b-rad g
05-11-2010, 09:37 AM
Been busy having kids and job and life so have not been that heavy into detailing my vehicles like I used to, so after 3 or 4 years I decided to jump back in with the recent purchase of a new to us '06 Expedition for the wife. Was a huge fan of the OTC Zymol cleaner wax a while back, so I turned to them for my dive into the "high end" waxes and bought their clay kit, HD Cleanse, and Titanium wax.
Got started yesterday afternoon after work at about 4:15 and didn't step back inside until 9:45. Cleaned engine bay using Simple Green and brush followed by quick spray of Black Magic Tire Foam (I don't use on tires because it slings like nothing else), washed truck using Meguiars Deep Crystal wash, then cleaned tires and wheels. Used the flooding rinse and leaf blower to dry (that works amazingly well) with only few spots needing a MF. Then clayed entire truck with Zymol clay and clay lube (didn't like the lube that well), and followed that with the HD Cleanse. I don't see where the HD Cleanse did very much unless the clay just worked so good (which it did, had to knead alot because it was turned black real quick). I can see why some don't like to use the HD CLeanse as it is very hard to take off if you let it sit for any amount of time, I ended up using an IPA wip after every section to make sure I got it all off. Finally, got to use the Titanium wax.......WOW was it easy to put on and take off!! Now granted this is the first time I have ever used a wax with this much carnauba and oils in it. I used the bare hands method and liked it very much, great feel for how the wax is covering and keeping it thin. Plus I barely used any, hardly put a dent in it.
I ended up using my Meguiars Cleaner wax on the front and rear bumbers, headlights and tail lights, all the painted molding on the bottom and around the wheel wells, and on the roof which doesn't get seen even by me and I'm 6'5".
By the time I was done it was well past dark and the wife leaves before I do in the mornings so I didn't get to see it out in the sun to really see how good it looks. I could only go by the lights in the garage (2 flourescents and twin halogen worklamp). But what I did see with the worklamp was all the swirls all over the place and some water spots on the hood. Time to look into a DA!:buffing:
Anyways I though I would share my experience and would greatly appreciate any tips or feedback from all you professionals and more experienced.:dblthumb2:
Got started yesterday afternoon after work at about 4:15 and didn't step back inside until 9:45. Cleaned engine bay using Simple Green and brush followed by quick spray of Black Magic Tire Foam (I don't use on tires because it slings like nothing else), washed truck using Meguiars Deep Crystal wash, then cleaned tires and wheels. Used the flooding rinse and leaf blower to dry (that works amazingly well) with only few spots needing a MF. Then clayed entire truck with Zymol clay and clay lube (didn't like the lube that well), and followed that with the HD Cleanse. I don't see where the HD Cleanse did very much unless the clay just worked so good (which it did, had to knead alot because it was turned black real quick). I can see why some don't like to use the HD CLeanse as it is very hard to take off if you let it sit for any amount of time, I ended up using an IPA wip after every section to make sure I got it all off. Finally, got to use the Titanium wax.......WOW was it easy to put on and take off!! Now granted this is the first time I have ever used a wax with this much carnauba and oils in it. I used the bare hands method and liked it very much, great feel for how the wax is covering and keeping it thin. Plus I barely used any, hardly put a dent in it.
I ended up using my Meguiars Cleaner wax on the front and rear bumbers, headlights and tail lights, all the painted molding on the bottom and around the wheel wells, and on the roof which doesn't get seen even by me and I'm 6'5".
By the time I was done it was well past dark and the wife leaves before I do in the mornings so I didn't get to see it out in the sun to really see how good it looks. I could only go by the lights in the garage (2 flourescents and twin halogen worklamp). But what I did see with the worklamp was all the swirls all over the place and some water spots on the hood. Time to look into a DA!:buffing:
Anyways I though I would share my experience and would greatly appreciate any tips or feedback from all you professionals and more experienced.:dblthumb2: