What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

[SWETM]

Finally got to wash the Ford Focus I maintain. It was needed as I would take it in for the yearly inspection that is mandatory to do. So even if it's just was a fast wash I was satisfied with it. I don't remember exactly when I put the second application of the Sonax Spray and Seal on it. What I did noticed was it has stayed much cleaner than before and actually have had some self cleaning ability on it. After the last wash that was made in the middle of february. It was a lot of road salt on the roads and just 2-3 weeks since it has been acceptable clean on the roads after the winter. And the car has been dirtier than before the wash I did. The Sonax Spray and Seal was showing a little action that it was still there after clean rinsed the prewash foam with the PW. But after the bucket wash it was failed.

Tried out my new foamcannon from a domestic detailing company brand.

Cleaned up nice with just a prewash foam and a bucket wash. And also no protection or glossenhancers left behind from them. Also no drying aid or wipe down afterwards. So pretty good for some feet away of the car with a failed hydrophobic surface of the Sonax Spray and Seal. And don't think it's in good with swirls either as I think that it's needed to have a compounding at least. It has lived a rough swirlomatic car wash life before until 2 years ago since I started to do the maintance. Really hope to do a correction on it soon. Quite impresive consider it's unprotected at the moment or at least hydrophilic water behavior on it.

The wash was done around 10am in the sun. And even if carefull it got some water spots. We have soft water here but we do have lime in the water. So will see if I can do a waterless wash or rinseless wash with Carpro EcH2O in the next couple of days. And if that's not getting the water spots removed I have a new interesting water spot remover coming in.
Here you can maybe see some water spots. The trim need to be protected again and will be done with Carpro PERL.

/ Tony

 

[bob m]

Had quite a busy Memorial Day weekend. Polished and coated my customer with the Edition One G63’s Porsche Macan Turbo. Also did a maintenance wash on his Edition One when I finished the Porsche. Lastly, had a new client with a G63 that I coated on Memorial Day.

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Beautiful job and beautiful cars. Having briefly owned a Macan, I still think it's the nicest looking CUV/SUV.

 

[Klasse Act]

So after days of rain and today it was in the upper 70's and sunny the car was OVERDUE for a wash and with all the talk of RW, WW and QD as a WW I decided to take a step back and do a RW using the GD method and for the wash I reached for the Griot's Garage Brillant Finish rinseless wash. When you have N914 and Ech2o to use you don't really need anything else but not only is the Griot's Garage Brillant Finish a great product that leaves NOTHING behind its VERY cost effective...yes, Griot's and cost effective in the same sentence!

For the wash I had 3 gallons of water, so its 1 ounce per gallon, I used 4 because it's just what I do. I dropped in 7 towels and stirred the pot, some would say I'm a master at doing this I then dunked my 1000 ML Kwazzer in there and got after it with the pre-treat. This product smells great and just finished down clean, a clean you can see!

Once I was done doing the RW I turned my attention to the wells where I sprayed Alien Kleen in there and let it dwell. Then it was time for the rims and a new product, sold here on AG and from the people that have brought you the most controversial product since water, Beadmaker and its P&S' Brake Buster. Now I've gotta say, what's the deal with these guys and their names, Brake Buster...don't you mean Brake Dust Buster, first Beadmaker and now this, LOL. Anywho, call it what you want but it's another homerun! This wheel cleaner has a rust inhibitor in it, thus meaning your rotors don't get as rusty and to be honest with you, after rinsing them down and wiping out the jams and then the tires and wheels, I saw NO rust, we'll see tomorrow morning when I leave for work. I'll say this too, when combined with my Speed Master, this product foams up alot and my wheels came out very clean. I tried to buy the gallon because I have faith in P&S but sadly it wasn't in stock, so I only have the 16 ounce size...for now!

Now it's time for bed, thanks for looking and hopefully you guys look into these products I used today, top notch stuff

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[Klasse Act]

So I went down to the Garage this morning to apply some Hydrosilex Slick to the tires and I noticed minimal rust on my rotors from the wash last night, so IMO this P&S Brake Buster wheel cleaner DOES keep the rust to a minimum. Now I just hope the gallon size becomes available soon....very soon

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[SWETM]

So I went down to the Garage this morning to apply some Hydrosilex Slick to the tires and I noticed minimal rust on my rotors from the wash last night, so IMO this P&S Brake Buster wheel cleaner DOES keep the rust to a minimum. Now I just hope the gallon size becomes available soon....very soon

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That's awesome with rust inhibitors in a wheel cleaner. Looked at Matts vlog on Obsessed Garage when he visits the P&S manufacture plant. Very interesting to see how some chemicals is made for the detailing industry.

 

[Klasse Act]

That's awesome with rust inhibitors in a wheel cleaner. Looked at Matts vlog on Obsessed Garage when he visits the P&S manufacture plant. Very interesting to see how some chemicals is made for the detailing industry.

Unfortunately like I said earlier I had to buy the smallest size bottle because it was the only one in stock and I really wanted to try this product out. That said when the gallon becomes available I will be buying 1 and it will be my go to maintenance wheel cleaning product!

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[IH8SPM]

Unfortunately like I said earlier I had to buy the smallest size bottle because it was the only one in stock and I really wanted to try this product out. That said when the gallon becomes available I will be buying 1 and it will be my go to maintenance wheel cleaning product!

