ClearVue18
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Setting up for interior detail
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What did you do today, in regards to detailing?
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ClearVue18
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In the rain lol. All done
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minerigger
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Took wifes ride to the coin op. Used the foaming pre soak. Have it a solid layer and then went back around 1 more time quick and then on to the hot soap wash and then a nice rinse. Did better than anticipated. Came home and sprayed BF waterless I had left onto paint and dried it off. Topped it up BF SIO2 spray sealant as I’m trying to use it up.
Not impressed with the BF stuff longevity but it does a nice job heading up and doing its job.
The magic elixir mix I made up hasn’t been applied in 3 or 4 weeks. It consists of 2oz HydrO2, 2oz ech2o, 2oz reload and 26oz water. I’m using this as a detail spray after wash. I just spray onto a towel and massage into the paint. Buff off any residue and I’m left with a super slick glossy shine.
Normally the HydrO2 would be mixed anywhere from 1:6 or 1:10 and used like hydro blue and wetcoat and all the new spray in rinse off. Obviously I’m using it differently and it seems to be working but it’s also winter here so no telling what it will do when weather warms up.
Need to wash the wheels good again and hit them with more hydro blue and top with the mixture. They are lacking compared to the paint but wife still says she’s likes her clean ride so I’m winning
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Not impressed with the BF stuff longevity but it does a nice job heading up and doing its job.
The magic elixir mix I made up hasn’t been applied in 3 or 4 weeks. It consists of 2oz HydrO2, 2oz ech2o, 2oz reload and 26oz water. I’m using this as a detail spray after wash. I just spray onto a towel and massage into the paint. Buff off any residue and I’m left with a super slick glossy shine.
Normally the HydrO2 would be mixed anywhere from 1:6 or 1:10 and used like hydro blue and wetcoat and all the new spray in rinse off. Obviously I’m using it differently and it seems to be working but it’s also winter here so no telling what it will do when weather warms up.
Need to wash the wheels good again and hit them with more hydro blue and top with the mixture. They are lacking compared to the paint but wife still says she’s likes her clean ride so I’m winning
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Eldorado2k
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I hooked up my brothers truck.
Sun came out and I ran into a moderate water spot situation. I started using Megs D156 Spray Wax to help dry it, then I switched to Ech2o/Reload mix and it remedied the situation with ease!
Sun came out and I ran into a moderate water spot situation. I started using Megs D156 Spray Wax to help dry it, then I switched to Ech2o/Reload mix and it remedied the situation with ease!
Klasse Act
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Took the WeatherTechs out for a cleaning and since I was down there, LOL. I applied a coat of dpc's own "FrankenDetailer", 4 oz of Armor, 4 oz of distilled water and 2 oz Revive, this combo works great, I mean REALLY great! I used a Roman towel to rub it in and a slightly thicker mf towel to buff, now it sits for the rest of the weekend to cure and stay clean! Hopefully Monday isn't too bad
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Misterpaul
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Yesterday during a downpour I washed the SS in the heated(60*F) garage. Foamed with CarPro Reset letting it dwell as the wheels and tires were cleaned with various brushes and an old MF wash mitt. Rinsed, then refoamed and proceeded to wash the SS using several mitts in one wash bucket method. I dried using **The Magic Stuff as a drying aid as I believe the Chicago winter road chemicals have finally did the McKee’s Paint Coating in. Hit rear door with road film remover then IPA wipedown with no beading though there was still some decent sheeting action going on.
Today with the winds HOWLING I washed the wife’s Beast using the same method as above. Same drying aid, but, her vehicle was stilll showing good beading. Same heated garage too!
Just as I was finishing up my lovely wife announces to me the Bradford pear tree in the back yard had come down. Two hours of manually sawing it is now totally down and we’re both stiff and sore. She’s calling a tree service tomorrow to have it cleaned up.
**The Magic Stuff is 1 oz. ECH2O, 1 oz. Reload and 14 oz. distilled water in a 16 oz. spray bottle.
Today with the winds HOWLING I washed the wife’s Beast using the same method as above. Same drying aid, but, her vehicle was stilll showing good beading. Same heated garage too!
Just as I was finishing up my lovely wife announces to me the Bradford pear tree in the back yard had come down. Two hours of manually sawing it is now totally down and we’re both stiff and sore. She’s calling a tree service tomorrow to have it cleaned up.
**The Magic Stuff is 1 oz. ECH2O, 1 oz. Reload and 14 oz. distilled water in a 16 oz. spray bottle.
TTQ B4U
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Finished up 3 of 3 vehicles getting a full interior and exterior clean up.
