What did you do today, in regards to detailing?
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PaulMys
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Well, a word worth putting in bold surely deserves pics for the community......
57Rambler
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Can I borrow your smartphone, I don't own one of the things ...
PaulMys
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Ok.
10 hour drive, and remember to bring about $80 in toll money.
(And everyone calls my phone "Well at least he tries". Not "smart").
57Rambler
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I'll pass and just stick with the two cans strung together with a piece of string, I get pretty decent reception out here.
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Cleaned the service truck interior. Previous hand trashed and I mean trashed. Covered in mud, grease, invert (oil based drilling mud), hydro oil you name it the truck has it inside on everything.
So vacuumed it, washed seat covers in washing machine, used D101 at 10:1 on seats and a drill brush and Agitated and use bissle spot shot to clean some of the gunk out. Needs to have it done with a real extractor but I did what I could. Then used D101 at 10:1 on some hand towels we get in a bucket. They are more abrasive than microfiber so they scrubbed the stuff off the dash and doors and all plastics much easier. Used those same towels to get all the dirt and grease spots off the headliner and that made the whole truck come together. Once everything was clean I used D149 to dress all the plastics and dash...wish it smelled as good as the 16oz bottles, the gallon stinkSprayed megs carpet refresher on the seats and then the covers after they were reinstalled. Will do interior glass another day and then it needs washed and some spray on rinse off protection in the form of hydro blue
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So vacuumed it, washed seat covers in washing machine, used D101 at 10:1 on seats and a drill brush and Agitated and use bissle spot shot to clean some of the gunk out. Needs to have it done with a real extractor but I did what I could. Then used D101 at 10:1 on some hand towels we get in a bucket. They are more abrasive than microfiber so they scrubbed the stuff off the dash and doors and all plastics much easier. Used those same towels to get all the dirt and grease spots off the headliner and that made the whole truck come together. Once everything was clean I used D149 to dress all the plastics and dash...wish it smelled as good as the 16oz bottles, the gallon stinkSprayed megs carpet refresher on the seats and then the covers after they were reinstalled. Will do interior glass another day and then it needs washed and some spray on rinse off protection in the form of hydro blue
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Perfect day Saturday for a complete detail job on my 2014 A4 with 104k miles. Interior was cleaned a week ago, but finally had a great opportunity to go under the hood, and a complete exterior detailing. Used Iron-X, wash and clay, WG Uber spot compounding for minor scratches, WG Total Swirl Remover, WG Finishing Glaze, WG Paint Prep, and finished off with WG Si02 Paint Sealant. First time I ever used the Si02 Paint Sealant as I previously used the WG Deep Gloss Paint Sealant (which I always really liked). But the Si02 stuff takes the look up another notch and sets a new standard. The finish isn't perfect with some chips and road rash, but from the 10 foot view I'm very happy with the results.
Perfect day Saturday for a complete detail job on my 2014 A4 with 104k miles. Interior was cleaned a week ago, but finally had a great opportunity to go under the hood, and a complete exterior detailing. Used Iron-X, wash and clay, WG Uber spot compounding for minor scratches, WG Total Swirl Remover, WG Finishing Glaze, WG Paint Prep, and finished off with WG Si02 Paint Sealant. First time I ever used the Si02 Paint Sealant as I previously used the WG Deep Gloss Paint Sealant (which I always really liked). But the Si02 stuff takes the look up another notch and sets a new standard. The finish isn't perfect with some chips and road rash, but from the 10 foot view I'm very happy with the results.
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yesterday was finally a nice warm day in upstate NY and my wife's car and my truck have been neglected with the touchless auto washes being shutdown. While not driven very much, they were both pretty gross and it was time for the first spring wash. Added a 10 minute spray sealant to both and also did my annual PBL rim coating which I've been very happy with. Some rain-x and mk tire gloss and called it a day. Of course it rained last night.
On a side note, I don't think I'll ever buy a black vehicle ever again. My truck is just littered with tiny imperfections that you wouldn't see on any other color. It was bad enough that I almost busted out the clay and polish, but new I didn't have enough time for all that quite yet. ugh
On a side note, I don't think I'll ever buy a black vehicle ever again. My truck is just littered with tiny imperfections that you wouldn't see on any other color. It was bad enough that I almost busted out the clay and polish, but new I didn't have enough time for all that quite yet. ugh
spazzz
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I finally opened my BOGO Gold Plush JRs I got awhile ago.
These must have been some serious seconds because they had fuzz, strings, some sort of bird feed or whatever and dye in the yellow. Let alone a repair with white stiching.
Half of them are not square by any means. Oh well just another what the hell momemnt.
Always inspect your towels.
These must have been some serious seconds because they had fuzz, strings, some sort of bird feed or whatever and dye in the yellow. Let alone a repair with white stiching.
Half of them are not square by any means. Oh well just another what the hell momemnt.
