Bang for the buck daily driver detailing essentials...

Your post Accumulator, got me so interested in fk1000p,


that I did some research last night.  I found fk1000L, and


I thought that I had found a gold mine.


 


Doing some more research, it seems the liquid does not


perform as well as the paste.  Bummer.


 


The cans of FK1000p are not very expensive.  I think they


were like 17 dollars or something.  If the wax is that good,


then I am going to like it.


 


One last thought on bang for the buck.  To me, the ultimate


bang for the buck is 303 aerospace, just because a bottle lasts


for so long.  People have complained about the durability of it,


but for my Texas summers I trust 303 for all my rubber
 
wwww-willywallywashwax- I'm pretty confident that you'll find that FK1000P to be money well-spent.  I'll be interested to hear how it works for other people.  With the varying experiences I *do* wonder if my results are unusual, but they're just *so* great I'm gonna keep recommending the stuff unless I hear it craps out for a lot of other people.


 


I didn't even know that they *had* a liquid!  There was a liquid version years ago but it got discontinued when they couldn't get one of the necessary ingredients any more.


 


Heh heh, my 303 lasts forever because I hardly ever use it!  But my conditions sure aren't like yours down in Texas either!
 
Eddiehaskell:


You've got the right idea about car care, but in my opinion your most important investment is in car washing equipment. Let's face it; most car-care do-it-your-selfer's spent an inordinate amount of time  and money in washing their car. You do need to have at least three 5-gallon (or 3-gallon) buckets for the purpose of washing your car. I know that you like the ONR method. I am old-school and still use the spray-hose & bucket method. I just feel a stream of moderate pressurized water (in my case, city water supply) is an effective way to wash contaminants from a car's surface.


You have a good start with a quality WW (waffle-weave) microfiber drying towel. Finding that quality towel and using one is key to drying a car's surface without marring.


I use Optimum Polymer Technologies (OPT's) car wash and add a capful of ONR just to soften the water. If I have a REALLY dirty car, like encrusted bug splatter, I may add some OPT Power Clean to the mix, but that is rare.


I use Stoner's Tarminator on lower rocker panels  (watch the plastic mud flaps, though!!) to remove tar and black asphalt debris. I've also used some over-the-counter (OTC) Automotive Formula GooGone for grease and tar  if you want to do spot cleaning instead. That can be purchased at Auto Zone.


 


Also a good mix of brushes is a must. I recently bought a E-Z Detail mini-brush for doing wheels. Expensive? Yes, but worth having something that will really works without fear of marring.


I also have a dedicated wash pad for washing wheels. It's kind of a triangle-shaped one that has a microfiber side and a scrubber side, with a finger pocket. I  think it came from Target (of all places!) I use Meg's Detailer Line  Wheel Brightener Cleaner diluted 4:1 (Yes, the strong acid- based cleaner because it came as a gallon jug and I have enough to last a LONG time). But if you have aluminum mag wheels, or some high-end wheel, I would suggest (OTC) Eagle One A-to Z wheel cleaner.


 


Lastly, I use a variable speed leaf-blower for drying after "traditional" (IE, old-school) car washes. Works great to get the water out to nooks and crannies that seem to leak from everywhere and it greatly reduces the amount of water to dry with a WW towel. Now with the ONR-method, that's not a concern.


 


BTW: most Autopians would not know what your tag name is about, unless they are old enough to remember watching "Leave It to Beaver" on Black-& White TV in the mid-60's (Like me and maybe Ron Ketcham (AKA, Grumpy). That was a good family TV program.
 
Lonnie- Gee, are we really dating ourselves just by recognizing eddiehaskell's user name?!? Guess so, I *did* watch a B&W TV in the mid-'60s....
 
I remember watching the first Superman episodes in black and white in the late 50's on one of those sets that the tube was round with flat areas on the top and bottom.   Funny thing--my friends at the time belonged to a small church that was pretty conservative so they were not allowed to own TVs because of the potential for it to cause you to "sin"  so they all came to my house to watch TV.
 
Yes, Accumulator, I am, indeed, "dating" myself. ( I gotta be careful , though, these days; "dating" one's self can be misconstrued to mean something else other than implying one's age... don't go there!)


I  am hoping I am not upsetting Grumpy. I'd like to think of him as 'experienced".


 


Sorry for getting off topic.


 


For those who are too lazy to Google "Eddie Haskell", he was a troublemaker trying to get Beaver (Theodore) Cleaver and his brother, Wally, into mischief  on "Leave It to Beaver".
 
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