daily driver

[mwtaco]

Opinions on this?

trying to follow MP's KISS rule.

for daily drivers:
minor swirling from regular routine daily use despite following the "rules" of washing and detailing.

AIO followed by LSP sealant/wax
vs.
dedicated polish followed by LSP sealant/wax?

(For sake of durability, I'd like to finish with Opti-Seal or C845)

[flamed03vert]

AIO followed by LSP. I use Klasse AIO on my truck, but where I deviate is a coat of Prima Amigo and then LSP with 845. All 3 products go on smooth with a PC and wipe right off. So even though its 3 steps it doesnt take that long. Even on a full size crew cab truck. The Klasse does a little for the swirling as well as the Amigo.

[yakky]

If you really want to keep it simple, just use a good cleaner wax or AIO. Mother's Carnauba Cleaner is great OTC stuff with 2+ month durability. Sure you might have to apply it more often but it will be less work to apply six times a year than doing an AIO two times and waxing for or five times.

[shoeless89]

Klasse AIO is a chemical cleaner with NO abrasives, so it won't remove swirls or any below surface defects.

[pixelmonkey]

my daily driver is parked outdoors almost all year 24/7

I wash the truck every other week. *twice each month*

Week 2
I use Optimum No Rinse (http://www.autogeek.net/optimum-no-rinse.html) on the exterior. There have been times where I will rinse the truck off with water using the pressure washer. *Usually only happens on bug/night adventures*

Will vacuum the interior if needed. In most cases, a few clippings of grass and a bit of dog hair have stated to accumulate on the carpet.

Week 4
I use a foam cannon on my pressure washer with DP Xtreme Foam (http://www.autogeek.net/foam-gun-soap.html), followed with the 2 bucket method wash by hand.

LSP is Collinite 845 (http://www.autogeek.net/collinite-insulator-wax-845.html) with the first coat applied on saturday morning after the wash/clay/dry, the second on sunday.

303 Aerospace Protectant (http://www.autogeek.net/16oz.html) for the plastics and rubber all around the truck *including the plastic fender wells.

Interior is vacuumed with a shop vac and various tips and brushes for the dash.
303 Aerospace Protectant (http://www.autogeek.net/16oz.html) for the dash and door panels.

Recenly ordered DP Gloss Tire Gel (http://www.autogeek.net/dp330.html) and have been running with it for the last 2 weeks to test durability. *still looking good!*

I am still searching for a favorite leather seat cleaner that can be used monthly, but have Leatherique Pristine Clean (http://www.autogeek.net/leprcl.html) in my cart for the next order.


Thats the KISS process on my daily driver. I still have people commenting or asking me how I keep my truck so shiny each week.

I limit myself on correction of the paint to semi-annual.
Touch-up paint in key areas with wet-sanding using 2000 grit (http://www.autogeek.net/2000-grit-sandpaper.html) by hand & block, followed with 3000 grit disc (http://www.autogeek.net/mg-s3f3000.html) on the Griot's 3" Polisher (http://www.autogeek.net/griots-orbital-polisher.html)
This process includes Meguiars M205 (http://www.autogeek.net/meguiars-205-polish-8oz.html) and Menzerna PO85RD (http://www.autogeek.net/menzerna-final-finish-po85rd.html).

hope it helps!
chris<pixelmonkey>:D