Anybody else get disappointed after you detail your regularly detailed car??

[CC268]

This is an interesting thread...I am kind of on the opposite side of the fence to some extent. I keep my interior detailed. In fact my interior looks better than it did on the day I picked the truck up from the dealer. I do weekly interior cleaning (which takes all of 15-30 minutes). It is amazing how easy it makes cleaning up the interior. However...my exterior has been neglected for a solid year since I did a full decon, polish, and wax. Since then I have done a basic exterior wash (most the times just a touchless car wash) every few months. I really wish I would have been better about doing maintenance washes on my exterior, as I definitely need to decon/clay my paint and repolish and wax or apply a paint coating. I have a four door F-150 so maintaining the exterior is a lot of work...and summers here in Arizona make it almost impossible to get out and wash the exterior (unless you wake up a 5AM).

Anyways...while I have maintained my interior to a flawless "finish", I haven't done the same for my exterior. I think if I did an exterior wash every 2-3 weeks it would have helped me a lot. Now I have to find some time to do a full exterior detail on my truck.

[TTQ B4U]

I'm never disappointed, except when my cars aren't perfect!

I get the itch and have it today, to do another car so I can see the wonderful fruits of my efforts. However, with my vehicles, they are kept pretty clean and I love being able to to just wash and go. Occasionally, I'll hit a patch that may have a scratch or mark on it but for the most part I don't have to. Once correct for the year/usually spring time, I'm done other than playing with other products.

[RPPM]

Oh, my cars are not perfect, they are daily drivers. I mostly look to just clean the paint more than polish, but I find living in Pittsburgh, it is almost impossible to go without claying your car at least once a year, no matter what the LSP.

[Eldorado2k]

Oh, my cars are not perfect, they are daily drivers. I mostly look to just clean the paint more than polish, but I find living in Pittsburgh, it is almost impossible to go without claying your car at least once a year, no matter what the LSP.

How often do you lay down a base layer of your lsp?

[RPPM]

Twice a year, usually once in April and once in October. Current LSP is Sonax PNS, and my monthly topper is Sonax BSD. They are the best I have found for keeping contaminants down.

[WillSports3]

Well that's why I wait until the car is dirty to really wash it and then I see the difference. My works parking lot is next to a building under construction so I get a lot of construction dust on my car so after a few days of work, car looks very dusty in the sun and then I wash it and just enjoy the difference. Interior as well since I occasionally smoke in it so I just wait for the ashes to gather on my seats then clean it out so I can actually see the difference.

[BrutalNoodle]

apply dedicated LSP

Could very well be the reason why you aren't so thrilled lately. After a while you build up tolerance to the 'bling.' Same product, with same result (albeit exceptional outcome).

I tend to switch up just to keep it interesting. Each time I would get a different reflection; silky, glassy, candy-like, warmth, etc. Each time I would swore "THIS IS IT!" But of course it never is, although I do have a favorite (4* UPP).

Steak and lobster for a few months, and suddenly the last steak & lobster dinner is so-so... No surprise, really. lol

[parshooter]

"Anybody else get disappointed after you detail your regularly detailed car?? "

YES, EVERYTIME!!! My car is black and although I try to be as careful as possible, and try to use the correct techniques, I always notice new/pre-existing swirls, scratches, and stone chips. I would get some professional help (machine polishing) but I'm turning it in next year for a white car.
My wife's car is white and after I wash, or detail it, I don't notice much in the way of blemishes.