What did you do detailing wise today?

[minerigger]

Pre soak with whatever the coin op has. Then pressure wash with hot soap. Rinse and then spotless rinse. Drove home and used my version of elixir.

2oz ech2o, 2oz reload, 2oz HydrO2 26 oz water. I’d previously used 10oz up and was having issues with it being to grabby and streaky. Added in 10oz more distilled water. Seemed to make it more better. Super slick glossy paint.

Final product and some Merlin shots




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[Mr. Slick]

Time for... a 23ft wakeboat??

First thing first ispection. It’s brand new and only been out once. A quick look around and all I see are a few waterspots. I sat in the driver seat imagining taking this beast out on the water

It’s got a nice “back deck” probably for climbing on without getting chopped up by the propeller, which is nicely tucked out of the way. This boat is designed to create waves to surf off of or water skis.

Picked up a new work light that uses the smaller Milwaukee batteries, or runs corded.

Polishing with rotary because orbital buffers aren’t that effective on gel coat

Even the metal plate on the back gets some polishing

I had to coat this area because there were already water spots. I’d imagine down the line this would be a nightmare to clean up maybe the ceramic will make it easier.

The gloss is amazing. Like glass is on the paint. Technically there is glass on the paint!

Cquartz is awesome

Its ready to get out there! I hope they give me some good shots of it out on the water I’ll bet it will look awesome!


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[SWETM]

My neighbor wanted his mustang detailed so I had my sister and nephew help me. They love detailing too! Joshua is already earning a bit of money on these small jobs and one of his phrases is “Let’s clean cars, get some money, get SHOES!” Because I bought him a pair of shoes after the first time he helped me

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Awesome to see the little man gets some work done! They are so glad when they get to help out. And also a nice way to spend some time together. My nephew don`t like high sounds so he was afraid of the PW last year. Will see if he have overcome that and do some washing with me this season. He absolutely like everything that drives cars, tractors and such. He`s 3.5 years old now and growing fast LOL.

Thanks for shareing some awesome pictures and work!

/ Tony

 

[Britsdaddy]

Premier will last a whole lot longer than Bead Maker!

I`m noticing that already. Premier really holds its own, even with a single coat. I bought a gallonof Beadmaker after using a quart up, but I really don`t see the use for it now. Maybe in the middle of winter to top of my coated truck.

 

[Coatings=crack]

Ech20/Clutch waterless mix wipe down. I can’t believe the gloss polishing and coating it gives. I get a little grin every time I look at the paint. Definetly not perfect tho....


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[fries]

Just had time this morning to do a rinse less wash with Revive and use Scott`s " gloss enhancer on steroids " on my wife`s DD.

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[Civicclutch]

Brushes didnt do a thing so I tried mckee`s 37 mold and mildew remover cut in half with their 70/30 and not only did it cut through 10 yrs of grime but it sped up the cleaning process. Only note is dont use to much pressure as these are somewhat similar to magic erasers

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[GearHead_1]

Brushes didnt do a thing so I tried mckee`s 37 mold and mildew remover cut in half with their 70/30 and not only did it cut through 10 yrs of grime but it sped up the cleaning process. Only note is dont use to much pressure as these are somewhat similar to magic erasers

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Nice to see those kind of results. Looks good.

 

[minerigger]

Iron decon with McKees 37. Then 2bm with hyperwash. 1st time and bucket has loads of suds but they don’t transfer to the paint. Could be the 303 sealant working so well. Could be the ungodly hard water. Who knows. Anyways I couldn’t be fast enough to beat the water spots tried keeping it wet and cool to no avail. Once rinsed section by section and a final rinse I backed in the garage and dried using griots pfms and Merlin’s elixir v3. Hate black and hard water as i have spots everywhere. So annoying. Guess I’ll be washing at 5am or 8pm now.




