What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

Cleaned up my Cadillac Seville for the very last time. It’s sold.

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I had to wash the salt off of the company car with the actual hose. Although there is still snow on the ground it was warm enough for the foam gun. I also had the first chance to try Sonax Spray and Seal and I was happy with the results. The water beaded up right away and drying was easy. I used about half of the bottle on the Explorer and I didn’t do the roof. Did I use too much product?

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UncleDavy said:
I had to wash the salt off of the company car with the actual hose. Although there is still snow on the ground it was warm enough for the foam gun. I also had the first chance to try Sonax Spray and Seal and I was happy with the results. The water beaded up right away and drying was easy. I used about half of the bottle on the Explorer and I didn’t do the roof. Did I use too much product?

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Curious as well I got 1 crew cab short bed 2500hd Chevy and wheels, 2 applications on wheels of wifes and every panel except the roof on her Armada.

This out of a bottle of hydro blue. Kinda speedy for 2 cars.

I got 2 applications out of wetcoat as well. Crew cab short bed 2500hd(old work truck) and a extended cab long bed 3500. Definitely doesn’t go as far as I want but again may be using to much.


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UncleDavy said:
I had to wash the salt off of the company car with the actual hose. Although there is still snow on the ground it was warm enough for the foam gun. I also had the first chance to try Sonax Spray and Seal and I was happy with the results. The water beaded up right away and drying was easy. I used about half of the bottle on the Explorer and I didn’t do the roof. Did I use too much product?

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It's so hard to not use to much of product with these spray on rinse off products. If I only do the spray on rinse off way I try to find the distance as far away as possible and still get it on the paint. That is hard when just a little of wind is outside. Otherwise 4-5 spritz on a panel. With the Sonax Spray and Seal I have only done it this way and got about 4 medium sized cars and 2 sets of wheels with thorough coverage out of a bottle.

When I have used Wet Coat and Hydro2 lite. I have spritz 2-3 times on a wet panel and taken a damp mf applicator sponge. And wiped the it in for full coverage and PW it off and was thorough with letting the water pressure from the PW hit all of the panel for a full activation of the product. On the same cars I only used 1/10 of a 1L Wet Coat bottle and the 1L Hydro2 lite bottle this way. And feeling like I got a more even coverage with this method and also a little longer longevity from it too even if just a little difference. Also think for an application on an unprotected paint this is a better first application of the spray on rinse off products. Then it's easier to spread it with a spray on rinse off application with less product. The downside is the ease of use goes down when you wipe in the product first. And the upside is you use way less of product and a more even coverage when wiped it in.

I have liked the looks from the Sonax Spray and Seal vs Wet Coat on my silver metallic car. The Hydro2 lite is on par with Sonax Spray and Seal. But think of getting the new version of Gyeon Wet Coat as it's a 50% longer longevity from it know. And on white paint the Wet Coat looks awesome with a very crisp looking finish. On my silver metallic car if I want to apply a fast touch up to the protection. I'm going to use the Sonax Wash and Seal car soap that I have. Or wipe on wipe off products with longer longevity from them than the spray on rinse off products.
 
8am . Time to start the day
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oneheadlite said:
You know there are less aggressive ways to get crystal clear windows, right? :laughing:
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Well you know the window was giving me lip lol. Then threw out a your mommy joke. So I had to sock it lol.

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Today was the time for my Kia cee'd SW TD to be washed. Some old method and a new method for me to use. The last wash a month ago. It was not as bad as I thought it would be.

This is what I started with. No pre-rinse done this time and it's not something I useally do either. As I want the prewash to be applyied on as a dry surface as possible. On this picture you can see some tiny gravel. This is what is used inside of the cities and towns and villages where the speed limits is lower. You can also see the water hangs on the side panels.

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So I start with applying BBV Degreaser HD. Which is like a tar remover but can also be applyied on a wet surface. If you have tried a tar remover on wet paint most gets like a milky solution. And this was completly free from tar and protected with Carpro Hydro2 lite a month ago. The tar remover I only apply up to just before the windows on the side panels and the back of the car.

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Without rinsing the tar remover off. I apply Bilt Hamber Surfex HD at 1:20 from a Kwazar pump sprayer bottle over the whole car. And yes over the tar remover too. This is to desolve the oily road film that gets on the vehicals and other organic grime. Bilt Hamber Surfex HD is a alkaline based degreaser and an APC. Think they claim that the surfactans is polymers.

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You have seen the water how it clings on the side panels. This is before picture of how the beading looks on a month old Hydro2 lite before the wash.

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The hood after the Bilt Hamber Surfex HD and just PW it off. I use the water pressure from the PW to clean with. So thoroughly go over the panel from bottom and work my way up with the width the PW nozzle tip has.

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This is the side panel after the tar remover and Bilt Hamber Surfex HD and cleaned with the water pressure from the PW. Some beading and sheeting revived. But also noticeble degraded water behavior. Had the Gyeon Wet Coat last winter and feel like it standed up better than Hydro2 lite has done. And Wet Coat now with 50% longer longevity in their new formula for 2019. I think I will go back to Wet Coat or Sonax Spray and Seal. But very interested how Wet Coat is now so think it's time to order some of that. And they have another brand there that has a lime scale remover car soap which I will get too. Many like that to get a coating more revived with it in combo with tar remover and iron remover when decon wash the coating.

