Entry level combo that's made me a ton of $$$

[Cruzscarwash]

I would imagine it would do just fine with a foam pad as really it's intended as more of a sealant then a "polish" that's just how I use it personally.

Cruz
definitely looks like a great combo & quick. I have a question. can I substitute the MF pad for a foam pad ? I don't own any MF pads & don't want to starting buying them just to trying this combo(on my own vehicles). I have the rupes system with their pads & the porter cable with many lake county pads. one vehicle is 2015 Black ram & the other is a new mustang. the pickup has been detailed but I'm anxious to get going on the mustang. also when I do the pickup I'm not trying to get every single swirl out. the clear coat seems pretty soft & I don't want to remove to much. I plan on keeping this truck for many more years. thanks and great work as always.
Carlo

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[Cruzscarwash]

Well I have given up washing, all washing, it's on my package description that the car must be cleaned 48hrs before I arrive for the appointment. Also all appointments require a deposit. I've so far had no issues this whole year (even had someone wash 5 cars yesterday).

This is really because I'm in the land of $20 "details" and these fly by night detailers are everywhere and when one goes away just like a hydra many more spawn.

I am the only coat at your home coater. One of 3 polishers and 1 or 3 that offer coating, one guy does EXO the other offers Mr fix it 9h.

•Interesting overall steps/process.

•Just curious about the car-washing Step:
-Since you have:
”stopped washes altogether for 2018...”
-Then: how, when, where, and by whom does
it take place? TIA.



Bob

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[Cruzscarwash]

I have not had any issues like that with this product. I did with D166 when it first came out.

This up coming year I'm looking at adding a new polish or two and a different AIO to my inventory as well.

Nice work, I’ve found PNS sticks well to pretty much any base layer product it’s so heavy and sticky on application. With your Essence Plus, mine is crazy separated in the bottle and doesn’t like to mix very well back together, is this normal for you?

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[Calendyr]

What are you charging for doing that? Sounds like something that might be a bit better than a cleaner wax if the paint is in decent shape.

My cleaner wax package is a 5 hours job on a small car. I am guessing it would take you about the same amount of time to do that process?

Also, is Essence plus easier to remove than the regular Essence once it has dried? Because Essence is almost impossible to remove if you let it dry.

How many passes and what kind of passes are you doing on a panel?

And a final question, what kind of damage removal are you seeing? Would it compare to a cleaner wax, a polish?

 

[Cruzscarwash]

Starting price is $280 takes about 2 hrs, I did 6 cars yesterday alone across 12 hrs.

Plus is MUCH easier to remove compared to regular essence and drying up has not been an issue.

Passes vary I go by the way it's tracking across the paint. If it's blotchy I go over again until o get those nice "roll of dimes" look to the pass.

Here is a video of a test section and I take these videos on every car as a "proof of work" and send to the clients as I go so they see the process and what's actually happening so they know there is a difference.


YouTube

What are you charging for doing that? Sounds like something that might be a bit better than a cleaner wax if the paint is in decent shape.

My cleaner wax package is a 5 hours job on a small car. I am guessing it would take you about the same amount of time to do that process?

Also, is Essence plus easier to remove than the regular Essence once it has dried? Because Essence is almost impossible to remove if you let it dry.

How many passes and what kind of passes are you doing on a panel?

And a final question, what kind of damage removal are you seeing? Would it compare to a cleaner wax, a polish?

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[FUNX650]

Well I have given up washing, all washing,
it's on my package description that the car
must be cleaned 48hrs before I arrive for
the appointment.

Also all appointments require a deposit.
I've so far had no issues this whole year
(even had someone wash 5 cars yesterday).

This is really because I'm in the land of $20
“details" and these fly by night detailers are
everywhere and when one goes away just
like a hydra many more spawn.

I am the only coat at your home coater.
One of 3 polishers and 1 or 3 that offer
coating, one guy does EXO the other
offers Mr fix it 9h.

Thanks for your ‘detailed’ reply:
totally satisfied my curiosity re-
garding the car-washing Step.


Bob

 

[Calendyr]

Starting price is $280 takes about 2 hrs, I did 6 cars yesterday alone across 12 hrs.

Plus is MUCH easier to remove compared to regular essence and drying up has not been an issue.

Passes vary I go by the way it's tracking across the paint. If it's blotchy I go over again until o get those nice "roll of dimes" look to the pass.

Here is a video of a test section and I take these videos on every car as a "proof of work" and send to the clients as I go so they see the process and what's actually happening so they know there is a difference.


YouTube





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Thanks. Will look into it next season. I alway re-do my packages each year, looks like it takes you less time than doing a cleaner wax. I always calculate 3 hours to do that. Difference would be in protection applied and amount of swirls removed/covered.

I have never used Netshield, I am guessing any spray-on, wipe away sealant would do (Like Reload or HydroSilex)? Planning to try Hydrosilex next year as a replacement for reload.

