Recent content by dwaleke

Yes tires are scrubbed till foam is white. 3-5 times if that’s what it takes. Look is always uniform at application and for a few days. A week or so later when it is wearing off is when the non uniform look starts to appear. With other dressings the look just fades completely it seems all at once.

I’m not an expert with a rotary but I’ll say 3500rpm is crazy fast. You’ll create lots of heat which will dry out your compound. M100 (and most of Meguiar’s compounds) are short cycle products. Over heating them will make a mess and you will struggle. I would bet money that there are holograms...

I’ve been using Angelwax Elixir this year on everything and I’m finding that while it looks great at application the shine wears off in a non uniform fashion and the tires accumulate black like residue over time along with browning. Subsequent cleanings (while not as bad as using a solvent based...

I avoid a lot of DIY detail content myself lately. From everything else I’ve seen you really want to avoid using high alkaline cleaners on leather (which includes the steering wheel). Stick to something in the pH range between 6-8. Good Facebook post on leather...

3D Poxy montan wax is not super durable. The solvents in 845 will probably remove the Poxy.

MOHS Evo is slicker and more hydrophobic being a flourinated polysilazane based coating. CanCoat Evo and CQUK might look better being SIO2 based. Some people top MOHS Evo with CanCoat Evo.

3D Bead It Up is a bit heavy of a product to use as a drying aid. It’s a polymer sealant that adds gloss and slickness. And it sticks around well past the next couple of washes. The biggest issue I had with it (besides the random streaking issues) was that it masked the properties of the...

I read Tunch sold the company. You’d think he would have known that was the direction prior to Mike joining 3D. I agree this seems like the wrong direction for 3D. They also started posting updated SDS docs for many products removing a lot of information from them. When a company...

Phoenix EOD Titan and Ethos Pro Shine are both variations of B&B Slipstream. IIRC they both used the same pdf form for the SDS and forgot to change one of the pdf headers. It still said Slipstream as the product name.

Outstanding!

I used it a bit a few years ago. The product may have good chemical resistance, but otherwise it wasn't very good at anything. Gloss did not stand out (reduces at application), water behavior was average at best, car did not stay any cleaner any longer than bare paint, did not make it...

I did the same thing after seeing Mike’s video on it and had the exact same problem. Terrible experience. Not sure why Mike is leading us down the wrong path. That product is not designed to be used that way.

Most bug removers are APCs/degreasers perhaps with an enzyme that breaks down bug guts. Start with a little soap and water and see how far you get. Grab the bug remover when you need to get more aggressive than that. And yes these bug remover products will degrade your protection to some...

It's not possible for one brand to have a winner in every category. I use a lot of 3D products because most of them work well and are good value for the money. But I also use products from others as well.

Basic wash and protected with 3D Bead It Up until I can polish and coat it.