What did you do detailing wise today?

[donbeezy]

quick bath today. got this one done in about a hour and 20, which is fast for me.

wash - cg maxi suds
tires - bf eclipse gel

also put another layer of touch up paint on a long deep scratch. 3rd layer so far. one more layer and it'll be ready to wet sand and polish

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[Ronkh]

"Merlin shot"

 

[jrock645]

Did a nice wash and interior detail after my road trip last week. Rinseless with WGU, wipe over with V07. Wash mitt was filthy! Tires with opti bond, quick wheel scrub with OPC and tarminator(tires). Used OPC over all interior trim and used with mf towels to brush up all upholstery. Dressed trim with PBL leather/vinyl coat.

Good or to have the car back in its usual shape!

 

[trashmanssd]

quick wash at work on my pick up to get the heavy filth off, then waterless wash it rest the way when i got home. vacuumed interior but didnt get chance to wipe it down.

 

[tropicsteve]

detailed a friend's 650i bmw sport. added another coat of bfms.

 

[512detail]

is that a K&N sticker on the h/l?

interesting choice of placement, that's a first

the more I look at it the more it grows on me

 

[tom p.]

Groan. I used HD Speed and some Meg's #151 trying to do a quickee clean up on my daughter's car today, freshly home from school. I've washed it three time already and I can't seem to get it clean. It's only been washed one time since August and it's coated with the Pinnacle product. The car is always garaged.

It didn't look that dirty when she arrived, but there's plenty of new damage and it's not as easy to freshen up as I'd hope I'm not disappointed overall, but I'm starting to wonder if I need to re-think my game plan for that car. I mean, I'm basically at the point where the car needs to have a new base line established and now the weather is cold.

 

[tropicsteve]

is that a K&N sticker on the h/l?

interesting choice of placement, that's a first

the more I look at it the more it grows on me

yeah not what I would do. he also added a couple of chrome stick on trim pieces that I cringe at also. other than some orange peel on the rear trunk lid, it's in pretty good shape for a 2007. still a nice ride.

 

[GearHead_1]

Nice work Steve. It turned out most excellent.

yeah not what I would do. he also added a couple of chrome stick on trim pieces that I cringe at also.

In my opinion that car doesn't lend itself to the Ricky Racer look very well (stickers and add on chrome pieces tend to do that). It's beyond that look. There is however no accounting for taste.

 

[Bunky]

Unpacked an order....

 

[GearHead_1]

Unpacked an order....

The dryer and the PB's stuff are some of my favorites. Good choices. I did use a screw on the dryer blower tube but it works quite well for the door jambs, underhood etc. I'm very glad I picked one up.

 

[trashmanssd]

Did my first rinse less wash with Uber. Took longer than I tough it would, did wifes Highlander. Pre sprayed with Ultima water less wash then uber rinseless from bucket. Car was filthy came out great. Used Wolfgang cockpit trim sealant came out great and man does it leave a slippery surface.

 

[512detail]

Unpacked an order....

Nice
Interested in your thoughts on that dryer once you use it.

 

[Bunky]

Nice
Interested in your thoughts on that dryer once you use it.

I did use it yesterday.

It is not as powerful as my master blaster and as someone else said the drying ability is probably slightly better than the MB with just 1 motor on. It did not feel heavy but I do plan to put a strap on it. Yes, the nozzle did pop off until I pushed it on over the rib to stop it. There is some clamp in the box and that may be intended to hold it on. I did not read the instructions..just put it together and used it. I will see what it is for later.

The noise level was not that bad - less high pitched than the Master Blaster.

It seems to be fairly well made except all the labels look poorly attached (creases, bubbles, etc). There was no extra cushioning (like card board separators) in the the box could see how some could be damaged in shipment (mine was ok).

The cord is reasonably long and noticed it was 17 AWG...an odd size - suspect it was to save money and weight.

 

[The Guz]

I've been polishing other peoples vehicles as of late and decided to give my daily some TLC over the weekend.

I used the aggressive wash method that Mike Phillips discusses in his article. I did ironx, foam bath with gold class, clay polish and seal. Playing around with some polycharger that I have been looking to use.

