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Spring Weather - Time to Purchase Wash Accessories
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Started a thread a while back on at home car washing...touch free of course. Have since found a few products I am thinking about going with. Please leave me any feedback/comments ! Power Washer: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Sun-Joe-P...1&str_nbr=2806 Exterior Wash Kit from Chemical Guys: http://www.chemicalguys.com/MTM_Cann..._p/eqp_304.htm Debating on these: 1. http://www.autogeek.net/dp-turbo-car-dryer.html 2. http://www.autogeek.net/metro-sideki...al-series.html I have already purchased SONAX FULL AFFECT wheel cleaner (anyone used this on there new F80 wheels????), along with a brush, chemical guys glass cleaner and micro fiber towels. What else do I need? |
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Unless you're pretty set on the Chemical Guys soap, which I'm sure is a fine soap, you might be better off buying the foam cannon separately. They're around $60 or so on Amazon. Then try different types of soap in smaller quantities. That's a LOT of soap, and it's very concentrated. I myself also put a little bit, maybe 0.5oz, of optimum no-rinse, into the foam cannon, just for a little extra lube. I'd pass on those air blaster type devices. In my experience, they just don't work; they don't move enough air. I'd suggest a gas blower, as in the kind the gardner uses. They're pretty powerful. I like the idea of the touchless wash. I do that for my car as well, but only if it's not super dirty. It just doesn't get as clean as a 2-bucket method, or a 'Gary Dean' type of thing, if the car is dirty. Also, I don't know how hard the water is in your area, but you might look into a de-ionizer. I have a CRS Spotless, and it works pretty good. You don't have to worry about getting the car bone dry, because the water will just evaporate without any etching or residue. As for the wheels, I like Sonax, and the 1Z stuff too. I'd definitely recommend getting the set of Wheel Woolies. They're expensive, but they're the right tool for the job. I've got a bunch of other brushes, and I don't use them anymore. The woolies do a great job. I don't think you'll need a separate glass cleaner if your car is pretty new. The soap and maybe a little APC will do just fine. I'm trying some G-Techniq as a glass coating this time around; seems fine so far.  |
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| 03-11-2015, 07:39 PM | #3 |
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Not sure what else you have but you're missing this
2 buckets with at least 1 grit guard wash mit way to aggitate the sonax, ideally wheels whoolies microfibers I uses Meguiars glass cleaner concentrate. not expensive, tint safe, smells pretty good quick detailer wax or sealant edit. forgot to mention you will likely have issues hooking up the PW to the cannon. It took me months and around $50 to get my blue clean PW working with my canon. The adapters just arent there, I may go with karcher next time since it seems most PW's come with appropriate adapters. |
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| 03-11-2015, 09:24 PM | #4 |
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buy your microfiber at microfibertech.com This is the cheapest place to get GREAT microfiber. A lot of the big auto detailing sites just re-sell and re-brand their products. For the best quality you should buy the Korean microfiber towels. You will not believe how soft they are, it's unbelievable. Be sure to buy a korean waffle weave towel for drying, they are the best way to dry if you do it with a towel. |
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| 03-11-2015, 09:29 PM | #5 |
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I personally use: CG Mr. Pink for regular wash to preserve protection CG Citrus Wash for decontaminate before clay bar Menzerna Polishes Sheep Skin Mitt 2 bucket method with 1 grit guard Poorboy's Spray & Wipe QD CG VRP Super Shine for the tires Aerospace 303 for vinyl, leather, rubber protection Last edited by playinJ30; 03-12-2015 at 10:00 AM.. |
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The only thing I'm not really fully uploaded on the new nano coatings like CQuartz, 22ple or Opticoat. I will be posting up detailed information in the next week or so about my new car process on a black sapphire M3. I picked it up last friday, will be having Xpel Ultimate put on the car on Saturday and then putting 22ple coating on top of that on Sunday. Hopefully it is informative and a good guideline for people. |
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| 03-12-2015, 10:00 AM | #9 | |
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There is no 2 bucket method with 1 bucket. The 2 bucket method is pretty simple, you have a soap bucket and a rinse bucket. The rinse bucket should have the grit guard if you only have 1 grit guard. You simply rinse your mitt in the rinse bucket and agitate it with the grit guard to make sure it is completely clean of grit. |
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| 03-12-2015, 10:37 AM | #10 |
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Awesome feedback guys, thank you all !
As far as the power washer goes, it seems that the hook up is similar to a gas powered washer. I have researched the 2 bucket method and have been debating it, however I kind of want to stay away from it in the fear of swrilling. I have the sapphire metallic color. Anyone else notice any issues ? |
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| 03-12-2015, 10:38 AM | #11 |
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Anyone have a electric washer that they like ? I live in a condo complex and my neighbors wouldn't be to happy with the sounds coming from a gas washer.
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Will check out how you do things. I recently did a full new car detail on mine, and will be putting SunTek on it in the next couple of weeks. I wanted Xpel, but couldn't find an installer I liked in my area that did Xpel. I used Opt. GlossCoat for the car; figured I'd give it a try. Next go around might try CQ; I like CarPro products. I'm planning to GlossCoat over the clear bra once it's on. Let us know if you do anything special to cure it (heat it, amount of time, etc).Now that there's no more OptiCoat2.0  what do you do for the wheels?Quote:
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Black Sapphire Metallic = new part time job  Well, only if you want it looking it's best. If you never let the car get super dirty, I think the touchless method works well. But I've found that if you use the foam cannon, and then use the 2-bucket method, there is minimal, if any, micro-marring. I'm sure on black paint you will notice some 'love marks' if you examine it closely enough. But you could get that from just looking at it wrong. I've concluded the 2-bucket method is pretty safe. Living in a condo, there is no way you could do a gas pressure washer, unless you hate your neighbors (or want them to hate you). That thing is SO loud. Honestly, if I lived in a condo, I'd probably do a rinseless wash in place of the touchless wash. Just use good quality microfiber towels, and use some form of the Gary Dean method, and call it a day. Getting all the touchless wash gear out, hooking it up, etc, actually takes way longer than the wash itself. I'm in Cali, and we have a bit of a drought, so I've replaced some of my touchless washes with Opt. No Rinse. One bucket, bunch of towels, can do it in my garage, and it's actually faster; haven't noticed any micro-marring. Again, if the car's on the more dirty side, it doesn't work as well, but I actually like the rinseless wash. |
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chemical guys black light chemical guys V7 quick detailer or menzerna quick detailer menzerna sealant or chemical guys jetseal i tend to like the menzerna products better but i use chemical guys a lot as well |
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