Megs APC ratios

I have had success with APC at 4:1 using a brush like this one:
Clean Vent Kit

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But for door jambs, underhood, and heavy greasy places you should try something like Meguiar's Body Solvent (Meguiar’s Body Solvent, 1 Gallon, removes tar, wax, and stubborn grime from exterior car surfaces. Concentrated cleaner safe on exterior surfaces.).


Google "Kevin Brown Work Truck Detail" and read the process for the door jambs. It has inspired me to use the stuff, and it works so well you will find no need to use APC there anymore ;) I still use the brushes above, and I follow up with either an ONR rinse with a spray bottle, or just hose it off with the foam gun.

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Here are some pics I took of the process on my personal car. Again the process:

1-Apply Body Solvent via spray bottle (be ready to wipe adjacent areas for BS overspray, like dashboards, leather seats, interior door panels).

2-Agitate with brushes of your choice.

3-Quickly wipe up the places you can reach easily with an old MF towel (they will never look clean again).

4-Spray soapy mix into area, try to rinse out all you can.

5-Wipe dry with a clean, old, MF towel. Try to reach everything. This will leave the surface ready for sealing.

6-Seal with your choice of spray-on LSP. AIO by hand the larger areas if you wish. This keep all that junk from accumulating there again.


Before:

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After:
(this one could use another hit on the black rubber)

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Nice write-up, jlb85. I think I am going to do some more research on Body Solvent...it seems nobody ever talks about it and the description (as with the rest of Megs' Detailer Line) is extremely minimal.

I love APC+ for its versatility but these days I only use at 4:1 (tires, wheel wells, engines, and all-season floor mats) and 10:1 (interiors).
 
can someone explain this.. i dont understand it.... if its 4:1 or 10:1 what is the first # Oz,s ? would it be 4 oz of product to one gallon of water..???
 
4 parts water to 1 part product. So for every ounce of product you add 4 ounces of water.

Also note that the Meguiar's bottles are 32 oz, but where you fill it is I think 28 oz.
 
maximus20895 said:
4 parts water to 1 part product. So for every ounce of product you add 4 ounces of water.

Also note that the Meguiar's bottles are 32 oz, but where you fill it is I think 28 oz.
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Oh ok that makes sence now
so if its 10:1 ..10 oz of water to 1 oz product?
the first # is always water and second # is product right?
 
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for some reason this chart is confusing the crap out of me
if i mix a gallon to 4:1 does that mean i use 25.6 oz of product in one gallon water?
 
You use 1 gallon minus 25.6 oz to end up with one gallon total. So for 4:1 it's 128 oz (1 gallon) divided by 5 (4+1) to equal 1 part. At 3:1 it's 1 gallon divided by 4 to get one part which is equal to 32oz.
 
Easiest way to do this is to use a container marked to say 1 gallon. Measure the product out, in this case 25.6oz, then fill the rest with water to the 1 gallon mark.
 
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for some reason this chart is confusing the crap out of me
if i mix a gallon to 4:1 does that mean i use 25.6 oz of product in one gallon water?
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Hey that's the chart I made over at MOL! Good to see it getting used. :xyxthumbs:

Just take the size container you want. Look on the handy chart and put that much product in the container (all measurements are in oz). Now fill the rest with water.
 
Here's another chart that you might find useful. Helps convert US to Metric volumes, as well as defines ratios in fractions. It has helped me alot when trying to convert ml to oz.
Dilution Chart

I also remember a helpful post that had an equation to use to determine how much solution to add for a given ratio. I don't remember your username but the credit goes to a forum member that posted this before.

x=y/z

x is your amount of solution to add to bottle in oz.
y is your total bottle size in oz
z is your number of parts of solution. Make sure to use the total number of parts. For ex. 6:1 would be 7 parts total, 10:1 would be 11 parts total.

To determine how much APC and how much water you need in a 32oz spray bottle mixed at a 10:1 ratio, take your bottle size of 32 oz and divide by 11 parts to get 2.90 repeating.

2.9090=32/11

Round up to 3 oz and thats how much concentrate to add your bottle, then add the remainder 29 oz of water and your ready to go.

If you have an auto paint supply shop nearby stop by and pick up some plastic mixing cups. They are great for measuring precise amounts of product, and come in different sizes.

I have a small 8-10oz cup and a larger cup. They have all sorts of graduations on the side to help you measure precisely.

They look like this.
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