What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

[Klasse Act]

I was less than impressed with Gyeon Tire Cleaner, just lacked bite in my opinion.

The CarPro Retyre certainly has potential, I just need a chance to try it out as CarPro intended (foaming tip).

When do you expect the episode to air?

Maybe try the foaming tip for the Gyeon Tire cleaner I'm assuming your using tire cleaner on your Ranger which surely gets dirty as it's your work vehicle, looking forward to seeing how the foaming tip works for you for both products.

The podcast should come out in about 6 weeks, not sure why it's not a weekly thing like most podcasts out there

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[Bosko]

Got the lawn tractor out and ready for the season

 

[Klasse Act]

Got the lawn tractor out and ready for the season

I spy a Clean Garage sticker

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[Bosko]

I spy a Clean Garage sticker

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Yes sir...:xyxthumbs:

 

[Bosko]

Detailed the quad to be put up for the season...unless I drive the lawn tractor into the lake again....
2010 Polaris Sportsman 800
12 years old

Adams... mega foam
Car pro.... Perl
Chemical guys.."Barebones
Rustoleum semi gloss black....for plow

 

[dgage]

Got the lawn tractor out and ready for the season

I love my Cub Cadet zero turn with steering wheel. You’re making me look bad so I’ll have to get on it. I think I’ll use some Adam’s Graphene Advanced spray to protect it.

 

[Bosko]

I love my Cub Cadet zero turn with steering wheel. You’re making me look bad so I’ll have to get on it. I think I’ll use some Adam’s Graphene Advanced spray to protect it.

Nice......
Just don't run it into a lake....the dont run as well as on grass.....

 

[ZRX61]

Dismantled, cleaned & reassembled my computer keyboard. I used Megs Ultimate Waterless Wash & Wax on the face*. It looks better than the day I unwrapped it. I can't believe the difference.

*Two sprays had it mostly looking great, then put a squirt on an MF to get the three somewhat manky looking keys on the left side cleaned up. (Ctrl, Shift & CapsLock)

 

[DFB]

Got the lawn tractor out and ready for the season

I like your style, glad I'm not the only one who (occasionally) details their mowers.

What motor is on it?

Nice......
Just don't run it into a lake....the dont run as well as on grass.....

Ha ha, no they don't like it in the water!

The very first time I used a zero-turn (first time I ever used a ride on in fact) I managed to back it down a creek embankment. :doh:

In fairness, I was only 16 at the time, luckily the boss didn't fire me on the spot. I think he got over it, I'm still there 20 years later. :laughing:

 

[DFB]

Two Ranger's to detail, one day to do it.

First up was the Wildtrack. It has been a month since it's last service and is going in for repair on Friday, so I wanted it looking fresh.

After the initial disappointment with CarPro Retyre, I wanted to try it with a foaming tip. This is how CarPro intend it to be used and as such, it performed much better. CarPro supply a standard foaming sprayer, mine didn't come with one for some reason. I used a Kwazar foaming tip on an older style CarPro sprayer and it worked just fine.







For whatever reason, the foaming action seemed to clean better and draw out more of the brown stuff. More on that a little later.

GSF in the cannon today............



Top Tip - GSF makes a good bin cleaner too!





I also noted that the Collinite 845 has started fail, not a bad 7 month run for a car parked outdoors 24/7. For now, I topped it off with Gyeon Wet Coat but plan to do a full decontamination and apply Gyeon Q2 Wax in a few weeks.



My new detailing cart came into use today, really handy for loading up everything at an arms reach.



And I have fallen in love with Express Interior cleaner!



Circling back to the rubber, the ReTyre did a much better job this time of stripping the tyre to a bare surface ready for dressing, Perl being the choice today.







After the Ranger Wildtrack, I proceeded to give mine a proper wash this week compared to the rinse-less last time. I can also confirm that Express is great for cleaning rubber floor mats. The rest of the interior only needed a quick wipe with CarPro InnerQD. The exterior got a wash with GSF, dried with CarPro EliXir and the tires slathered in AMMO Mud.

Two clean Rangers, a bucket load of dirty towels and a tired DFB is the result.