Coating on both mine and the wife's holding strong. Slight bit of contaminants on the sides of hers but I may sneak out and do a light-touch nanomit wipe off of them since it's so clean. Just goes to show even coated cars with 3 layers of good stuff aren't immune and need care. Especially when driven in salt and brine, etc. from Ohio.
Wife's was done today:
Did these yesterday:
- Touchless wash first
- Wolfgang Uber Rinseless/waterless in the garage
- Wipedown with ECH20, Reload/Cure and Water. My "blue juice"
- Vacuum
- Wipe down with Griot's Leather Care
- Washed all season floor mats up good
Coating on both mine and the wife's holding strong. Slight bit of contaminants on the sides of hers but I may sneak out and do a light-touch nanomit wipe off of them since it's so clean. Just goes to show even coated cars with 3 layers of good stuff aren't immune and need care. Especially when driven in salt and brine, etc. from Ohio.
Wife's was done today:
Did these yesterday:
TTQ B4U
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We got the same big winds. Lost a few branches from the tall pine trees in the back of our yard but overall not too bad.
Breese147
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2016 Mustang 5.0 Manual 6 Speed
After a new customer who believed that chemical guys was the best of the best still wasn’t convinced that there were better products out there I rinsed down the vehicle to demonstrate the beading effects of my LSP vs his. He was convinced none the less. Unfortunately didn’t have time to grab pictures of that but I then sprayed the paint with N-914 and proceeded to WW the paint.After that it received another coat of spray wax. Owner offered for me to drive the vehicle and ended up taking it for a spin after the wipe-down. Fun vehicle to drive and cool owner as well. View attachment 66005View attachment 66006
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After a new customer who believed that chemical guys was the best of the best still wasn’t convinced that there were better products out there I rinsed down the vehicle to demonstrate the beading effects of my LSP vs his. He was convinced none the less. Unfortunately didn’t have time to grab pictures of that but I then sprayed the paint with N-914 and proceeded to WW the paint.After that it received another coat of spray wax. Owner offered for me to drive the vehicle and ended up taking it for a spin after the wipe-down. Fun vehicle to drive and cool owner as well. View attachment 66005View attachment 66006
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Klasse Act
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Chemical Guys best, LOL! I wish I could've seen his face when you did the N914 wash, LOL! Magnetic Gray looks incredible when it's all done
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Breese147
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Chemical Guys best, LOL! I wish I could've seen his face when you did the N914 wash, LOL! Magnetic Gray looks incredible when it's all done
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Aw man people think I’m crazy when I say that a waterless wash/rinseless wash can be performed on their vehicle. But I think they look at me even more crazy when I tell them that armor all is not the best product for their interior as I wipe my finger across their dash and it comes out oily and sometimes even black.
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Misterpaul
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Literally yelled out “yes!” when I saw this in the AutoGeek store under “What’s new.”
Note: Arrows added by me for emphasis.
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bfielder32087
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Thought the same thing. Although as of now they don't look like they will be carrying much and only single towels too. No bundles.Literally yelled out “yes!” when I saw this in the AutoGeek store under “What’s new.”
Note: Arrows added by me for emphasis.
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Ancient1
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Yesterday I was finally able to do a decent cleaning of my garage floor. Finally no snow and it got above freezing.
Just to see how bad it was getting here is a picture of when I did a RW of my car and since then it just got worse.
And one when done
Depending on weather I plan on polishing off my current coating and redo it with something different (It has Syncro on it now)
Just to see how bad it was getting here is a picture of when I did a RW of my car and since then it just got worse.
And one when done
Depending on weather I plan on polishing off my current coating and redo it with something different (It has Syncro on it now)
Eldorado2k
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My neighbor stopped by to ask me a few questions this past weekend while I was outside detailing my brothers Ford F-150... He owns a Corvette that he’s had since new and it’s a nice car but he was wondering why his paint wasn’t looking as good as it should. He told me he had recently tried polishing it with compound then polish but as we could see it just wasn’t looking very good. I gave him a few tips and I was really interested in what compound and polish he had used, my 1st guess was maybe some 3M stuff as that somehow seems to be what regular people wind up going with when they take a stab at some “real” polishing on their own cars.
He came back a few minutes later to show me a bottle of Chemical Guys V32. I was like “yea this isn’t exactly known to be real good stuff compared to compounds that are good these days” lol.
