Klasse Act
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Lots of work...^^^^^
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What did you do today, in regards to detailing?
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minerigger
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This thing is a pain in my ass. Honestly if I had all the money it would take I’d prolly have Justin at final inspection correct, PPF the entire thing and coat the ever loving crap out of it. There is so vehicle here lol. Then we add these 2 to my fleet and it gets time consuming with a 70+ hr week oilfield job.
06 Chevy Silverado 3500 extended cab long bed
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19 Chevy Silverado 2500 crewcab short bed
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06 Chevy Silverado 3500 extended cab long bed
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19 Chevy Silverado 2500 crewcab short bed
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Bruno Soares
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Polishing got done. First time using CarPro Essence. Loved how easy it was to apply and remove it. It will cure overnight, then a light Eraser wipe tomorrow and lay down the coating.
Klasse Act
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I've had that Soft99 wheel protection on my watch list on Ebay for a long time but can't quite pull the trigger because of how much I really like Sonax Wheel Shield and the various spray on, hose of protectants I have in my collection, oh well, I'm sure it's good but really liking the Sonax
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I had some good luck yesterday when I really needed it... A good friend of mine called me talking about some scratches on his black Harley that occurred from the nylon saddle bags he decided to take off in place of his new seat.. And you know how it can sometimes be when someone calls talking about a “scratch”
Sometimes those isolated scratches can be a bit too much to completely repair and then you’re left to damn near look bad because they were counting on you to be able to fix it.
So of all the products on my shelf, I decided to bring the new Pinnacle Black Label Compound and Polish.
Why them over anything else? Because the Black Label Compound states that it can remove 1000 grit sanding marks and that’s a bold statement. Well that’s enough to earn the trip and sure enough I used it and was able to remove 100% of the scratches by hand. Followed it up with the Black Label Polish and he was super happy with the results.
[sorry no pics as I was working on black paint inside a garage with bad lighting]
Sometimes those isolated scratches can be a bit too much to completely repair and then you’re left to damn near look bad because they were counting on you to be able to fix it.
So of all the products on my shelf, I decided to bring the new Pinnacle Black Label Compound and Polish.
Why them over anything else? Because the Black Label Compound states that it can remove 1000 grit sanding marks and that’s a bold statement. Well that’s enough to earn the trip and sure enough I used it and was able to remove 100% of the scratches by hand. Followed it up with the Black Label Polish and he was super happy with the results.
[sorry no pics as I was working on black paint inside a garage with bad lighting]
DETAILROOKIE
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Detailed this Kia Sorrento. The owner just wanted a little extra gloss so HD Speed was the weapon of choice. Still doesnt disappoint!
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Klasse Act
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I have an used bottle I need to tryDetailed this Kia Sorrento. The owner just wanted a little extra gloss so HD Speed was the weapon of choice. Still doesnt disappoint!
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You wont be disappointed!I have an used bottle I need to try
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It got a little dusty before the owner picked it up so I sprayed it down with Beadmaker!
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Klasse Act
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Sounds like a great combo! Actually I meant to say I have an unused bottle I need to tryYou wont be disappointed!
It got a little dusty before the owner picked it up so I sprayed it down with Beadmaker!
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This weekend I tried PNS for the first time and messed around trying to get a glamor shot of the results. A phone camera makes it tough to do this; mad props to those that do photo shoots of auto detailing for a living.
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Finick
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Ordered the optimum ultra clay mitt, and it arrived today.
Broke it in on my gfs car, and then washed my car/clayed the horizontal panels.
Really nice mitt, I broke it in on her glass and as I was working around her car I felt like it started to really come into its own. At first I was concerned it wasn’t going to do a great job, but by the end a few swipes on her pretty neglected car was enough to pull the contaminates off.
Guess I didn’t spend enough time on the glass, lol. I also used megs HCW the way they always show case OCW being used with the mitt, so we’ll see how that works out
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Broke it in on my gfs car, and then washed my car/clayed the horizontal panels.
Really nice mitt, I broke it in on her glass and as I was working around her car I felt like it started to really come into its own. At first I was concerned it wasn’t going to do a great job, but by the end a few swipes on her pretty neglected car was enough to pull the contaminates off.
Guess I didn’t spend enough time on the glass, lol. I also used megs HCW the way they always show case OCW being used with the mitt, so we’ll see how that works out
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Just a follow up to my post about the mitt. Since optimum recommends them to hang dry and then be stored in their container, I spent a little while looking for something I could use to hang it by. Finally decided to repurpose a shower curtain ring (please don’t tell my gf.)
