What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

A little headlight restoration.
I did the Spar Urethane years ago and it's held up decently, but needed a refresh.

Sanded with 600 and 1000, then a layer of 50/50 spar and mineral spirits.

Not perfect, but improved. The passenger side turned out much better.
At some point I'll do full restoration with some clearcoat.

Pictures below are passenger side before, during, after and then both complete. The final pic is a little deceiving because the passenger side had some daylight reflection.
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I put the back seat bases back into the FJ, so I had to clean the floor that's been hiding under the folded seat backs for at least 4 years. Vacuumed then wiped everything over with TWHS Inside Job, it was only dust and dog hairs, and one sticky spot which I have no idea what it was, but Inside Job removed it without any difficulties, I did not do a taste test on the sticky spot.

In the second pic, at the top left, you can see where the back door locks in, it is at the perfect height to smack my head on, twice right in the middle of my forehead, M##### F#####!!!
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Optimus Grime said:
After staring at this deal for a month I went ahead and pulled the trigger. I figure with selling my 650, which is only 4 months old, the cost to me is about $200 for two batteries and the top of the line blower. Or maybe I’ll keep both blowers and Jerryrig an Ego jetpack.

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I am the type that has the voices in my head to always reach for the 'better' choice. The 650 was the top when I got mine. They dropped the 765 and I was vibrating to get it... with my 650 working great. I held off and a buddy got the 765 for his cars. Side by side, there is very little performance difference chasing water. I will say the 765 seems quieter... or smoother in noise. I felt better trying both at the same time that I can save some cash and feel happy with my 650 for now.
 
Silly Rabbit said:
I am the type that has the voices in my head to always reach for the 'better' choice. The 650 was the top when I got mine. They dropped the 765 and I was vibrating to get it... with my 650 working great. I held off and a buddy got the 765 for his cars. Side by side, there is very little performance difference chasing water. I will say the 765 seems quieter... or smoother in noise. I felt better trying both at the same time that I can save some cash and feel happy with my 650 for now.
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The 650 does everything I need and does it very well but I can always use more batteries. That's my only reason for buying. And at some point I plan on buying the Ego generator just to have a nice backup system when the power goes out in winter and now I'll have enough medium and large batteries to effectively power it. And there are also the tax benefits since I get to write it off as a business purchase.
 
Spent some time Friday evening giving it a good wash for Cars and Coffee the next morning. Even swapped out the all weather floor mats for the carpeted ones now that winter is behind us.

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Then I promptly reconfigured the car for autocross and got it dirty again on Sunday. Oh, well...
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I showed an owner and fellow CCCA club member how to care for his two classics. A "Finisher" and "Pixie" were used with white foam pads and 3D Speed.

Finishes are in great shape, just need a buff. The Cadillac's is in this months Hemmings Classic Car magazine pg 52.

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Uncbrs said:
The Glaze I'm interested in as I'm no polishing expert and an hour to run a glaze around vs 1 or 2 days polishing is going to be my preference. Their glaze appears to be the next step forward for the likes of PB Black Hole. Curious to see if that makes it to the shelf of their OH distributor.
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Ask and ye shall receive...albeit a little later than planned :lol:

Giving it a try on the PPF'd Corvette this weekend and will then drop a coating on top. At 5 years in on a black daily driver (and admittedly a 2nd class citizen in the garage regarding appropriate care) the PPF is a slightly weathered, will see if this cleans it up a bit. Been 3 or so years since I've prepped/coated a car in my garage...might be a little weary come Sunday.
 
John U said:
I showed an owner and fellow CCCA club member how to care for his two classics. A "Finisher" and "Pixie" were used with white foam pads and 3D Speed.

Finishes are in great shape, just need a buff. The Cadillac's is in this months Hemmings Classic Car magazine pg 52.

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The EN was D A Y S overdue for a wash, standing dirt water spots everywhere, tires & wheels TRASHED...let's go️

I started with TWHS Hyper Foam on the tires & wheels and I just love using this on truely dirty tires/wheels because inparticular the tires turn brown immediately and scrubbing them with the tire brush is VERY satisfying! I used my other 3 brushes for a total clean...it needed it🫣

Next was the pre-wash and I called Griot's Garage Foaming Surface Prep into duty as the EN was soooo trashed! I let it dwell and rinsed down and got ready for the 2BM

For the 2BM I used the Griot's Garage carwash pod, really like the convience AND performance of this brand new product from them! I moved around the EN and knocked it out and while wet I decided to "top up" the rims w/ CarPro Hydro Lite, also the carbon fiber exhaust tips & insides as well

I dried the EN out front in some shade, vac'd out the floors, used some Griot's Garage Monkey Gas interior scent and some TWHS Interior Detailer on the gloss black bits. Later I cleaned the exterior & interior glass w/ CarPro Clarify (have Phobic on deck) and dressed the tires with CarPro Darkside, been a while for this product. I use it sparingly because it truely lasts a long time, so it serves as a good base product, just looks amazing when laid down....thin, lay it down T H I N

I'm so glad it's clean, it's been OVERDUE, seriously

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Decided to give my sweetheart a maintenance wash but I really wanted to test out this P&S Frostbite and see what it can do. I don’t expect it to be on par with Auto Foam or Touch-less but if it’s even comparable it may be a viable alternative for a domestic and much cheaper pre-wash. My car wasn’t overly dirty so I won’t be able to give a true assessment until I get my hands on my favorite customers SUV which I know hasn’t been washed since 2023.

My initial thoughts are that it produces a good foam (used the recommended dilution ratio of 1:10) and it’s a bit runny which I like in a pre-wash. I want it to run down and pull the dirt off with it. In the closeup you can see some of the dirt it pulled off which I don’t see happening when I use a pH neutral soap. I didn’t notice a pleasant scent like on YT videos. I just smelled like soap which is perfectly fine. All-in-all, it seems promising but more testing is definitely necessary.







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Tried Gyeon ECO wash for the first time today on my g/f's V E R Y dirty Cruze and this product is AMAZING️

Once done I applied some Adam's VRT to finish things off. It's going to rain over the next couple days and it will be a test of this products hydrophobic properties, its VERY glossy and VERY VERY slick
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Sorry about the double pic of the product, any specific questions I'm willing to help out!

I can't wait to use this on MY car

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