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Discussion in 'Detailing' started by T-Rex266, Nov 13, 2017.

  1. Jul 7, 2019 at 4:28 PM
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    Any tips on getting waterspots off windows? Brand new truck... I tried vinegar but that didn't help much. I bought this wax like stuff once but I cannot find it on Amazon anymore that was made for shower doors.
     
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  2. Jul 7, 2019 at 4:30 PM
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  3. Jul 7, 2019 at 4:30 PM
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    Nope I just bought 3 bars....didn't even think of that..trying to let this damn rain pass so I can do a full detail....50 percent chance daily... just figured I could start with the windows
     
  4. Jul 7, 2019 at 5:04 PM
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    I think you will have good luck with the clay bar. If not some companies sell water spot remover.
     
  5. Jul 7, 2019 at 5:07 PM
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    Barkeeper’s Friend works great for getting spots off of glass. Just make sure it doesn’t sit on your paint. If it gets on the paint, rinse immediately.
     
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  7. Jul 7, 2019 at 6:10 PM
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    I'll give it a whirl this week. I appreciate the help
     
  8. Jul 7, 2019 at 7:44 PM
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    Boat Bling Hot Sauce. It's for boats but will work on the glass also.
     
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  9. Jul 9, 2019 at 6:59 PM
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    Decided to start my paint correction project today. Had some cooler weather and a couple hours free this evening. Didn't take pics, sorry. I started with some chemical guys cutting compound with very poor results. So I went to the carpro clear cut that @War Machine sent me and it worked great. Used a megs MF cutting pad. It took out all the scratches I had on the hood and faint fenders. Then I switched to a lake country orange pad and went over it all again with clear cut, then a black foam pad with carpro essence and it's as smooth as glass. Its worthy of being ceramic coated IMO. I'll see how the rest of the truck comes out. I have limited time to do this, it may take weeks to get it all done. I washed, used IronX, nanoskin mitt and 6" disc which worked great. Followed up with another wash them got the DA out. I'll snap some pics tomorrow if I have time
     
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  10. Jul 9, 2019 at 7:00 PM
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    I admit I'm a bit of a CarPro fanboy but it really did blow away the chemical guys stuff I tried. As I go around the truck I will try other products and report back.
     
  11. Jul 10, 2019 at 7:17 AM
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    I haven’t tried a MF pad. What benefit did you see from it as opposed to the orange Lake Country?
     
  12. Jul 10, 2019 at 7:18 AM
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    Yeah, I played around with some of that CG stuff also. It came with the Torq polisher I have. I didn’t see any change at all with it.
     
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  13. Jul 10, 2019 at 8:28 AM
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    It seems to be s litle easie to use and to get some good cutting done with fewer passes. I don't think I have enough experience with either type yet to draw a conclusion, but i.do like using the mf discs so far
     
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  14. Jul 10, 2019 at 10:33 AM
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    A swirl free hood finally. Only took 3 hours lol

    20190710_133222.jpg
     
  15. Jul 10, 2019 at 11:06 AM
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    Gorgeous! Nice work Sean! Three hours huh?
     
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  16. Jul 10, 2019 at 11:26 AM
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    A few weeks ago I did a 2 stage polish and ceramic coating on a 2002 Trans Am Ram Air for a guy who is about to embark on the show car circuit. Here are a few pics of the hood after paint correction and ceramic applied.

    IMG_0187.jpg IMG_1810.jpg IMG_9060.jpg
     
  17. Jul 10, 2019 at 2:47 PM
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    Yup the hood and 2 front fenders too me about 3 hours. Today I did the two passenger side doors and bedside in about 2 hours. Once I got a system down and found which pad worked best for each polish and what polishes to use, it sped things along. I put DPC ceramic on the hood, front end, and entire passenger side today as well, that took maybe 20 minutes. I'm pretty happy with how it all came out. All I have left now is the drivers side of the truck to buff out and coat, I figure 2 or 3 more hours. It's a lot of work but worth it. The DPC coating is easy to apply and has some, very little, filling capabilities, not nearly as much as advertised. I should be able to have the entire truck coated by the end of the weekend. Then I will be able to apply a 2md coat of the it over everything. It will be maintained with reload and beadmaker for the most part.
     
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  18. Jul 11, 2019 at 9:29 AM
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    Ok rebuilding my arsenal as i was unable to ship anything from HI. Have a few of my favorites coming. Wanted to try something new for interior was using cockpit premium what’s others using? Do not mention some crap CG product please. Also @Pudge what was that tire dressing again? And also looking for a new detail spray. Really using this as an opportunity to try new products
     
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  19. Jul 11, 2019 at 9:52 AM
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    I must say, and this may just be because I'm lazy or don't understand it, but I recently washed my truck after a week of camping in MO. It wasn't too dirty but wanted to get the sand and grit off the truck. I have a decent power washer and the Amazon foam cannon to which I use the CG Honey Dew in. I've never been impressed. I got done and there was still a noticeable layer of gravel dust.

    IDK if I'm just being lazy thinking the foam will whisk it away or should I still run a mit over it once I foam it up?

    I see people just foam and spray and get way better results than me.
     
  20. Jul 11, 2019 at 9:58 AM
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    ^^^if you are seeing people foam and spray off they prob have a ceramic coating. You should foam, wash, then spray off. The foam is only to soak and lift off most dirt you still will need to take a wash mitt to it.
     
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  21. Jul 11, 2019 at 10:01 AM
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    Ok, thanks.
     
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    For interior, I use Shine Supply Clean n Shine. (And I know CG gets a bad rap, but their Interior cleaner is one of the few products of theirs that is actually good.)

    The tire dressing @Pudge has been talking about is Optimum Tire Protection and Coating. It’s the bomb, but you gotta clean the living hell out of the tire first.

    For detail sprays, I like Meguair’s Mirror Bright, Jay Leno’s, or a mix of Carpro Ech20 and Reload.
     
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    Yeah if you're not ceramic coated you're best to spray foam, let soak and then do a two bucket wash to get the stuck on grime off OR if Im not home and don't have my dual buckets I'll foam, soak, rinse, foam a second time and rinse and that usually does a great job.
     
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    For interior I like shine supply clean and shine
    Tire stuff is optimum tire protection coating
    I like carpro ech2o for a quick detailer

    You could spend til you go broke. Ifinally have settled on some stuff I like and will continue to buy and use
     
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    Thanks. I'll give that a try too.
     
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    I stopped the two bucket method almost a year ago now. It’s a unnecessary step I was taking.
     
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    Thanks. I was thinking bead maker may be a good option. My old roommate lived it I just never tried it because I had so much other product I was trying to use up
     
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    What's the best way to clean the engine bay without fucking up all the electrical stuff and getting water where you shouldn't?
     
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    One more thing....I feel like I have asked every damn question about detailing. What can I get a few waterspots off of paint with? Clay bar didn't work. Got most of them off but still a few....can I just use polish or wax? I have a random orbital polisher....or should I buy like the chemical guys waterspot remover?
     

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