I like the Mike Phillips "wheels-first" method. I spray Sonax Full Effect and let it dwell while setting up a bucket with CG Citrus Wash & Gloss with all my brushes. Nothing special for the tires. ...
I've heard #0000 steel wool works magic on uncoated aluminum rims. I've always done it by hand with Blue Magic, because I went to The Citadel and assume that everything shiny is derived from pain.
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Further, the formulation in 303 seems to actually address the problem of UV exposure to plastics. It's not just a "check the box" so they can put it on the label. The Aerospace Protectant is a...
303 Aerospace Protectant is the best show in town by a mile. Anything plastic or rubber needs 303. I use it on tires too. It's a clean, durable finish on anything.
Clay is optional now- check out Griot's decontamination mitt. They do a video showing how you can use it with the car still wet, using your clean soap bucket if you 2-bucket wash. I do it that way...
I used ONR in the clay lube dilution with the nanoskin sponge, FWIW. I might have gotten a defective specimen but I'll never use a nanoskin product again.
Throw it out. I got a blue sponge and it transformed my car into a "before" picture for paint correction- fine and medium scratches all over. I've used clay for year with no issue, it just takes...
You're right about being ready to polish after a decontamination, but this was just ridiculous. I've never had this issue with clay except in extremely rare, localized areas. With the Nano Sponge,...
Sure did- it was meticulously broken in on all the glass on the car before it ever touched paint. I watched the videos on how to do that, and I used ONR in a sprayer as lube, applied liberally, to...
Interesting- I just bought a Nanoskin sponge that effortlessly installed hundreds of fine scratches all over my Camry. It was my first experience with a clay substitute! I'm going to try the...
I haven't used 476s but I'll be happy to send you my 75% full bottle of JetSeal 109 if you're not convinced yet. I have 845 and 915, and I feel like a gullible idiot for buying anything else...
Good call- it's trending at about a month of durability. Still, this is leaps and bounds beyond Rain-X. I'm 2 weeks in since applying and noticed the sheeting effect takes more speed to show up. ...
Automotive journalists and I have nothing in common, so I'm not impressed by anything Car, Driver, Bribe & Track Reports might publish. My personal rig is a '95 F-150 with 310k miles and an inline...
I have a 2012 Camry SE and the user above me is absolutely wrong. The Accord is a nice car but after the 2013 update is now comparable to the Camry. I'm not going to be a flame troll by saying the...
It's just like shining shoes in the military- the act itself is nearly pointless but it shows you who's willing to pour effort into something to make sure you get the last...
Very cool story! I knew you were fully trustworthy when I saw one of your videos on detailing truck tires that came about because you were doing some suspension work on your old Chevy. My fire for...
This book is a fantastic reference item- I read it over the weekend but will continue to pull it up for the numerous links in the months and years to come.