What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

Well, not today but this week. Washed my CX-5 with Carpro Reset, then kinda did an experiment. I topped one side the Fictech Gliss (sealant/topper) and the other side with PA Cosmic Spritz. I don't have a gloss meter and did not put under a light, but - as expected, both had a beautiful gloss, but the FT left the car much slicker - as checked by the slide the mf towel and light hand test. Now that doesn't mean it will offer more or better protection, but since I had both on hand, figured why not?


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Did a prep wash on my brother’s new Taycan. Iron X, clay, McKee’s 37 Coating Prep Wash, also scrubbed tires to remove the dressing the dealer had used. Ready to be polished the next couple of days.
 
bob m said:
Well, not today but this week. Washed my CX-5 with Carpro Reset, then kinda did an experiment. I topped one side the Fictech Gliss (sealant/topper) and the other side with PA Cosmic Spritz. I don't have a gloss meter and did not put under a light, but - as expected, both had a beautiful gloss, but the FT left the car much slicker - as checked by the slide the mf towel and light hand test. Now that doesn't mean it will offer more or better protection, but since I had both on hand, figured why not?


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That paint looks like liquid metal poured over the car...insane gloss

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Bruno Soares said:
Did a prep wash on my brother’s new Taycan. Iron X, clay, McKee’s 37 Coating Prep Wash, also scrubbed tires to remove the dressing the dealer had used. Ready to be polished the next couple of days.
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I/we will be looking forward to pics or the Taycan

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Took the Qashqai out in the rain today, to test the new Continentals out, which are impressive. So when I got it back inside, I gave it an ONR wash, then dried it with Bowden's After Glow. It has a layer of Collinite 845, with some NV Lustre on top of that, so it's a real pleasure to work on at the moment. View attachment 73699

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Ranger wash day.

First up, my old mans work vehicle which I do once a month to keep on top of it. I generally start on the wheels and arches, using Brake Buster on the tires and soap for the wheels. Exterior gets washed with whatever soap I have in the cannon at the time, today was CarPro Reset. I know this stuff is expensive to use this way but it's such a nice product. I will occasionally need to use some bug remover such as CarPro Bug Out. I then use Bead Maker as a drying aid to add some extra protection and gloss. I then hit the interior with the vac, wipe over with Megs Quick Interior Detailer, clean down the leather trim then do the glass inside and out. I finish off with 303 on the exterior trim and dress the tires.



My Ranger wasn't too bad, and with some rainy days in forecast, I wasn't inclined to go to town on it today. That said, I like to start my working week with a clean car. So I sprayed the tray out then foamed the whole car down with Reset and left to dwell for 5 minutes, cold winters day allowed for this. I then rinsed it off and blew the car down with my blower, it's looking great considering I did not physically touch the paint. A quick vac and dressed the tires with VRP.

I also took the opportunity to re-apply some glass sealant to both vehicles.
 
2black1s said:
I haven't started yet but here is what I have to look forward to.

Three days and 2,500 miles worth of nature's fine creatures along with all the other road grime...

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That's a good thing, they're meant to be ridden. You'll have it clean again and ready for the next ride in no time. But I don't envy the bug removal you have to do lol.
 
Well, the clean-up following the 3 day/2,500 mile return trip took me about 24.5 hours spread over 4 days. Finished it tonight.

The process...

- A thorough bucket and hose wash job; Zero concern with being gentle
- Clay all painted surfaces and some chrome primarily to remove the residual bug remnants in addition to the standard bonded contaminants
- Polish w/Meguiar's 210, 1 & 3-inch rotary, 3-inch DA, and some hand polishing
- Hand apply Meguiar's Ultimate Liquid Wax to painted surfaces
- Hand apply Meguiar's OTC Liquid Cleaner Wax and/or spray wax to all chrome
- Clean and condition all vinyl/plastic trim w/Meguiar's 40

This was my first full vehicle experience using M210 and wow was I impressed. It has a nearly infinite buffing cycle and finished out beautifully on this black Harley paint.

Before/After...

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The Qashqai got serviced this week, and they have a gravel and dirt car park, obviously they left it outside for a little while.

Cleaned the wheels with Bowden's Wheely Clean, they weren't too bad. Then gave it a 2B wash with Mother's California Gold, and dried with Bowden's After Glow.

Bonus pic at the end, the new tyres have a cool 3D optical illusion on them. I had to touch them when I first noticed it, to see if it was actually sticking out. View attachment 73726View attachment 73727View attachment 73728View attachment 73729View attachment 73730

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2black1s said:
Well, the clean-up following the 3 day/2,500 mile return trip took me about 24.5 hours spread over 4 days. Finished it tonight.

