RaysWay
Autopia Specialist
It's official...I love this stuff.
What did you do detailing wise today?
- Thread starter Bunky
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Ronkh
Wax Waster
My "Merlin shots"
Old Pirate
AMG Classic Car Detailing
I wash mine today for the first time in a month, I'm beat!.....That's what happens when one had a heart attack and try to get back into things.:blink:
Ronkh
Wax Waster
Mebbe beat, but ya gotta do cardiac rehab, and I bet it looks good.........
PA DETAILER
DETAILED TODAY?
Did the escape friday. She took it today for a free oil change/brake check/air filter.
Got to take the X in when i get some $.
Got to take the X in when i get some $.
Pats300zx
Super Moderator
Quick interior cleanup on the Ram
Vac and wipe down with Megs QID.
Vac and wipe down with Megs QID.
Bunky
Detailing Gnosis
I washed the wife's car and the good part I started around 8am and finished most by 10am with sun still not high enough to be an issue.
kosmetikwerks
New member
Saved the hood of a rav4 today, looks like someone tried to learn how to use a rotary for the first time with a wool pad but forgot the product lol.. Got her to about 95% corrected with the 3401 and the menzerna line.
The Guz
Mike
Doing a little machine cleaning of the tires with some Meguiar's D143. Thank you Mike Phillips. This is my new method for cleaning tires.
Also continued on polishing up my dad's car to remove any remnants of the coating that is on the car. Fixed these little guys with some 2" pads that I got from Kevin Brown.
Took the following to get them to look better M100/M205/Menzerna SF4500/Paint Protect 365. Foam pads used cutting, polishing and finishing.
Also continued on polishing up my dad's car to remove any remnants of the coating that is on the car. Fixed these little guys with some 2" pads that I got from Kevin Brown.
Took the following to get them to look better M100/M205/Menzerna SF4500/Paint Protect 365. Foam pads used cutting, polishing and finishing.
Angus
AspiringProductSpecialist
Doing a little machine cleaning of the tires with some Meguiar's D143. Thank you Mike Phillips. This is my new method for cleaning tires.
Looking good, Guz. I've wanted to go this route too but can't swallow spending $40 on the Cyclo brush heads.
The Guz
Mike
I hear you. They are not cheap. Figured I would give it a shot. I'll give the other brush a shot on the interior one of these days.
PA DETAILER
DETAILED TODAY?
Wanted to relieve more stress, so gave the xterra another bath.
jrock645
New member
Loaned out some Collinite, a spray bottle of UWW and two of my TRC 1100gsm towels to a coworker. He's used to just using OTC Meg's stuff.
RaysWay
Autopia Specialist
FYI you can buy the brushes separately here, instead of having to buy them in a 2 pack from Cyclo: Carpet & Upholstery Brushes for Dual Action Polishers
Angus
AspiringProductSpecialist
Whoa! I didn't know that!! Thanks for the fyi Vega
:autopia:
Now about that Connect membership...
RaysWay
Autopia Specialist
Quickie on this Mercedes SLK230. The dealership only wanted the paint polished and headlights restored. I didn't take any before pics but the headlights were heavily oxidized and yellow. A baggie test confirmed it didn't need to be clayed so HD Speed was all the paint needed.
The Guz
Mike
Thank you sir. You made it even easier.
Ronkh
Wax Waster
GearHead_1
Long Time Member
Worked on an Explorer Sport today. What a nice vehicle. It drives well, looks nice and is reasonably quick. The owner and I had spoken for some time about getting together and detailing his car. It was kind of funny as in all the times we'd talked about this detail, he never one time had mentioned water spots. In honesty, I've never detailed a vehicle that had water spots like this one, it was bad. We tried a bit of white vinegar but it didn't touch the spots, so we went straight to polishes. It did not have any etching, the owner isn't sure where he was getting the water spots though I encouraged him to look at his sprinklers. 
The vehicle is only about a year old but the finish was in rougher shape than I had expected to see. He had this vehicle professionaly detailed 4 or 5 months ago but wasn't sure what the detailer had used. It had zero sheeting or beading ability left. Much of this may have been due to the calcium deposits on the finish but it did not shed water.
He showed up at my home early this morning and we both worked steady on it for over 7 hours. We didn't really even get around to looking at the interior other than to wipe the dash down, it still needs a couple of hours worth of attention and the barrels of the wheels need to be thoroughly cleaned and coated. This car is a beautiful metallic black paint and black leather. We ended up cleaning the water spots up with BlackFire's polishes and Lake Country white and blue pads. Topped with BlackFire Sealant, MotorKote and PoorBoys Bold-n-Bright. It finished up very nicely, with the exception of a couple of rock chips the paint is virtually flawless. Unfortunately I didn't take any befores and my afters are limited both by my photography skills and the fact that it never got to 50 degrees today under cloudy skies. I did however squeak a couple of afters out.
It was fun working with my friend but I was truly worn out when we had finished. A project like this makes me appreciate the folks that do this for a living all the more.
The vehicle is only about a year old but the finish was in rougher shape than I had expected to see. He had this vehicle professionaly detailed 4 or 5 months ago but wasn't sure what the detailer had used. It had zero sheeting or beading ability left. Much of this may have been due to the calcium deposits on the finish but it did not shed water.
He showed up at my home early this morning and we both worked steady on it for over 7 hours. We didn't really even get around to looking at the interior other than to wipe the dash down, it still needs a couple of hours worth of attention and the barrels of the wheels need to be thoroughly cleaned and coated. This car is a beautiful metallic black paint and black leather. We ended up cleaning the water spots up with BlackFire's polishes and Lake Country white and blue pads. Topped with BlackFire Sealant, MotorKote and PoorBoys Bold-n-Bright. It finished up very nicely, with the exception of a couple of rock chips the paint is virtually flawless. Unfortunately I didn't take any befores and my afters are limited both by my photography skills and the fact that it never got to 50 degrees today under cloudy skies. I did however squeak a couple of afters out.
It was fun working with my friend but I was truly worn out when we had finished. A project like this makes me appreciate the folks that do this for a living all the more.
