PS Detailed Trailblazer SS in Silverstone Metallic

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Hello,



I noticed recently that my car has alot of long scratches on certain panels and I am absolutely puzzled as to how they got there. My best guess is probably while Quick Detailing. I always use a Cali Car Duster follwed by a Miracle Towel and either Show-Off or Clear Pearl. The car usually has some dust and light amount of dirt on it. Any suggestions? Thanks.
 
Do they catch your finger nail?



How do you use the Cali-Duster? I usually barely touch the surface of the mop head with mine.



On the QD, the surface should be dirt/dust free after the use of the Cali Duster.



I assume the Cali. Duster step is causing the probelm. I sahke mine off very hard after each section of the car.



Also use good judgement, a car that is lightly dusty in need of a dust+QD may be a wash for another person.



Later

Jason
 
It suprises me that some people here use it. My buddy previously used one, (he has since came to his senses and stopped, after many puzzling scratches) and he was putting nice, long scratches on his car also. We ascertained this by

parking at night under a light (better to see scratches)

and analyzing the scratches, which like you ran from front to back. Guess what? He used his Cali Duster like they instruct, front to back!! As soon as I pointed this out and

he saw it with his own eyes, he went right over to the trash

can and ditched his Cali Scatch Introducer!! First of all, you take a Cali thing and rub it over your dusty paint to pick up debris and dust and dirt, (dust and dirt is just basically sand, which is ABRASIVE!)which it does ok, but the

dirt is stuck in the waxy fibers. (which I will get to later) Then you rub the dirty, waxy fibers back OVER the paint, how could you NOT get scratches? This could happen with anything you rub on paint, but at least with towels you

do WASH the dirt out!! The Cali never gets washed! You shake it! If the duster worked like it's supposed to and absorb the dirt into the inner fibers, the only thing your shaking out is surface dirt. Deep down dirt is still in it. Now to the waxy parrafin, after detailing my buddies car he would always get streaks. After you have taken the time to apply your own wax and sealants, that parrafin in the duster is of a different kind of wax and reacts accordingly, streaking and making your previous application inconsistent. That's why when you wax and seal, you want to stay with just one type of product. Most of the people that like the Cali duster probably have car colors other than Blk, but a Blk car is unforgiving and if your using something you should not on it's surface, it will TELL you by showing imperfections immediately. Other colors mask imperfections, thus Cali duster users think the product is "OK" since they can't readily see the damage like on a Blk car. The difference is a couple years down the road these imperfections and scratches introduced by the duster will come to light. Does the duster have it's uses? Well, maybe.

I think it's "OK", (and I do say that lightly) on very high-end, concourse cars that have been painted with multiple coats of expensive paint and clear coat, that are super-sealed and waxed with multiple coats and garage kept.

Why, because they are kept in a garage and the kind of dust that get on that type of car is just surface dust and lint.

Even though you can't see it, a car sitting outside has completely different particles on it, fallout, dirt, sand,

tree sap (<<< the most dangerous) acid rain, exhaust particles, mettalic brake dust (which you rub around with the duster to help scratch) bug parts, you name it, I could go on forever. Sorry this was so long, but I just wanted you to know. Personally I would ditch the duster NOW. Your second QD method is safer (using your fav QD and MF or towel) because you lube the surface (thus helping not to scratch) and then completely remove contaminants with a towel as opposed to the duster just "moving particles around".
 
not put on your face and feel safe. In other words, you can use a MF, synthetic or cotton on your car and put it on your face and feel reletively safe due to the safety and plushness and nap of the products. Would you put a dirty Cali duster on your face? Heck no!! This seems a little silly, but when I buy stuff I think about this and if it

seems too rough I won't buy it.
 
I dont buy your logic on that one. Sorry.



I'd put a dirty California Duster on my face.

I wouldnt put Klasse or Zaino on my face!
 
Thanks for the replies everyone...



Now that I have pinpointed my problem being the duster and "too dirty" of a car, how do I go about removing the scratches (very long and run down various parts of the car which resembles the usage of the duster) that I put into the paint? Thanks again.
 
I think many people bring a good point about the duster. I bought one this year and was happy at first-- during pollen season. But after many coats of Klasse and Blitz, I have noticed more light scratches that I would like to see after my detail.



One other thing to point out and be careful of, make sure the tag on the miracle towel is not touching the paint at all. The tag slipped out on me during a QD one time, and it left scratches.
 
self-explanitory. It was, I said "you can use a MF, synthetic or cotton". Hopefully nobody is that silly to think this meant chemicals, just towels and such, come on.
 
should dictate when you would use the cali car duster or give the vehicle a wash. If it's just pollen...use the duster. If you have driven anywhere near road construction, lawn mowing operations, someone using a leaf blower to blow sand out of a driveway, etc. what you see on the car is a combination of dust, sand and whatever pollen is in the air at the time. Wash it.
 
YoSteve,



When you talked about rinsing the car and then QD'ing, do your first dry off the car after rinsing or do you spray it with quick detailer while the car is still wet? Thanks.
 