 

[MisterSnoop]

After the initial disappointment with CarPro Retyre, I wanted to try it with a foaming tip. This is how CarPro intend it to be used and as such, it performed much better. CarPro supply a standard foaming sprayer, mine didn't come with one for some reason. I used a Kwazar foaming tip on an older style CarPro sprayer and it worked just fine.

I realized yesterday I need to get some extra foaming sprayers to have on hand. The simple act of refilling my tuf shine cleaner did not go as smoothly as I would have liked...damn hulk strength. The threads ripped off the bottle and I had to get them out of the sprayer so I could put it on another bottle (look away, chilly! I tried another bottle first but it didn't fit right.)

 

[chilly]

I realized yesterday I need to get some extra foaming sprayers to have on hand. The simple act of refilling my tuf shine cleaner did not go as smoothly as I would have liked...damn hulk strength. The threads ripped off the bottle and I had to get them out of the sprayer so I could put it on another bottle (look away, chilly! I tried another bottle first but it didn't fit right.)

So quickly they go over to the dark side…

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[opie2]

Put in 7 hours of polishing today for a total of 12 hours to finish up the peterbuilt. Thank god its done and off to lousiville for the truck show lol

Will post up more pics later when i have time.

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[Coatingsarecrack]

I realized yesterday I need to get some extra foaming sprayers to have on hand. The simple act of refilling my tuf shine cleaner did not go as smoothly as I would have liked...damn hulk strength. The threads ripped off the bottle and I had to get them out of the sprayer so I could put it on another bottle (look away, chilly! I tried another bottle first but it didn't fit right.)

So the tufshine comes with a foaming sprayer? Maybe thats why i didn’t love it on 1st use…


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[Epilogts]

The interior needed a refresh so I spent a warmish winter day cleaning out the interior on my Audi.

Winter rubber mats hosed off and scrubbed with OPC.

Carpets vacuumed, leather cleaned with CarPro Inside diluted 1:1 on Detail Factory synthetic brushes and Autofiber ninjas. Nothing was heavily soiled but inside seemed to do an great job of cleaning the leather and leaving a mild fresh(citrus?) scent.

Dash, plastics, navigation screen were all wiped down with CarPro InnerQD. This was my first use of InnerQD, it seemed to do a good job of cleaning(my interior was not very soiled) the interior surfaces leaving a dry/undressed finish. I believe InnerQD has very mild anti-static and UV protection as well.

The Audi interior seating is “Fine Napa Leather” which appears to be a coated leather that not much of anything will/would penetrate(at least that’s what I could discern from reading post upon post from all over AutoGeek and various other interwebs), so leather was finished with Gyeon Leather Coat (which for some reason this time, once I began to apply it to a microfiber applicator caused my eyes to burn and made me start to cough… I’m not sure I’ll be using it again).

Alcantara surfaces cleaned with Koch-Chemie PolStar(Alcantara/fabric cleaner and protectant) diluted 1:20, agitated with the DF brushes, then blotted with a damp microfiber and water to remove any excess chemical from the fabric.

 

[MisterSnoop]

So the tufshine comes with a foaming sprayer? Maybe thats why i didn’t love it on 1st use…


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YMMV apparently. The sprayer pictured on Autogeek looks different.

But it shows with a foaming sprayer on Tuf Shine's website

I had gotten the bottle from Autopia. I'm sure you're also at the mercy of whoever ships it out if they arrive with the sprayers separate from the bottles.

 

[SWETM]

Tony...so glad your back and I hope your getting better everyday! I miss your detailed comments, makes mine look like cliffnotes

That wagon looks great, wish you could ship it here so you take that Route 66 trip If you do, start in Chicago and follow along for a while to see you on your way

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Absolutely that would be a dream to be doing.

Thank you.

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[Eldorado2k]

Yes, glad to see you again SWETM.

 

[vaca22]

My Mr. ColorChip box came in today! I'll be doing that ASAP.

 

[chilly]

My Mr. ColorChip box came in today! I'll be doing that ASAP.

I want a full report

Edited to say “please”

I always used the Langka kit but I’m open to better stuffs


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