Other than the clear coat failure on the rear bumper it looks good for a car that will be 17 years old in July.

 

[GearHead_1]

I've been polishing other peoples vehicles as of late and decided to give my daily some TLC over the weekend.

I used the aggressive wash method that Mike Phillips discusses in his article. I did ironx, foam bath with gold class, clay polish and seal. Playing around with some polycharger that I have been looking to use.

Other than the clear coat failure on the rear bumper it looks good for a car that will be 17 years old in July.

It does look very nice for a car of it's generation, any car for that matter. I don't use Meguiars products as often as I once did though my cabinets are still full of them. That said, their products are rock solid. I've always felt that if I get lost in the sea of products available today, I can always go back to Megs and find my zero. I find comfort in knowing that. At the end of the day you know they have something (if not several things) for just about any detailing need and it will work well.

 

[The Guz]

It does look very nice for a car of it's generation, any car for that matter. I don't use Meguiars products as often as I once did though my cabinets are still full of them. That said, their products are rock solid. I've always felt that if I get lost in the sea of products available today, I can always go back to Megs and find my zero. I find comfort in knowing that. At the end of the day you know they have something (if not several things) for just about any detailing need and it will work well.

Thanks. Well said and couldn't agree more in regards to Meguiar's. I just needed something simple and quick and this was the ticket.

 

[512detail]

Yesterday when washing my car my beighor asked me to wash his mom's car. I decided to hook the car up and use this as a chance to play with some of my new products. She got more than she paid for but I look at that car every day and seeing it this morning and this evening made my extra effort worth it.

Did the wheels/ tires with spray n rinse and various brushes plus megs apc on tires.

Washed with a heavy pour of citrus red

Used the cobra clay mitt after using my wash mitt with some soapy water(1st time ive clayed like that-sure was easy).

Rinsed and used hydro2 lite. Really enjoy watching this shock and start working. Gotta love science!

I took a pretty cool 50/50 video if the hydro vs nothing but my phone and tapatalk no longer agree on posting videos (suggestions?) It loads to 100% then says error.

Headlights are horrid. Going to try my aio headlight polish ince it comes in this week.

Took 2 hours total (no interior but i did wipe down the door jams) I spent at least 30 of that doing the wheels/tires.

It gave me a good idea of what I can price a job like that at (as thats about all people around my area seem to want anyways), and she got a good deal. Perhaps I can test durability of the hydro2 lite in a month or so. I really like using this product and will buy the regular concentrate once I kill these bottles. Whole car took about 1/2 a litre bottle btw.

 

[Ronkh]

Yesterday when washing my car my beighor asked me to wash his mom's car. I decided to hook the car up and use this as a chance to play with some of my new products. She got more than she paid for but I look at that car every day and seeing it this morning and this evening made my extra effort worth it.

Did the wheels tires with spray n rinse and various brushes plus megs apc on tires.

Washed with a heavy pour of citrus red

Used the cobra clay mitt after using my wash mitt with some soapy water(1st time ive clayed like that-sure was easy).

Rinsed and used hydro2 lite. Really enjoy watching this shock and start working. Gotta love science!

I took a pretty cool 50/50 video if the hydro vs nothing but my phone and tapatalk no longer agree on posting videos (suggestions?) It loads to 100% then says error.

Headlights are horrid. Going to try my aio headlight polish ince it comes in this week.

Took 2 hours total and I spent at least 30 of that doing the wheels/tires.

It gave me a good idea of what I can price a job like that at (as thats about all people around my area seem to want anyways), and she got a good deal. Perhaps I can test durability of the hydro2 lite in a month or so. I really like using this product and will buy the regular concentrate once I kill these bottles.

Good job

Good will

Good word of mouth hopefully

 

[donbeezy]

tried something new today. tire dressing in a preval sprayer. got the idea from one of Roberts post and optimum spray gun.

used hyper dressing 4:1 to test. it was the only dressing I had on hand that would dilute to spray. everything else was gel form. going to get some PERL next and see if it'll spray

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