What kind of clear coat do you suppose this has???

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t platz

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Heya guys...

My car is pretty dirty and I won't really have the time to get a "real" wash in until this weekend. I'd rather not wait that long, so I'm considering doing this:

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/quickdetailing.html

I've never done this before, but it seems logical...I'm just wondering if my car is too dirty for it. It's not filthy, but it's well beyond the scope of the Cali Car Duster. There are no bird bombs, no mud, nothing's caked on...it's just dirty. It's only been a week since the last time I washed, but it rained, I've done a lot of driving, etc.

So, should I be alright, or just deal with it and do the real thing this weekend? I'm eager to try it, and I might even be able to do my wheels and tires tonight, but I don't want to do anything that could turn out to be harmful...

Thanks,

Gary
 
If it's beyond the scope of a Cali Car Duster, then it's beyond quick detailing.
 
Totally agree with you Beau. If you haven't washed, dusted or quick detailed your car in a week, then it would not be a good idea to use the California Duster or quick detailer this late in the game. You also mentioned that it rained. Easy answer then. I would just wash it.
 
under that scenario you mentioned, you MAKE the time to wash. It's probably way too late to quick detail now. Sure, you can do it. But imagine all the minor swirling and scratching that could happen with a quick detailing after dust and rain on the car AFTER 7 days. Ouch! Wouldn't do that to my car. So just wash it immediately.
 
Hey Don, luckily I have a drain in my garage, so I can wash my car at 2am without the neighbors thinkin' I'm nuts (though they probably aren't up, anyway).
 
Hey Beau, you are one lucky guy. Hopefully, I'll be able to build my home next year and that is definitely one feature that I do want in my garage. Can't wait! By the way, I also tend to wash at 1 a.m. or 2 a.m. in the morning when I absolutely have to. And yeah, my neighbors do in fact think I'm nuts.
 
I am stumped and wonder if one of you experts will know what kind of clear coat would be on this car?


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That is NOT stainless steel; it is WHITE GOLD!

Featuring the newly developed V10 quad turbo with 1,600 horsepower and 2800nm of torque. 0-100km/h in less than 2secs, 1/4 mile in 6.89 secs
running on biofuel.

It's a Mercedes Benz owned by an Abu Dhabi oil billionaire. Which of course makes the idea that it runs on bio fuels really funny!
 
its kind of like these finishes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E2EJX4yQJ8

the music sucks but you get the idea lol.

Im not sure if it is like what is above, im sure its not since you said that car has a white gold finish but you can get this instead to save a buck or two :D

http://www.alsacorp.com/products/mirrachrome/mirrachrome.htm

its called MirraChrome and it is a S.O.B it spray and get to lay down properly. I have read a few stories of people doing accent parts in that finish and it is no fun. I have no personal experience. Plus I have done 0 reading on even how to maintain it. So your guess is as good as mine :out:
 
Since this is gold plated do you suppose it is polished with the stuff the jeweler uses for my wife's wedding ring, or do you suppose they break out some Meguires?? Maybe with a black LC pad??
 
For jewelry, they use Red Rouge that comes on a stick to polish.

There are various grades of these sticks to bring out the shine in almost all metals, I found some at Eastwood.com once.

Ref that M/Benz, talk about overkill ! Must be blinding to everyone on the highway in the sun.

DanF
 
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