What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

John U said:
... 4 cars needing some love. Average buff time per vehicle was 45-50 minutes, the Silverado was an hour+.
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You and I do a very different kind of detailing.

45 minutes to me is closer to a single panel than a whole vehicle.

Heck, I probably spend 45 minutes throughout the process just inspecting my work when doing an entire vehicle.
 
Lock Down Day 11 -

Having worked it hard over the weekend, the Ranger deserved some love today.















I was wincing the whole time as I drove through that muddy landscape supply yard.

Started today with the mats.







It was then onto LOTS of pressure rinsing, I even did the under-body, chassis rails, spare wheel and tray underside.





After the rinse, it was onto the tray with some foam and a brush.



Wheels and tires next, Brake Buster the weapon today.



The body was pre-foamed and rinsed to loosen the bulk of contaminants prior to the contact wash. Today's drying aid of choice was Bead Maker.



And yes, I put Bead Maker on the tray as well. :D



Onto the interior and those muddy pedals.





I can now sleep tonight, the Ranger is back to spec.





 
My precious arrived Sunday!!!!!!!!



Can't wait to use this thing!

Anyone want a cheap Rupes Mini DM me!
 
Tried Megs D107 Citrus Power Cleaner Plus on floor mats. Worked well as expected.
 
DFB said:
Lock Down Day 11 -

Having worked it hard over the weekend, the Ranger deserved some love today.















I was wincing the whole time as I drove through that muddy landscape supply yard.

Started today with the mats.







It was then onto LOTS of pressure rinsing, I even did the under-body, chassis rails, spare wheel and tray underside.





After the rinse, it was onto the tray with some foam and a brush.



Wheels and tires next, Brake Buster the weapon today.



The body was pre-foamed and rinsed to loosen the bulk of contaminants prior to the contact wash. Today's drying aid of choice was Bead Maker.



And yes, I put Bead Maker on the tray as well. :D



Onto the interior and those muddy pedals.





I can now sleep tonight, the Ranger is back to spec.





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Very Cool! I've never seen a Ranger work truck like this before. Great job detailing it.
 
I noticed a light haze on the inside of the Qashqai's windscreen when I drove it a couple of days ago, so I dug out the invisible glass windscreen tool, and cleaned it with some Einzett Scheiben-Klar that I had leftover. Then I had to wipe it over with a glass cleaning cloth, the bonnet on the tool is a bit old, so it left some tiny microfibres behind which I can see when the sun is on them. View attachment 73987

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Lockdown Day 12 -

The last day of lockdown, back to work tomorrow, it would have been rude to not take advantage of the first sunshine in what seems like a very long time.



 
Big Dave said:
I noticed a light haze on the inside of the Qashqai's windscreen when I drove it a couple of days ago, so I dug out the invisible glass windscreen tool, and cleaned it with some Einzett Scheiben-Klar that I had leftover. Then I had to wipe it over with a glass cleaning cloth, the bonnet on the tool is a bit old, so it left some tiny microfibres behind which I can see when the sun is on them. View attachment 73987

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Have you tried Repco brand Eclipse glass cleaner, it's a over the counter product
But pretty good imo. As im a clean glass lover also
 
DFB said:
Lockdown Day 12 -

The last day of lockdown, back to work tomorrow, it would have been rude to not take advantage of the first sunshine in what seems like a very long time.



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The whole fleet looks amazing DFB
 
I took the FJ to the spray car wash today, to get the dirt off from my little adventure yesterday. Then did a 2B wash with Meg's Gold Class.

Had to modify my method, it 24C, about 75F, today, with low humidity and a bit windy, and it's mid winter. So I washed, rinsed and dried a section at a time, to avoid watermarks. It was drying so fast I barely kept up with it. View attachment 73991

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Tasmania said:
Have you tried Repco brand Eclipse glass cleaner, it's a over the counter product
But pretty good imo. As im a clean glass lover also
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I'll give it a try next time i need some. I hate it when your following another car, and they have a really dirty windscreen, and you can tell it's on the inside, I think to myself, how can you see through that, and how does it get that bad. Some people just don't care, I suppose.

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Expecting a delivery of some detailing supplies ahead of working on a friends car this weekend

Griots G9 polisher which im super excited about. ive been using the harbor freight special for a few years.
Griots complete compound
car pro essence polish (for my own rides) (never tried)
2 griots 6.5 finishing pads
3 3 inch finishing pads (for my g8)
2 gitos 6.5 orange correcting pads
3 3 inch orange pads
2 6.5 inch waxing pads
1 6 inch microfiber fast finishing pad (for some added cut on my S4)
Griots synthetic clay (never tried synthetic clay)

Looking forward to trying out some of these things on my friends car to get a feel for them before I go to town on my new camaro.
 
