What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

[bfielder32087]

Wasn't exactly planned this way but it turned out to be a CarPro kind of day.

Car was driven through 2 pretty good rain storms on back to back days. Wasn't filthy except for the usual spot on a hatchback. Rear hatch/glass gets beat with the tires kicking up water, dirt etc...

Wheels, tires and wheel wells were foamed with Brake Buster.

Someone the other day mentioned Reset so I figured I would pull out the Reset today. Bucket wash with Reset and rinsed with the Worx. Dried with a Rag Company Twistress using Ech2o as a drying aid. Tires received a fresh coat of PERL.

Couple of pictures, one with my Beagle Magglio in the background.

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[VISITOR]

Wasn't exactly planned this way but it turned out to be a CarPro kind of day.

Car was driven through 2 pretty good rain storms on back to back days. Wasn't filthy except for the usual spot on a hatchback. Rear hatch/glass gets beat with the tires kicking up water, dirt etc...

Wheels, tires and wheel wells were foamed with Brake Buster.

Someone the other day mentioned Reset so I figured I would pull out the Reset today. Bucket wash with Reset and rinsed with the Worx. Dried with a Rag Company Twistress using Ech2o as a drying aid. Tires received a fresh coat of PERL.

Couple of pictures, one with my Beagle Magglio in the background.

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Magglio gets a :xyxthumbs: from me.. maybe the car too... j/k

 

[Klasse Act]

That time honored tradition...F N W

It's been a messy week and the ES needed some attention, so I got after it! Started with a pre-treating of the tires with 303 tire and rubber cleaner, shot some in the wells too. I then foamed down the tires/wheels with Brake Buster and scrubbed the tires, lug holes, spokes and barrels with various brushes and rinsed, time to move onto the car.

For the car I finished up my bottle of Griot's Garage foaming surface wash but was a little short, so I topped off with about an ounce of AutoBrite Magifoam, U.S.A and the U.K. coming together like it was Live Aid or something I let it dwell for about 10 minutes and rinsed down, the beads from last FNW's Beadmaker looking great, time to dry and....

....apply Turtle Wax quick detailer, so much more than a detailer though! I hit a section with it and dried with the Sucker, car came out great! Finished with drying the tires, wheels, door and trunk jams as well as an engine bay wipe down, now the car is clean...finally

Tomorrow my daughter and I will be getting the tires rotated and balanced as it's due and then hitting McDonald's for lunch and Playplace time While I'm at Discount Tire I'll be pricing some winter shoes for the stockers and also 16 steelies. I'm leaning towards just wrapping the stock rims in winter shoes and getting a fresh set of 3 seasons in the spring, I have 1 wheel in mind...the Konig Oversteer in charcoal gray. There's a 6 spoke Enkei I like but it's only available in matte black, yeah right or silver and IMO charcoal gray works better on this car, stay "tuned"

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[SWETM]

Wasn't exactly planned this way but it turned out to be a CarPro kind of day.

Car was driven through 2 pretty good rain storms on back to back days. Wasn't filthy except for the usual spot on a hatchback. Rear hatch/glass gets beat with the tires kicking up water, dirt etc...

Wheels, tires and wheel wells were foamed with Brake Buster.

Someone the other day mentioned Reset so I figured I would pull out the Reset today. Bucket wash with Reset and rinsed with the Worx. Dried with a Rag Company Twistress using Ech2o as a drying aid. Tires received a fresh coat of PERL.

Couple of pictures, one with my Beagle Magglio in the background.

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Looks awesome! And cute dog

You maybe know about it but thought it could be worth to mention. If you install a roof spoiler that goes on the hatch. You reduce the build up of dirt very much from that. And mostly here in Sweden it's even necessary when you drive on snow roads. Or the build up on the hatch is extreme. Like wise on the station wagons like the Kia cee'd SW I have. The Ford Focus that has an original spoiler it's not so bad as on mine. Then you have the normal dirt build up lower down on to the bumper area which is about the same. VW Golf I would bet have many options of these roof spoilers. Not all like the look from them but personal I think that you can find one that looks nice. Personal preferences but they do work these spoilers to change the air stream on the back of the car.

