured since the car was so very well cared for the drivers side floor mat is the only that released any dirt and it come to a 9/10 when cleaned. The rest are brand new in appearance. It's freaky to see an 18 year old vehicle original OEM mats look so nice.

Non detailing related I had a locksmith come out and cut two more sets of keys and he thought he had the right key fob but did not. He had Jeep codes AC, AF, and AG but mine is the AD Code. Said he would have it in next week and didn't charge me for the call today or the extra house keys he cut while here which was cool.

Tomorrow I plan on fully detailing the interior and hopefully if I have time, complete a full correction and coating of the front end (Hood, fenders and front bumper/clip) with Mothers CMX which is due in tomorrow. Curious as to how it will perform and hold up over the spring. My plans were to originally do it with Cquartz UK 3.0 and Gliss v2 but I'm really anxious to see how this new to market coating performs over time and this is a great vehicle to test it on. Worst case, I can quickly repolish and recoat it anytime as it will cared for by me

Here's a pick of my son as we ran to get him some Chipotle yesterday. The paint is in excellent condition. Just needs a good correction/polish to bring out the color which pics don't do justice for. No crows feet or pitting or any type of clear coat failure at all. All panels measured in a 4-5 mills too.

 

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I had the door skins off my FJ Cruiser, to add some sound deadener behind the speakers, and I noticed how dirty the windows were below the door skin level, so I cleaned that. Then I noticed how much dust was on the inside of the door skins, so I couldn't leave that as it was.

The sound deadener worked a treat too.

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