What did you do detailing wise today?

[4u2nvinmtl]

So yesterday I came home and noticed how nice the coating was beading as I walked around I noticed I had driven trough some concrete slurry from road works/construction site (only two seasons in Montreal Winter and Construction). I posted it up on facebook detailing group to see if it could wait another day until the rain lets up (there was a serious thunderstorm going out outside). I got a basically unanimous response to clean it ASAP.

It was already starting to harden (like dry clay on my paint) when I got to it. I broke out my two buckets, a wash mitt, a wheel Woolie, APC, Degrease, UWW+, D114, Hyper-Wash. I ended up pre-treating the area`s (basically from the windows down all the way around) with D144 and very gently went over it with my hyper wash soaked wash mitt until it was all gone from the paint. Then I did my wheel wells with the Woolie. I didn`t use the APC, Degreaser, or UWW+ to get it clean (the coating made it easy).

My neighbors across the street had a good laugh watching me wash my car in a lightning storm amidst a downpour. I was soaked by the time I finished.

Before:


After:


P.S. sorry about the pictures, I was trying to avoid getting my phone wet and then it died just as I took my first finished shot (you can see a gray bar on the left as the phone shut down as it was saving the photo).

 

[512detail]

"Lojack" it.

But seriously there has to be like a dime sized sticky tracker with downloadable app, right?
Whats a good stalker website, anyone? Lol

Never looked for tracking devices before.

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[Angus]

But seriously there has to be like a dime sized sticky tracker with downloadable app, right?
Whats a good stalker website, anyone? Lol

Never looked for tracking devices before.

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I wonder if a keychain tracker would be small enough? Like this one?

https://www.amazon.com/Tile-TLE-02001-Bluetooth-Tracker-Tracking/dp/B011HT9AL2

For $24 it may not be a bad way to keep track of a small $$$ item like a PTG. You could attach it with some double sided tape or velcro.

 

[512detail]

I wonder if a keychain tracker would be small enough? Like this one?

https://www.amazon.com/Tile-TLE-02001-Bluetooth-Tracker-Tracking/dp/B011HT9AL2

For $24 it may not be a bad way to keep track of a small $$$ item like a PTG. You could attach it with some double sided tape or velcro.

Thats pretty nifty. Saved the link for next payday. Might give it a shot

I`ve already misplaced that dang thing twice now

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[512detail]

Super slick n wax

Ssw + p808 1:1 drying aid

before

Afters

both same clients vehicles, monday evening i did his vette

well not bad for a day off of "work"

I can feel the sunburn on my face
But made the funds back i spent on the mini and air force blaster with this trio of cars and his always generous tipping

-I didn`t charge him for the spot polishing on his lexus (hes my oldest regular 3+ yrs) but he definitely tipped me more than i would have charged



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[TheMeanGreen]

I opened the garage door, looked at my filthy car (the mom has the garage full) due to my neighboor getting a new roof (he is also getting the eve of his garage extended for covered parking (I`m jealous)), and wanted to clean my car very badly. However his work will be completed in the next week and a half, I`m not going to compete with construction fallout whilst trying to keep a DD clean. Detail-wise, I did compound my windshield (GG 6" DA, GG 6.25" Glass Polishing Pad, GG Glass Polish-heavy), it will need to be hit a few more times, but there is only so much I can do to a 145K mile windshield with a non-forced rotation DA. I then topped it with Rain-x because I know that I`ll be cutting it again, soonish. I then tracked my recent orders, AG will be three days late due to the CarPro Decon Kit being on back order, so much for pre-4th delivery. Poorboy`s and ACC is supposed to be here tomorrow, we`ll see.


I then had a thought, why doesn`t ACC offer a limited edition license plate frame for all of their forum members? I`d totally rock one, even though the rest of you `club members` are vastly dispersed; the thought of possibly seeing another one would make driving much more interesting.

 

[tropicsteve]

I opened the garage door, looked at my filthy car (the mom has the garage full) due to my neighboor getting a new roof (he is also getting the eve of his garage extended for covered parking (I`m jealous)), and wanted to clean my car very badly. However his work will be completed in the next week and a half, I`m not going to compete with construction fallout whilst trying to keep a DD clean. Detail-wise, I did compound my windshield (GG 6" DA, GG 6.25" Glass Polishing Pad, GG Glass Polish-heavy), it will need to be hit a few more times, but there is only so much I can do to a 145K mile windshield with a non-forced rotation DA. I then topped it with Rain-x because I know that I`ll be cutting it again, soonish. I then tracked my recent orders, AG will be three days late due to the CarPro Decon Kit being on back order, so much for pre-4th delivery. Poorboy`s and ACC is supposed to be here tomorrow, we`ll see.