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Klasse Act
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So I decided to wash the car last night, it rained after I pulled into work yesterday and I had light water spots on the car, so why not a wash, especially when it wasn't supposed to rain....guess what, it did, about 2 hrs before I got up for work, figures. As I post this I'm looking outside and I see it's raining again...and the sun is trying to come out
FWIW I used P&S Pearl soap in my IK Foam 9, let it dwell, rinsed with the Worx hydroshot and dried with the Sucker and Sucker Jr. It still brings a smile to my face when I foam the car and especially when I rinse because of the insane beading
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FWIW I used P&S Pearl soap in my IK Foam 9, let it dwell, rinsed with the Worx hydroshot and dried with the Sucker and Sucker Jr. It still brings a smile to my face when I foam the car and especially when I rinse because of the insane beading
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Klasse Act
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So it rained overnight last night and ofcoarse the road was all wet going to work this morning, then the sun came out and although the car wasn't horrible it wasn't up to "our" standards so I got after it again this evening, it's supposed to be nice tomorrow and it's just gotta be fresh
I knew I was going to be doing a RW this evening but when gathering up my supplies I thought "how about something different" and that different ended up being WGU RW and it's as awesome as I remember, 2 ounces in 3.5 gallons of water, my 1000 ML Kwazzer and 5 mf towels, knocked it out! When doing the pre-treat the beads were INCREDIBLE and the wash was sooooo easy. Drying the car was SUPER easy with the Sucker and Griot's Garage waffle weave towel. I should mention that before I got after the wash I cleaned the wheels with P&S Brake Buster wheel cleaner in the IK 1.5L foamer @5:1 and this ratio makes the cleaning more fun & thorough, it's now going to be the only wheel cleaner I'm using now, well along with Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner for the road trips and Dragon run as you don't need to scrub when using the 12 oz ratio, wonder if the P&S Brake Buster can do the same thing, hmmm Once I dried the tires and wheels I applied a brand new, not yet released to the market, tire dressing. Once I get the green light I will do a review of it but I will say this, I applied it the opposite way that my contact did, just had to see how it worked for me and what you see in the pics is what the tires looked like after being applied, 1 coat and about 5 minutes afterwards. I'm going to be curious as to how it looks in the morning and I would also like to pass along I sprayed Super Clean aerosol on the tires, the foam turned light brown almost immediately too. I can say it's a water-based product....thoughts
Time for bed, my buddy Hectour and I were trying to solve the world's problems tonight on the phone, always talk to him while I'm working on my car, time flies when your having fun
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I knew I was going to be doing a RW this evening but when gathering up my supplies I thought "how about something different" and that different ended up being WGU RW and it's as awesome as I remember, 2 ounces in 3.5 gallons of water, my 1000 ML Kwazzer and 5 mf towels, knocked it out! When doing the pre-treat the beads were INCREDIBLE and the wash was sooooo easy. Drying the car was SUPER easy with the Sucker and Griot's Garage waffle weave towel. I should mention that before I got after the wash I cleaned the wheels with P&S Brake Buster wheel cleaner in the IK 1.5L foamer @5:1 and this ratio makes the cleaning more fun & thorough, it's now going to be the only wheel cleaner I'm using now, well along with Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner for the road trips and Dragon run as you don't need to scrub when using the 12 oz ratio, wonder if the P&S Brake Buster can do the same thing, hmmm
Once I dried the tires and wheels I applied a brand new, not yet released to the market, tire dressing. Once I get the green light I will do a review of it but I will say this, I applied it the opposite way that my contact did, just had to see how it worked for me and what you see in the pics is what the tires looked like after being applied, 1 coat and about 5 minutes afterwards. I'm going to be curious as to how it looks in the morning and I would also like to pass along I sprayed Super Clean aerosol on the tires, the foam turned light brown almost immediately too. I can say it's a water-based product....thoughtsTime for bed, my buddy Hectour and I were trying to solve the world's problems tonight on the phone, always talk to him while I'm working on my car, time flies when your having fun
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Friend wanted to coat his car after seeing mine.
Pre wash: griots surface wash with BF foam booster
Wash: Optimum car wash one bucket method
Dry: Pluffles
Chem Decon: Car is brand new and seems to not be a lot of ferrous metals in Washington as my 2 year old car had no bleeding with iron X so just used cheap stuff.