Always inspect your towels.
spazzz
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Damn, I'd send those back.
I hear ya Paul, I washed them and they seem to have normalled out, expect for the size deviations.
I was going to notify customer service or make a new thread but just went with the back pages for the daily moment as to not 'make waves'.
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DFB
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That's a nice color!
ClearVue18
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Yeah. It's a nice color all his cars are white so this was his first color change
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It's that time, it's been that time for a few weeks actually. Love bugs!
Step 1. Rinse
Step 2. Applied Poorboy's Bug Squash and let dwell for a few minutes.
Step 3. Lightly agitate with bug sponge
Step 4. Rinse
These bad boys were glued on, so.....
Step 5. Applied P&S Bug Off and let dwell.
Step 6. Lightly agitate
Step 7. Rinse
Final step was a spritz of McKee's 37 Hydro Blue and rinse.
Step 1. Rinse
Step 2. Applied Poorboy's Bug Squash and let dwell for a few minutes.
Step 3. Lightly agitate with bug sponge
Step 4. Rinse
These bad boys were glued on, so.....
Step 5. Applied P&S Bug Off and let dwell.
Step 6. Lightly agitate
Step 7. Rinse
Final step was a spritz of McKee's 37 Hydro Blue and rinse.
Instead of sitting inside and eating all day, decided to take the wheels off and polish barrels and clean the wheel wells.
I used a combination of BF Iron Remover, Megs D144 wheel and tire cleaner, Sonax Wheel Cleaner, Optimum Power Clean, and assorted brushes!
I’ve never polished wheels before, tried using Pinnacle Polish (only Polish I had) with a LC Orange Pad...pads were to large to really do any justice but still came out alright, next time I’ll try a smaller pad or the LC wheel wool ball.
I finished off the barrels and the front of the wheels with DP Wheel Wax...memo to self, do not let it fully dry, it’s a b!tch to wipe off fully dry!
For the tires, I used DP Tire Gel...couple of coats! The DP Tire Gel looks really good until you drive through a rain storm, then not so much!
Depending on the weather tomorrow, I may polish the car and apply Wolfgang DGPS...weather is “iffy” tomorrow!
Jay
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I used a combination of BF Iron Remover, Megs D144 wheel and tire cleaner, Sonax Wheel Cleaner, Optimum Power Clean, and assorted brushes!
I’ve never polished wheels before, tried using Pinnacle Polish (only Polish I had) with a LC Orange Pad...pads were to large to really do any justice but still came out alright, next time I’ll try a smaller pad or the LC wheel wool ball.
I finished off the barrels and the front of the wheels with DP Wheel Wax...memo to self, do not let it fully dry, it’s a b!tch to wipe off fully dry!
For the tires, I used DP Tire Gel...couple of coats! The DP Tire Gel looks really good until you drive through a rain storm, then not so much!
Depending on the weather tomorrow, I may polish the car and apply Wolfgang DGPS...weather is “iffy” tomorrow!
Jay
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Klasse Act
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Well, part yesterday and part today. Last night I did a Griot's Garage Brillant Shine rinseless wash, just love this stuff...UNDERRATED 
Used Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner and 303 Tire and Rubber cleaner for the rims and tires. Once done cleaning the rims I sprayed some Meg's HCW diluted at 4:1 to keep them protected, see, I found a good use for this product via a suggestion from a member here from Brazil IIRC.
I applied 303 Tire Balm to the tires this afternoon and wiped the car down with FrankenDetailer 2.0 and it could be 4.0 because there's a number of products mixed in there...DO TRY THIS AT HOME!
Car now sits till Monday, supposed to rain tomorrow, perfect day to do nothing or in my case, my 4th installment on the podcast The Car Guys Report Informed Automotive. It will drop in a couple weeks, it's a 2 parter because the host, Marc, knows I'm a chatter box and the topic covers over 90 years of automotive-ness
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Used Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner and 303 Tire and Rubber cleaner for the rims and tires. Once done cleaning the rims I sprayed some Meg's HCW diluted at 4:1 to keep them protected, see, I found a good use for this product via a suggestion from a member here from Brazil IIRC. I applied 303 Tire Balm to the tires this afternoon and wiped the car down with FrankenDetailer 2.0 and it could be 4.0 because there's a number of products mixed in there...DO TRY THIS AT HOME!
Car now sits till Monday, supposed to rain tomorrow, perfect day to do nothing or in my case, my 4th installment on the podcast The Car Guys Report Informed Automotive. It will drop in a couple weeks, it's a 2 parter because the host, Marc, knows I'm a chatter box and the topic covers over 90 years of automotive-ness
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cgdalton
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Finally tackled the rotary marks that were all over my car, courtesy of the dealer.
- Maxshine M8S
- LC White pads
- BF One Step
All after a good wash of course.
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- Maxshine M8S
- LC White pads
- BF One Step
All after a good wash of course.
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