As I stood in my classroom this afternoon, upset with my classes on a poor performance on an easy quiz, and upset with my son, who was elsewhere in the building, something happened.
The fire drill bell rang! As we all trooped outside, I noticed that it was quite reasonable outside. About 45 degrees and sunny.
So, my mind started to spin. I would have about 2 1/2 hours of daylight after I got home. Not enough light in the garage to finish any project there, though.
I had been happy with the beading of the IW on my Focus, and the fact that it seems to "shed" dirt pretty well. However, the prospect of getting another coat on in mid-winter was tempting.
So, I hustled home after classes. I washed the car, and got a fresh, soapy bucket of Griot's shampoo. I broke out the Sonus green clay, and clayed the car. Not much drag on the upper part of the car; somewhat more below the bodyside molding.
It did dry with little resistance against the WW towel, though, which sold me one more time on the importance of clay.
Even though I didn't plan to go whole-hog with the PC until spring, I still looked over the car some before I got on a new coat of IW. Sort of a "mid-winter exam."
There was very little marring. Thank goodness for the two-bucket wash, and good MF and WW towels. I wouldn't have gone that route without the help of this forum, so thanks to all.
The Collinite is a trooper, too. It is everything that it is purported to be, and then some. I thought about using another LSP when spring comes, but IW seems to be made for a car that is driven daily.
I got it all done just before dark, and was pretty elated. As I have mentioned, I consider detailing to be "therapy."
Then, the phone rings, with my son telling me that I was right and he was wrong about our argument earlier in the day!
Now that everything is put away, and everything resolved, I think that it is time for a couple of homemade pork burritos (my own smoked pork), and an ice-cold Sierra Nevada.
Can't beat it for mid-January!
The fire drill bell rang! As we all trooped outside, I noticed that it was quite reasonable outside. About 45 degrees and sunny.
So, my mind started to spin. I would have about 2 1/2 hours of daylight after I got home. Not enough light in the garage to finish any project there, though.
I had been happy with the beading of the IW on my Focus, and the fact that it seems to "shed" dirt pretty well. However, the prospect of getting another coat on in mid-winter was tempting.
So, I hustled home after classes. I washed the car, and got a fresh, soapy bucket of Griot's shampoo. I broke out the Sonus green clay, and clayed the car. Not much drag on the upper part of the car; somewhat more below the bodyside molding.
It did dry with little resistance against the WW towel, though, which sold me one more time on the importance of clay.
Even though I didn't plan to go whole-hog with the PC until spring, I still looked over the car some before I got on a new coat of IW. Sort of a "mid-winter exam."
There was very little marring. Thank goodness for the two-bucket wash, and good MF and WW towels. I wouldn't have gone that route without the help of this forum, so thanks to all.
The Collinite is a trooper, too. It is everything that it is purported to be, and then some. I thought about using another LSP when spring comes, but IW seems to be made for a car that is driven daily.
I got it all done just before dark, and was pretty elated. As I have mentioned, I consider detailing to be "therapy."
Then, the phone rings, with my son telling me that I was right and he was wrong about our argument earlier in the day!
Now that everything is put away, and everything resolved, I think that it is time for a couple of homemade pork burritos (my own smoked pork), and an ice-cold Sierra Nevada.
Can't beat it for mid-January!
but you know what I mean).