It’s nice to have but not a must. I like it for touch less washes where I foam the car with bilt hamber and rinse, without touching anything. Without CR I’d not risk it due to water spotting.
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Test the TDS of your water before and after softener. The lower TDS you feed the CR, the longer the resin will last. But having CR before softener makes no sense as DI water doesn’t need to be...
BTW, I've applied SiC 4 hours after UK when I thought it was like Gliss and it worked fine as well. No ill effects like they say you can see if you take over an hour for the UK's 2nd coat.
Meguiar's #39 was great but they no longer make that. McKee's 37 has a product for that that works fine. Also a regular rubber eraser can be quite useful.
I much prefer flat pads. My CCS is my least favorite pad. It just seems to hold product in the dimples and after a few sessions it gets hotter than flat pads. Lake Country Thin Pros and Rupes...
If you do it right after polishing that is a possibility. That's why many like to wait a few hours and I opt to wait overnight. That gives the SiO2 in it time to cure and then Eraser just removes...
I like to polish with Essence and then give it overnight to cure, then in the morning wipe with Eraser and coat. I don’t know if that’s the right way but it is a way that has worked well for me.
At this point they could really benefit from taking some of us more active members and promoting to moderators, I’m sure we could keep the house clean for them.
I remember using McKee’s 37 SiO2 Auto Wash which smells great, like watermelons, and every time I washed bees would come to the area I was washing. I guess they also liked the smell. But once done...
Yeah, I bet it’s related to the car being outside all the time and not washed regularly. Water beading from rain starts to look pretty bad but then with a wash it returns.
When I had a car that...
Touch less does work pretty well. I plan on using that followed by CarPro Descale soon. That should bring the nice tight beads back. Just waiting for this pollen to settle down a bit.
I also liked Mohs EVO. I do think it gets clogged easier than CQ UK 3.0. But the single layer and speed to apply makes it worth it. I think if time is not an issue, I’d pick UK 3.0 + Gliss or +...
Yes, countless times I didn’t use my car in order to keep it clean. I’ve picked up and umbrella and walked under rain in order to keep it clean! I wish it was easier to not obsess about it.
Adam's has some coating that reacts to UV light and then you can see if there's a spot you still have to wipe off. I haven't tried it so I can't say how well that really works.