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One of my work colleagues has a 16 year old son who has just got his first car. It's a manual 2007 Holden Barina (Chevy Aveo), nothing particularly exciting but I'm sure everyone remembers that feeling of getting your first car.

The kid has not had a fatherly presence for much of his life. I was thinking it would be nice to give him something to maintain the car as gift, and perhaps infect him with the detailing disease. :laughing:

His mother is getting him a few things for Christmas (on my recommendations) so I had intentions of something like P&S Bead Maker or Paint Gloss. I know Bead Maker can be a bit tricky to use and considering his lack of experience I don't want to discourage him, hence the thought of Paint Gloss as it's easier to work with.

Any thoughts or suggestions welcomed.
 
A jug of Gold Class car wash. That’s all it took for me. Lol.
 
Good recommendations....

One I could add....."Knowledge"
If you could take the time to show him some tips..tricks....do's and don'ts
Education....the best gift ever...:D
 
Bosko said:
Good recommendations....

One I could add....."Knowledge"
If you could take the time to show him some tips..tricks....do's and don'ts
Education....the best gift ever...:D
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I have made the offer to his mother, just have to find a time when all of our schedules line up. With the holidays coming, I'm hoping to find some time to spend a few hours teaching him how to do it correctly.

He's a good kid, I sense an element of admiration from him which is a bit of a foreign concept for me. I don't have kids and probably never will so having someone to teach will be a new experience for both of us.
 
Spending the time and giving a quick GENERAL overview without overloading his brain is a great idea when you get the time.

Meguiars NXT was the first wax I used on my own that got me hooked.

I miss the NXT Shampoo.


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Eldorado2k said:
A jug of Gold Class car wash. That’s all it took for me. Lol.
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Not to hijack this thread, but I bought a bottle a few months ago because I had ran out of CG Honey Dew. When I poured it out, I was expecting it to have the consitency of any liquid soap, but it was actually more gel-like. Chunky, even.

Is this weird? Still works the same! I was just surprised...
 
vaca22 said:
Not to hijack this thread, but I bought a bottle a few months ago because I had ran out of CG Honey Dew. When I poured it out, I was expecting it to have the consitency of any liquid soap, but it was actually more gel-like. Chunky, even.

Is this weird? Still works the same! I was just surprised...
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Nope....that's the way it is
 
vaca22 said:
Not to hijack this thread, but I bought a bottle a few months ago because I had ran out of CG Honey Dew. When I poured it out, I was expecting it to have the consitency of any liquid soap, but it was actually more gel-like. Chunky, even.

Is this weird? Still works the same! I was just surprised...
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It is one of the thicker soaps I have tried and rinsing the measuring cup takes some effort
 
DFB said:
One of my work colleagues has a 16 year old son who has just got his first car. It's a manual 2007 Holden Barina (Chevy Aveo), nothing particularly exciting but I'm sure everyone remembers that feeling of getting your first car.

The kid has not had a fatherly presence for much of his life. I was thinking it would be nice to give him something to maintain the car as gift, and perhaps infect him with the detailing disease. :laughing:

His mother is getting him a few things for Christmas (on my recommendations) so I had intentions of something like P&S Bead Maker or Paint Gloss. I know Bead Maker can be a bit tricky to use and considering his lack of experience I don't want to discourage him, hence the thought of Paint Gloss as it's easier to work with.

Any thoughts or suggestions welcomed.
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I know jumping in to the deep end isn't always a good idea but having him get behind a polishing machine might do the trick

I have kind of done what you are talking about with my grandson after my wife gave him our Audi TT for graduation and he was bored as hell with all the prep work and wanted to get right to the glamour shot

But after letting him run a PC on a prepped panel he kind of warmed up to the whole idea and was suddenly ready to start at the beginning

He is only 21 and still doesn't have the patience to get into it at the same depth as grandpa but it's a start
 
vaca22 said:
Not to hijack this thread, but I bought a bottle a few months ago because I had ran out of CG Honey Dew. When I poured it out, I was expecting it to have the consitency of any liquid soap, but it was actually more gel-like. Chunky, even.

Is this weird? Still works the same! I was just surprised...
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I guess it’s a notch below honey

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The Gold Glass scent brings back memories of way back. Good suds. Good stuff.
 
I just wish Gold Class cleans well; it didn't for me but that was over 20 years ago or so
 
Bosko said:
Good recommendations....

One I could add....."Knowledge"
If you could take the time to show him some tips..tricks....do's and don'ts
Education....the best gift ever...:D
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So true. That's why I started the thread for my new polishing equipment asking about pads and such. Recommendations from folks with KNOWLEDGE that I do not yet have. We can recommend products but for each one, if no/little prior experience, much explaining will need done in person :xyxthumbs:

YouTube is also great for at least getting some "classroom" time in. Nothing beats hands-on of course.
 
