What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

Klasse Act said:
Got the ES cleaned up from a weeks worth of driving, rain AND snow this past week

Started out with Brake Buster for the tires and wheels, left over CG's wheel cleaner for the wheel wells and various brushes. Next up was the car itself and grabbed 4 ounces of Griot's Garage Brillant Shine rinseless wash, my bucket,1000 ML Kwazzer and 5 mg towels and got after it! Gave the engine bay a wipedown with some of the left over solution and knocked out the jams. Next was the drivers side WeatherTech floorliner and some Alien Kleen, I had it in my trunk so I just grabbed it. Sprayed down the WeatherTech floorliner, let it dwell and wiped with a mf towel and rinsed, put in the 55 degree sun to dry and all done, looks perfect! Next were the rims and Griot's Garage Ceramic Speed Shine to take care of some water spots from not getting to them quick enough, no problem as they came out nice...real niceFinished up by dressing the tires with a single application of Auto Glym tyre gel, love this stuff and can't wait to try it on non-absorbing winter tires...about a week or two till the swap out there!

Now it's all clean for the first Cars and Coffee of 2021

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Did you use your he Griots rinseless to clean the wheels?


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Klasse Act said:
I noticed some marks in the p/s quarter panel from rubbing up against the huge snow hill at the end of our drive, couldn't avoid it and decided to hand polish it out...no problem. I then added some protection on the polished area...then, well...did the whole car. The product I used was Turtle Wax Hybrid Solution Pro Graphene Flex Wax. Now I applied the 75th anniversary TW last weekend and it wasn't 60 today...almost though and this stuff was a little hard to remove. I used 1 towel to remove the majority of the product and a 2nd towel for the final buff. Thing is, after the final buff I could "kinda" see it on the paint, took my finger and could make a squiggly mark. When I was all done I did a 3rd wipe and it was all good. To finish up I applied a little more Auto Glym tyre gel and NOW ITS READY for Cars and Coffee tomorrow

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Snow hill?


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...oh yeah I forgot to add that I applied a coat of Gyeon leather coat to my seats when I was all done yesterday

Hey DFB...I applied a 2nd coat of Auto Glym tyre gel yesterday...guess who forgot to give it a buff before he set off for Cars and Coffee this morning? Guess what I noticed by the time I got home?...and guess what I'll NOT forget to do next time

I'm about to go for ride, too nice to be in the house and maybe I stop at a quarter carwash and "make it right"

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Klasse Act, I’d figure by now you would have learned something from this board. I guess practice makes perfect. :) Sorry you had to be reminded of sling.
 
dgage said:
Klasse Act, I’d figure by now you would have learned something from this board. I guess practice makes perfect. :) Sorry you had to be reminded of sling.
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Yeah in my world I was running a little late this morning and forgot That said though the sling was minimal, so that was ok. What wasn't ok is all the salt dust out there I went for ride, stopped at a quarter wash to remove the little bit of sling AND the remove the dust "thinking" it wouldn't return....W R O N GNow I'm opening rooting for the rain this week and I hope it's a nice, steady all day rain, one of the days this week

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Warmer temps are finally hitting PA. Just doing regular washes as of late. Before i do that big spring detail. Moved my stuff to the garage this weekend. That is a good sign...
 
Hybrid rinseless /Frothe wash. Played with Gyeon q2wax in hood. Megs Ceramic hybrid detailer. On rest.

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Washed the Mustang and Ranger in the rain today, which I'm sure amused the neighbors.







It has basically rained for three days straight now, meaning I had to do a few jobs in wet. Luckily I have waterproof neoprene seat covers and rubber floors in the Ranger.

 
DETAILROOKIE said:
What are your thoughts on the Gyeon Wax?

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I’m doing a comparison to PA Cosmic Spritz. I have a thread on Autopia (Autogeek sister site). So far it’s easy to use but cosmic way easier.

Easier wipe off although gyeon wax wasn’t very difficult. Also Cosmic wipe on wipe off. Wax has 30 min cure time.

I enjoy the art of detailing so i didn’t mind those things and actually enjoyed them.

Spending waxing was relaxing. I feel letting product sit means better bonding (no idea if thats true)

If you like a clean, shiny and protected car but look at detailing as a chore stick with Cosmic.

Doing it for money, stick with Cosmic.

If you love detailing and spending time with your car, give gyeon wax a try.


I will be doing updates on water beading on Autopia.


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Coatingsarecrack said:
I’m doing a comparison to PA Cosmic Spritz. I have a thread on Autopia (Autogeek sister site). So far it’s easy to use but cosmic way easier.

Easier wipe off although gyeon wax wasn’t very difficult. Also Cosmic wipe on wipe off. Wax has 30 min cure time.

I enjoy the art of detailing so i didn’t mind those things and actually enjoyed them.

Spending waxing was relaxing. I feel letting product sit means better bonding (no idea if thats true)

If you like a clean, shiny and protected car but look at detailing as a chore stick with Cosmic.

Doing it for money, stick with Cosmic.

If you love detailing and spending time with your car, give gyeon wax a try.


I will be doing updates on water beading on Autopia.


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Thank you! I actually enjoy spending time with my car and waxing it. Ill definitely give it a shot!

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Washed with hyper wash, used a mixture of Meguiar's HCD and Griot's BOSS detailer as a drying aid

Wheels were wiped down with TW ice spray wax, tires got treated with DG 253
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SNP209 said:
Washed with hyper wash, used a.mixture of Meguiar's HCD and Griot's BOSS detailer as a drying aid

Wheels were wiped down with TW ice spray wax, tires got treated with DG 253
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Nice choice of rims and stance

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I put in day 2 of 5 for aircraft detailing training. Land, sea, or air I am ready to detail.

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Klasse Act said:
Nice choice of rims and stance

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Thanks, wheels are f1r f21 18x8.5 +35
tires are 225 40 18 federal ss595
H&R lowering springs
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Doesn't even look like a Focus

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