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So after spending a few days cleaning my car (washing, claying, polishing, washing again, then waxing, all by hand), we had some lovely rain today that lasted for all of one minute, and now there are nice little water spots all over my car. Figures. What's the easiest way to deal with this? And what wax should I use next time that causes water to sheet off the car, rather than just beading up? gently caress.
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# ? Jun 21, 2012 03:56 |
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# ? Mar 29, 2024 01:48 |
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Bachelor Numpad posted:So after spending a few days cleaning my car (washing, claying, polishing, washing again, then waxing, all by hand), we had some lovely rain today that lasted for all of one minute, and now there are nice little water spots all over my car. Figures. It's supposed to bead up. If you want it to look good after a rain, you have to wash it.
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# ? Jun 21, 2012 11:45 |
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Bachelor Numpad posted:So after spending a few days cleaning my car (washing, claying, polishing, washing again, then waxing, all by hand), we had some lovely rain today that lasted for all of one minute, and now there are nice little water spots all over my car. Figures. Waterless wash, if it's not too dirty.
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# ? Jun 21, 2012 18:09 |
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Yeah, if it's still clean except for the rain, that's exactly the situation quick detailer is made for. I like Meguiar's Ultimate one.
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# ? Jun 21, 2012 18:12 |
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You did a great job! Thanks to the wax the dirt is now on the wax instead of the paint, so when you wash the car you won't have to clay or polish or wax again.
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# ? Jun 21, 2012 20:31 |
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So I just picked up a new car and want to start taking care of it properly (Sexy Metallic Candy Blue mmmmm). The OP is really great and all but I'm still a bit lost on what to do after washing the car then claying it. I need some sort of wax / sealant? The OP mentions compounds after the clays, but I'm not exactly sure what compounds do? I think getting a leaf blower for drying the car would be a good idea, how strong of one do I need? Would something like this work? I'm kind of on a budget ($100~), would anyone mind helping me on picking some products out, this is a bit overwhelming and I want to keep my new car looking good
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# ? Jun 26, 2012 13:32 |
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Etrips posted:So I just picked up a new car and want to start taking care of it properly (Sexy Metallic Candy Blue mmmmm). The OP is really great and all but I'm still a bit lost on what to do after washing the car then claying it. I need some sort of wax / sealant? quote:The OP mentions compounds after the clays, but I'm not exactly sure what compounds do? quote:I think getting a leaf blower for drying the car would be a good idea, how strong of one do I need? Would something like this work? quote:I'm kind of on a budget ($100~), would anyone mind helping me on picking some products out, this is a bit overwhelming and I want to keep my new car looking good Meguiar's gold glass twin pack with one bottle of shampoo and one bottle of carnuba wax. Meguiar's clay bar starter kit. This includes some detailing spray as a lube, a decent microfibre towel, and a bottle of their cleaner wax. Mequiar's ultimate quik detailer spray TWO buckets for washing A pack of half-decent microfibre towels A microfibre "noodle" sponge If you wash with the gold class shampoo using one bucket for the solution, and a second to rinse the sponge every time it comes off the car, then claybar it, then use the cleaner wax, then the gold class wax, then the quik detailer. Repeat washings can be just the shampoo (always the two bucket method) and the quik detailer if you do it regularly, maybe some wax if it needs it. You shouldn't need to clay or use any kind of cleaner or compound on a regular basis if you keep on top of it. Any extra cash? I would recommend a decent alloy wheel cleaner (I like Wonder Wheels, but I don't know if you can get it in the US), a glass cleaner (Windolene etc is fine, really, lots of people like Stoners invisible glass it seems), and maybe some tyre shine (I like Armor All aerosol foam, everyone else seems to hate it so YMMV).
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# ? Jun 26, 2012 21:04 |
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InitialDave posted:Yes. The clayed paint is pretty much a virgin surface, so it needs something on it to protect it. This is pretty much exactly what I was looking for. Thank you goon sir!