The process...

- A thorough bucket and hose wash job; Zero concern with being gentle
- Clay all painted surfaces and some chrome primarily to remove the residual bug remnants in addition to the standard bonded contaminants
- Polish w/Meguiar's 210, 1 & 3-inch rotary, 3-inch DA, and some hand polishing
- Hand apply Meguiar's Ultimate Liquid Wax to painted surfaces
- Hand apply Meguiar's OTC Liquid Cleaner Wax and/or spray wax to all chrome
- Clean and condition all vinyl/plastic trim w/Meguiar's 40

This was my first full vehicle experience using M210 and wow was I impressed. It has a nearly infinite buffing cycle and finished out beautifully on this black Harley paint.

Before/After...

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Looks great! I was thinking about picking up some M210 as I do need to add a dedicated finishing polish to the arsenal.

BTW disregard the dislike, dang computer glitched out on me.
 
SNP209 said:
Looks great! I was thinking about picking up some M210 as I do need to add a dedicated finishing polish to the arsenal.
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I picked up a bottle of M210 about a month ago and I’ve used it 2-3 times. I’m still not convinced it’s better than M205. Time will tell, but so far I’m just not feeling it.

It seems to have less cutting power than M205 and if that proves to be significant will be something I’ll sorely miss as M205 is capable of working as a 1 step polish a good majority of the time.

I just now realized the difference on the labels cut scale.
M205 = 4 cut
M210 = 3 cut

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The Harley looks computer generated because it’s so perfect!
 
Eldorado2k said:
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I just now realized the difference on the labels cut scale.
M205 = 4 cut
M210 = 3 cut
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I think that is why the 210 finishes out so nicely.

I have previously used 205 on this bike and it worked well also, as expected, but I don't remember ever thinking "Wow" as I was using it. This go-around with the 210 and I was super impressed. There was definitely a little "Wow" factor as I was polishing.
 
I just finished my black truck with 205.
First time I've used it with a DA.
This stuff is like a bulldozer. I like it.
Had a few fine scratches here and there. Gone.
The main reason I used it was some bird bomb etching in the clear coat.
It took care of them with ease.
So if 210 is just a bit less aggressive I think it would be perfect for a twice a year throw down for a daily.


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Because it's been raining all morning, with small breaks inbetween, I decided to do something. I went out and vac'd out the interior and some of the trunk. I then took out my driver's side floor mat and brought it inside. I then grabbed my Little Green Machine and filled the solution tank half way up with a 1:1 ratio of Purple Power. I then cleaned the sh!t out of that mat...up and down and side to side and used up the entire tank. It's now off to the side to dry. At some point it will go back in the ES and I'll spray some CG's Black Frost through out the interior and depending on the weather, I may apply a quick coat of Gyeon Leather on the seats, steering wheel and shiftknob

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After watching Italy v. Austria this afternoon it cleared up outside (knowing more should be coming) and I needed to be productive today, so I decided to wash the ES.

Since the self cleaning abilities did their job, along with a constant rain and sometimes monsoon levels of rain, the ES wasn't dirty at all, just the wheel barrels and wells needed a little attention. I filled the CG's foam gun with TW HS ceramic wash and got to it. I actually started with the rims, using this soap and scrubbed them down using only the Speed Master wheel brush.

Next up was applying the TWHS ceramic wash to the ES but I also added some P&S Pearl soap when the other soap was used up, a double wash if you will. I rinsed the soaps off and then used free flowing water to wash away the beading to make drying easier. For drying a single Gauntlet towel was used, jams too.

After I dried the tires/wheels I sprayed some Gyeon Tire cleaner onto the designated tire/wheel mf towel and wiped the tires. They looked nice after the wipe, a natrual black but I decided to add a light layer of Auto-Fanatic tire dressing.

Finally I re-installed the floor mat I cleaned earlier in the day, applied Gyeon Leather to the seats, section of the door panels, steering wheel and shiftknob. Sprayed CG's Black Frost in the interior to finish up the interior.

For the hell of it I cleaned the outside windows as well as the inside door windows with DG glass cleaner (gave the Clarify a break) and my GG PFM glass towels.

Now I don't feel like a bum

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I thought I posted this but apparently it didn't go through I decided to add some Klasse Sealant Glaze to the ES, I mean it's in my screen name and I haven't used it in FOREVER so why not! I'm liking the "wax on, wax off" way of doing it, pretty rewarding

I added some Adam's graphene tire dressing to finish it off properly
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