/ Tony

 

[bfielder32087]

Magglio gets a :xyxthumbs: from me.. maybe the car too... j/k

No that's quite alright Magglio gets my thumbs up too lol.

He's way cooler than the car.

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[bofh]

My truck did a lot of dirty work this week. I don't often bother with foam but decided to use it this time, figuring it would work into the nooks & crannies if nothing else. P&S Pearl makes decent foam but I still don't enjoy using it for the contact wash.

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[bfielder32087]

Looks awesome! And cute dog

You maybe know about it but thought it could be worth to mention. If you install a roof spoiler that goes on the hatch. You reduce the build up of dirt very much from that. And mostly here in Sweden it's even necessary when you drive on snow roads. Or the build up on the hatch is extreme. Like wise on the station wagons like the Kia cee'd SW I have. The Ford Focus that has an original spoiler it's not so bad as on mine. Then you have the normal dirt build up lower down on to the bumper area which is about the same. VW Golf I would bet have many options of these roof spoilers. Not all like the look from them but personal I think that you can find one that looks nice. Personal preferences but they do work these spoilers to change the air stream on the back of the car.

/ Tony

Yeah I've looked into getting one for aesthetic purposes. I think most of the dirt/water that flies up is from the tires though.

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[DetailKitty]

Client dropped off their Land Rover this evening.
I’ll be working on it most of the day tomorrow.

 

[DarkThrottle]

Today I used a rotary for the first time after 12 years using the 3401 I finally added a PE14 and I must say I don’t know why I waited so long


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[DFB]

First day off in two weeks involved some detailing indulgence.

XR8 Falcon first up.



With time on my hands, the engine bay was given a wipe down and the leather trim treated.







I really like how Nourish gives a nice matte finish.





Wheels dressed with Gyeon Q2 Tire.





All done and ready for it's next outing.

 

[DFB]

Next up was the XR6 Falcon.





Nothing too special with this one, just a maintenance wash and some engine bay wipe down.



This car is a 2008 and served as a daily until mid 2010. She has a few stone chips here and there but I have managed to preserve it pretty well.



Worn out but feeling satisfied and soul fed.

 

[chinee]

Yeah I've looked into getting one for aesthetic purposes. I think most of the dirt/water that flies up is from the tires though.

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Although dirty water spray is kicked up by the tires, the reason the hatch gets so dirty is from the low pressure area at the rear of the vehicle, which is exaggerated on hatches and SUVs. The air doesn't move cleanly over and around the vehicle and a low pressure area is built up, and air rushes in, filled with cast off from the wheels and just smacks into the rear of the car. A roof spoiler can help re-direct the airflow over the rear glass, keeping the glass cleaner. It can also reduce the air turbulence behind the car... less drag and a cleaner car.

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[bfielder32087]

Although dirty water spray is kicked up by the tires, the reason the hatch gets so dirty is from the low pressure area at the rear of the vehicle, which is exaggerated on hatches and SUVs. The air doesn't move cleanly over and around the vehicle and a low pressure area is built up, and air rushes in, filled with cast off from the wheels and just smacks into the rear of the car. A roof spoiler can help re-direct the airflow over the rear glass, keeping the glass cleaner. It can also reduce the air turbulence behind the car... less drag and a cleaner car.

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Well thanks. That's a great explanation and a nice graph to go along with it. Before you guys mentioned that on here I always thought it was mostly from the tires. I've been schooled and educated.

