Recent content by IXLRS

I’m looking into picking up an alternative pre wash foamer for my Macan. I have a foam lance and PW but for maintainance washing it’s less than convenient to set up and I have PPF on parts of my car and have to be extra careful not to lift the film from pressure. Im looking at either the IX 9...

Today I found time to apply GYEON Trim Q2 to my brand new Carrara White Macan. I did some research on this product and for the most part the reviews were good so for the small investment I felt it was worth a try. This is a longer lasting quartz based coating that has a shelf life of 6-18...

Today I installed GTechniq C5 Wheel Armour on my new Macan. My 2018 Macan is just over a month old & I wanted to give a ceramic coating a try to see if I can get longer and more durable protection then a wheel wax. I heard about C5 from the "Forensic Detail" YouTube review. Given the relatively...

How do you know if I have hard or soft paint? From what I understand Japanese cars usually have soft paint, unsure of German cars. Specifically, any idea if my 2018 Porsche Macan has hard or soft paint? Do they change from one model car or manufacture to another? For paint correction...

Newbie question of the day... To get the best result do you recommend stripping a perfectly good wax/ISP on paint before doing any kind of one-step polish? I`m wondering because I would like to play with my new toy - new Rupes 4" polisher with Sonax Perfect finish with a yellow Rupes pad or...

Rookie question... Do you always clay before you wax OR only when needed? Do you do the baggie wipe test for imperfections first and if you feel any you clay, if not you don`t? The clay I have is not super aggressive (Griots G), but from what I`ve read all Clay has some abrasives in it that...

Can I use a DA (Rupes LHR-Mini) at a low or lowest setting to ONLY apply wax? I assume not, but wanted to double check. thanks

Hello, happy new year. I`m going to run past my "grand" idea past you :) I have a GG6 and a GG3, used once for my new car. Thankfully my car didn`t need much correction at all. I used the buffer for moderate compounding, polishing & sealing. Then I applied a wax by hand. No complaints...

Today I finished my over the top detail of my brand new Carrara White Porsche Macan! I had a bunch of fun and learned a lot from the process and from this forum, thank-you. Some things I learned.... Bought too many products (wax, soap, MF towels, detailer spray). Spent around 1K in goodies...

Hello everyone. I know there is no "right answer" but I value your thoughts. My situation is... New 2018 Carrara White Metallic Porsche Macan (Base) will arrive in the next few weeks Enjoy detailing cars -at least when they are brand new :) Brand new garage (22X26) Only drive 8-12K miles a...

Hello, about to dive into the world of car detailing in a big way. After rinsing the car, then using a spray foam canon - do you immediately wash using the 2 bucket method OR do you rinse the car first then proceed with two bucket cleaning. I’ve seen people do it both ways. Need help. My 2018...