Do your best, Klasse,Blitz,Zanio,I don't care, but make the surface the best you can.



Then take the 30X magnifier, and wipe the hood with what ever you wish to use, dry, no lubricant, and then put the magnifier on the area, using it correctly.



Bet you see through the magnifer some minor marring that you can't believe.



Just using an alcohol and water mix will reduce this marring.



Go ahead, try it and then flame me.
 
Ron, sounds like an interesting method...but I am confused about the water and alcohol. Would I use this mixture while removing a product from the paint?
 
sorry Jared, I've been really busy sending out towels lately and haven't answered your question. Yes, I do spray it on wet, because miracle towels soak up everything and the QD helps it finish streak free. I find that rather than getting your towel all dirty why not rinse first. I especially like it when it rains (an my car is not washed) cause it softenes up the dirt and when you get home you just rinse the dirt off QD and it looks like you washed it. The QD provides the lubrication to deter scratching form the remaining debris, I guess.
 
Client had some paintwork done on a few panels to this Silverstone Metallic TBSS. He opted for a full interior/exterior detail.

The rear cargo area had a BBQ sauce spill that the client cleaned up for the most part.

I started on the interior:

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You can still see a little of the BBQ sauce residue to the rear and left of the tie down. You could feel it still deep in the carpet.

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Prior to extracting, you want to be sure that all of the dirt is removed from the carpet. Using compressed air and a brush, followed by a thorough vac on the carpets and cloth seating surfaces.

I first pretreated the BBQ sauce area with Bac-Out from Bio-o-kleen, a few other areas that appears to be grease where pretreated w/ Citrusolve. I then did a general pretreat on the remainder of the carpet with ultra pac. After a light working in of the pretreat chemicals, by light I mean just brush them in lightly to the fibers in two directions. No need to scrubb.

I filled my Mytee HP60 with Dry Slurry and water. Let it heat up for 15-20 mins while the pretreat chemicals where dwelling. I then purge the extracting tool into a bucket waiting for some very hot water to pass thru.

After extracting each section I set up air movers/fans to dry the carpet as quickly as possbile.

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After the carpets are at least 90% dry, I prep the cloth seats for extraction. I pretreat them with ultra pac using a softer brush. I extract with all fiber rinse in the HP60.

I place 2 fans in the rear cargo area and use the heated drying attachment from the HP60 to dry the cloth seats and finish drying the carpet.

I then steam all the hard interior surfaces with my VX5000 steamer and a little APC on the heavly soiled areas. All areas are then treated/protected with 1Z einszett Vinyl-Rubber Care & Protectant "Tiefenpfleger"

Glass cleaned with IG.

I then move onto the exterior.

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As expected after visiting a bodyshop for some paint work there where some holograms and swirls covering most of the painted areas.

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Foamed with 2oz of Zaino Z6 and the rest water in my 32oz lance bottle.

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Rinsed, refoamed and washed via 2BM and sheepskin mitt.

Tires cleaned with ARO 1:3

Wheels MWB 1:4 and various brushes.

The roof had the most bonded contaminants:

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Front and rear lenses where hacked up pretty good.

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M105/4" orange classic flat pad/PC6 via KBM
M205/4" white classic flat pad/ PC6 via KBM

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Paint was polished via the following:

M105/orange classic flat LC pad/XPPC6 via KBM
M205/black classic flat LC pad/XPPC6 via KBM

Straight IPA wipedown
Z6 wipedown
3x of ZFX'd Z2pro on paint and side glass
Z8
Tires got Z-16
Wheels ZAIO
Front and rear glass got aquapel.

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Great job Bryan! The interior came out really nice - thanks for providing excellent documentation!!!! :clap: :clap:
 
Bryan,
Great work as usual. The interior came out fantastic, and the silver really had a nice finish to it.
Thanks for another great write-up.
 
Excellent job and write-up as usual Bryan. Customer must be extremely happy. The stanley blowers that you show, are they the ones Wal-Mart had on clearence ? How are they compared to the other blowers you have ?

Paul S
 
MB Fan said:
Great job Bryan! The interior came out really nice - thanks for providing excellent documentation!!!! :clap: :clap:
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Thank you MB Fan! I hope that someone can pick up a few tips.

bmw5541 said:
Bryan,
Great work as usual. The interior came out fantastic, and the silver really had a nice finish to it.
Thanks for another great write-up.
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Thanks for your kind words bmw5541!

Paul S said:
Excellent job and write-up as usual Bryan. Customer must be extremely happy. The stanley blowers that you show, are they the ones Wal-Mart had on clearence ? How are they compared to the other blowers you have ?

Paul S
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Thank you Paul! The client was quite pleased.

Yes these are same that walmart had on clearance. I have had these for at least 2 years. For using inside to dry carpets they can't be beat IMO. Smaller size and the adjustable direction will dry anything. The other fan that you see puts out more volume of air in the garage then the stanley, but is not adjustable and does not have the 2 outlets on the side like the stanley.
 
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