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hwypatrolman

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by my user name, I am a state trooper. I live in Anniston, Alabama. Are there any other LEO's subscribed to Detail City? If so, what do you use on your patrol car to keep the exterior clean and polished? My patrol car lives outside 100% of the time and the hot Alabama sun quickly wears off anything I put on the outside. I have used anything from NuFinish to Meguairs NXT and it all wears off within a week or so.
Jared P.:howdy , a member on this forum, told me about detail city and he is going to teach me how to use a porter cable 7336 hopefully next week sometime. I plan to buy some collinite and see if that lasts any longer.
Anyone else with a fleet type vehicle that lives in a harsh enviornment, I would like to hear what you use.
thanks!
 
Welcome to DC.
Since I have never been in Alabama, I have never had the pleasure of meeting any of their troopers. It does seem like I have met one in about every state I have visited. I don't even have to look for them, they find me.:)
FWIW, I have a friend whose son is a state trooper in Iowa as well as a friend or two on the Des Moines police force. No "Get out of jail free cards", though.

Jared will steer you right.:bigups
Your choice of Collinite should work out good for you. The liquid definitely seems to be an easy to use, durable products. Their paste wax is also very durable, but was an absolute pain to remove for me.

Charles
 
hwypatrolman said:
. . . Jared P.:howdy , a member on this forum, told me about detail city and he is going to teach me how to use a porter cable 7336 hopefully next week sometime.
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Welcome to the City!! We've got a few other LEO's here, just enough to keep us "honest" ;)

Should we ask how you know our JaredP?? :lmfao
 
Welcome to DC...


for me the best I durable product have used has been DuraGloss...it has lasted 6 months easy on my girlfriends honda..outside 24/7 through snow and rain...


I would prep the paint as best as you can..a good polishing with a good polish.

then apply the duragloss bonding agent..let it haze but do not remove it..this is a catalyst to provide a bonding surface to the paint

then apply the new sealant they have out..Total Performance #105..let it haze and buff off with a Microfiber towel...

then if you want...apply the collinite..but realy not needed... a few days after you applied the total performance sealant...

then use Aquawax after a wash...for more protection and shine and a slickness to beat..


so products Duragloss needed..

Polish bonding agent #601

Total performance polish #105..this actually a sealant..they call it polish

Aquawax #951 a spray on sealant

total cost for all is about 25.00...

can be found at Carquest auto parts or ordered direct from site for a 4.95 shipping fee...

also if you want some to clean dust and stuff off between washes get the Fast Clean and Shine...#421....

you can read about the products here.. www.duragloss.com...

I am hoping some day our sponser will carry it...

Al
 
Welcome to the site from Sonoma County CA


Great place to learn and Jarred will take good care of you...before you know all the other troopers will be asking how to get their cars shiny:D :D :D
 
Welcome to DC :howdy

I believe that there are a few members that are LEO's and everyone is glad to help.
I'm sure that you will be able to find somthing to keep your patrol car looking it's best

Enjoy your stay
"J"
 
hwypatrolman

Let me be one of many to Welcome you to DC. If you can not get the answer your looking for here, it's not out there. We as a family here are so diverse in our product choices that just about everybody uses everything in every combination.

I'm not a LEO's but am called the LEO's best friend, I am there mechanic.

I have also had problems with the products you mentioned, I blamed the product... later to find out it was My process that needed to be refined, so please don't be thin skinned when some might be asking questions on your process and suggestions on correcting it.

I am a firm believer that process is more important that product. Master the first and all products will preform like gold in your hands (Well most all anyway). In my process correction I found that i was not getting the surface cleaned deeply enough and also the detergent I was using was way to strong and was stripping the protection off prematurely both had an effect on the longevity of the LSP (last step product) product.

Good luck, Hope to see some photos soon.
 
I'm on Beercan's trail here. Anytime you are frustrated with wax/sealant, it is because the paint isn't prepped right or cared for right (mostly prepped right).
It is time for polishing and clay.
 
I appreciate everyone's input. Jared P used to work at the Calhoun County Jail, where I would occassionally take some of our customers. I do really look forward to learning how to use the porter cable though.
I have clayed the trooper car, using meguairs clay and I also tried using Clay Magic. As a matter of fact, it rained today and the water was barely beading on the hood of the patrol car. I had just waxed within the last 2 weeks using Meguairs NXT. When I wash the car, I use Meguairs gold class car wash. I just don't understand why it wears off so fast.
Again thanks for everyones advice.
I will update after Jared shows me how to use the porter cable and I apply the collinite.
 
Welcome. Jared will definitely show you how to shine that car up. Any pictures of the car? Slick top?

