Anyone into detailing cars?

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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    Y'all are making me feel bad for our Mercedes being sooo dirty... I am gonna wash it this weekend. :)
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,649
    mlistens03 wrote: »
    Y'all are making me feel bad for our Mercedes being sooo dirty... I am gonna wash it this weekend. :)

    Make sure you use distilled water :p
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    Any thoughts on the rinseless car wash products out there?

    @SCompRacer @charley95

    anyone?

    Bueller?
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  • Rich502
    Rich502 Posts: 146
    ken brydson wrote: »
    Funny this old thread resurfaced now as I was just about to pose a question. I have spots of pitch (sap) all over my windshield, hood and top. I tried some Goo Gone on the glass and it didn't work well. I was afraid to try it on the paint. Any suggestions to safely clean it off?

    Try automotive bug and tar remover. If it’s bad you may have to soak a rag and let it sit on the sap for a bit before scrubbing it.
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  • Rich502
    Rich502 Posts: 146
    charley95 wrote: »
    If you could see my ride in person you'd understand why the 3 products I use works.

    Adams polishes is great stuff!
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,649
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    This stuff works great on sap. Mix it to remove sap it will remove wax as well but you're going to wax anyway right.
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  • charley95
    charley95 Posts: 908
    halo wrote: »
    Any thoughts on the rinseless car wash products out there?

    @SCompRacer @charley95

    anyone?

    Bueller?

    I haven't tried it.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
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    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    I had 2 black cars in the 80's. By the time you were done detailing them you would need to start over

    I so agree, this is the last Black car I had and after a few hours at the park, it had a nice green tint to it from the dust in the air. I had to clean it constantly IF I wanted it to look good for ANY length of time.

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    I personally hate white cars, very hard to tell whether or not you are getting too little or too much wax on. Then there are the spots you find that you missed about 5 days later. Someone should invent a black wax for white cars.

    I'll take my 10% idea fee.

    LOL you just need a garage and good lighting. My Truck is white and I never ever leave any wax on it as I just look down the sides and make sure. I also can feel when I'm rubbing on it.
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  • mantis
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    mlistens03 wrote: »
    Y'all are making me feel bad for our Mercedes being sooo dirty... I am gonna wash it this weekend. :)
    you should feel bad, how long to you go without a shower? Cars need love to you know :D

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,510
    edited August 2018
    halo wrote: »
    Any thoughts on the rinseless car wash products out there?

    @SCompRacer @charley95

    anyone?

    Bueller?

    I'm more into pressure washer foamers and microfiber wash mits, fiber dry. I also use microfiber wash detergent and air dry my fiber stuff.
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    mantis wrote: »
    mlistens03 wrote: »
    Y'all are making me feel bad for our Mercedes being sooo dirty... I am gonna wash it this weekend. :)
    you should feel bad, how long to you go without a shower? Cars need love to you know :D

    In my defense, its my parents car, so I have to get their permission before I wash it.
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  • Derf
    Derf Posts: 229
    mlistens03 wrote: »
    In my defense, its my parents car, so I have to get their permission before I wash it.
    I really don't think they will mind--your dad will puff out his chest and smile, mom will get a tear in her eye, and they both will think/say "our little boy is growing up."

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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    Derf wrote: »
    mlistens03 wrote: »
    In my defense, its my parents car, so I have to get their permission before I wash it.
    I really don't think they will mind--your dad will puff out his chest and smile, mom will get a tear in her eye, and they both will think/say "our little boy is growing up."

    She said those exact words when I drove her to the Library and Publix today. :)
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    I'm more into pressure washer foamers and microfiber wash mits, fiber dry. I also use microfiber wash detergent and air dry my fiber stuff.

    I use the CG microfiber soap to wash my microfiber towels. Air dry as well. It takes a lot of MF towels to do a rinseless wash on a car!

    I just got the Wolfgang rinseless car wash today as well as 2 100g clay bars. I don't have access to a hose as i live in an apartment so I have to do the rinseless wash unless we take it to the local self serve car wash. I hate the pressure washers there as I never fully trust what's spraying out of the nozzle. Last time, we had it set to rinse and there was definitely soap coming out of there.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    mlistens03 wrote: »
    mantis wrote: »
    mlistens03 wrote: »
    Y'all are making me feel bad for our Mercedes being sooo dirty... I am gonna wash it this weekend. :)
    you should feel bad, how long to you go without a shower? Cars need love to you know :D

    In my defense, its my parents car, so I have to get their permission before I wash it.
    I'm sure you don't need permission to clean it. They would love for you to take good care of it like a nice hand wash and wax.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    halo wrote: »
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    I'm more into pressure washer foamers and microfiber wash mits, fiber dry. I also use microfiber wash detergent and air dry my fiber stuff.