 

[Eldorado2k]

@Cruzcarwash. Bro... Dude... Yo..... What’s up with the wheels, tires, & wheel wells?

If you say you don’t wash, then what’s the dealio?

 

[Cruzscarwash]

I'm pretty sure you ask me this at least once a year..lol, I don't wash and I don't /didn't do the wheels. Paint only for me my friend, sounds and seems very weird but at the moment it's working and working well.

@Cruzcarwash. Bro... Dude... Yo..... What’s up with the wheels, tires, & wheel wells?

If you say you don’t wash, then what’s the dealio?

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[WaxMaster1]

@Cruzcarwash. Bro... Dude... Yo..... What’s up with the wheels, tires, & wheel wells?

If you say you don’t wash, then what’s the dealio?

E2K, I was thinking the same thing. Potential customers be like, "who detailed that ride? You mean I gotsta wash it myself?"

 

[Finick]

I'm pretty sure you ask me this at least once a year..lol, I don't wash and I don't /didn't do the wheels. Paint only for me my friend, sounds and seems very weird but at the moment it's working and working well.

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Honestly, that sounds like the dream lol.

My buddy lives in Arizona, and he doesn’t even bother to wash his wheels/tires because within like half a day they’re covered in dust again.


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[Cruzscarwash]

Which I exactly what my fear was but strangely it hasn't happened. and this particular client had me do five of his cars ( I forgot to get pics of the white f150 I did)

E2K, I was thinking the same thing. Potential customers be like, "who detailed that ride? You mean I gotsta wash it myself?"

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[Eldorado2k]

working and working well.

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I see what you did there... [work them wells, but I’ll be damned if I clean them]! Lol.

You’re a bold man. Very bold indeed... Sigh. Lol.

 

[Cruzscarwash]

That's why I stopped tire shine, it's the same in the Mojave desert where I'm at. They just turned into dirt magnets.

Funny though I bought new tires and have never shines them and they stay much cleaner with just a normal wash then any tire I've ever shined. Months have gone by and they never browned yet either

Honestly, that sounds like the dream lol.

My buddy lives in Arizona, and he doesn’t even bother to wash his wheels/tires because within like half a day they’re covered in dust again.


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[Finick]

That's why I stopped tire shine, it's the same in the Mojave desert where I'm at. They just turned into dirt magnets.

Funny though I bought new tires and have never shines them and they stay much cleaner with just a normal wash then any tire I've ever shined. Months have gone by and they never browned yet either

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For a little while this summer I actually left my tires undressed for awhile, just cleaned them every couple of weeks - and I gotta say I really didn’t mind it. I preferred it over constantly slathering tire dressing on each and every week.

It’s what got me interested in trying out something like tuff shine tire cleaner, M37 tire and rubber rejuvenator, or any of the other of those fancy dedicated rubber cleaners. If they could leave my tire truly black I’d be totally fine not dressing them. D143, super clean, power clean - though this one does it less so, tend to leave them kind of brownish after scrubbing and drying.

I think I’m just either going to have to coat them, or clean them and leave them undressed.


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[DetailZeus]

Thanks for sharing.

I was playing around with CarPro Extreme Gloss Enhancer because it offers some light correction plus sealing with Si02 - interesting product.

I predict “cleaner/coatings” or “cleaner/ AIOs” are the new trend for the future.

Man I hope so. This falls in line with what you've posted about doing *something* to the paint annually or twice a year.

I'll occasionally see a friend's car that gets lightly polished with an AIO every spring. I don't know which AIO exactly but I'm sure it's something decent. Wash, clay, and AIO that's it. Nothing but a simple spray wax as the sole LSP reapplied every handful of washes. Vehicle gets washed properly. If I'm being entirely honest it looked every bit as good as mine did with x layers of whatever products. Maybe it didn't have 150 degree water beading but it did look shiny when dry

 

[yakky]

@Cruzcarwash. Bro... Dude... Yo..... What’s up with the wheels, tires, & wheel wells?

If you say you don’t wash, then what’s the dealio?

Exactly. I don't see paint...I see muddy wheel wells.

 

[MattPersman]

I love what he is doing. Catering to what his location wants at a price they will obviously pay

He’s cutting out all the work people don’t like (interiors, washing, wheels, etc) just a buff and protect service. Brilliant man


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[Cruzscarwash]

It's working and working great. Have a few other things in the works that I'm looking at but it's to make the overall more "exclusive".. that's not the word I'm looking for but close. "I" still won't be doing washes but I'm working on a few options for those cases.

I love what he is doing. Catering to what his location wants at a price they will obviously pay

He’s cutting out all the work people don’t like (interiors, washing, wheels, etc) just a buff and protect service. Brilliant man


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[RPPM]

Thanks for posting this. I have been looking for a quicker, but lasting method for my cars. This looks to be a strong possibility. I can't wait to try this combination out in the spring. In the past I always would polish before PNS. I like this idea better, adds some more protection and will save time without having to wipe off the Essence Plus.