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[Britsdaddy]

I washed wifey`s car after work today. We`re supposed to have 36 hours of no rain. That`s the best it`s been in almost a month. Presoaked in Optimum Car wash with the foam cannon, rinsed off, then washed with ONR. I topped the paint off with IGL Premier and the tires got HD Dress. I`m still upset HD discontinued Dress

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[Ancient_1]

I washed mt wheels/tires with n-914 and cleaned my windshield. My car hasn`t been washed in a month (I believe that it was 5/5). I was going to finally do a wash but changed my mind considering the bright sun we had and no shade to work. What really surprised my was how clean the car appeared considering it has been drive many times in the rain and crossed the Mississippi twice 2 weeks ago and has gone 600+ miles.

I guess between the color and the coating the rain has done a decent job cleaning it. there are a few bugs on the front but even it is pretty clean. The main area the shows it dirty is the very back and exhaust tips.

 

[Civicclutch]

Nice to see those kind of results. Looks good.

Wait till you see the results with the van I`m working on now. These are just some teasers.

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[Britsdaddy]

Did the windshield of my truck with Glassparency today. I felt it went well, about 15 minutes while being through. It is supposed to rain tomorrow so I`ll update then

 

[Mary B]

Coin op with Gyeon Bathe+.

Loving my BF coating, may only have 1 coat but with all the boosters and washes to help her out I`m happy.
The Gyeon Tire is gone already, will have to try something new.

B)

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[Nizmo]

I don`t have any befores, but everybody knows what a chalky white Toyota looks like. Spent roughly 6 hours on it, thing barely fit in the garage. Single pass of SSR1 on a LC white pad, not an optimal pad, but for the situation it worked out well. Normally I`ve noticed on clear-coated metallics you will get a haze with that combo, but it seems to work OK for single stage. Last steps was EX Sealant. Anyways...

And just some overall shots. Still having a heckuva time getting the inner wheels clean, but made a little bit more progress with some Meg`s Wheel Brightener. I typically don`t use it, but the wheels are trashed (corroded) anyways.

Figure I`d get this thing clean before I tackle my aunts Mercedes next weekend...

 

[SWETM]

A while ago I got inspired from Mary B DIY undercarriage nozzle setup to the PW. So have been looking for a frame with wheels that could be used with my Kärcher 360 nozzle tip. Found 2 that could work okay but it feeled not great with these. So a couple of days ago I was in a hardware store and saw a little wheel that you mount on different things and it`s not fix but goes the way you push it hopefully LOL. Some plastic stripes to mount it to the nozzle tip. Will see how this works out and will try to use it in the next couple of days. Have to use 1 of 2 bottles that fits to the PW soap inlett. So the wooden porch gets a cleaning and protection for the season so I can re-use the bottle LOL. Would be great if Kärcher sold these bottles empty to be used with own products. But that`s maybe to much to ask for LOL.

The setup and the little dry run on the table seems to be able to work. Otherwise it`s back to another setup LOL.

Then I saw the Forensic Detailing Channel on Youtube used the patio cleaner upside down to use on the undercarriage. Maybe one of the frames I got would fit this so it don`t is directly on the ground. Smart way to use it and may try it out anyways. Will be useing Bilt Hambers products as they have corrosion inhibitors in them. Thinking about to mix up the KKD Purity X which is concentrated siloxane that you can mix and use in many ways. So as the Griots Garage BOSS Poly Gloss that you foam on and rinse off you can mix up this with the Purity X. Have done it a couple of times before on my stepfathers Nissan Navarra truck with great results. 3-4 months longevity from it with high performance. Have been interested to mix it up to a sealant and it claims 6 months longevity from it that way. So many products and not so many vehicals to do LOL.

Thanks for the inspiration Mary!