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# ? Jun 26, 2012 21:46 |
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My idiot co worker decided to wash our 2011 GMC Sierra with GOJO and a paper towel. So now there are horrible deep swirl marks all over the truck. I'm trying to convince my boss to just vinyl wrap it with some kind of ad for the business but he's pretty cheap. Is there anything short of a buffer that will get those out?
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# ? Jun 27, 2012 01:35 |
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Huggable Bear King posted:My idiot co worker decided to wash our 2011 GMC Sierra with GOJO and a paper towel. So now there are horrible deep swirl marks all over the truck. I'm trying to convince my boss to just vinyl wrap it with some kind of ad for the business but he's pretty cheap. Is there anything short of a buffer that will get those out? holy poo poo, that's like going over the whole truck with 120 grit sandpaper. I hope someone gave him unending hell for being that much of a dumbass. Unfortunately, it'll probably take a polisher and a shitload of luck to get the swirls out. I hope he didn't put too much muscle into it.
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# ? Jun 27, 2012 04:22 |
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Use the magic fix all combination: PC7424XP Lake Country Yellow Pad/Meguiars M105 Lake Country White Pad/Meguiars M205 20+ hours of work. Also prayer, lots and lots of prayer, but that should fix the problem. Remember! If you can't catch the swirl marks with your fingernail, there is a good chance that combination will fix the problem.
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# ? Jun 27, 2012 06:08 |
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I'll ask again, I have some areas of crazed clear coat, will a harsher polishing compound make it look not so bad?
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# ? Jun 27, 2012 08:26 |
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Define... crazed
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# ? Jun 27, 2012 09:22 |
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Bumming Your Scene posted:Define... crazed Probably this: http://www.napaint.com/paint.finish.quality.htm#paint%20crazing
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# ? Jun 27, 2012 09:41 |
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Exactly that. I'll try & get a photo but I think I'll get a harsher compound & see, I can't ruin the car at this point
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# ? Jun 27, 2012 13:45 |
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I am washing my car for the first time in too long. I was going to wax, but after washing I found that the loving bugs I drive through every night are not moving. I am having a hard time getting them off with my finger nail. Is there a trick to get them off my paint??
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# ? Jun 27, 2012 21:19 |
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Kaluza-Klein posted:I am washing my car for the first time in too long. Tarx or clay are your best bet.
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# ? Jun 27, 2012 21:23 |
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I washed and waxed the Focus today. products: I prefer Turtle Wax products over Meguire's, especially the quick wax. After my Black Magic wax finishes I am going to switch to Turtle Wax Ice. Immediately after: Took it for a spin by the lake:
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# ? Jun 28, 2012 20:18 |
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That looks wonderful!
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# ? Jun 29, 2012 04:31 |
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I used to use Turtle Wax Ice on my Tacoma (black, with lots of black plastic). It always looked great, and it didn't get residue all over the plastic bits.
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# ? Jun 29, 2012 11:58 |
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War Bunny posted:I used to use Turtle Wax Ice on my Tacoma (black, with lots of black plastic). It always looked great, and it didn't get residue all over the plastic bits. There is nothing wrong with the quality of Black Magic wax...although it does leave residue over plastic like most waxes. It leaves a great shine and I believe is top rated (or was) by Consumer Reports (take that with a grain of salt). I have seen Turtle Wax Ice do a great job and want to give it a shot. Good to hear other people enjoy Ice as well.
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# ? Jun 29, 2012 14:38 |
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What's the best way to deal with a car with lots of stuck on stripes (aside from removing said stripes)? My father has a little Fiesta ST that could use a bunch of attention but I'm not quite sure how to deal with the edges of the stickered areas especially on the hood where the paint is worst and the stickers are most complex. The stickers don't sit very flush with the rest of the paint work so I'm afraid any buffing will lift the edges and make a mess.
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# ? Jun 30, 2012 00:43 |
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dissss posted:What's the best way to deal with a car with lots of stuck on stripes (aside from removing said stripes)? Tape them off with painters tape.
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# ? Jun 30, 2012 04:02 |
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What's the best product to get really horrible odors out of seats? My girlfriend took the cat to the vet in my truck and he peed through his carrier onto the seat. She neglected to tell me about it for 3 days so the cab stinks. I've shampooed the seat 3 times but you can still smell it on a hot day.
