What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

Wash day for the Mustang today. Not that it was too dirty, but it "needed" doing LOL!









The Mustang is currently coated with CarPro Reload.







 
Meanwhile, the daily did actually need a wash. The Ranger was sporting plenty of bug splatter on the front bumper and windscreen after some road tripping.







 
Did 3 loads of microfibers in preparation for my detail customer this weekend :xyxthumbs:

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So we had some rain yesterday and it sat in the majority of it but the roads WERE wet when I left, so technically it was dirty...I say "technically" because the only spots on the car were ontop of the front fenders and directly behind the rear wheels on the side of the rear bumper. IMO had I driven in the rain and had gotten home I feel it may have dried clean, that "coating light" I applied from the guy who shares his name with a paper towel company and resides in the state where "everything is bigger" has REALLY impressed me with its self-cleaning ability as well as its "Jolly Rancher candy" looks, looking forward to the future "tests". Anywho, onto tonights wash details.

It's the basic wash here tonight, Alien Kleen in the wells, finished up the Griot's Garage foaming tire cleaner on the fronts, ran out and then grabbed the 303 Tire and Rubber cleaner for the rears, left to dwell and then foamed with P&S Brake Buster, dwelled and scrubbed the tires and wheels down and rinsed, dried off. Since the car wasn't too dirty I used N914 in my trusty Blackfire hand pump (best $17.00...less 25% off I've spent) and did a WW using my orange Eagle edgeless towels to clean the car. Used real damp ones to wipe down the door and trunk jams, damp mf tire from drying the tires/wheels for the engine bay, then I was done.

Btw I did notice one high spot in the middle of the roof between the windshield and sunroof, probably didn't reach there good enough and it sat there and didn't come off with the wash the other day, no problem. I grabbed some Alien Kleen and sprayed into one of the Eagle edgeless towels and rubbed the area. I then sprayed some Collinite QD into a different used Eagle edgeless and wiped down, buffed with the Sucker Jr and its all gone, very user friendly! I'm going to re-apply in that area tomorrow....time for bed, it's almost 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. comes around pretty quick

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You removed a high spot with APC and a QD? Seems sorta soft?


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Coatingsarecrack said:
You removed a high spot with APC and a QD? Seems sorta soft?


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Well it didn't come off with 2 washes but the Alien Kleen took it down. It was a spot I didn't level out at all, I simply missed it. This is a 1 year coating that's easy to apply, so that's the trade off with these "light" coatings but that's ok, a 2nd coat done 3 hrs later bumps it up to 18-24 months but you know as well as I do that NONE of us would ever go the better part of 2 yrs on a $40.00, 4 ounce bottle of a "light" coating

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Today I was reading a thread in another forum about tire dressing. The consensus there was that the best tire dressing, especially for big off-road tires, is... Pledge. Zoiks.
 
Klasse Act said:
Well it didn't come off with 2 washes but the Alien Kleen took it down. It was a spot I didn't level out at all, I simply missed it. This is a 1 year coating that's easy to apply, so that's the trade off with these "light" coatings but that's ok, a 2nd coat done 3 hrs later bumps it up to 18-24 months but you know as well as I do that NONE of us would ever go the better part of 2 yrs on a $40.00, 4 ounce bottle of a "light" coating

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Saw the coating a couple of months ago. Looks like a solid product. Just have moonlight and cancoat and never gonna use all


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Quick ONR wash finished with Bead Maker. Today was my first time trying out my Big Red Sponge and I have mixed feelings about it. Definitely much faster than using micro fibers but it will take some getting used to.
 
Client dropped off his Golf R for the weekend for his detail :xyxthumbs:
Also picked up 2 more detail jobs! :dblthumb2:
 
After around a month of ownership I was finally able to get the car corrected and protected.

Full wash with Carpro Reset, decon with Iron X and Tarminator. Clayed with Nanoskin Sponge and ONR as clay lube. Normally use Nanoskin Glide but noticed I was out.

Used my trusty (crappy) Harbor Freight DA. Used an LC orange foam pad and Menzerna 400. An LC white pad with Menzerna 3500 on some of the black gloss areas. Wiped down with Gyeon Prep. And protected with IGL Premier.

Definitely not perfect, I wasn't going for perfection as I find it a waste of time for a daily driver that sees Michigan winters. I would say roughly 80%-85% correction.
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Got up early so I could spend some quality time on the Fusion.
Did a two bucket wash with Griots Brilliant Shine car wash. Cleaned the wheels with Meguiars Ultimate Wheel Cleaner and scrubbed the tires clean with Griots Foaming Tire.
Used TWSS as a drying aid.
Now it will stay in the garage until Cars and Coffee tomorrow morning.

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MadMerc said:
Got up early so I could spend some quality time on the Fusion.
Did a two bucket wash with Griots Brilliant Shine car wash. Cleaned the wheels with Meguiars Ultimate Wheel Cleaner and scrubbed the tires clean with Griots Foaming Tire.
Used TWSS as a drying aid.
Now it will stay in the garage until Cars and Coffee tomorrow morning.

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Surprised your not going to the Geneva Concours D'lagance tomorrow

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Klasse Act said:
Surprised your not going to the Geneva Concours D'lagance tomorrow

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Last minute change. We have some YouTubers coming tomorrow. Should be a good crowd.

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The first application of Tuf Shine lastly nearly 8 months but it was time for a new treatment. The tires came clean with just 2 scrubbings. I finished it with two coats of Tuf Shine coating.
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MadMerc said:
Last minute change. We have some YouTubers coming tomorrow. Should be a good crowd.

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Oh yeah, you have 2 that I know of for sure

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Well yesterday, instead of the FNW, I did a "quick detailer on steroids" wipedown of my car since it was clean from the night before. This product combines 3 products, kinda like "FrankenDetailer" but using products from that guy who shares his name with a popular paper towel brand and resides in the land of "America's Team" Combining his RW, Sio2 spray sealant and distilled water makes for a VERY impressive product!

So today I decided to treat my seats once again with Gyeon leather but check this out, I've got so much of it applied, along with Leather Masters own product, that when I went to apply it to the seat after spraying it into my foam applicator that it beaded up immediately, LOL. So I treated all the seats, steering wheel and shiftknob and than applied Wurth fresh scent inside and now I'm about to spray the new 303 High GlossTire Shine into the wheelwells. I've already tried this product before it came out and I really do like it. This product is ofcoarse great on tires but works great in wheelwells because, per the directions, you spray it on and leave it...no wiping. This product is going to be a HUGE HIT for those with knobby tires found on most "Bro-dozzers"

Time to walk up stairs, get the 303 High GlossTire Shine, apply it in the wells and relax

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