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Washed my car today just so I could try out my wheel woolies...they are mint. Used so many expensive brushes from other companies such as Meguiars and none of them even get close!
 
Got some new goodies.

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Not sure how the prices fare against online stuff, but I was in Halfords today and cleaning products are all 3 for 2. They sell some decent Meguires stuff and whatnot so maybe someone might find the deal worthwhile.
 
Ok I just can not dry my car properly lol.... Feel like building a wind turbine

I see people recommend using a quick Detailer?

do you spry on when wet or after you towel dry?
 
Depends on the product really. Some state that you can spray on while wet, and it will both aid the drying and give some protection, while others state only to be used when dry.
 
That beading is epic.

Wheel Woolies arrived the other day, would like the smaller one to be even smaller to get in the spokes more, but they still do the job very well.

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Thanks for the tip, but sadly it feels like it's the plastic pole its mounted to that's got a bit too much girth (snigger). Shall have to keep an eye out for something else to do that job :)
 
Where did you buy the wheel woolies from?

I see them used/recommended on detailing world more than any other wheel brush. :o

edit: had to reupload the clay mitt video because the old one had copyright issues. :(

 
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I know everyone gets excited about beading and it does look cool, but I'm not mistaken in thinking that beading is far worse than water sheeting off your car am I?
 
Thanks for the link. Bit more expensive then I expected! :o

Captain Planet said:
I know everyone gets excited about beading and it does look cool, but I'm not mistaken in thinking that beading is far worse than water sheeting off your car am I?
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It is true, what you want is both good beading and water sheeting. Have a listen to some of AMMO NYC car detailing podcasts (download from iTunes/shoutengine).

Jason Rose from Meguiars makes some good points that they offer a lot of different options. He states that they could make a product that beads like crazy but what you really want is water sheeting...

Same goes for car shampoo. He says that Meguiars could quite easily make a shampoo with a million suds but thats not necessarily the best thing for your car. :)
 
It is only beading like that as those shots are on the roof and the rear. The sides have literally no water on them, the water just beads and rolls off.
 
Here's a video of Sonax BSD after 2 months. Not a great video as i couldn't see the screen.
I love this stuff so much ill be getting 5 liters of it next time.

 
I have recently had my windscreen changed and during the install the fitter has managed to get some Primer on my paintwork. Presumably when he opened an new bottle.

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They have offerd to have it taken to the bodyshop they use at their cost but I would prefer to try and get it off rather than having the area resprayed.

So far I have tried the following to get it off:

  • Trix
  • Autoglym Intensive Tar Remove
  • Autoglym Paint Renovator
  • Autoglym Super Resin Polish
  • Meguiars Claybar Kit

Has anyone got any other suggestions for getting this stuff off?
 
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