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# ? Jun 30, 2012 21:26 |
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Rhyno posted:What's the best product to get really horrible odors out of seats? My girlfriend took the cat to the vet in my truck and he peed through his carrier onto the seat. She neglected to tell me about it for 3 days so the cab stinks. I've shampooed the seat 3 times but you can still smell it on a hot day.
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# ? Jun 30, 2012 21:57 |
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http://www.amazon.com/CarPro-So2Pure-Air-Purifying-Coating/dp/B004UMBIPU Best stuff I have used, make sure you activate it with a light source.
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# ? Jun 30, 2012 22:30 |
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Oh man, I'm hooked. I connected with a friend of the family that runs a detail side-business. He spent about 45 minutes pushing out a door ding and removing a bunch of scratches I didn't think would come out. He got me going with some technique and I spent yesterday taking a clay bar to my 335xi and polishing the hell out of it. You'll find me in a few months dead in a bathtub, fingerprints rubbed off, a microfiber clenched in my hands.
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# ? Jul 2, 2012 16:34 |
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I finally convinced a coworker to clean up a car that's been sitting under trees and getting sappy for months. Is washing the first thing to do, or is there anything else to prep with?
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 07:50 |
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kimbo305 posted:I finally convinced a coworker to clean up a car that's been sitting under trees and getting sappy for months. Is washing the first thing to do, or is there anything else to prep with? Get wet then foam the poo poo out of it. Don't scrub anything off.
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 15:39 |
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What kinda foam?
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 15:56 |
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kimbo305 posted:What kinda foam? Dawn for a first time wash, it will strip any remenants of old wax (if any) on his car, after the first detail and wax use an actual car soap, but for now you want to load Dawn up into a foam gun and soak the poo poo out of his car.
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 19:24 |
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Son of a bitch. I was washing my car and I dropped a bucket of microfiber towels right into the dirt, and now they won't come clean. Are there any tricks to getting grit out of microfiber, or should I just trash them?
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# ? Jul 5, 2012 23:09 |
a handful of dust posted:Son of a bitch. I was washing my car and I dropped a bucket of microfiber towels right into the dirt, and now they won't come clean. Trash them. You'll never get it all out.
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# ? Jul 5, 2012 23:51 |
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wallaka posted:Trash them. You'll never get it all out. You could also keep them to clean out your door jambs and stuff.
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# ? Jul 6, 2012 00:19 |
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I got this Griot's Vinyl and Rubber dressing, and it really did good to take care of my oxidized rubber seals and stuff. I think the key though is a good sponge thing to make applying it easy. foamy spongy crap, like a cheap paint brush works great. That's a $400 car. not bad. My other Scirocco
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# ? Jul 6, 2012 00:39 |
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This is the surface cracking going on on the outside bolster in my car: What should I be doing?
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# ? Jul 6, 2012 04:34 |
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1) Meguiars D103 APC + soft bristle brush. 2) Meguiars Gold Class Leather Conditioner once a week.
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# ? Jul 6, 2012 05:48 |
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Is conditioner maintenance, or can it work to eventually bring things back to better shape? I have Mother's Leather Conditioner, and could use it all up on my ancient 944's seats if it'd help, and you think Meguiar's is much better.
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# ? Jul 6, 2012 06:28 |
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I don't think Meguiars is better, it's just what I use. And no, it's maintenance, cracking is just that, it's cracked and it's not coming back. If it was torn then this stuff is pretty good: http://www.autogeek.net/3m-leather-vinyl-kit.html I've seen many threads on autogeek where people have used that and it worked out pretty well.
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# ? Jul 6, 2012 06:32 |
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# ? Mar 29, 2024 01:48 |
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So I bought this thing I've been wanting to do some buffing to see what I can do. I Kijiji'd the guy down to $20 for it, used once(right) but everything was in the box neat and tidy, and got some replacement bits too. 1/2 horse 1800/3000 OPM. Did I do good? I honestly have no idea.
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# ? Jul 11, 2012 23:53 |