I have had my 2012 black Prius for a year now, a daily driver at close to 90 miles a day. At first I was just using the cheap MF towls at the autoparts store, it always looked good after my washing. I read countless threads here and bought better towels, products and tested them all. I wash...
One big issue was the fact I was down to the bare minimum of protection, I knew it needed a complete once over for seal and polish and the works. But time got away from me and no washing for 2 months. it is what it is.
I havent had clear weather and warm temps to wash my Black Prius, so this last weekend I got the time and weather perfect. I soaked the car with CG Citrus and shine, several rinses and a wash with CGCS a good clean mitt. Rinse and dry with the waffle towels. going great till I look at the towel...
Well if you have automatic door opener, it may have caused some dust, dirt and even some termite dust on your car every time it opens and closes. I know when I did mine and let it sit over night before I put wax on it I took a bed sheet and hung it over the car to make sure no dust got on it so...
I just had some body work done on my 2012 Prius black. I got a bumper and 1/4 panels repainted due to the repairs. Now in the haste of the body shop the thought they would clean up the car to make it look nice for me, well it looks like on the new paint I got swrils halo's, and who knows what...
one thing about small towns, where does the gutter water flow, if it is to a river or creek, that is their concern. If it evaporates into the air, the solids left behind will drain into clean water areas during the rain season. They are looking out for the future, they may alos have been sued...
Well I might have someone do the car under my instructions while I watched. since you say take it to a car wash, then your driving, if so then sitting in a chair and watching it be done is reasonable.
Like was said, the car owner may not know. This owner may thing it looks good that "buffing" mark, shows a shining finish. But I bet he also puts catsup on his steak.
They look more like damage from eggs being thrown at the car. My old truck had about 3 spots that looked like that. Egg shells just do lots of damage to paint.
Hmm, not as bad as moving a just detailed black car to get another car out of the way and the neighbors sprinklers cover half the black car and dried before noticing it.It is just more work
My understanding is the 111 is a cleaner, light, but still a cleaner. The wolfgang being a true sealant, and the 845 as a wax. I cant see where you would layer a cleaner and or sealant over a wax.
The sealant had sat overnight in the garage about 17 hours before the 845 went on. It does seem to be where it was the thick goop where I have the issue.
I spent the weekend on doing full workout on my car. It is the first time I went through these steps all at one. The color is black and the car has 12k miles on it. I started with a CG citrus and shine wash, then I clayed the entire car. I did a light wash and dry. I then used Duragloss 111 and...
I just did my black Prius, 5 months old, wash, clay wash, DG 111, then wolfgang deep gloss sealant, tomorrow I will use 845 wax. It looks great, but now I see every single nick, scratch, and swirl there is.
I agree som eof this is confusing with numbers and letters, in one sentence it will say use these products with another, then in another it mentions a different system. The same with some of the experts here. Someone will say use a,c and d, And later say x,y and a for the same question. As a...
I have the same thing. I have used stoners arasol can. I use it after I wash the entire car. The windows are just hard to get a clear finish. The first tine it was great, but since then its harder and harder. I use clean MF towels one for cleaning and one to polish. I drive many miles a day, and...
One thing lucky for me I live in soCal and I can drive over to them and pick what I want off the shelves. I think they have 3 places in california that offer a retail type store front. They are very nice guys all around when asking questions, they also offer classes on detailing.
my $.02