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    Re: When do you Leather Condition

    My fréquency on the Leather sealant:topcoat is about 3-4X a year...
    But conditioner, 2X on the dailys.

    I dunno. Back circa 2 decades ago -----as I look back and how I changed habits, I think one...
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    Thx. Issue is not seating it.
    Just setting the pre-formed weather ship evenly and pressing it in so it sits evenly was my issue.
    What appears trivial on procedure was not quite what I...
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    I spotted that when zoomed in to see the color match of the replacement....
    Those are not as easy as it looks - at least in the 1X I attempted it.
    OCD kiddos rubbing the bottom on both rears....
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    Re: Carpro Darkside; blotchy, streaky??

    All foam or soft foam, sponge applicator ?

    A hard foam core with a softer face does help you press in to get into all its nooks and crannies .
    To go back a few reply earlier, how did the tire...
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    Re: Carpro Darkside; blotchy, streaky??

    It's very thick.
    OP, I re-read the 1st post. Tires appeared uniformly even and dry during initial app ?
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    Re: When do you Leather Condition

    I need to do a water droplet test after the recent Shield (Aka, TRC rename of Sealant) post yesterdays app when I get back

    I don't catch or remember the details often but seat of the pants -...
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    Re: When do you Leather Condition

    I gotta do more reading:youtube:revisit on colourlock leather shield on which I had re-topcoated back in February (aka, just 2 months ago).
    Was slightly concerned but the conditioner took in just...
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    When do you Leather Condition

    Curious do you have schedule when you apply leather conditioner. To some degree, if it's a daily and sit's outdoors, it may dictate things differently.
    Or a daily that get's alot of -seat time-
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    High Solids Coating on paper

    I'm sure a post or the like exists....
    If not, I should do one.

    Anyone ever seen a post of where a interior marketed (branded) coating was done either on a towel or piece of sheet paper and then...
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    Was the replacement trim a good color match . Here's hoping for us car n3rds who have a eye for these sorta things, it was.

    I've replaced sill rockers that crack and I've never had any good in all...
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    Fashion vs Function eh....

    I don't wanna talk you out of them but if you have the opportunity to order like item in regular handle and compare and contrast, you might find the latter finitely far...
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    I've got all the Cobras and Flats including the Unicorn Offset Handle Flats


    Can't teach a dog new tricks. For me, it works in certain situations, but more often then not, I'm grabbing my old a##...
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    Did you buy the Comfort Grips cause you like them or you thought it was a upgrade since it said comfort

    I hated my Comfort Grips....eventually sold most of them (still have a few floating) and all...
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    Re: Wheel ceramic affect wheel weights?

    Yes, on the rubber wheel

    I've done the plastic scraper - then 3M Adhesive, solvent, terminator, more scraping route. IME, the tape is just tenacious and annoying this route. Even with the soaking...
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    Re: Wheel ceramic affect wheel weights?

    And for real OCD.....ahem....one preps the wheel before getting new tires installed (if you are fortunate enough to be using a different set of wheels physically on the car). It's my preferred way to...
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    Re: Does Iron Remover diminish coatings

    Just absolutely floored that I never picked up on using it more often since it's been awhile since I have had intricate many spoke wheels - but Iron Dwell, HP Rinse is a complete touchless wash that...
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    Does Iron Remover diminish coatings

    Who here has real world experience with using Iron remover when cleaning your wheels and it's it's effect on the LSP - in this discussion, mid:high solids coating.

    For me, I currently have Dlux...
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    Re: Wheel ceramic affect wheel weights?

    I've had concerns but sofar....I've yet to find a missing weight. VHB or any decent weight supplier should -fuse- to the substate it's being attached.

    Now that I'm putting this into perspective,...
  19. Re: What do you do to make your Wheel Cleaning Easier

    IME with softer compounds (would call them sticky-oily), HP rinse never works for me. Always a film left.

    However, apparently per the recent updates, CHEMS and HP rinse will do it.

    You know why...
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    I've seen the way......and or need to do more reading on coatings, and real world feedback on using a Thioglycolate Cleaner on them consistently, etc. If the findings/readingss says it doesn't faze...
  21. Re: What do you do to make your Wheel Cleaning Easier

    I must Not be using Iron Remover as Often as I should

    I really only use it at end of season - wheels off deep clean sessions - and maybe once mid cycle when summer tires are on between March-Nov....
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    Re: BMW Cerium Grey Wheels

    I'd say coat them as a first pass - of the Cerium is exactly like their Cerium trim, love the finish but it shows water spot very easily
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    I think:feel all the water based paint is crap these days...
    So even just painted barrels, painted spokes of a machined feel wheel is SUS.

    For example. the 1st thing I generally do on a new car...
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    Re: How do you top off a still dressed tire

    I see re: TW coating...

    I still have my TS . I've used it on a few cars I've sold....it does last until it chips. I think it has its market and may work for BillD if he's not running low pros -...
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    Re: How do you top off a still dressed tire

    Tufshine.

    The TW stuff - like the Acrylic Tire Shine. I've used that. It's not a coating like Tufshine.
    I consider the TW a strong dressing
    Tufshine goes on completly clean, dries to a touch,...
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