va tech hokie
New member
I wanted to talk about a couple things and did not want to open two threads, so here is a two-fer-one....
First, how I got here:
This forum has completely changed how I detail my car. First, let me say I have always taken good car
of my cars, such as I use Zaino on them, but I was never so obsessive/compulsive about my cars, until
I started reading the autopia threads. Here is how I found autopia. I am a member of the ACURAMDX forum
and in one of the ACURAMDX threads, a guy mentioned a specific polish and I pm'd him about the product and
in his reply, he mentioned he read about the polish here on autopia. So, a couple months ago, I visited this site
and my detailing technique has never been the same.
Thanks to this forum, I have become a fan of Duragloss. I still have Zaino on one of my cars, but I think
the difference is so marginal, I will drop the Zaino and go for the convenience, shine and durance of the
Duragloss product. I am very impressed with the shine and slickness of the Duragloss product and there is
nothing like the AquaWax. I must say it is fun to go to Carquest and touch and feel the bottles, before purchasing
them. I got so carried away, I purchased 3 bottles of AW. Now, on two cars, it will take over a year to use all three
bottles. Along with the 601, 105, I use the AW, I use the leather cleaner, the leather conditioner and the
vinyl/leather cleaner/protectant and the tire shine product.
Thanks to this forum, I now use regular microfiber and waffle weave towels. I have a supply of Wal-Mart WWs.
I have a supply of Sam's Club microfiber towels. I have a supply of wheel cleaner, I have a supply of
tire shine products. I now clean the wheel wells and spray them with one of my tire shine products. I now
have the inside of my wheels looking as clean as the outside. After each wash, I now always spray my car
with Duragloss AW, after drying it. I use a leaf blower to dry the car. I own a Craftsman, lifetime
warranty fireman's water hose nozzle. I had never heard of such a thing before this forum. I use the nozzle
to do a final spray to remove the water beading for quicker drying. In addition to the fireman' nozzle, I
now have everything that connects to my water hose on quick connectors. I have two wash buckets
(but I have always been careful about doing wheels last and not using car body wash mitts to clean
the wheels and tires). I have three different styles wash mitts. I have 10 Meguiar’s brushes, I purchased
from Big Lots. Needless to say, thanks to this forum, I have less cash in my pocket...
The second topic is the Meguiar's Wheel Brush:
I know there has been lots of discussion about the Meguiar's brushes. Yesterday, I used the wheel brush to
clean the inside of my wheels. I could not believe how easy this brush slide thru the wheel slots and
cleaned the inside of the wheels. The brush worked so well, I went to Big Lots yesterday evening and purchased
2 more to use in the years to come. I have also used the Meguiar’s brushes to wash my car a couple times and
have used the wheel face brush too and find them to work very well. I am cautious in my technique of how I
use the brushes and I do not see them causing any problems with the skin of my car.
Well, now you have the rest of the story... Page twoooooooo....
Hokie....
First, how I got here:
This forum has completely changed how I detail my car. First, let me say I have always taken good car
of my cars, such as I use Zaino on them, but I was never so obsessive/compulsive about my cars, until
I started reading the autopia threads. Here is how I found autopia. I am a member of the ACURAMDX forum
and in one of the ACURAMDX threads, a guy mentioned a specific polish and I pm'd him about the product and
in his reply, he mentioned he read about the polish here on autopia. So, a couple months ago, I visited this site
and my detailing technique has never been the same.
Thanks to this forum, I have become a fan of Duragloss. I still have Zaino on one of my cars, but I think
the difference is so marginal, I will drop the Zaino and go for the convenience, shine and durance of the
Duragloss product. I am very impressed with the shine and slickness of the Duragloss product and there is
nothing like the AquaWax. I must say it is fun to go to Carquest and touch and feel the bottles, before purchasing
them. I got so carried away, I purchased 3 bottles of AW. Now, on two cars, it will take over a year to use all three
bottles. Along with the 601, 105, I use the AW, I use the leather cleaner, the leather conditioner and the
vinyl/leather cleaner/protectant and the tire shine product.
Thanks to this forum, I now use regular microfiber and waffle weave towels. I have a supply of Wal-Mart WWs.
I have a supply of Sam's Club microfiber towels. I have a supply of wheel cleaner, I have a supply of
tire shine products. I now clean the wheel wells and spray them with one of my tire shine products. I now
have the inside of my wheels looking as clean as the outside. After each wash, I now always spray my car
with Duragloss AW, after drying it. I use a leaf blower to dry the car. I own a Craftsman, lifetime
warranty fireman's water hose nozzle. I had never heard of such a thing before this forum. I use the nozzle
to do a final spray to remove the water beading for quicker drying. In addition to the fireman' nozzle, I
now have everything that connects to my water hose on quick connectors. I have two wash buckets
(but I have always been careful about doing wheels last and not using car body wash mitts to clean
the wheels and tires). I have three different styles wash mitts. I have 10 Meguiar’s brushes, I purchased
from Big Lots. Needless to say, thanks to this forum, I have less cash in my pocket...
The second topic is the Meguiar's Wheel Brush:
I know there has been lots of discussion about the Meguiar's brushes. Yesterday, I used the wheel brush to
clean the inside of my wheels. I could not believe how easy this brush slide thru the wheel slots and
cleaned the inside of the wheels. The brush worked so well, I went to Big Lots yesterday evening and purchased
2 more to use in the years to come. I have also used the Meguiar’s brushes to wash my car a couple times and
have used the wheel face brush too and find them to work very well. I am cautious in my technique of how I
use the brushes and I do not see them causing any problems with the skin of my car.
Well, now you have the rest of the story... Page twoooooooo....
Hokie....
