What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

[Misterpaul]

Thank you Paul. It’s not what I had wanted to do when I got up this morning...

 

[DetailKitty]

The SS went in for an oil change, tire rotation and a few items I wanted entered in the system as the B to B warranty expires Wednesday. I came home with a plethora of swirls, scratches and heartbreak. I totally brain farted on telling them no washing the car.

Since it was somewhat clean I washed the SS with Adam’s Rinseless Wash and the BRS. Next up was light clay bar cleaning with ONR as a lube. I broke out both the trusty PC for 3” pad work and 21 mm Adam’s Swirl Killer plus numerous polishing pads, Meguiar’s D300 & Adam’s Polish and got to work.

I then wiped all the panels down with GTechnic Panel wipe. I coated the car with some left over McKee’s Paint Coating and topped that with Adam’s Ceramic Boost.

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Crisis averted! Looks awesome!

 

[WaxMaster1]

Washed mom and dad's RAV4.

 

[Ancient1]

Well I finally gave the old girl a bath with N-914. It actually was looking more like a white car.
It seems like every time I went to clean it the forecast was for 3+ inches even tho we got nothing it didn't stop them from spraying the roads.

 

[Misterpaul]

^ My goodness! That silver just sings in the sun. If it looks that good in an electronic picture it must sizzle the retinas in person.
:dblthumb2:
Hard to believe how close we are geographically yet we’re having one of our least snowy winters.

 

[UncleDavy]

My neighbor recently had a stroke and he is recovering in a rehab hospital. His wife asked me how much I would charge for a detail. I told her that we been neighbors for 20 years and she is family and there is no charge. I worked on her 2015 Lincoln MKZ. The inside took more time than the outside. Snacks and grandkids took their toll on the inside. The inside was cleaned with Megs D101 and the seats were cleaned with Ultima Interior Shampoo Gel. The dash and panels were treated with 303. The seats were coated with Gyeon Leather ShieldQ2. The exterior was rinseless washed with Wolfgang Uber and finished with Mother’s CMX. The tires were dressed with Duragloss and the vinyl trim was treated with WETS.
I was happy with the results and she was happy with the results. By the way, I did vacuum after I took the picture.

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[Misterpaul]

Changed my winter wheel/tires for my summer/wheel tires. They were put away last fall with a fresh coat of G5 wheel coating and Adam’s Tire Shine. During the winter the wheels got an occasional spritz of Adam’s Ceramic Boost. The calipers were cleaned with APC then panel wipe followed by McKee’s Wheel Coating.

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[spazzz]

Changed my winter wheel/tires for my summer/wheel tires. They were put away last fall with a fresh coat of G5 wheel coating and Adam’s Tire Shine. During the winter the wheels got an occasional spritz of Adam’s Ceramic Boost. The calipers were cleaned with APC then panel wipe followed by McKee’s Wheel Coating.

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Aren't you the optimist!!

 

[DetailKitty]

Changed my winter wheel/tires for my summer/wheel tires. They were put away last fall with a fresh coat of G5 wheel coating and Adam’s Tire Shine. During the winter the wheels got an occasional spritz of Adam’s Ceramic Boost. The calipers were cleaned with APC then panel wipe followed by McKee’s Wheel Coating.

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Damn that’s early!
I’m waiting till April as usual... though I admit I love my winter tires.

 

[Eldorado2k]

I polished my wheels with BriteMax Final Shine Metal Polish.

Hazed up:

Buffed off:

I really like this metal polish.

 

[Misterpaul]

Yes, I’m quite the optimist but I also have an ulterior motive... Roger that’s a hint! Also this warm winter has been causing excess wear on them.



On a side note I’m done with that Chevy dealer but not because of the scratches.

First I discovered this morning that after they pulled the car into scratch tube they turned off my dash cam but turned it back on after they pulled it in to the service lane... 14 minutes later.

Second was the left rear lug nuts were all loose. I discovered this today while changing the wheels. Their oversight could have ended tragically.

The first is suspicious the second is inexcusable.

 

[MadMerc]

Yes, I’m quite the optimist but I also have an ulterior motive... Roger that’s a hint! Also this warm winter has been causing excess wear on them.



On a side note I’m done with that Chevy dealer but not because of the scratches.

