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lokerola
07-09-2020, 06:07 PM
Man, I haven't detailed the GT in, oh...., 9 months? Between the pandemic, life, and work, I just haven't gotten around to it. And my old back has been giving me issues.

Anyway, Griot's waterless wash, Klasse AIO by hand, Griot's spray wax, Poorboy's trim dressing, tire shine of some kind. 303 on the inside.

It ain't perfect, but it's not bad.....

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Rsurfer
07-09-2020, 06:55 PM
Looks good, next time save your back, save some time and get a DA.:props:

PaulMys
07-09-2020, 07:04 PM
Great job!

If you keep the car in great shape, it's possible to hand polish.

But, listen to Rsurfer's advice. (And I agree). :)

lokerola
07-09-2020, 07:07 PM
Thanks! Yea, the back was bugging me before the detail. Sometimes it's just easier to grab the foam pad vs. dragging out the power tools. There's a certain Zen with the hand polishing too. :)

PaulMys
07-09-2020, 07:10 PM
Thanks! Yea, the back was bugging me before the detail. Sometimes it's just easier to grab the foam pad vs. dragging out the power tools. There's a certain Zen with the hand polishing too. :)

I'll have to agree, but it's with the LSP application to me.

Rsurfer
07-09-2020, 07:27 PM
Thanks! Yea, the back was bugging me before the detail. Sometimes it's just easier to grab the foam pad vs. dragging out the power tools. There's a certain Zen with the hand polishing too. :)

A foam pad by hand will never out perform a polisher, both in time, effort and final finish. You can lead a horse to water, but you know the rest.

PaulMys
07-09-2020, 07:29 PM
You can lead a horse to water, but you know the rest.


Great. Leave me in suspense.......... :(

Rsurfer
07-09-2020, 07:59 PM
Some like waxing by hand and find it therapeutic. All the hard work was done prior. I was one of them until I discovered Ceramic Coatings.

Sizzle Chest
07-09-2020, 08:59 PM
Nice work doing it the old fashioned way! Looks good!

Markymapo
07-09-2020, 09:03 PM
Looks fantastic. Yea, I am also starting to go the ceramic coating way. Just coated my F150 (ruby red) with Wolfgang Profi as I was tired of waxing (even using a DA), but it was a beast to ceramic coat, lots of long panels

lokerola
07-10-2020, 05:58 AM
A foam pad by hand will never out perform a polisher, both in time, effort and final finish. You can lead a horse to water, but you know the rest.

True, except my dual action polisher and pads are all packed up. It would have taken me at least an hour to move a bunch of crap around in my shed to find the box with the polisher. I also don't have a garage, so using power tools on the car means getting out my 50' extension cord to run to the side of house. So hand polishing it is!


Nice work doing it the old fashioned way! Looks good!

It is quite a relaxing way to spend a few hours.


Looks fantastic. Yea, I am also starting to go the ceramic coating way. Just coated my F150 (ruby red) with Wolfgang Profi as I was tired of waxing (even using a DA), but it was a beast to ceramic coat, lots of long panels

Thanks. When I actually do polish it with my DA this fall I may try a ceramic coating. I've typically just used Collonite or Poorboys waxes.