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[Klasse Act]

That's a "smart" explantion

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[SWETM]

Did an autumn cleaning on the Ford Focus interior both yesterday and today. With my injuries in the spine this is about how worse I gets on the pain levels. But in away I enjoying to do the interior as when you are done and all is clean and fresh smell of it. It feeling good when you take a sit in it. Must give my cleaner a mention. Ultima Interior Schampo Gel is an awesome interior cleaner in every way you can think of exept 1. It's not a concentrate and a tick on the expensive side cause of it. When you maintain your own vehicals it's not so bad but if I where to do detailing for a living I would look for a concentrate in bulk. Every material but the useally you need a special cleaner for like alcantra. Otherwise works really great on a car like this. And can not place the smell but it's some leather scent in it and something else. It wears off after a week or so.

I have a little left to tomorrow. The Ultima Interior Guard Plus is going to be applyied and the windows is also left. And man the carpet is of a thick and plush material. This makes it to take a lot of time to vacuum them. The more you brush while you vacuum the amount of the finest sand keeps coming up from it. Know that I have neglected this a little and should vacuum it more often. The positive is that it hides the sand and smaller dirt very well LOL. I'm in a badly need of a great extractor as both the cars I maintain has fabric seats. And the dry/wet vacuum is broken so maybe it's time to get an extractor instead. Will see if I can find a good deal on one that can be used both in the cars and in the household.

This car have been very neglected in some ways before my mom and stepfather bought this for little over 4 years ago. I have taken care of it for almost 3 years now. And have only tried to stop the things that has been damage through neglected care by the previous owner. You work with you have.

After a thorough cleaning with Ultima Interior Schampo Gel.

Next weekend if the weather cooperate with me it's time for the Kia cee'd SW interior cleaning. Also a wash of both the cars is needed too LOL.

 

[chinee]

Hit it with some 303 inside and under the hood.

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[Markymapo1]

Looks nice! I need to do the same to my wife’s IS350.

 

[Klasse Act]

So my wife took her Eclipse Cross in to have that missing panel installed and they washed the car for her, no problem but she then told me the tires we're "shiny" after I asked how they looked. You see I used OPT tire coating on them on August 11th and hadn't touched them since then, so I was curious and got "that response", I knew what I had to do.

Upon viewing the tires my worst fears were confirmed, even the Gloss black inserts had the dressing on them, not to mention spec of sling on the plastic wheel arch openings, time to do a full on cleaning, he we go!

I started with a foaming using P&S Pearl, the entire vehicle, twice over, then I moved over to the tires and wheels, ofcourse. Sprayed Brake Buster on the tires, Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner on the rims and used my short brissel brush on the tires and a pair of mf gloves to clean the wheels, "hands on" takes on a whole new meaning here, LOL. While rinsing off the soap I was using leftover Griot's Garage Brillant Shine rinseless wash, so while doing that I decided to just spray the entire ride with it since I had foamed it down earlier, next up, 2BM.

For the 2BM I used 5 oz of P&S Pearl and it was my first time using it in the 2BM, foamed up like crazy, LOTS of suds! While washing the ride I could feel how smooth the paint was, so it's either the Sonax Spray and Seal I applied doing its thing 1 month in and/or the lubricity of the Pearl, either way I knew the car was going to be CLEAN...and it was upon rinsing, lots of beadng too.

Before I dried the car I re-sprayed the tires with Brake Buster and wheels with Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner, let dwell and rinsed, the dried the car with the Sucker and Sucker Jr. I also dried the tires and wheels with a designated mf towel.

I moved her ride back into its spot and looked at the tires and felt the "crap" wasn't 100% off of the tires, so I grabbed my mineral spirits and separate mf towel and wiped all the tires down real good, at this point I felt they were clean and I then applied 2x's OPT tire coating to the tires, leaving 30 minutes inbetween the 2 coats.

The pics are after I went upstairs, took an MUCH needed shower and finished watching an old episode of Law and Order, enjoy!

 

[PaulMys]

So my wife took her Eclipse Cross in to have that missing panel installed and they washed the car for her, no problem but she then told me the tires we're "shiny" after I asked how they looked. You see I used OPT tire coating on them on August 11th and hadn't touched them since then, so I was curious and got "that response", I knew what I had to do.

