Recent content by eaksqueak

Hello. It seems the Finish Kare Extra Slick Final Body Shine #425 is not easy to come by these days. Can anyone recommend a good replacement that I can use post-wash on a car that has Finish Kare Hi-Temp Paste Wax (FK1000p) applied to it? I'm looking for something that may help extend the life...

I have a 2001 Subaru daily driver with exactly the same kind of door handle. I have used Black Wow on the gasket applied with a q-tip. I think it lasts more than a week, but maybe not more than a month. I just got a bottle of solution finish and I’m also interested in knowing whether it could be...

Thank you everybody for all the good advice and suggestions. I have a bottle of apparently much needed Iron X on the way and I decided to try the Finish Kare 215. :dblthumb2:

This sounds likely. I have not used this kind of product before.

My own car is white and does not come clean that quickly with the clay. I can still see lots of specks of dirt even once the clay is gliding smoothly. It takes about an hour per panel to get it completely clean. Because my friend’s car is dark gray, I won’t be able to see the dirt as easily and...

Thanks. I’ll take a look at that. I’m working with cars that haven’t been cleaned in years. I’m constantly cleaning and picking little bits of stuff from the clay. It’s very time consuming.

What sort of clay alternatives do you recommend? I have minimal experience with claying, but I’m working on a Subaru Outback right now and it’s taking me about an hour to do one panel. If I tried to go faster I’d be afraid of creating scratches from the gunk the clay picks up.

East. About an hour north of Philly.

My friend and I will be detailing his dad’s 7 year old Toyota Camry soon. It has dark gray metallic paint and has not seen a wax since we applied Nu Finish to it three years ago. I have a tin of Finish Kare Hi-Temp Paste Wax that I would like to use, as we want something long lasting on the car...

Indeed. Perhaps the exercise is good for me though. I haven’t hit a gym in years.

No machine. Just a microfiber foam pad and elbow grease. I think it is taking off a lot of dirt, too. Tonight I’m going to try using it without claying first. Maybe I don’t need to spend so much time with the clay bar. It’s really tiring, especially with the heat lately.

Long time lurker here. Figured I should make my obligatory intro post so I can trot over to the main forum and ask some questions. I have a white 2001 Legacy Outback with all its original paint, unless you don’t want to count the touch up paint. We’ve owned it since new, but I only got into...