Polished Bliss?: Ne Plus Ultra - Ferrari 355 F1...

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dtraylor

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C'mon everybody! Lets hear some reviews about cheap stuff you use that works! Things like Armorall, Eagle One, etc.



I'll start off with Mothers Back to Black.



I got some yesterday and figured hey, I'll give it a shot. I applied it last nite, and it is getting very cold up here, so it didnt dry as fast as I had hoped due to that, so I closed up the shop and set up those big lights that throw off a lot of ehat, and it eventually dried, and I buffed it all out. It suprised me at first when I started putting some into my terrycloth, since it came pouring out of the bottle, very runny. But this morning when backed into the sunlight, wow! I applied it to the posts on either side of my liftgate. On the driver side, where I applied it last nite, it was much darker, and I could actually see myself in it (not like I can in the paint though ;) ) On the other side, it was a horrible dull grey, like chalk almost. No reflection whatsoever. I'm gonna go and do the rest of the vehicle with it as soon as I post this!
 
Armour All Extreme Tire Shine, I use it only for one car I detail. The tires are firestones. The car is driven roughly 30,000 miles a year. So these 60,000 mile tires are changed once every two years. As for AA degrading the tires, I do not care, every 2 years they get new ones.



Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo - $10 a gallon, great quality, at a good price.



EF Hi-Intensity - $20 a gallon or so, I use it on every car I clean, wheels, tires, carpets.



Eagle One Wet QD - $3 for 19 oz? very good and available locally.



OG Show Off and OG Blitz - two very economical and great products.



The list goes on and on.....
 
I agree with Jason about the Gold Class wash, it is a great wash and for $10/gallon it is very tough to beat.



Viking Cotton Chenille wash mitts are great. You can find them for pretty cheap at your local AutoZone or WalMart.



Meguiars Final Inspection is a pretty good QD. And you can get it for around $20/gallon.
 
I like the Clay Magic the blue one. Cheap locally available nice container works well.



I hate the Mothers Clay. It smears easily and sticks to your hands too much. Clay magic is better.



Outlet malls for them IRR 100% cotton towels.



Big lots, and other stores for foam applicators, buckets, brushes storage bins etc. Love them cheap prices so I do not feel bad about throwing things out when they turn to junk.



I did find some Micro fiber towels at local Auto Parts store. Not bad 70/30 blend and $10 for 3. I bought all they had. 2 packages.



Bud light while detailing is also a personal preference to Heinenkin. The greenies just taste bad when they get hot from sitting around cause I forgot where I left it.
 
Eagle One QD is great. Cheap yet still does the job.



There's a few tire products that slip my mind that I use in a

pinch.



Plus Simple Green is amazing for engine work.



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Vinylex protectant $10.00



Stoners invisible glass $5.00



The Absorber drying towel $12.00



Liquied glass $20.00



I don't care for Mothers B to B , it's full of prtroleum solvents and silicone , Vinylex is a much better product.



And on and on.....:D
 
just a comment of mothers back to black:



the product does pretty well what its made for. thing is it washes off after the FIRST wash. or just over a period of 3-4 weeks of normal driving...



ive been using that B to B for a long time now but im about to try that Eagle One one, as suggested on CMA... forgot the name of the product at the moment. i also have 303 to use afterwards:up
 
Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo and Eagle One WET Wash and Eagle One WET Wipe 'n Shine are all very good... very reasonably priced products.



Eagle One WET polish/wax and Meguiar's Gold Class Wax are also quality products that leave a great shine and fills swirls. The durability is so-so...





~bw
 
Instead of the back to black, just go with the old peanut butter trick!!!!!!



Any discolored black plastic, get alittle peanut butter (nuke it for about 10 seconds or so if it is cold or cool out) rub it on and let it sit a minute or so and rub it off!!!!



PRESTO, discoloring gone and...



IT STAYS GONE!!!!!!



Guys in the firehouse laughed at me when I told them about it, one guys tried it about 1 1/2 months ago and said it STILL LOOKS GREAT!!!!!! Just my 2 cents as they say!!!!



Let me know how it worked out for ya, and again, NO, THIS IS NOT A JOKE!!!!!



Joey "O":xyxthumbs
 
Zip Car Wash $4.99 a gallon. Cheap, sudsy and it doesn't strip wax.



Armor All is a pretty decent protectant. I use it when I run out of Meguiars #40 and can't get to my distributer right away.
 
Hi guys, this is my first post on the forum :)

This was the latest Ne Plus Ultra detail completed at 2am on Saturday, Rich has just finished putting the HD Video together so here it is:

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/blog/


Full Pictorial write up will follow in the next couple of weeks (along with the LP560 I've yet to finish!) and we have another Ne Plus Ultra starting in just over a weeks time so there's more to follow :thumb:

Thanks for viewing as always and any questions/feedback - fire away!

Clark
 
Clark said:
Hi guys, this is my first post on the forum :)

This was the latest Ne Plus Ultra detail completed at 2am on Saturday, Rich has just finished putting the HD Video together so here it is:


Full Pictorial write up will follow in the next couple of weeks (along with the LP560 I've yet to finish!) and we have another Ne Plus Ultra starting in just over a weeks time so there's more to follow :thumb:

Thanks for viewing as always and any questions/feedback - fire away!

Clark
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Outstanding. You are truly a master at your craft :w00t:

Not sure, but I don't think you can post a link to your site as you guys sell detailing products Da Rules!

Awesome looking website though :2 cents:
 
GREAT job on that Berlinetta!!!:drool5:

Also that was a fabulous job on the video presentation. Thanks for sharing it.
 
Great Ferrari.
STUNNING Lambo - never seen white look quite like that.

I like that you list the products at the bottom of your webpage (that includes the Blackfire).

Excellent work.
 
Flash Gordon said:
Outstanding. You are truly a master at your craft :w00t:

Not sure, but I don't think you can post a link to your site as you guys sell detailing products Da Rules!

Awesome looking website though :2 cents:
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Yeah sorry about that, I just wanted to get something posted as Jack had asked this afternoon if I had registered yet - I'm not here to take the pi$$ though :)
 
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