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I use deinonized water and a foam gun and a CarPro wool wash mitt. I still don’t like the two bucket method as even with grit Guards there is still dirt floating around. I rinse the wash mitt with the pressure nozzle of the hose after I lightly pull it across the panel, then back to the soap bucket. I also use a mitt for the top sections of he car and a different one for the lower sections. I dry the car with a Toro electric leaf blower takes about 10-15 minutes, but I never have to touch the paint, the deionized water really helps here. I have PPF on a lot of the car, and only use CarPro reload on the entire car once ever couple months. I am not a believer in nano until pricing comes out of the stratosphere. My reason is when you get a slight marring on your clear, and it will happen, even just touching the paint can induce slight scratches on the clear from a fingernail or dust on the surface. When this does happen, you can’t polish it as it got nano on it and you will remove the nano, I can just use some M205 and get the slight mark off by hand and then add more reload. Now my 911 is a weekend driver and I am at 2300 miles in 9 months of having it and it never sits outside or gets driven in the rain. My biggest problem is bird droppings and bug hits, I just have to walk around the car after every drive and carefully remove them with quick detailer and distilled water. Makes it hard when there is dust on the car, so I spray the area with distilled water to get rid of the road dust around the spot then carefully remove the offending spot. It’s a battle, but it is what it is.
When vacuuming out the inside, has anyone found good attachments for getting into the cracks and crevices? Seems like everything I have comes up just a bit short and it drives me nuts. I am pretty much a heavy duty shop vac guy with a small diameter flexible hose and then the normal attachments and looking for ideas on what other folks do to really get stuff out of hard to reach places.
When vacuuming out the inside, has anyone found good attachments for getting into the cracks and crevices? Seems like everything I have comes up just a bit short and it drives me nuts. I am pretty much a heavy duty shop vac guy with a small diameter flexible hose and then the normal attachments and looking for ideas on what other folks do to really get stuff out of hard to reach places.
-TJ
As a cabriolet owner, I always have a sticky tape roller or two in the garage. For hard to reach places that the vacuum can't get, I use a sheet of the tape roll and work it in the crevice or tight spot. I'm really liking the new 50% stickier roller from Scotch Brite bought at Target.
Here's a pic after just soap and rinse with a pressure washer, no wiping or cleaning just to see how the coating alone performs.
Coating was been on for a week and the initial sheen is almost gone, looks almost like it did before the coating now, which is a shame as I really like the extra depth it gave right after application.
Thank you - that looks great! Much cleaner than mine, even after a full wash with mitt and brushes. . .
When vacuuming out the inside, has anyone found good attachments for getting into the cracks and crevices? Seems like everything I have comes up just a bit short and it drives me nuts. I am pretty much a heavy duty shop vac guy with a small diameter flexible hose and then the normal attachments and looking for ideas on what other folks do to really get stuff out of hard to reach places.
-TJ
I tape a flexible 12 inch section of 3/4 inch irrigation hose to the end of the smallest attachment of the vacuum; it seems to go most places
When vacuuming out the inside, has anyone found good attachments for getting into the cracks and crevices? Seems like everything I have comes up just a bit short and it drives me nuts. I am pretty much a heavy duty shop vac guy with a small diameter flexible hose and then the normal attachments and looking for ideas on what other folks do to really get stuff out of hard to reach places.
It is spring time here and am getting ready to detail a few of the family cars, so I am bringing this up.
Anyone have a favorite for cleaning wheels? I have a few hand brushes, but they just seem to barely clean and they suck to use. I am now looking at something that maybe I can attach to a drill. Anyone have any brands they like?
Foam gun, Griot's Brilliant Finish Car Wash ( https://www.griotsgarage.com/product...h+64+ounces.do ), Blade, PFM Terry Drying Towel (fantastic), Griot's Best of Show Detailer.
1. Rinse off the car,
2. Foam it up and wait 10 mins,
3. Rinse off and re-foam,
4. Wash with mitt and rinsing mitt out each time by putting hose inside to push out the dirt,
5. Rinse, pull off most of water with silicon blade,
6. Finish wipe with drying towel
7. Detailer between washes.
My Panamera wheels are gloss black and a real chore to clean (thank god, PCCB). I bought this brush set and love it. A little on the pricey side but holding up over time will make up for the high cost
ABN Car Wheel Rim Cleaning 3-Piece Kit – Original Wheel Woolies Brush Stick Tool – Tire Woolie – Wooly Wand Set (3 Brushes)
It is spring time here and am getting ready to detail a few of the family cars, so I am bringing this up.
Anyone have a favorite for cleaning wheels? I have a few hand brushes, but they just seem to barely clean and they suck to use. I am now looking at something that maybe I can attach to a drill. Anyone have any brands they like?
-TJ
A few essential items from Matt's Obsessed Garage webstore:
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