04lss said:
Expecting a delivery of some detailing supplies ahead of working on a friends car this weekend

Griots G9 polisher which im super excited about. ive been using the harbor freight special for a few years.
Griots complete compound
car pro essence polish (for my own rides) (never tried)
2 griots 6.5 finishing pads
3 3 inch finishing pads (for my g8)
2 gitos 6.5 orange correcting pads
3 3 inch orange pads
2 6.5 inch waxing pads
1 6 inch microfiber fast finishing pad (for some added cut on my S4)
Griots synthetic clay (never tried synthetic clay)

Looking forward to trying out some of these things on my friends car to get a feel for them before I go to town on my new camaro.
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I think you'll love the G9. I know mine is a dream to use.

Let us know how the Complete Compound works. Have you used their Fast Correcting Cream? That stuff is magic in a bottle, IMO.

Are you talking about the Synthetic Clay disc? If so, it works very well. One thing I have found with this product (vs. regular clay) is that you need to use PLENTY of lube, and use a lighter touch with a few more passes.


I will also add some of the lube to the rinse bucket. Does this really help? I'm not sure, but it makes me feel better somehow......... ;)
 
Big Dave said:
I'll give it a try next time i need some. I hate it when your following another car, and they have a really dirty windscreen, and you can tell it's on the inside, I think to myself, how can you see through that, and how does it get that bad. Some people just don't care, I suppose.

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I have a little laugh when i see people driving into the sun and they put their windscreen wipers on trying to clean it and i say it's on the inside.

I was at the milkbar a couple weeks back and saw a guy SPIT onto a cloth and clean his windscreen.
 
Tasmania said:
I have a little laugh when i see people driving into the sun and they put their windscreen wipers on trying to clean it and i say it's on the inside.

I was at the milkbar a couple weeks back and saw a guy SPIT onto a cloth and clean his windscreen.
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^ My absolute favorite avatar in all of Autogeekdom! :xyxthumbs:
 
Tasmania said:
I have a little laugh when i see people driving into the sun and they put their windscreen wipers on trying to clean it and i say it's on the inside.

I was at the milkbar a couple weeks back and saw a guy SPIT onto a cloth and clean his windscreen.
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Whats a milkbar?


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I’ve been slacking off lately and have let my car go without protection for the past few months. So yesterday, once the sun cooled off I decided I’d give it a quick detail to bring it back to where it outta be.

1st. I did a test spot with Meguiars Ultimate Wheel Cleaner to check and see if it needed iron decon.

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It got a Little bit of color change, almost borderline, but just enough to go ahead and spray the entire car.

-Iron decon
-Rinse.
-Bucket wash.
-Rinse & Dry.
-Claybar w/Pinnacle Poly Clay.

Similar to the iron decon, not too bad, but just enough to make it worth doing. Only the horizontal panels. The vertical panels had no contaminants on my test spot.

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I’m going to give the entire car a quick polish in the morning, then it’ll be back on track.
 
Received my big order of stuff for my cars yesterday. a full array of Pads(Griots microfiber, griots orange, rupes yellow, etc), griots compound , a new g9 polisher :laughing:, Some essence polish, and some griots synthetic clay along with some other things.


Ive been toying with the idea of offering detailing to the local car community. pretty limited in scope maybe 2 cars a month, mid level stuff. today i ordered The supplies to make that happen. Im not planning to charge enough to make the chemicals i use on my own cars cost effective. 13 bucks for 16 oz of adams interior detailer makes less sense than a gallon of meguiars quick interior detailer, and so on. So in that vein i ordered:

Meguiars quick interior detailer d149 gallon
Meguiars APC d101 gallon
m105 32 oz
m205 32 oz
Meguiars d155 Last touch spray 1 gal
wheel cleaner 1 gallon (it was on sale and i really like it for my own stuff)
Meguiars Synthetic sealant 2.0 16 oz.
Id like to get more of the synthetic sealant, and a bulk of glass cleaner but i have enough for now.
 
I ordered some new shoes for the ES which will be coated once I get some miles/cleanings on them. I went with Continental DWS06 Plus, went up to a 235/40/18. I'm going to do ONE tire with Optimum tire coating and see what happens. Others have good luck and I haven't, so we'll see. If it doesn't work it's Feynlab Black Velvet

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