What did you do today, in regards to detailing?

Brrr said:
Tried out the Ryobi with a 3/8 hose, Tutuluck spray gun and Raincovo foam cannon. Overall it’s pretty decent. The spray gun has some hand fatigue from using it. One thing I don’t like about electric pressure washers is the ramp up to full pressure which was noticeable with the foam cannon. The foam cannon foams as good as my high dollar one and it was $29. Maybe better.

I tried Bilt Hamber Touchless, not sure how to do PiR, so I read the directions and it said it’s good for 4-5 washes, so I poured about 1/4 of the bottle in the snow foam cannon. I imagine I put to much because it was foam nation. Then I used GSF for the hand wash and used one of Klasses drying aids.
Car needs major paint work but it looks good for a daily.

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What kind of foam cannon is your expensive one? What made you go with a 3/8 hose? Do you like it? Or is it heavy?
 
So it's been almost a week since I applied Gyeon Q2 Wax and washed it everyday since and I've gotta tell you, as you all know, the glow from caranuba....🤌(as well as other ingredients)
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Eldorado2k said:
What kind of foam cannon is your expensive one? What made you go with a 3/8 hose? Do you like it? Or is it heavy?
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The MTM Hydro pf22.2 or whatever it is. I watched a review where a guy used the stock hose, a 1/4 and a 3/8. The 1/4 was better than the stock hose for pressure and GPM. The 3/8 gave a little more pressure and a little more flow over the 1/4.
It’s heavier. That’s for sure. I’m on the fence about it still.
 
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Brrr said:
Tried out the Ryobi with a 3/8 hose, Tutuluck spray gun and Raincovo foam cannon. Overall it’s pretty decent. The spray gun has some hand fatigue from using it. One thing I don’t like about electric pressure washers is the ramp up to full pressure which was noticeable with the foam cannon. The foam cannon foams as good as my high dollar one and it was $29. Maybe better.

I tried Bilt Hamber Touchless, not sure how to do PiR, so I read the directions and it said it’s good for 4-5 washes, so I poured about 1/4 of the bottle in the snow foam cannon. I imagine I put to much because it was foam nation. Then I used GSF for the hand wash and used one of Klasses drying aids.
Car needs major paint work but it looks good for a daily.
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50/50 mix in the foam cannon might be a good start. you can do something like shown below.

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Brrr said:
I tried Bilt Hamber Touchless, not sure how to do PiR, so I read the directions and it said it’s good for 4-5 washes, so I poured about 1/4 of the bottle in the snow foam cannon. I imagine I put to much because it was foam nation. Then I used GSF for the hand wash and used one of Klasses drying aids.
Car needs major paint work but it looks good for a daily.
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Actually, I forgot the recommended PIR for v2 of Touchless is half of v1 so make that about a 1/4 soap, not 50/50.
 
Brrr said:
So I get the total volume in the bucket but is it in Liters, mL or ounces or what? I guess it depends on what the foam cannon is labeled right?
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If you're doing the PIR test, you can record the volumes in whatever you want. You'd just need to convert them into the same units. You could even measure the bucket by weight and convert to volume. If you want to post numbers, I can figure it out.
 
MisterSnoop said:
Actually, I forgot the recommended PIR for v2 of Touchless is half of v1 so make that about a 1/4 soap, not 50/50.
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The highest PIR is 2% but on Forensic Detailing John found that there isn’t much difference between 1% and 2%. For a rule of thumb, if you don’t want to go crazy taking bucket measurements it’s about 7.5 oz for 2% PIR and half that for 1%. This is a general rule and should get great results, regardless of the foam cannon and pressure washer setup.
 
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Optimus Grime said:
The highest PIR is 2% but on Forensic Detailing John found that there isn’t much difference between 1% and 2%. For a rule of thumb, if you don’t wan to go crazy taking bucket measurements it’s about 7.5 oz for 2% PIR and half that for 1%. This is a general rule and should get great results, regardless of the foam cannon and pressure washer setup.
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Ok, I was figuring for 2% so it looks like I wasn't far off.
 
