What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

Klasse Act said:
Not really but I'll tell you this, when I go to the Dragon the past couple years indont spring out of that bed like I did the first 10 years of going (33-43 yrs old). That said, with how my life has been going since Nov 25th of 2019, my ass will be indeed spring out of that bed when it's time to make the drive down, this I can assure you

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What happened in November? Hope your health is ok.
 
JDGolden said:
What happened in November?
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He will never tell you this, but Roger was abducted by aliens and swept away to another galaxy where they gave him the secret formula to make advanced alien polymers. (They look great on blue!)

He will share them with us mere mortals when he is ready............:buffing:
 
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So it rained last night as well as this morning, so I knew the car needed a wash, what I didn't know was the extent of the dirt...or lack of it! The base coat of TAC System Power Plus has been topped with TWHS Wet Wax as well as the graphine coating I'm beta testing and I've washed it twice with TWHS Ceramic wash and wax. All of that said though the dirt was almost nonexistent except where some slung up on the car in a puddle I guess.

I started with the rims and tires. I used Auto-Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner and foamed 2 rims/tires at a time and let dwell. The rims whre legitimately dirty from driving in the rain but this product laughed at the dirt. I let it dwell for about 5 minutes and just rinsed off with the hose...nothing but a clean rim and tire, AWESOME

For the pre-wash foaming I reached for CG's Honeydew, stuff foams up nicely in their foamer. I rinsed that down and went to do the 2BM. I added 2 ounces of TWHS Ceramic wash into the bucket with some of the clean, soapy water from the last 2BM. I probably need to add 4 ounces for a bit more Foam but the lubricity was there. After rinsing the car I decided to apply Griot's Garage Poly Gloss to the car. After letting it sit I rinsed and then used free flowing water and dried with the Sucker Jr. This product finishes out so nice, THE GLOSS

I also added a "mystery tire dressing" I had. All I know is that I've got Forver Black in there mixed with some other stuff that I can't remember. I'll say that it spread well and has a nice Gloss to it

Now it's time for some Gino's East pizza out of the oven and some diet cherry Nurse Salt (you'll figure it out)

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Hey Ric, good thread. I just picked up Mothers Bug & Tar Remover, hoping it will be a good item
 
PaulMys said:
He will never tell you this, but Roger was abducted by aliens and swept away to another galaxy where they gave him the secret formula to make advanced alien polymers. (They look great on blue!)

He will share them with us mere mortals when he is ready............:buffing:
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Lol
 
First maintnance wash on the 4 week old car. Added a bit of Carpro Glanz on top of the Klasse SG, McKees on the tires, Black Wow Pro on the trim, and Carpro Pearl and Fabric inside. Happy Car.View attachment 70072
 
Finished for the day, I decided the Ranger needed another wash! :laughing:









 
Did my first maint wash in an attempt to keep up with DFB (:laughing: ). At beginning of July I did the full Wolfgang SiO2 shebang. I got caught on the highway in a torrential five minute storm. Beaded nice but instead of blackish colored spots of dirt on the sides...it was more brownish. So I am not sure the water behavior is much different than Meg Ultimate Liquid wax.

However I washed with WGUWash and wow. So so so easy (not that regular soap is hard)! I used 2oz in a 3 gallon bucket and two bucketed it. It washed so easy. Was slippery during wash. I used a blower on it and really most likely did not need to touch it after that. I did, however, use WGWW and a MF towel to "dry" it (the spots where I didnt get all the water off the surface). Just amazed how glassy it looks. I did not use my SiO2 spray at all.

So I like it enough to keep on the WG system. Just need to hawk the sales for the Uber Wash. LOL!
 
Coated my wheels and calipers with Gtechniq C5. I found a clay bar was effective in removing the final black dots off the spokes and barrel. The coating spread easily and wiped off without any grab. One coat and done! After curing the gloss is wonderful.

P&S Brake Buster
Gtechniq W5 Iron Remover
CarPro Eraser panel wipe

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I finally fixed something that has annoyed me since I bought it 4 years ago. The previous owner wore multiple rings on his left hand, and then rested it on the gear knob, scratching the flat silver finish. I removed the centre cap, sanded it back, gave it 4 light coats of satellite silver, then 4 coats of clear. Wet sanded with some 1500, than hand buffed with Scholl S20 then S30+. Very happy with the result. The FJ already has some interior panels that colour match the exterior, so it won't look out of place.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to use for extra protection before I put it back in? I don't wear rings so it'll just be my hand resting on it while driving, I know, bad habit, but hard to break. View attachment 70085

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Zenny said:
Coated my wheels and calipers with Gtechniq C5. I found a clay bar was effective in removing the final black dots off the spokes and barrel. The coating spread easily and wiped off without any grab. One coat and done! After curing the gloss is wonderful.

P&S Brake Buster
Gtechniq W5 Iron Remover
CarPro Eraser panel wipe

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Nice work! I'm toying with the idea of doing something similar to my cars.
 
More Ranger detailing, this time my fathers company car. If anyone is going to wash it, I may as well be me!

I have been maintaining this Ranger once a month. In addition to the wash with Reset, the leather trim was cleaned, rubber mats scrubbed, 303 for the interior surfaces and exterior trim, Reload for the paint and tires dressed with Gyeon Q2M Gel.



Loving this handy tool.



All clean again, knowing my Dad, probably for 48 seconds. :laughing:

 
Ordered up a new FLEX XCE 10-8 125 to compliment my 3401 units in use already. Moving away from using the Rupes Mille as it's just not proving to hold up as I hoped it would. I REALLY hope I'm not disappointed in the XCE. I only ordered it because I want to get the purchase over with and the regular 3401's are out of stock and evidently this unit will eventually replace the old beast. I'm gun-shy given I wasn't happy with the Mille so fingers are crossed.

I plan on using the XCE going forward for the remainder of this season leveraging the 5" backing plate and smaller pads. I'll continue to keep my 3401 loaded for use with the larger 6-6.5" pads I also use.

Time will tell.
 
I washed my daily driver just in time for it to rain afterward. Lol

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Finally had a couple of cooler days lately so was able to get some work in the yard done yesterday and washed my car today (don't mind the weeds, hadn't gotten to them yet.)

As like most of us I don't really need a super strong wheel cleaner but every now and then I like to use something more aggressive to get a deeper clean so used Gtechniq W6 Iron remover on the wheels and 3D Orange Degreaser on the tires.

Paint washed with Reset. I don't like Beadmaker but it was the first thing I saw on the rack and I haven't used it in a while so used it as a drying aid, I'll probably regret it. Wheels were blow dried and wiped down also with BM.

Engine bay wiped down with N 914 and while i was in there I checked my oil. All good.

Windows cleaned with Megs Glass Cleaner Concentrate and tires dressed with PERL.
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Bro, I feel so you much on that. My dad's RAV4 is... my dad's RAV4. He doesn't believe in drying the car after he's washed it. Says the sun will evaporate the water.


DFB said:
All clean again, knowing my Dad, probably for 48 seconds. :laughing:
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