DFB said:
I have made the offer to his mother, just have to find a time when all of our schedules line up. With the holidays coming, I'm hoping to find some time to spend a few hours teaching him how to do it correctly.

He's a good kid, I sense an element of admiration from him which is a bit of a foreign concept for me. I don't have kids and probably never will so having someone to teach will be a new experience for both of us.
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Sounds like you guys could have a great time together and he will more than likely appreciate the effort to teach on your part.
 
Bill D said:
I just wish Gold Class cleans well; it didn't for me but that was over 20 years ago or so
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I have used it for 15+ years and finally came to the conclusion that it DOESN"T clean that well

It is awesome on a dusty car because to me it is so slick and has so many protectants in that the mitt glides over the paint and you would have to try to scratch it

Having said that, anything more bonded than loose dust is a bit of a challenge

I honestly loved it in Alaska more than here in Hawaii and it may simply be down to differences in the water

Water in both places is rock hard but in Alaska it was well water and here it's a municipal water system

Obviously it is possible they changed or "improved" it because others still seem to like it but I will be sending back some stronger stuff when I return from the holidays
 
DFB said:
One of my work colleagues has a 16 year old son who has just got his first car. It's a manual 2007 Holden Barina (Chevy Aveo), nothing particularly exciting but I'm sure everyone remembers that feeling of getting your first car.

The kid has not had a fatherly presence for much of his life. I was thinking it would be nice to give him something to maintain the car as gift, and perhaps infect him with the detailing disease. :laughing:

His mother is getting him a few things for Christmas (on my recommendations) so I had intentions of something like P&S Bead Maker or Paint Gloss. I know Bead Maker can be a bit tricky to use and considering his lack of experience I don't want to discourage him, hence the thought of Paint Gloss as it's easier to work with.

Any thoughts or suggestions welcomed.
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Apologies for getting away from your original question

Unless the mom is planning on getting an LSP based on your input, maybe that would be a good foundation product for him (no pun intended)

Your selections may be limited in OZ but how about a good OTC product like Hybrid Solutions or something where he can stay with a family of products as his knowledge base grows
 
chilly said:
I have used it for 15+ years and finally came to the conclusion that it DOESN"T clean that well

It is awesome on a dusty car because to me it is so slick and has so many protectants in that the mitt glides over the paint and you would have to try to scratch it

Having said that, anything more bonded than loose dust is a bit of a challenge

I honestly loved it in Alaska more than here in Hawaii and it may simply be down to differences in the water

Water in both places is rock hard but in Alaska it was well water and here it's a municipal water system

Obviously it is possible they changed or "improved" it because others still seem to like it but I will be sending back some stronger stuff when I return from the holidays
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This is something I learned about this year. The soaps I've been using seem to clean, but they really don't. They're great for getting dusty stuff off as you had mentioned (pollen!!), but anything other than that and I've found myself really rubbing over spots to get them off. That's an unsettling feeling to me. Without applying pressure, I'm not sure I could ever get some of the more stubborn things off just by gliding a mitt over it. Maybe I could, but it would take like 3x as long to wash my car.

I guess it's time for Hyper Wash? Soaps that are good detergents and can actually CLEAN don't necessarily remove LSP or things like that, right?
 
vaca22 said:
This is something I learned about this year. The soaps I've been using seem to clean, but they really don't. They're great for getting dusty stuff off as you had mentioned (pollen!!), but anything other than that and I've found myself really rubbing over spots to get them off. That's an unsettling feeling to me. Without applying pressure, I'm not sure I could ever get some of the more stubborn things off just by gliding a mitt over it. Maybe I could, but it would take like 3x as long to wash my car.

I guess it's time for Hyper Wash? Soaps that are good detergents and can actually CLEAN don't necessarily remove LSP or things like that, right?
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You have to be an Olympic athlete to wash my cars....2 mile dirt roads leading in and out of my place..
There is no such thing as a touchless wash...lol

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vaca22 said:
This is something I learned about this year. The soaps I've been using seem to clean, but they really don't. They're great for getting dusty stuff off as you had mentioned (pollen!!), but anything other than that and I've found myself really rubbing over spots to get them off. That's an unsettling feeling to me. Without applying pressure, I'm not sure I could ever get some of the more stubborn things off just by gliding a mitt over it. Maybe I could, but it would take like 3x as long to wash my car.

I guess it's time for Hyper Wash? Soaps that are good detergents and can actually CLEAN don't necessarily remove LSP or things like that, right?
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I agree 100%

I’m going to try Hyperwash as well

I hate spot cleaning paint with an AP spray or the equivalent if I can avoid it

I do pretreat with a real strong soap mix if I see spots ahead of time but I don’t always catch them and I don’t like spraying on my drying aid only to see something I missed

That’s happening too often with Gold Class

Based on what I have read here Hyperwash is strong but still considered a maintenance wash and shouldn’t strip waxes and sealants

If anyone thinks differently please speak up


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