First I discovered this morning that after they pulled the car into scratch tube they turned off my dash cam but turned it back on after they pulled it in to the service lane... 14 minutes later.

Second was the left rear lug nuts were all loose. I discovered this today while changing the wheels. Their oversight could have ended tragically.

The first is suspicious the second is inexcusable.

This is why I do almost all of my maintenance.
Dealers just don’t care.


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[Misterpaul]

This is why I do almost all of my maintenance.
Dealers just don’t care.

I’ll probably be joining you. My wife has already green lighted a quick jack if I go that route. Floor jack and jack stands make her nervous and I can’t say as I’d blame her.

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[Coatingsarecrack]

If your Ok with the 5000 series.... costco carries them at alot better price


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[bfielder32087]

I’ll probably be joining you. My wife has already green lighted a quick jack if I go that route. Floor jack and jack stands make her nervous and I can’t say as I’d blame her.

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Yeah either do that or go to more of a specialty shop that won't just rush cars through.

That's what I plan on doing with my GTI found a local shop that specializes in German vehicles and I'll be going there. I'll do oil changes myself because it's basically a 20 minute process on modern VWs and I don't even have to get under the car if I choose not to. Buy an oil change kit (oil, filter, housing O ring and drain plug for $60 or pay $100-$120 to have it done) Also VW says 10k intervals for oil service but that just seems too long for me so I'll be doing it at 5k. Doing it myself essentially gets me every other oil change free. Everything else I'll have done at the shop. I'm not a mechanic although I could do some basic stuff I just typically choose not to.

In many cases these specialty type shops are the same price or even cheaper and also in most situations you know these guys will care more and have more passion. Not that the techs don't care or have passion but it's just the way dealers are set up and are often forced to rush through things.

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[ClearVue18]

I polished my wheels with BriteMax Final Shine Metal Polish.

Hazed up:

Buffed off:

I really like this metal polish.

iight Eld that's what I'm talking about.

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[Bruno Soares]

Buy an oil change kit (oil, filter, housing O ring and drain plug for $60 or pay $100-$120 to have it done)

My VW dealer charges $65 for a synthetic oil change so I just have them do it. Buying the kit myself would not save me much at all. And by going there it's easier for them to have records I've kept up and will not bring that up in case warranty services are needed. I usually spend a little more and pay them to rotate the tire as well, my garage has no room for me to do it in there. I don't agree with their long intervals, I go in every 6 months which is about 3750 miles for me.

 

[ClearVue18]

Yeah either do that or go to more of a specialty shop that won't just rush cars through.

That's what I plan on doing with my GTI found a local shop that specializes in German vehicles and I'll be going there. I'll do oil changes myself because it's basically a 20 minute process on modern VWs and I don't even have to get under the car if I choose not to. Buy an oil change kit (oil, filter, housing O ring and drain plug for $60 or pay $100-$120 to have it done) Also VW says 10k intervals for oil service but that just seems too long for me so I'll be doing it at 5k. Doing it myself essentially gets me every other oil change free. Everything else I'll have done at the shop. I'm not a mechanic although I could do some basic stuff I just typically choose not to.

In many cases these specialty type shops are the same price or even cheaper and also in most situations you know these guys will care more and have more passion. Not that the techs don't care or have passion but it's just the way dealers are set up and are often forced to rush through things.

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My oil change for my car cost $400. I feel robbed

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[Mdjas]

My oil change for my car cost $400. I feel robbed

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Holy crap what kind of car do you have?? Thats y i like my dinosaur of vehicles. I do all my own work. Even if i need to swap motors or transmissions. My envoy is 30 bucks for me to do it including a extra 7th quart of oil just to have on hand. Could probably get it done at a shop cheaper but i know its done right. Im very particular about how things are done on my vehicles. Plus i have tools and knowledge how to fix most of it.


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[ClearVue18]

Holy crap what kind of car do you have?? Thats y i like my dinosaur of vehicles. I do all my own work. Even if i need to swap motors or transmissions. My envoy is 30 bucks for me to do it including a extra 7th quart of oil just to have on hand. Could probably get it done at a shop cheaper but i know its done right. Im very particular about how things are done on my vehicles. Plus i have tools and knowledge how to fix most of it.


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I have a 18 McLaren 540c

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