What did you do detailing wise today?

[donbeezy]

 

[Ronkh]

Only did one headlight?

 

[donbeezy]

Only did one headlight?

yeah. doing both headlights is too much work -_-

 

[Mary B]

My Wheels & tires need help

With the help of

The wheels came clean pronto, tires needed more, so tried
a Youtube suggestion

Scrubbed it in with a soft scrub spounge, wiped it off, didn`t
have to scrub my tires forever to get them black.

I used the BF t&w cleaner to neutralize the cleaners. Thinking
PH balanced.

For the tires, I wanted deep dark, not too glossy. Plus a gel
not a watery fluid.

Wheels also got special treatment

This process worked great, and I can`t say enough about
the phenomenal products.

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[kevincwelch]

64 in Chicago today.

Was happy to get to clean the car this afternoon.

Coin op t blast away the thick grime and debris.

WGURW presoak and RW
Tires dressed with Hyperdressing
Paint topped with ECH2O/Cure.

But, then I noticed this:

And then this (above the reflection of the phone):

And numerous swirls around the pillars. It wasn`t until then that I had recalled I dropped my car off at the Tesla service center last week. I strictly said no detailing (and they didn`t), but I guess I forgot to tell them not to swirl up the car!

Pissed.

But, I grabbed some CarPro Essence Plus and used it for the first time with my Rupes mini.

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Essence Plus wasn`t a miracle worker, but I was impressed. A lot of small but noticeable swirls were addressed by EP. It`s made me a believer and I will definitely be reaching for this again of I see the need. Trying to stretch Gyeon Mohs 2 years, and seeing these swirls was a bummer. But, maybe I can go through the year without having to correct the car and recoat - as long as I don`t have to take the car back to Tesla!

 

[512detail]

64 in Chicago today.

Was happy to get to clean the car this afternoon.

Coin op t blast away the thick grime and debris.

WGURW presoak and RW
Tires dressed with Hyperdressing
Paint topped with ECH2O/Cure.



But, then I noticed this:



And then this (above the reflection of the phone):



And numerous swirls around the pillars. It wasn`t until then that I had recalled I dropped my car off at the Tesla service center last week. I strictly said no detailing (and they didn`t), but I guess I forgot to tell them not to swirl up the car!

Pissed.

But, I grabbed some CarPro Essence Plus and used it for the first time with my Rupes mini.

Before:



After:



Before:



After:




Essence Plus wasn`t a miracle worker, but I was impressed. A lot of small but noticeable swirls were addressed by EP. It`s made me a believer and I will definitely be reaching for this again of I see the need. Trying to stretch Gyeon Mohs 2 years, and seeing these swirls was a bummer. But, maybe I can go through the year without having to correct the car and recoat - as long as I don`t have to take the car back to Tesla!

nice!
let us know if you see any significant water behavior change relative to the Mohs... I`m reckoning the contact angle of EP is probably in the lower 100s at best but never actually used any of the bottle I have

 

[trashmanssd]

Gave my Tundra a good rinse at work with the power washer right before heading home. Got home warmed up the garage a bit and did a rinseless wash with (now kinda old school) ONR. I had Creed playing on the tv in the background what a great movie that was, probably tied for my second favorite in the Rocky series.

 

[kevincwelch]

nice!
let us know if you see any significant water behavior change relative to the Mohs... I`m reckoning the contact angle of EP is probably in the lower 100s at best but never actually used any of the bottle I have

I`m definitely interested in this myself, although I`m not sure I`d be able to tell since the areas were edges with more vertical components than horizontal components. Tomorrow I`ll go out an mist up the area and see if I can tell any difference. I was planning on putting down a layer of high gloss tomorrow anyway.

 

[512detail]

I`m definitely interested in this myself, although I`m not sure I`d be able to tell since the areas were edges with more vertical components than horizontal components. Tomorrow I`ll go out an mist up the area and see if I can tell any difference. I was planning on putting down a layer of high gloss tomorrow anyway.

I might have pulled black wulfenite from the top shelf and n914 rw (love this stuff!!!!)
gotta get the ole gal ready for the monthly meet and greet, i saw a few specs of dust on there, lol

 

[Civicclutch]

How does one wash and wax if it won`t look waxed after


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[512detail]

didnt mess with wheels/tires

time to get her dirty driving 150 miles or so this evening

 

[path1976]

We hit the 60s today, so I decided to finally try out the McKee`s N-914 RW on my parents 2007 Caliber.

It`s due for a polishing when I get my tax refund and pick up a DA, but the winter has been hard on the girl so I thought it deserved a treat, so it got a bath after knocking off the worst of the grime, wheels and tires cleaned, trim treated and then tried out the BF paint sealant I got in a mystery box. Came out really nice I think, but it really needs a good polish, as there`s a ton of swirls.

Before:

After:

The trim was a real challenge, it had basically turned gray with age. I didn`t have any trim coatings, so I used Black Magic tire gel, and then buffed it down to a more matte finish I`m pretty happy with the results.

I also gave the same treatment to my Fiesta in the background, but didn`t get any before and afters of that.

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[512detail]

booked a sad little totota yaris or something for wed
yah for DF $, lol

 

[Ronkh]

booked a sad little totota yaris or something for wed
yah for DF $, lol

how much for 20 min job????

 

[512detail]

how much for 20 min job????

Ron, I told you I`d test drive your car for free

 

[kevincwelch]

I might have pulled black wulfenite from the top shelf and n914 rw (love this stuff!!!!)
gotta get the ole gal ready for the monthly meet and greet, i saw a few specs of dust on there, lol

If you`re referring to the specs of dust on my car, those are rock strikes from the cleanest highway in the land: I290. :angry:

 

[512detail]

If you`re referring to the specs of dust on my car, those are rock strikes from the cleanest highway in the land: I290. :angry:

I was referring to the dust on my car which cleaned off with the hose rinse but I decided to do a n914 rw and wipedown with Ron`s Mix QD...fixing to make Brandt`s Mix 1,2 and 3 with C2v3 (for my GTECH) and cosmic spritz (for my cosmicv2) and I`m gonna mix spray and gloss with ech20 AND cure for a crazytown cocktail

this is what happens when I find myself with a Sunday off - ha

and watch...I`ll end up doing something completely different, lol

 

[Nizmo]

Along with the poor washing job the dealer did, it rained on the mountain so it brought up some of the salt they threw down. Did a quick wash, it needs a full correction to fix the dealer installed swirl options...

Dirty...

Better. Not to my liking, but it will have to do. I sense another snow coming, so I`ll wait a little bit for full detail.

 

[Migue]

It`s been gloomy all day here but I noticed some dry and thick water spots from the other day`s rainfall , so I did a basic RW with the BRS and DP Rinseless, D156 as drying aid. Left the wheels/tires alone , just wanted those spots off the clear coat.

should have checked the mail BEFORE washing the car:

really excited to try this out, so plush and soft.

 

[Mary B]

Along with the poor washing job the dealer did, it rained on the mountain so it brought up some of the salt they threw down. Did a quick wash, it needs a full correction to fix the dealer installed swirl options...

Dirty...

Better. Not to my liking, but it will have to do. I sense another snow coming, so I`ll wait a little bit for full detail.

That looks fun to drive and fun to detail

:chairdance