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It's a available...

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[fly07sti]

Unfortunately like I said earlier I had to buy the smallest size bottle because it was the only one in stock and I really wanted to try this product out. That said when the gallon becomes available I will be buying 1 and it will be my go to maintenance wheel cleaning product!

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I ordered two gallons to try out. Do you like it more than that autofanatic stuff?

 

[Bruno Soares]

I ordered two gallons to try out. Do you like it more than that autofanatic stuff?

Oh, that's a tricky question. Two products that have a decent hype right now. Let's see what he says.

I skipped on Auto Fanatic's wheel cleaner due to shipping cost. And I'm skipping on Brake Buster for now because it may very well be the next Bead Maker. Too much hype, not that great of a performer.

 

[Klasse Act]

I ordered two gallons to try out. Do you like it more than that autofanatic stuff?

I don't know about that yet because when I first tried Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner at the 12 oz ratio I didn't have to use a brush on ANYTHING and apparently you can use this stuff in the IK 1.5 foamer, just talked to Derek0609 about that minutes ago. I'll let you know when I cross that bridge but rest assured, the Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner is NO JOKE!

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[Klasse Act]

Oh, that's a tricky question. Two products that have a decent hype right now. Let's see what he says.

I skipped on Auto Fanatic's wheel cleaner due to shipping cost. And I'm skipping on Brake Buster for now because it may very well be the next Bead Maker. Too much hype, not that great of a performer.

Beadmaker and hype, one of its biggest critics here has used it and found it to be awesome, just like the rest of us Bewdmaker users. You just have to know going in what it DOES and DOESN'T do, that all, it's that easy. Because of this current sale it's almost free to try Beadmaker and this Brake Buster...trust me

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[Rrthomas78]

Is brake buster a full strength product or is there a dilution? I think I'll try a gallon... for $15 why not

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[Bruno Soares]

Beadmaker and hype, one of its biggest critics here has used it and found it to be awesome, just like the rest of us Bewdmaker users. You just have to know going in what it DOES and DOESN'T do, that all, it's that easy. Because of this current sale it's almost free to try Beadmaker and this Brake Buster...trust me

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I have a gallon of Bead Maker at home. I've used about 2x 16oz bottles from that gallon. It's just ok, my issue with it is that it doesn't last and that it seems to attract more dust/pollen than any other drying aid. But I do admit that it makes the paint glossy and slick.

 

[Klasse Act]

I have a gallon of Bead Maker at home. I've used about 2x 16oz bottles from that gallon. It's just ok, my issue with it is that it doesn't last and that it seems to attract more dust/pollen than any other drying aid. But I do admit that it makes the paint glossy and slick.

I do understand your concern about how it attracts pollen but then again if it is pollen season there really is nothing to keep that stuff off of your car.

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[PaulMys]

....but then again if it is pollen season there really is nothing to keep that stuff off of your car.

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^^^This^^^

 

[Klasse Act]

I placed an order with AG today, not too much but I really don't need much, LOL. I bought a gallon of the P&S Brake Buster, a can of the Griot's Garage foaming tire cleaner (2nd can so far) and the new #520 Collinite QD. Looking forward to trying the #520 on "something", the other 2 products I have already used, they are VERY good products and actually work hand in hand with each other!

 

[Bruno Soares]

I just finished washing and decontaminating my wife’s car. I’ll polish it tomorrow and coat it Sunday. UK3.0 and Gliss v2 on paint, Dlux on trim, McKee’s on glass. Wheels get just Hydro Blue, her wheels are not worth my time to coat.

 

[Eldorado2k]

Just finished getting my Cadillac back to 100%.

 

[Klasse Act]

So I preperation for a monthly cars and coffee tomorrow I decided to "spruce it up a tad" this morning. I started with using my Sidekick mini to blow out the interior, especially between the seats and then vac it out. I then sprayed some CG's Signature scent in there to finish it off, now onto the car.

Since I did a Griot's Garage Brillant Finish RW on Thursday night it wasn't too bad but well, you know I did an Ech2o WW to ensure a clean, fresh finish, plus it added some POP because that's what Ech2o does so well. Well, with the recent talk of Beadmaker made me think, "when's the last time I used it?" I then went on to apply a coat of Beadmaker to the car, now it sits to cure till tomorrow for Collectors Car Garage "Rise and Drive" cars and coffee. I also used the application towel for Beadmaker to wipe down the jams, give them some POP too. I finished up by adding a very light coat of Hydrosilex Slick to the tires.

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[minerigger]

Covered the car in McKees iron remover. Used close to 40oz to cover the whole thing including wheels. Then pulled out of the garage and rinsed off. Then 2bm with hyperwash. Foamed yo awesome but not so much on the paint. Of all soaps I’ve used so far Gyeon bath and reset have been top of my list. Once done washing this huge thing the sun had come up and of course being black started to make water spots. I did my best to keep the damn thing wet and cool but not successful. Backed in garage after rinse. Used 4 16x16 and a 25x35 pfms to dry using the Merlin elixir v3 I made up. It’s much less finicky after adding another 10oz of water and diluting more. Needs clay bar/towel and corrected and coated.

Also orders up a griots polisher rack, gallon of McKees iron remover and some other small odds and ends brushes/tools

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