Car pro eraser?

I agree that the "pop is in the prep". However, If I had a garage queen that I loved I would be out there trying a different wax every 2 weeks as well. I'm in the school of thought that an abrasive product is the only way to ensure complete stripping of an LSP. If it's a post polish panel wipe you're looking for, I really like GTechniq Panel Wipe! It's a little pricy for what it is but it works very well. If I want to conserve the Panel Wipe I will not hesitate to use 100% Oderless, Colerless Mineral Spirits.
 
swanicyouth said:
This is an important distinction. However, I've noticed clean, healthy, polished paint that has no LSP will often bead on its own a bit. It's sometimes hard to tell.
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I cannot be definitive on this matter but that is not the case with the vehicles I test. Yes, if you put water on there immediately after polishing, it will bead. However, polishes contain oils so if I then ensure to remove those oils with a panel wipe (or an IPA product), the surface behaviour is dramatically different to the LSPs I work with. So it is quite easy to see, for me.
 
How do you know if you have the ultimate combination if it is only on the car for 2 weeks and sits in the garage? Part of the ultimate combination in my mind would be durability..............

I think you need some more garage queens and quit whoring your current one out.
 
Hazcat said:
How do you know if you have the ultimate combination if it is only on the car for 2 weeks and sits in the garage? Part of the ultimate combination in my mind would be durability..............

I think you need some more garage queens and quit whoring your current one out.
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The ultimate combo for me is looks only, the car is a garage queen, durability is not a requirement.
 
I'd like to know how much of a difference you see between one wax and another?

I'll be the first to admit that I am not an avid 'nuba user... All of my personal cars are coated (and always will be). Many of my customer's cars receive coatings, if not - they'll get a sealant unless they specifically ask for a wax or I am just feeling like doing something different. The subtle visual differences between all of these products has never been enough for me to consider not using a particular sealant, wax, or coating. I guess I just don't have "the eye" for distinguishing these vast visual differences between LSPs that some people speak of.
 
lkotsios said:
The ultimate combo for me is looks only...
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Chemistry/Chemicals In Detailing-products (LSP) Containers...
-Just because you change-up everything to different LSP-detailing-products every couple of weeks,
doesn't mean everything...or anything...has changed.


JMO...But:
Sounds like you've gotten yourself into a rut.
Perhaps even worrying yourself to death about this quest for the ultimate combo.

Remember:
The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.

Bob
 
lkotsios said:
How do you know if a sealant is really removed? Only chemical analysis of your car surface in a lab by a scientist would let you know.
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I want to add that IMO:

The way a car dries without a LSP is dramatically different than a car with a LSP. This goes for both using a towel to dry or using compressed air.

This could just be in my head, but it's definitely worth testing it for your own purposes to see if you notice what I do.

Carry on :)...
 
zmcgovern45 said:
I'd like to know how much of a difference you see between one wax and another?

I'll be the first to admit that I am not an avid 'nuba user... All of my personal cars are coated (and always will be). Many of my customer's cars receive coatings, if not - they'll get a sealant unless they specifically ask for a wax or I am just feeling like doing something different. The subtle visual differences between all of these products has never been enough for me to consider not using a particular sealant, wax, or coating. I guess I just don't have "the eye" for distinguishing these vast visual differences between LSPs that some people speak of.
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I do see slight differences in waxes for instance some seem to have a silver dull cast too them when viewed at certain angles. Some are very clear others are very bright. So far I seemed to have settled on blackfire as my sealant, victoria concourse as my wax, mothers showtime as my detailer and hd polish as my finishing polish. For paint cleaner without abrassives I like dodo lime prime light.
 
lkotsios said:
I do see slight differences in waxes for instance some seem to have a silver dull cast too them when viewed at certain angles. Some are very clear others are very bright. So far I seemed to have settled on blackfire as my sealant, victoria concourse as my wax, mothers showtime as my detailer and hd polish as my finishing polish. For paint cleaner without abrasives I like dodo lime prime light.
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So again... just playing devil's advocate here... but wouldn't you have to be viewing all of these products in an identical, perfectly controlled environment to be able to determine their exact differences. As I'm sure everyone knows, your paint can look completely different depending on the angle you're looking at, position of the sun or other light source, amount of ambient light, etc etc.

I suppose it is all in what makes you happy... I'm just not a true believer that one LSP makes a dramatic visual difference over another when the surface is properly prepped/polished.

On another note... I don't recall you mentioning what this garage queen is (the 'vette in your avatar photo?). :Picture:
 
Yes it is the vette. Like I said the differences can be subtle but still there, also I enjoy detailing it relaxes me, that is why I would never use a coating they are just too long lasting for me. I would be left with nothing new to try.
 
lkotsios said:
Yes it is the vette. Like I said the differences can be subtle but still there, also I enjoy detailing it relaxes me, that is why I would never use a coating they are just too long lasting for me. I would be left with nothing new to try.
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Well, for someone who is constantly reapplying waxes, what is keeping you from using a coating as a base layer of protection?

While it is true that once you top a coating, you are masking the coating's sheeting/beading properties, there is no denying that a coating is the best form of protection. Say, for instance, that you're taking a weekend trip in your shiny red corvette and a bird decides to make you a moving target. You get a nice bird bomb on your roof, but you don't notice it until you're back home several hours later. A coating would most definitely provide a thicker barrier to protect your clear coat from the harmful acid in the bird bomb... just my $0.02 on that topic.
 
lkotsios said:
Yes it is the vette. Like I said the differences can be subtle but still there, also I enjoy detailing it relaxes me, that is why I would never use a coating they are just too long lasting for me. I would be left with nothing new to try.
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Just curious:

Before you started this thread, and wanted to know if Carpro Eraser would be an: LSP-"stripper enabler"...

What have you been using all of the other times, in order to strip these LSP's?

Bob
 
FUNX725 said:
Just curious:

Before you started this thread, and wanted to know if Carpro Eraser would be an: LSP-"stripper enabler"...

What have you been using all of the other times, in order to strip these LSP's?

Bob
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Hd polish, Hd speed or as my abrassive free product lime prime light. Traditional paint cleaners seem to all contain some form of kaolin, they micro-mar my finish so I stay away from those. I was looking for something to replace lime prime light, something a bit easier to use, but for now it seems like my best option. Lime prime light leaves surface squeaky clean and is abrassive free. My car is a 93 corvette with original mint condition paint so I try not to use abrassives so often anymore.
 
lkotsios said:
Hd polish, Hd speed or as my abrassive free product lime prime light. Traditional paint cleaners seem to all contain some form of kaolin, they micro-mar my finish so I stay away from those. I was looking for something to replace lime prime light, something a bit easier to use, but for now it seems like my best option. Lime prime light leaves surface squeaky clean and is abrassive free. My car is a 93 corvette with original mint condition paint so I try not to use abrassives so often anymore.
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I don't see how an abrasive-free product will remove too many "good LSP's".
But if it's been working for you:
Whom am I to say otherwise?

:)

Bob
 
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