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The old method was the tar remover and apply a TFR degreaser directly over it. And the new method maybe gets many to cringe LOL. I bought a Vikan wash brush and it has a water outlet in the brush too. So a wash pole which you can connect to the garden hose and you get flowing water through the brush. I just have an ordinary pole on mine. And an other shape of the wash bucket with a grit guard that fit in it. Used Carpro Reset car soap and the Vikan wash brush and I rinsed it out very often. No pressure where added and just tried to guide it and 2-3 wipe was only needed as a mf wash mitt does and I got a clean paint. I think it worked great and this brush is very soft bristles brush. So what I could notice I did not marring the paint with it. Will see if I continue to use it. Thinking maybe use it on the roof and on the lower parts of the side panels and the rest with wash mitt and wash pads of mf.

Here is my new brush beside a same Vikan wash brush but wider. Would you use the other one on your car LOL? It's the wash bay where I am that has that and all of the other brushes was in the same condition. I take my own stuff with me and use their PW and water only.

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Finished with a new coat of the Hydro2 lite and dried with the leafblower :)

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The wheels was just cleaned with Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus and PW. The yellowing need a acidic based wheel cleaner to get fully cleaned. So that will be done when it's time for switch to the summer wheels in about a month.

Thanks for reading if you got through it LOL

/ Tony
 
SWETM said:
Today was the time for my Kia cee'd SW TD to be washed. Some old method and a new method for me to use. The last wash a month ago. It was not as bad as I thought it would be.

This is what I started with. No pre-rinse done this time and it's not something I useally do either. As I want the prewash to be applyied on as a dry surface as possible. On this picture you can see some tiny gravel. This is what is used inside of the cities and towns and villages where the speed limits is lower. You can also see the water hangs on the side panels.

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So I start with applying BBV Degreaser HD. Which is like a tar remover but can also be applyied on a wet surface. If you have tried a tar remover on wet paint most gets like a milky solution. And this was completly free from tar and protected with Carpro Hydro2 lite a month ago. The tar remover I only apply up to just before the windows on the side panels and the back of the car.

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Without rinsing the tar remover off. I apply Bilt Hamber Surfex HD at 1:20 from a Kwazar pump sprayer bottle over the whole car. And yes over the tar remover too. This is to desolve the oily road film that gets on the vehicals and other organic grime. Bilt Hamber Surfex HD is a alkaline based degreaser and an APC. Think they claim that the surfactans is polymers.

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You have seen the water how it clings on the side panels. This is before picture of how the beading looks on a month old Hydro2 lite before the wash.

attachment.php


The hood after the Bilt Hamber Surfex HD and just PW it off. I use the water pressure from the PW to clean with. So thoroughly go over the panel from bottom and work my way up with the width the PW nozzle tip has.

attachment.php


This is the side panel after the tar remover and Bilt Hamber Surfex HD and cleaned with the water pressure from the PW. Some beading and sheeting revived. But also noticeble degraded water behavior. Had the Gyeon Wet Coat last winter and feel like it standed up better than Hydro2 lite has done. And Wet Coat now with 50% longer longevity in their new formula for 2019. I think I will go back to Wet Coat or Sonax Spray and Seal. But very interested how Wet Coat is now so think it's time to order some of that. And they have another brand there that has a lime scale remover car soap which I will get too. Many like that to get a coating more revived with it in combo with tar remover and iron remover when decon wash the coating.

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The old method was the tar remover and apply a TFR degreaser directly over it. And the new method maybe gets many to cringe LOL. I bought a Vikan wash brush and it has a water outlet in the brush too. So a wash pole which you can connect to the garden hose and you get flowing water through the brush. I just have an ordinary pole on mine. And an other shape of the wash bucket with a grit guard that fit in it. Used Carpro Reset car soap and the Vikan wash brush and I rinsed it out very often. No pressure where added and just tried to guide it and 2-3 wipe was only needed as a mf wash mitt does and I got a clean paint. I think it worked great and this brush is very soft bristles brush. So what I could notice I did not marring the paint with it. Will see if I continue to use it. Thinking maybe use it on the roof and on the lower parts of the side panels and the rest with wash mitt and wash pads of mf.

Here is my new brush beside a same Vikan wash brush but wider. Would you use the other one on your car LOL? It's the wash bay where I am that has that and all of the other brushes was in the same condition. I take my own stuff with me and use their PW and water only.

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Finished with a new coat of the Hydro2 lite and dried with the leafblower :)

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The wheels was just cleaned with Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus and PW. The yellowing need a acidic based wheel cleaner to get fully cleaned. So that will be done when it's time for switch to the summer wheels in about a month.

Thanks for reading if you got through it LOL

/ Tony
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I have A.D.D sir so I made it as far as the second paragraph
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I’m afraid I only made it that far also and I have no such diagnosis.
 
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