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06-18-2022, 04:24 PM
#8681
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Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?
Maintenance wash on the ZR2. In the SUN. LOL. Finished with flex wax as the drying aid Whole new respect for the product.
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06-18-2022, 05:23 PM
#8682
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06-18-2022, 07:04 PM
#8683
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Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?
Tried out a DIY ghetto pad washing station I put together.
Handypail paint roller tray + el cheapo 6” backing plate + Griot’s drill adapter bit + drill (ok, bit driver).
I’m too cheap to buy a pad washer, but have been curious to find an alternative to the hand scrubbing step. Also haven’t been crazy about some of the grids the pad runs on for some pad washers; seem like they’d be sharp to the pad. I know if they wrecked pads we’d have heard about it long ago, but I like the idea of something rounder. The other day in the garage I saw a paint roller tray which got me thinking.
The trays I have are either very paint-y or super flimsy. Found the Handypail one during my search, I think it was like $12. Actually quite sturdy, and another benefit I found when I got it home is they made it to sit securely in a utility sink.
Backing plate was a cheap on I could source locally (sorry AG, I’m impatient when I’ve got an idea to try). $8.
I’ve had the bit adapter for a while now, I use it to run carpet brushes on my drill. $10
Add about 1/2-3/4 gallon of water and detergent (I’m trying rags to riches), and then run with about half the pad in the water. Tray is sturdy enough to squish on to help flush the fluid through. Went through a big backlog of pads I had to clean in waaaay less time than it would take to clean by hand.
Future upgrade: since the backing plate I got is 5.something inches to run 6” pads, I’m going to look into making a disc to put between the backing plate and the outer edge of the pad to: keep the velcro away from the 5.5” pads that overhangs their backing, and to support the outside of the 6.5” pads. I’ve got some lexan at work I’ll see what I can come up with. No damage that I noticed with the stack I did, but figure can’t hurt.
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06-19-2022, 06:50 AM
#8684
Super Member
Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?
So yesterday I finally got in to my buddy's graphics shop for some "tweaks" to the EN. I can honestly say the rearend of the car is done (unless the O.E. Aussie foglight is "reasonable) I had them use medium smoked LaminX for the back-up lights and a sliver of black satin vinyl to seperate the body of the letter i from the dot. Speaking of that dot, it's been treated to some red vinyl. Now if you look over to N logo, it already has red and black in, now things tie in nicely. I can't wait to hear "what's an i30"
So today is a special C&C, not just because it's Father's Day (Happy Father's Day to all you guys BTW) but it's at a different location, which means different cars. It's at a local, higher end grocery store called Mariano's. Apparently someone is a manager at one of the locations and is apart of the Chicago Garage forum. The last show was really cool, looking forward to this one today.
So I got out there early this morning, about 5:15 a.m. I did run the EN through a touch-free yesterday but the trees are still spraying and before I went to bed I could see it, so I knew I had to get after it early.
I started with 4 oz of P&S Pearl and 2 oz of CarPro Restart in my Griot's Garage foam gun and foamed it down, emptied the bottle and let it dwell, it was 50 degrees so I wasn't too worried. I then grabbed the Brake Buster in the IK Foam 9 and took care of the tires & wheels, all brushes used, CLEAN!
I then rinsed everything down, great beading so I added to it. Grabbed my other IK foamer that only has Griot's Garage Poly Gloss in it and foamed down the EN with it and let it dwell. I rinsed it down, then used free flowing water to flush things out.
I dried the EN with a CG's towel I got for Christmas, dried the tires & wheels with 2 designated mf towels and gave the engine bay a little wipedown, clean as you go I say!
I finished up by spraying some Adam's under carriage spray in the wheelwells, applied some Griot's Garage leather scent in the interior and applied a very light coat of TWHS graphene tire dressing and now it's ready to go
Once again, Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there and if your spending the day with your Dad appreciate the time, not all of us are so lucky
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2022 Elantra N Cyber Gray
Some say..."He likes Swedish fish because they're made with caranuba wax"
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06-19-2022, 08:23 AM
#8685
Super Member
Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?
What PA are you using for LSP?
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06-19-2022, 08:31 AM
#8686
Super Member
Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?
I bucket washed my car last night, and 1st thing this morning applied a fresh layer of Turtle Wax Endura Tire Coating.
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06-19-2022, 10:11 AM
#8687
Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?
Originally Posted by Coatingsarecrack
What PA are you using for LSP?
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If that's for me I tried doubling up a couple weeks ago. I put on a Carnuaba Arts (Graphite Gray) and then added High Gloss. Pretty sure it is overkill but I got a little order happy once I joined their mailing list and started receiving the 15% off codes.
And I'll admit, I didn't get into any trouble on the credit card bill other than an explanation that PolishAngel is one word and not a service in Poland.
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06-19-2022, 10:14 AM
#8688
Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?
Originally Posted by Klasse Act
So yesterday I finally got in to my buddy's graphics shop for some "tweaks" to the EN. I can honestly say the rearend of the car is done (unless the O.E. Aussie foglight is "reasonable) I had them use medium smoked LaminX for the back-up lights and a sliver of black satin vinyl to seperate the body of the letter i from the dot. Speaking of that dot, it's been treated to some red vinyl. Now if you look over to N logo, it already has red and black in, now things tie in nicely. I can't wait to hear "what's an i30"
So today is a special C&C, not just because it's Father's Day (Happy Father's Day to all you guys BTW) but it's at a different location, which means different cars. It's at a local, higher end grocery store called Mariano's. Apparently someone is a manager at one of the locations and is apart of the Chicago Garage forum. The last show was really cool, looking forward to this one today.
So I got out there early this morning, about 5:15 a.m. I did run the EN through a touch-free yesterday but the trees are still spraying and before I went to bed I could see it, so I knew I had to get after it early.
I started with 4 oz of P&S Pearl and 2 oz of CarPro Restart in my Griot's Garage foam gun and foamed it down, emptied the bottle and let it dwell, it was 50 degrees so I wasn't too worried. I then grabbed the Brake Buster in the IK Foam 9 and took care of the tires & wheels, all brushes used, CLEAN!
I then rinsed everything down, great beading so I added to it. Grabbed my other IK foamer that only has Griot's Garage Poly Gloss in it and foamed down the EN with it and let it dwell. I rinsed it down, then used free flowing water to flush things out.
I dried the EN with a CG's towel I got for Christmas, dried the tires & wheels with 2 designated mf towels and gave the engine bay a little wipedown, clean as you go I say!
I finished up by spraying some Adam's under carriage spray in the wheelwells, applied some Griot's Garage leather scent in the interior and applied a very light coat of TWHS graphene tire dressing and now it's ready to go
Once again, Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there and if your spending the day with your Dad appreciate the time, not all of us are so lucky
Looks absolutely fantastic but what’s an i30?
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06-19-2022, 12:08 PM
#8689
Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?
Took advantage of the great weather this weekend to clean up my Tacoma. I applied Optimum Hyper Seal about 6 weeks ago. I used the following today:
Optimum Car Wash
Sonax Ceramic Ultra Slick Detailer
Meguiar's Hyper Dressing (diluted 2:1)
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06-19-2022, 05:43 PM
#8690
Re: What did you do today, in regards to detailing?
Got up at 6am to enjoy a foam cannon wash and watching the sun rise:
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