Eagle One Black an plasti coat wheel cleaner/Megs Ultimate wheel cleaner.
Mech decon: Griots brilliant synthetic clay l/nano skin fine clay sponge
Tools: BOSS G15 and Adam’s SK mini
Pads; 5” Lake country CCS and 3” LC flat both green
Polish: Griots CC on some light scratches. CP essence all over:
Wipe: Gyeon prep and CP eraser
Coating: CP CQUK3 and Reload
Sorry bout pics. We finished at night and he sent me these next day.
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Pre wash: griots surface wash with BF foam booster
Wash: Optimum car wash one bucket method
Dry: Pluffles
Chem Decon: Car is brand new and seems to not be a lot of ferrous metals in Washington as my 2 year old car had no bleeding with iron X so just used cheap stuff.
Eagle One Black an plasti coat wheel cleaner/Megs Ultimate wheel cleaner.
Mech decon: Griots brilliant synthetic clay l/nano skin fine clay sponge
Tools: BOSS G15 and Adam’s SK mini
Pads; 5” Lake country CCS and 3” LC flat both green
Polish: Griots CC on some light scratches. CP essence all over:
Wipe: Gyeon prep and CP eraser
Coating: CP CQUK3 and Reload
Sorry bout pics. We finished at night and he sent me these next day.
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Friend wanted to coat his car after seeing mine.
Pre wash: griots surface wash with BF foam booster
Wash: Optimum car wash one bucket method
Dry: Pluffles
Chem Decon: Car is brand new and seems to not be a lot of ferrous metals in Washington as my 2 year old car had no bleeding with iron X so just used cheap stuff.
Eagle One Black an plasti coat wheel cleaner/Megs Ultimate wheel cleaner.
Mech decon: Griots brilliant synthetic clay l/nano skin fine clay sponge
Tools: BOSS G15 and Adam’s SK mini
Pads; 5” Lake country CCS and 3” LC flat both green
Polish: Griots CC on some light scratches. CP essence all over:
Wipe: Gyeon prep and CP eraser
Coating: CP CQUK3 and Reload
Sorry bout pics. We finished at night and he sent me these next day.
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Great work and write up!
Looks awesome!
/ Tony
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Picture is from today but the wash was done yesterday. RW with ECH2O. Wheels were cleaned with mcKees 37 Foaming Wheel Cleaner. Wheel wells and tires cleaned with 3D Citrus Degreaser. Tires dressed with Perl 1•1
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After a very busy work week it was time to unwind with the FNW!
I actually did 2 WW's this week, Tue and Wed and the car was pretty dusty by today, so all that was needed was a foaming with the IK Foam 9 using Griot's Garage foaming surface wash, dwell and rinse. I did use the entire 1.3 gallons of solution too, foamed everything twice, including the tires/wheels too, even though I started off with P&S Brake Buster on the wheels, my new go to for maintenance wheel cleaning, LOVE THIS STUFF!
So remember when I said "all that was needed", well, need and want are 2 different things, so I ofcoarse added more WANT and that want came in the form of 12 ounces of Meg's HCW at the 6:1 ratio, emptied the entire bottle on the car, glass and wheels...twice! I let it sit and dwell and then rinsed away and ofcoarse the beading was spectacular! So was it the Meg's HCW or the IGL Premier I laid down 2 weeks ago, or the Beadmaker in the middle....ummm, yes
I'll apply something to the tires tomorrow sometime, not sure what quite yet
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I actually did 2 WW's this week, Tue and Wed and the car was pretty dusty by today, so all that was needed was a foaming with the IK Foam 9 using Griot's Garage foaming surface wash, dwell and rinse. I did use the entire 1.3 gallons of solution too, foamed everything twice, including the tires/wheels too, even though I started off with P&S Brake Buster on the wheels, my new go to for maintenance wheel cleaning, LOVE THIS STUFF!
So remember when I said "all that was needed", well, need and want are 2 different things, so I ofcoarse added more WANT and that want came in the form of 12 ounces of Meg's HCW at the 6:1 ratio, emptied the entire bottle on the car, glass and wheels...twice! I let it sit and dwell and then rinsed away and ofcoarse the beading was spectacular! So was it the Meg's HCW or the IGL Premier I laid down 2 weeks ago, or the Beadmaker in the middle....ummm, yes
I'll apply something to the tires tomorrow sometime, not sure what quite yet
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