What did you do detailing wise today?

[Migue]

I am curious about Meg`s spray wax. With a gallon I wonder if it would be good for company fleet vehicles, like $60 each to wash and put that on.

That`s one of the things i`m looking at. This test is strictly for business purposes. I am working on finishing up a budget friendly service package for those that can only afford a simple wash and wax instead of an actual Detail. I tested the D156 on my buddy`s car,which prior to me washing it, he had lost track of when was the last time it was washed; it had a pretty dry paint surface after washing and i topped it with D156 without any claying/decon just to see what i could get out of it....well unfortunately when i did a follow up wash about 3 1/2 weeks later there were no traces of it left on there. So, on a car that has not been clayed at all, not even lightly, you might not see much from it after a few days, which is understandable and i was just trying to push the limits of it.

 

[512detail]

I am curious about Meg`s spray wax. With a gallon I wonder if it would be good for company fleet vehicles, like $60 each to wash and put that on.

Optiseal would suit you better for that purpose IMO

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[Mr. Slick]

Optiseal would suit you better for that purpose IMO

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How many vehicles can you do with one bottle?

 

[512detail]

How many vehicles can you do with one bottle?

Bottle says 1oz does 4-5 cars
Bottle is 8 oz
Get your calculator out because I can`t compute all those $$$ you`re gonna make off the ~$25bottle

Also can be used as drying ais, which would prolly lower its longevity.

it`s so easy to use as well

Wipe on walk away (wowa)

Or if you apply like Ron or myself, wipe on and wipe off (wowo)

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[Civicclutch]

So I didn`t get any pics due to time and customer needing to get going but did a 2015 Subaru crosstrek in silver. So I used my kwazar former with 3D BDX and it wasn`t super foamy but it was foamy enough to cling and do an amazing job I think I actually used less but not sure but I used less time for sure. I also used groits garage correction crime with b&s yellow pads which did an amazing job and when I washed the car I used poor boy world bug squash which was also amazing. Then I used wg deep gloss paint sealant as lsp


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[Mr. Slick]

This morning I did a headlight correction job on the Honda SUV I washed last week. It`s funny because all I had to do is mention I do headlight correction when I talked to the guy yesterday. I wonder how many jobs im missing just by not talking.

All taped up edit: at this point I also wet sanded lol my taping jobs aren`t that sloppy

I tried megs clear plastic cleaner. What`s strange is this stuff is specifically for jobs like this, it didn`t work well so I just hit it with 105 on maroon pad on my DA, still a HF one unfortunately.

205, yellow pad, and sealed with Megs 2.0. The guy was really impressed and said it looks like a brand new headlight. Looks like I got another long lasting client!

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[Civicclutch]

This morning I did a headlight correction job on the Honda SUV I washed last week. It`s funny because all I had to do is mention I do headlight correction when I talked to the guy yesterday. I wonder how many jobs im missing just by not talking.

All taped up

I tried megs clear plastic cleaner. What`s strange is this stuff is specifically for jobs like this, it didn`t work well so I just hit it with 105 on maroon pad on my DA, still a HF one unfortunately.

205, yellow pad, and sealed with Megs 2.0. The guy was really impressed and said it looks like a brand new headlight. Looks like I got another long lasting client!

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Amazing


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[Mr. Slick]

Amazing


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I was also impressed by my own work lol, as I haven`t done a full correction job until today. Sometimes for close friends I`ll just grab a terry towel and plast X and they`re blown away and in my head I`m thinking it could be a lot more clear if I do full correction. I didn`t expect a crystal clear full recovery because on our Camry I did this and they were still yellow....


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[Swanicyouth]

Was going to use some new state of the art high tech nano paint protection products (Pinnacle Souverän & Pinnacle Paint Cleansing Lotion) on my car today.

But it`s impossible to keep the bugs off the car in my garage.

You blow them off - 5 seconds later - a million bugs are on the hood (in garage).

Will wait for another day.

 

[Civicclutch]

Was going to use some new state of the art high tech nano paint protection products (Pinnacle Souverän & Pinnacle Paint Cleansing Lotion) on my car today.

But it`s impossible to keep the bugs off the car in my garage.

You blow them off - 5 seconds later - a million bugs are on the hood (in garage).

Will wait for another day.

get a fan and keep the air moving thats what i do

 

[Mr. Slick]

Was going to use some new state of the art high tech nano paint protection products (Pinnacle Souverän & Pinnacle Paint Cleansing Lotion) on my car today.

But it`s impossible to keep the bugs off the car in my garage.

You blow them off - 5 seconds later - a million bugs are on the hood (in garage).

Will wait for another day.

Polish it so well they can`t hang on!


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[Mary B]

I was also impressed by my own work lol, as I haven`t done a full correction job until today. Sometimes for close friends I`ll just grab a terry towel and plast X and they`re blown away and in my head I`m thinking it could be a lot more clear if I do full correction. I didn`t expect a crystal clear full recovery because on our Camry I did this and they were still yellow....


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You said a HF DA, I was just there and if it`s the 69$ one I saw ? That looked like a cool machine, light, thin, some rubberizing think it was Chicago Elec. ?
How`s it run ???

is this the one

 

[PA DETAILER]

Normal 6:15 am wash/detail on xterra. Going to miss this once the cold weather sets in.

 

[tropicsteve]

cleaned up a friend`s 2005 jeep liberty and gave it a coat of pb natty`s red. i think there was 99% humidity today. :blink:

 

[Mary B]

cleaned up a friend`s 2005 jeep liberty and gave it a coat of pb natty`s red. i think there was 99% humidity today. :blink:

Did u wax the tires too.. dang

 

[Mr. Slick]

You said a HF DA, I was just there and if it`s the 69$ one I saw ? That looked like a cool machine, light, thin, some rubberizing think it was Chicago Elec. ?
How`s it run ???

is this the one
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Yep that`s the one. It`s been good for a starter. I changed out the backing plate for a Meguiars one. The one that comes with it is so stiff and crusty. It stalls all the time on curved panels and has no cover for dust to get in. It`s pretty loud and lots of vibration it also heats up fast Other then that it`s good


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[Civicclutch]

I washed and spray waxed a Buick Regal and hung out with ancient1 man that was a blast


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[tropicsteve]

You said a HF DA, I was just there and if it`s the 69$ one I saw ? That looked like a cool machine, light, thin, some rubberizing think it was Chicago Elec. ?
How`s it run ???

is this the one

Mary B, that`s probably it. i have one as a back up for my gg 6"da. mine says chicago electric platinum. for the price it`s a decent machine, if you can get past any ego thing about using one (i`ve seen them on sale at hf for as low as $49.00). it` has more power than a porter cable and works fine. i modded mine with a longer cable, new gear grease, and a 5" backing plate, etc. and really wouldn`t hesitate to use it as a primary if needed.

 

[Mr. Slick]

Mary B, that`s probably it. i have one as a back up for my gg 6"da. mine says chicago electric platinum. for the price it`s a decent machine, if you can get past any ego thing about using one (i`ve seen them on sale at hf for as low as $49.00). it` has more power than a porter cable and works fine. i modded mine with a longer cable, new gear grease, and a 5" backing plate, etc. and really wouldn`t hesitate to use it as a primary if needed.

Does it stall less with a 5inch? Mine stalls often.


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[tropicsteve]

Does it stall less with a 5inch? Mine stalls often.


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Mr Slick, mine came with a 6" bp and ran fine with it, no stalling. i modded it and runs even better with the 5" bp. take a look at this thread for modding the hf. mine ran better with these upgrades. http://www.autopia.org/forums/polis...highlight=mods+for+harbor+freight+da+polisher