Beat the sun up on this 4th of July! Very early morning wash/detail. Replaced the chrome COLORADO emblems on the doors and tailgate with black ones. Looks so much better! Finished with flex wax as a rinse wax.
 
Optimus Grime said:
The highest PIR is 2% but on Forensic Detailing John found that there isn’t much difference between 1% and 2%. For a rule of thumb, if you don’t want to go crazy taking bucket measurements it’s about 7.5 oz for 2% PIR and half that for 1%. This is a general rule and should get great results, regardless of the foam cannon and pressure washer setup.
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Apparently I've been doing it wrong because I've been using 3-4 oz for quite some time now

I mean the results are there but maybe because my car doesn't get too dirty and the coating is "very" boosted

Whether it's the 1 gallon in my IK Foam Pro 12 or my Griot's Garage foam gun, it's 3-4 ounces, not doubting you here because you've done the math, I haven't but have just "winged it"

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Klasse Act said:
Apparently I've been doing it wrong because I've been using 3-4 oz for quite some time now

I mean the results are there but maybe because my car doesn't get too dirty and the coating is "very" boosted

Whether it's the 1 gallon in my IK Foam Pro 12 or my Griot's Garage foam gun, it's 3-4 ounces, not doubting you here because you've done the math, I haven't but have just "winged it"

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Well 7.5 / 2 is 3.75 so winging it has been pretty good for you
 
Brrr said:
Well 7.5 / 2 is 3.75 so winging it has been pretty good for you
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foam cannon concentration would be higher than a foaming sprayer. you don't have to work out the PIR for a foaming sprayer, you just mix it up to that percentage since it isn't getting diluted by additional water like a pressure washer foam cannon.
 
MisterSnoop said:
foam cannon concentration would be higher than a foaming sprayer. you don't have to work out the PIR for a foaming sprayer, you just mix it up to that percentage since it isn't getting diluted by additional water like a pressure washer foam cannon.
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So that would be what, 20 ml on 1 liter for 2% and 10 ml for 1% on a foam sprayer
 
I usually go with 3-4 oz to 1 gallon of distilled in the IK Foam Pro 12, kinda hung up on the 3-4 oz thing

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I thought I'd try out my new tyre dressing, Bowden's Sweet Rubber. I wanted to give it the best chance, so I cleaned the tyres on the Qashqai with TWHS Hyper Foam, the wheels as well while I was down there. The sidewalls looked clean so I went straight to application, sprayed onto a foam applicator, not directly onto the tyre, and wiped on, waited 5 minutes, and wiped off any excess. I didn't want it super shiny, so 1 coating it was.
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I decided to do the FJ as well, slightly different process, as the wheels are only recently painted, I cleaned them with a very dilute Reset first, then the tyres with TWHS Hyper Foam, then used some 303 Touchless in the wheels, to give them some protection, then dressed the tyres. I got a lot more brown run off from the big Yokohamas, but they are 4 years older.PSX_20250705_161839.jpgPSX_20250705_162451.jpg
 
Big Dave said:
I thought I'd try out my new tyre dressing, Bowden's Sweet Rubber. I wanted to give it the best chance, so I cleaned the tyres on the Qashqai with TWHS Hyper Foam, the wheels as well while I was down there. The sidewalls looked clean so I went straight to application, sprayed onto a foam applicator, not directly onto the tyre, and wiped on, waited 5 minutes, and wiped off any excess. I didn't want it super shiny, so 1 coating it was.
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I decided to do the FJ as well, slightly different process, as the wheels are only recently painted, I cleaned them with a very dilute Reset first, then the tyres with TWHS Hyper Foam, then used some 303 Touchless in the wheels, to give them some protection, then dressed the tyres. I got a lot more brown run off from the big Yokohamas, but they are 4 years older.View attachment 138922View attachment 138923
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I really like this product, and find its a nice balance of shine 👌
 
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