What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

I coated this car a year ago with P&S Legend. If you’ve never used it, DON’T. It’s very durable but my least favorite coating to install.

Since coating this car, it has been washed once in June when the owner called me out of the blue to wash it. He brought it in today to refresh the coating. It wasn’t nearly as dirty as I would expect for a car that hasn’t been washed in 6 months. I fully expected the coating to be weak but it’s holding on quite well. At this point in the detail, I had only rinsed off the BH Auto Foam. It wasn’t quite ready for the contact wash but it was still beading water like the coating was installed yesterday.

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I washed it with Auto Foam, Carpro Descale and then followed up with some iron decon and cleaned it all off with another wash using Reset. I put a top coat on to add an additional layer of protection and now the owner wants me to maintain it once a month. He got his coating refreshed and I’ve got a residual customer. It’s a win/win for everybody.




This is why you always have a separate bucket for wheels and tires. I’m not sure if I’ve ever had this much filth come off of 4 tires.




 
Optimus Grime said:
I coated this car a year ago with P&S Legend. If you’ve never used it, DON’T. It’s very durable but my least favorite coating to install.

Since coating this car, it has been washed once in June when the owner called me out of the blue to wash it. He brought it in today to refresh the coating. It wasn’t nearly as dirty as I would expect for a car that hasn’t been washed in 6 months. I fully expected the coating to be weak but it’s holding on quite well. At this point in the detail, I had only rinsed off the BH Auto Foam. It wasn’t quite ready for the contact wash but it was still beading water like the coating was installed yesterday.

P&S Legend 1 Year Update - YouTube

I washed it with Auto Foam, Carpro Descale and then followed up with some iron decon and cleaned it all off with another wash using Reset. I put a top coat on to add an additional layer of protection and now the owner wants me to maintain it once a month. He got his coating refreshed and I’ve got a residual customer. It’s a win/win for everybody.




This is why you always have a separate bucket for wheels and tires. I’m not sure if I’ve ever had this much filth come off of 4 tires.




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What exactly was hard about the install? On the good side it's holding up to it's claim for durability and easy clean-up though

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Klasse Act said:
What exactly was hard about the install? On the good side it's holding up to it's claim for durability and easy clean-up though

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It’s a very thick coating and goes on like Syrup. P&S claims 5 years of durability but that’s with two layers which very well could mean multiple bottles or at least a 50 mL bottle ($200) for one vehicle and this coating is twice as expensive CSL and Mohs. The wipe off is nowhere near as easy as Mohs or CSL and the durability is about the same as both of those. For someone doing this for money, it’s not a winning proposition. You have to pay twice as much for half of the ease.

I actually got my coating certification from P&S’ training network and one of the instructors, who no longer uses this coating, told me that he switched because he didn’t want to use a coating that installed like coatings did 10 years ago. In the amount of time that I can apply one layer of Legend I’ve been able to do CSL + EXO or Mohs topped with Skin. And I can’t stress enough that this is rather expensive, quite possibly the most expensive, prosumer coating. For customers I think it’s great but for installers I think there are much better alternatives.
 
MisterSnoop said:
Looks like EGO is making their own stubby nozzle now
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Chicago Auto Pros (Car Supply Warehouse) has it for pre order…. About time.


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Klasse Act said:
So today was my g/f's Cruze's turn for a wash.
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Klasse, is that Cruze a hatchback? That profile view is confusing me, is it shorter than a regular Cruze? Or does it just look what way because the roofline is different?

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This stuff smelled like a men's cologne while foaming her car and I swear I could smell it when I got home!
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Meguiar's #63 has some fragrance that reminds me of when I was a kid, something my father used to use.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Klasse, is that Cruze a hatchback? That profile view is confusing me, is it shorter than a regular Cruze? Or does it just look what way because the roofline is different?



Meguiar's #63 has some fragrance that reminds me of when I was a kid, something my father used to use.
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It is a hatchback and I'd assume the wheelbase is the same on the sedan. I laid on the ground to take that shot, trying to make the pics look different. Speaking of the hatchback, too bad we didn't get the 3 door hatchback of the Cruze that other world markets got, they look pretty good

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Setec Astronomy said:
Apropos of nothing, I took a break from here for a while and you joined in the interim and I have to say you have perhaps the best user name ever for a detailing forum.
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Thanks. I had to find some way to combine my lifelong obsession with Optimus Prime and my newfound love of making cars shiny and thus Optimus Grime was born.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Apropos of nothing, I took a break from here for a while and you joined in the interim and I have to say you have perhaps the best user name ever for a detailing forum.
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I agree about the screen name! There's a guy who comments on YouTube Tube videos,usually music related and he goes by Frankensense (probably spelled it wrong) the spice you burn and I just love the play on words

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Saturday was really nice out! Today not so much. So did a good Maintenace wash on the truck. Finished with #253 on the tires and wet wax as the drying aid.
 
Took the EN to the touch-free wash and used the Pure:est alkaline snow foam on it and thankfully it's a great product already because I had sap and nesting debris on it

Used Adam's cars and coffee QD on the tires and more importantly the wheel faces, can't wait to change out those brake pads down the road, they're so dirty

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Klasse Act said:
Took the EN to the touch-free wash and used the Pure:est alkaline snow foam on it and thankfully it's a great product already because I had sap and nesting debris on it

Used Adam's cars and coffee QD on the tires and more importantly the wheel faces, can't wait to change out those brake pads down the road, they're so dirty

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I started looking around because this winter so far is only giving me nice days during the work week and windy, snow-filled days during the weekends. I have two touchless washes within 1mi of my house. One of them even seems to be owned by a detailer as the website stresses how important it is for maintaining paint and offers memberships.

Your posts keep nudging me towards that sort of winter washing...

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Uncbrs said:
I started looking around because this winter so far is only giving me nice days during the work week and windy, snow-filled days during the weekends. I have two touchless washes within 1mi of my house. One of them even seems to be owned by a detailer as the website stresses how important it is for maintaining paint and offers memberships.

Your posts keep nudging me towards that sort of winter washing...

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My monthly sub is $23...and I use it!

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Klasse Act said:
My monthly sub is $23...and I use it!

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$19.99/month. They also offer full details + ceramic coatings... makes a little more sense. Also it's located right next door to one of the big detail shops around here - maybe franchised.

It's starting to make more sense now... might actually be a trustworthy and reliable option.

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Uncbrs said:
I started looking around because this winter so far is only giving me nice days during the work week and windy, snow-filled days during the weekends. I have two touchless washes within 1mi of my house. One of them even seems to be owned by a detailer as the website stresses how important it is for maintaining paint and offers memberships.

Your posts keep nudging me towards that sort of winter washing...

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I would just make sure to ask them what the process is to quit the membership. When I did that in the past, you had to mail the paperwork to quit. Your membership stopped immediately when they got the paperwork. No option to quit at the car wash.
 
Uncbrs said:
$19.99/month. They also offer full details + ceramic coatings... makes a little more sense. Also it's located right next door to one of the big detail shops around here - maybe franchised.

It's starting to make more sense now... might actually be a trustworthy and reliable option.

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How close is it to your home or work

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Thankfully my work is my home and vice versa...

1.1 miles

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