    I use the CG microfiber soap to wash my microfiber towels. Air dry as well. It takes a lot of MF towels to do a rinseless wash on a car!

    I just got the Wolfgang rinseless car wash today as well as 2 100g clay bars. I don't have access to a hose as i live in an apartment so I have to do the rinseless wash unless we take it to the local self serve car wash. I hate the pressure washers there as I never fully trust what's spraying out of the nozzle. Last time, we had it set to rinse and there was definitely soap coming out of there.
    I don't know where your taking your car to but I don't use it hardly never but when I do ours works great. We have a local do it yourself car wash and the guy who owns it takes very good care of it. It even has blowers to help dry off your car.
    All the functions work as they should.
    What is CG Microfiber soap? never heard of that. Does it work well?
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited August 2018
    mantis wrote: »
    I don't know where your taking your car to but I don't use it hardly never but when I do ours works great. We have a local do it yourself car wash and the guy who owns it takes very good care of it. It even has blowers to help dry off your car.
    Newest and best rated do it yourself car wash in St. Louis.
    mantis wrote: »
    All the functions work as they should.
    That'd be nice. lol. Maybe it was just the bay we were using?
    mantis wrote: »
    What is CG Microfiber soap? never heard of that. Does it work well?

    Chemical Guys Microfiber Wash Cleaning Detergent Concentrate (16 oz)
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    It works pretty well. Nothing gets them completely clean. What soap do you use Dan?
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  • SCompRacer
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    edited August 2018
    halo wrote: »
    I hate the pressure washers there as I never fully trust what's spraying out of the nozzle. Last time, we had it set to rinse and there was definitely soap coming out of there.

    The foamer attaches to the business end of my pressure washer wand, so no foamer, no soap. You can get a foamer for garden hose, but the pressure washer foamer makes the best and thickest blanket of foam. I have a selection of narrow to wide spray nozzles for the wand, use wide for rinse.

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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    halo wrote: »
    I hate the pressure washers there as I never fully trust what's spraying out of the nozzle. Last time, we had it set to rinse and there was definitely soap coming out of there.

    The foamer attaches to the business end of my pressure washer wand, so no foamer, no soap. You can get a foamer for garden hose, but the pressure washer foamer makes the best and thickest blanket of foam. I have a selection of narrow to wide spray nozzles for the wand, use wide for rinse.

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    Hi Rich :)

    I was describing the "pressure washer" at the local DIY car wash (a bunch of bays with pressure washers - what comes out of them is controlled by a selector switch on the wall - soap, rinse, wax, etc.).
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    Image borrowed on the interweb - not this exact car wash of which I speak

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,958
    edited September 2018
    My car lives outside and I hadn't washed it in over a year, so today I spent some time washing, claying, and waxing it.

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  • steveinaz
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    I like that car!
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    verb Posts: 10,176
    Clipdat wrote: »
    My car lives outside and I hadn't washed it in over a year, so today I spent some time washing, claying, and waxing it.

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    Nice ride Drew! Help me with the plate, what does it mean? Before I have a @Viking64 moment! :smile:
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  • Hermitism
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    drum 'n' bass
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  • steveinaz
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    I gotta show off a little...and YES the dealership logo is now gone.

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,958
    edited September 2018
    @steveinaz It looks like you have the same kind of license plate frame that I do. It's heavy and metal and the lettering is actually cnc'd and then covered with a clear resin, right?
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,958
    edited September 2018
    verb wrote: »
    Nice ride Drew! Help me with the plate, what does it mean? Before I have a @Viking64 moment! :smile:

    drum n bass head. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_and_bass
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited September 2018
    Clipdat wrote: »
    @steveinaz It looks like you have the same kind of license plate frame that I do. It's heavy and metal and the lettering is actually cnc'd and then covered with a clear resin, right?

    Yes sir. Dang thing was about 35 bucks, but I like it.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,958
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Yes sir.

    Nice. It's the highest quality plate frame I've ever seen. It's hard to capture it's detail in a photo, but it looks super nice up close. I think it was $30 or something, but well worth it, imo. It's the little details that all come together and make your car yours.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    Clipdat wrote: »
    My car lives outside and I hadn't washed it in over a year, so today I spent some time washing, claying, and waxing it.

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    That's a good looking ride you got there Drew. I like the rims B)
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