I hope this isn't your car. What is this about? Does this cruiser have subs in it?
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Oh my goodness! Where did you see that car? That car was refurbished 3 or 4 years ago with some donated parts and labor from some body shops and electronic stores in the Montgomery area.
That car has TV's in the doors, trunk, dash and neon/LED's all over it. That car is primarily used by our PI/E (public information and education) unit for school visits and public affair presentations.
For a little background though, that car is a 2001 (I think) and has well over 100,000 miles on it. It was saved from the sale lot and the refurbishment was done on it at no cost to the state. So not to bad a deal, I guess.
 
I forgot to answer your question though. I do have some pictures of my patrol car. I am computer ignorant though and need some guidance about how to add pics. My car is a 2004 Crown Vic with 70,000 miles on it. It is fully marked. Blue and gray with a whelen libery LED lightbar (very bright even during the day:) ). Some hideaway strobes front and rear and LED lights on the back deck. I have been told my car looks like a spaceship coming down the highway when everything is on.
That other car is somewhat of an embarrasment to the rest of us in HP though.
We also use slick tops, Expeditions and Tahoes.
 
If you have a digital camera and are able to place the pictures on your computer you are half way there.

I would suggest that you get a www.Photobucket.com account. It is easy installation of the pictures if you have this account. Just go to that website and do what they tell you. Once you are able to transfer the pictures from your computer to Photobucket it is very easy to just copy and paste onto the forum thru the thread that you are responding to or are starting.

I am a techno dummy and I got it all done.(With a lot of help from Audiboy) If you have any questions you can PM me after you get an account started.

Good Luck!!1 Look forward to pictures and process in the days to come.
 
AL-53 said:
Total performance polish #105..this actually a sealant..they call it polish
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Just wondering why you would choose the 105 over the 111. 105 has cleaners in it right? Wouldn't that not be good for layering? Assuming your process is correct you shouldn't need a sealant with a lot of cleaners in it. Just a thought.
 
the cleaners are not made to clean the product off..just enough to clean what ever a shampoo could not remove..or a decaying LSP meaning one that is near its end life...and yes it is layer able ..

The Chemist at duragloss assured me it would not clean off a previous coat of 105 or any freshly laid down sealant...it may remove some carnauba since they are not to durable to a cleaner..

I have taken isopropyl alcohol mixed 50/50 and sprayed it on the hood...I seen some one else post it and I tried to see if it would bead..and it did...I rub it a bit and wiped off...sprayed some water on it ,,it beaded...so the duragloss sealant is very durable....

so anyways the cleaners are just to remove surface grime...not strong enough to remove the sealant...Sorta like S&W cleans grim..but duragloss cleaners are not as strong

Al
 
hwypatrolman said:
Oh my goodness! Where did you see that car? That car was refurbished 3 or 4 years ago with some donated parts and labor from some body shops and electronic stores in the Montgomery area.
That car has TV's in the doors, trunk, dash and neon/LED's all over it. That car is primarily used by our PI/E (public information and education) unit for school visits and public affair presentations.
For a little background though, that car is a 2001 (I think) and has well over 100,000 miles on it. It was saved from the sale lot and the refurbishment was done on it at no cost to the state. So not to bad a deal, I guess.
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Saw it here http://policecarsite.atspace.com/main.html .

I thought that might have been what happen. Some small departments here are getting new cars bought by local businesses. They then plaster ads for the business all over the car. I think it really makes it look unprofessional, but in the case with this car (education car) I don't think it's bad.
 
AL-53 said:
the cleaners are not made to clean the product off..just enough to clean what ever a shampoo could not remove..or a decaying LSP meaning one that is near its end life...and yes it is layer able ..

The Chemist at duragloss assured me it would not clean off a previous coat of 105 or any freshly laid down sealant...it may remove some carnauba since they are not to durable to a cleaner..

I have taken isopropyl alcohol mixed 50/50 and sprayed it on the hood...I seen some one else post it and I tried to see if it would bead..and it did...I rub it a bit and wiped off...sprayed some water on it ,,it beaded...so the duragloss sealant is very durable....

so anyways the cleaners are just to remove surface grime...not strong enough to remove the sealant...Sorta like S&W cleans grim..but duragloss cleaners are not as strong

Al
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Thanks for the info...getting more interested in this product. Do you know if t he new sealant is supposed to be better than the #111?
 
I am going to try and post a picture of my patrol car next to an old Mayberry style police car I saw at my local barbershop. It is definetly not a close up, so it is impossible to see the overall condition of the car.05122006001.jpg

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That other picture is just a shot I took while working enforcement on the Interstate a few days ago. The car that I had stopped was a 2005 Chev Malibu.
 
BlackSunshine said:
Thanks for the info...getting more interested in this product. Do you know if t he new sealant is supposed to be better than the #111?
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from what I was told by the duragloss chemist..yes..it is...more durable..plus they are working on some new type sealants

Al
 
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