toplitzin posted:

Anyone have experience with the other windshield coatings other than rain-x? Are the ceramic window coatings worth the premium?

Larry had mentioned offhand in a older Drive/Clean that rain-x wasn't the best, but his comment seemed mostly directed at the longevity/time between applications vs performance.

MomJeans420 posted:

A lot of the reviews on amazon that said it was fake complained about the lack of smell, and I didn't notice any smell on the 3 pack I bought. I might just pay the $10/applicator direct from Aquapel and see if looks/smells/works different.

MetaJew posted:

Yeah I was thinking about buying the bulk pack to apply to my shower glass. But first I need to find a good glass cleaner to remove the mineral and water spots. Halp

meatpimp posted:

Vast difference. I've never made a dent in a windshield with regular wear. The normal, everyday pits are way to deep to polish out, and to do so, you'd need so much abrasive, force, and/or pressure that you'd be heating up and busting the glass. The only glass I've been able to successfully polish anything out of is side glass, and that was using this: https://www.mckees37.com/water-spot-remover.html

meatpimp posted:

Then you didn't use it correctly.


There's your problem. You were pumping lovely, freshly baked ozone into the car, the quickly blowing it right out of the car. It cleanses through a chemical reaction, it needs some latency for the process. Set the fan to recirculate and try it again. All windows closed. Fan on high. Run the ozone machine for 15 minutes, shut off the car and the ozone generator and let it sit for 30 minutes. Repeat if necessary, but if you're doing it correctly with a legitimate ozone generator, it probably won't be.

everdave posted:

I have seen your detailing work so I trust what you are saying but that seems too good to be true...

I mean I am ready to click order now. For real? And crusty 25 year old adhesive?

Let me know I will have that ordered before I leave work today

everdave posted:

Word, I'd love your input on whether to put this up for sale As-IS paint wise with decals, remove decals, or remove decals and have paint work done. This is a time capsule inside with the weird rubber floor covering installed and the seats encapsulated in plastic since new. There were a smoker but I have already removed the smell with ozone. Attaching a pic of the damaged paint.

MomJeans420 posted:

Two weeks ago I did just the hood, front fascia, and front quarter panels of my SUV with Collinite 845 and a coat of Beadmaker the next day, since then it's been parked outside plus I drove through the mountains and hit tons of bugs. I was able to clean the front yesterday by just spraying it with a jet nozzle on the hose, a little bit of quick detailer and a towel for some of the bug guts, and the water beaded up so well I could dry it solely by using a leaf blower. I was so impressed I finished cleaning and claying the rest of the car, then applied Collinite 845 all over the rest of the car. This is what I imagine having a ceramic coating to be like, I'll see what I think next weekend but I think I'll be able to do a quick 10 minute hose + leaf blower wash and get the car 95% clean.

Digital_Jesus posted:

I chuck them in the washer like anything else and dry them on whatever setting the dryer auto dries at.

Big Taint posted:

I’m sure I’ve said it in this thread and I’ll say it again: Bleche Wite is my favorite tire cleaner. Get the tire wet, spray it on, scrub, rinse, repeat until it stops turning brown. Makes tires look brand new. gently caress tire shine.

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NOTE: Do not allow product to contact magnesium or aluminum wheels, painted or glass surfaces, eyewear, fabric and non-rubber items. Permanent damage can occur. USE ONLY AS PER LABEL DIRECTIONS.

Big Taint posted:

I’m sure I’ve said it in this thread and I’ll say it again: Bleche Wite is my favorite tire cleaner. Get the tire wet, spray it on, scrub, rinse, repeat until it stops turning brown. Makes tires look brand new. gently caress tire shine.

Motronic posted:

I mean....just look at most new cars.....they are largely orange peel. It's kinda pathetic.

Bape Culture posted:

I wanted to rain x my shower screen but someone told me it might be toxic or something in that situation. Don’t suppose anyone knows?

Voltage posted:

Thinking about renting one of these to give my extremely stained ridgeline seats a second shot at life before I just get seat covers - is this worth it or does anyone have other tips? https://www.homedepot.com/p/rental/Karcher-Carpet-Spot-and-Stair-Cleaner-9-840-068-0/309005721

I've tried using "Tuff Stuff" along with a small steam machine blaster + shop vac and it did absolutely nothing.

22 Eargesplitten posted:

I actually just came to the thread for a similar question. I picked up a salvage yard seat in surprisingly good condition but I figure I might as well clean it up before I put the seat in, and I had to lay it on its side anyway so the cart got dirt on the side of the seat.

How long generally does it take for the seat to dry after using it?

MomJeans420 posted:

I've never owned a new car or new wheels before so I haven't really worried about keeping them as clean as possible, but I just got some Work S1HCs and would like to try and keep them as clean as possible until they inevitably get scratched up off-road:



Should I ceramic coat them or just wax them? Coat them before the tires are even installed? I think the last time I bought some ceramic coating McKee's was the AI choice, although that exact coating isn't even sold anymore on Amazon. Is there a new and better option?

bull3964 posted:

I still find 303 too glossy when I tried it many moons ago.

My go to has been Meg's Natural Shine for full cleaning with Quick Interior Detailer for touchups and general dusting. The latter is even safe to use on screens which makes it great for a quick cleanup since you can just wipe down the whole dash including fingerprints on screens and glossy surfaces.

MetaJew posted:

Have any of y'all bought Aquapel recently, or another longish-term windshield coating that you liked?

I could swear I bought Aquapel from Autogeek about a year ago, but they don't appear to carry it anymore.

Our Model Y windshield could use a new application, and I'd like to see if putting some on the backup camera of my RF Miata helps it at all-- since when it gets wet or dirty it's basically useless.

kliras posted:

i have a white car that's absolutely covered in pollen over a couple of years at this point. i don't want to just try to wipe it away out of fear of scratching the car, but i don't know what it's going to take to dissolve it or make it easier to remove. add to this that it's the kind of car where dirt gets caught in all sorts of crevices. what's a good way to do remove the pollen?

couldn't find any great tutorials for this particular issue

FogHelmut posted:

Not Wolverine posted:

I want to remove spray paint from badges on my vehicle, I found that I could let WD-40 soak for about a minute and then scrub off the paint gently, I'm assuming this would also turbo gently caress my body paint (maybe automotive paint is higher quality than rattle can? Not a risk I really want to take). My plan is to try to only apply a small amount of WD-40 to the middle of the badge, and then tediously peel away paint near the edges close to the paint.

How can I protect my paint from over spray? Would masking tape be sufficient, or could I like put some clay or Play-Doh on the paint? I'm mostly concerned about protecting the small areas inside the letters on the badges.

Wicaeed posted:

What's my best bet for getting rid of 50k+ miles of buildup on my otherwise-Chrome exhaust tips?

Cleaning/scrubbing last time I cleaned my car really didn't do much to restore any shine or remove any of the current deposits from the exhaust tips.