/ Tony

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[Britsdaddy]

Did the windshield of my truck with Glassparency today. I felt it went well, about 15 minutes while being through. It is supposed to rain tomorrow so I`ll update then

Update/First Impression: Glassparancy works really well. Water just fly`s off the windshield after 40mph. It really poured yesterday and I never had a problem. One thing I did notice this morning was there wasn`t the normal wiper path marks where the wipers went and didn`t touch parts of the glass. The whole windshield appeared to be pretty clean overall

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[bob m]

I had a little free time today before heading up to Maine for some white water rafting, sooooooooo I hit it with Gyeon foam via MTM Cannon, followed by 2 bucket wash with Gyeon Bathe along with the softest sponge I have ever felt. I used the GG hand blower as well as the Big Boi Mini and GG large PFM for drying and topped my A4 with some GG Best of Show Detailer. Interior was with SONAX Leather Cleaner and Foam on seats, GG Rubber and Trim Protector on doors and dash and Herrenfahrt Dashboard Detailer - yeah that`s right - Herrenfahrt, on the MMI screens, plasticized wood trim.

A few thoughts.

Setting up PW and disconnecting and the back and forth ain`t fun, nor was my decision to by another 25` hose as an extension w/o realizing how inflexible that extension hose was/is. I can see myself using my Gilor Foam Gun a bit more often.
I think at this time I prefer the snub nose gun to the lance - just find it easier to maneuver.
I am waiting on a trolley for the BB Blower as it`s a little unwieldy holding the machine in one hand and the very very flexible hose in the other. The BB was more powerful than the GG hand unit but not by a whole world of difference, but was noticeably quieter.
That Sonax Foam leather care item is easy to apply and leaves an oh so very slight deeper look to the leather/vinyl seats.
Herrenfahrt Detailer - boutique item though it is works quite well, well enough for me to have bought another bottle.
Griot Garage PFM`s are about the best MF`s available. Actually GG makes an awful lot of superb products and they have the best customer service around. I could be happy with using their products exclusively - except for that Foam Gun, not the Cannon, the Gun.
It`s way easier when you have all items ready to go beforehand rather than scrounging around in the middle of detailing.

 

[TheMeanGreen]

I had a little free time today before heading up to Maine for some white water rafting, sooooooooo I hit it with Gyeon foam via MTM Cannon, followed by 2 bucket wash with Gyeon Bathe along with the softest sponge I have ever felt. I used the GG hand blower as well as the Big Boi Mini and GG large PFM for drying and topped my A4 with some GG Best of Show Detailer. Interior was with SONAX Leather Cleaner and Foam, GG Rubber and trim Protector.

A few thoughts.

Setting up PW and disconnecting and the back and forth ain`t fun, nor was my decision to by another 25` hose as an extension w/o realizing how inflexible that extension hose was/is. I can see myself using my Gilor Foam Gun a bit more often.
I think at this time I prefer the snub nose gun to the lance - just find it easier to maneuver.
I am waiting on a trolley for the BB Blower as it`s a little unwieldy holding the machine in one hand and the very very flexible hose in the other. The BB was more powerful than the GG hand unit but not by a whole world of difference, but was noticeably quieter.
That Sonax Foam leather care item is easy to apply and leaves an oh so very slight deeper look to the leather/vinyl seats.
Griot Garage PFM`s are about the best MF`s available. Actually GG makes an awful lot of superb products and they have the best customer service around. I could be happy with using their products exclusively - except for that Foam Gun, not the Cannon, the Gun.
It`s way easier when you have all items ready to go beforehand rather than scrounging around in the middle of detailing.

The proper hose makes a big difference, I have one of those plastic coated 50` hoses and I hate it. One day I`ll get a proper hose. One day I would love to have a dedicated wash bay, one day.

 

[Coatings=crack]

Setting up PW and disconnecting and the back and forth ain`t fun, nor was my decision to by another 25` hose as an extension w/o realizing how inflexible that extension hose was/is. I can see myself using my Gilor Foam Gun a bit more often..

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I bought the flexzilla 50 ft 1/4 inch hose (from Lowe’s online). It was an excellent purchase can get around entire car no problem. Unrolls fine and super flexible. I have quick connects everywhere so doesn’t take long to hook up. Highly recommend doing voth


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