Upon viewing the tires my worst fears were confirmed, even the Gloss black inserts had the dressing on them, not to mention spec of sling on the plastic wheel arch openings, time to do a full on cleaning, he we go!

I started with a foaming using P&S Pearl, the entire vehicle, twice over, then I moved over to the tires and wheels, ofcourse. Sprayed Brake Buster on the tires, Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner on the rims and used my short brissel brush on the tires and a pair of mf gloves to clean the wheels, "hands on" takes on a whole new meaning here, LOL. While rinsing off the soap I was using leftover Griot's Garage Brillant Shine rinseless wash, so while doing that I decided to just spray the entire ride with it since I had foamed it down earlier, next up, 2BM.

For the 2BM I used 5 oz of P&S Pearl and it was my first time using it in the 2BM, foamed up like crazy, LOTS of suds! While washing the ride I could feel how smooth the paint was, so it's either the Sonax Spray and Seal I applied doing its thing 1 month in and/or the lubricity of the Pearl, either way I knew the car was going to be CLEAN...and it was upon rinsing, lots of beadng too.

Before I dried the car I re-sprayed the tires with Brake Buster and wheels with Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner, let dwell and rinsed, the dried the car with the Sucker and Sucker Jr. I also dried the tires and wheels with a designated mf towel.

I moved her ride back into its spot and looked at the tires and felt the "crap" wasn't 100% off of the tires, so I grabbed my mineral spirits and separate mf towel and wiped all the tires down real good, at this point I felt they were clean and I then applied 2x's OPT tire coating to the tires, leaving 30 minutes inbetween the 2 coats.

The pics are after I went upstairs, took an MUCH needed shower and finished watching an old episode of Law and Order, enjoy!

I watch the "detailers" at work glop this crap all over the tires with a paint brush. Makes me cringe.

 

[DFB]

So my wife took her Eclipse Cross in to have that missing panel installed and they washed the car for her, no problem but she then told me the tires we're "shiny" after I asked how they looked. You see I used OPT tire coating on them on August 11th and hadn't touched them since then, so I was curious and got "that response", I knew what I had to do.

Upon viewing the tires my worst fears were confirmed, even the Gloss black inserts had the dressing on them, not to mention spec of sling on the plastic wheel arch openings, time to do a full on cleaning, he we go!

I started with a foaming using P&S Pearl, the entire vehicle, twice over, then I moved over to the tires and wheels, ofcourse. Sprayed Brake Buster on the tires, Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner on the rims and used my short brissel brush on the tires and a pair of mf gloves to clean the wheels, "hands on" takes on a whole new meaning here, LOL. While rinsing off the soap I was using leftover Griot's Garage Brillant Shine rinseless wash, so while doing that I decided to just spray the entire ride with it since I had foamed it down earlier, next up, 2BM.

For the 2BM I used 5 oz of P&S Pearl and it was my first time using it in the 2BM, foamed up like crazy, LOTS of suds! While washing the ride I could feel how smooth the paint was, so it's either the Sonax Spray and Seal I applied doing its thing 1 month in and/or the lubricity of the Pearl, either way I knew the car was going to be CLEAN...and it was upon rinsing, lots of beadng too.

Before I dried the car I re-sprayed the tires with Brake Buster and wheels with Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner, let dwell and rinsed, the dried the car with the Sucker and Sucker Jr. I also dried the tires and wheels with a designated mf towel.

I moved her ride back into its spot and looked at the tires and felt the "crap" wasn't 100% off of the tires, so I grabbed my mineral spirits and separate mf towel and wiped all the tires down real good, at this point I felt they were clean and I then applied 2x's OPT tire coating to the tires, leaving 30 minutes inbetween the 2 coats.

The pics are after I went upstairs, took an MUCH needed shower and finished watching an old episode of Law and Order, enjoy!

The very first thing I insist on when having a car serviced is "no wash please". :bat:

They probably think I'm nuts, in fact on last car I had serviced the booking lady was somewhat shocked that I had declined the complimentary wash.