I then had a thought, why doesn`t ACC offer a limited edition license plate frame for all of their forum members? I`d totally rock one, even though the rest of you `club members` are vastly dispersed; the thought of possibly seeing another one would make driving much more interesting.

great idea. i`m also waiting for decent forum cotton or dry fit pocket t-shirt.

 

[Ronkh]

uhhhhhhhhh 3+ hours just to clean it. 2500 miles

A ton of spray and rinse + 1 hour for wheels
12oz of bug squash
3 pb bug micros
3 mitts

 

[Marc08EX]

Looks great Ron!

Got any before pics?

 

[Ronkh]

Looks great Ron!

Got any before pics?

No. Besides a bunch of tar/bugs etc I didn`t think it was as bad as it was, till the first swipe........

 

[Marc08EX]

No. Besides a bunch of tar/bugs etc I didn`t think it was as bad as it was, till the first swipe........

How filthy were your wheels?

 

[Ronkh]

How filthy were your wheels?

Normal people looking, "meh"

Us looking...... CRAP

 

[512detail]

Normal people looking, "meh"

Us looking...... CRAP

Ron those wheels look like more of a PITA than my hellcat replica ones

Hydro2lite and then clean later with spray and rinse 1:1 is my goto

maybe give that a shot,

oh I actually put permamon platinum on first- just remembered that.. then like a month later I started with the hydro2lite

 

[Ronkh]

Ron those wheels look like more of a PITA than my hellcat replica ones

Hydro2lite and then clean later with spray and rinse 1:1 is my goto

maybe give that a shot,

oh I actually put permamon platinum on first- just remembered that.. then like a month later I started with the hydro2lite

I had hydro2 on em. This is almost a gold like (in color) brake dust. Either the hydro aint up to the task or 2500 miles was too much. But I know hydro2 doesn`t work well on my son`s Challenger.

 

[GearHead_1]

Spectacular Car! The guy at the Car Show, show you the ropes?

 

[512detail]

I had hydro2 on em. This is almost a gold like (in color) brake dust. Either the hydro aint up to the task or 2500 miles was too much. But I know hydro2 doesn`t work well on my son`s Challenger.

not sure what to tell you in that case because mine come clean so easily

I have 4 piston caliper brembos with HAWK HPS ferro metallic pads (which are phenomenally better than my brembo pads)

 

[Ronkh]

Spectacular! The guy at the Car Show, show you the ropes?

He told me how he did the black car.......

 

[Bunky]

The car looks sharp. I am sure it looks better in person since the online pics cannot capture white very well...tends to make grayer than reality.

 

[Ronkh]

The car looks sharp. I am sure it looks better in person since the online pics cannot capture white very well...tends to make grayer than reality.

Thanks Al

Needs to be polished . Just toooooo hot and humid now.

 

[Migue]

My ex-coworker got himself a bottle of Hydro 2 so he wanted to bring his truck for me to give him a demo on application . I had done an AIO polish with HD Speed on this vehicle a few months ago and gave him a list of things to buy to keep it looking sharp. I asked him if he`s been keeping up with the proper techniques and he said he got lazy and impatient with the 2 buckets and careful wipes so he went back to doing quick sloppy washes :mellow:.... in his defense he said he`ll bring it back to me for more business once it gets screwed up.

First time for me using Hydro 2, so i ended up either spraying a bit more than i should have, or letting it sit too long (i only waited 25-30 seconds)....so maybe according to the outside temperature/humidity i should`ve done less since it left some spots, but they buffed out fairly easily with a clean towel that was slightly damp from leftover water drops on the paint. Overall this stuff worked well and the owner was impressed with how easy it is and how long that bottle will last him.

It left a really nice shine on the surface.

didn`t bother with the wheel wells since he just wanted a quick wash for the purpose of the demo. Wheels and tires(previously dressed with PERL) cleaned up by just pressure rinsing them off.