*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***
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If you use a filler heavy product like SRP or AF Triple (which are more of a glaze than a sealant IMO) then you must use a wax or a sealant on top of them to give any longevity.
Obviously in an ideal world we'd attack all swirls with a rotary to completely remove any defects but the reality is that after 3 or four times you're gonna be running low on clearcoat to correct. That is why we uses glazes and fillers
Obviously in an ideal world we'd attack all swirls with a rotary to completely remove any defects but the reality is that after 3 or four times you're gonna be running low on clearcoat to correct. That is why we uses glazes and fillers
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Just took a delivery
4x cherry
1x pineapple
1x golden state
Golden state seems fairly erm "quiet" LOL for a California scents one.
But oooh the pineapple smells just like pineapple cubes!!! This one might be a little strong to start with haha
You won't.
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And you know that without a PTG?
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Depends very much on the paint quality (Manufacturer dependent) and the user of the DAP....
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Yes I agree and IMO, if you were to use 105 for instance for cutting 99% defects out of a car including and RDS several times I'd be very wary of strike through... Yes I may be being a little conservative here but it aint worth risking it 
I use DoDo Juice clay bars, they are very soft and easy to work with, I don't like hard clays because they feel like they are more likely to damage paint.
As for Iron X, I swear by the stuff, it's fantastic for cleaning wheels and calipers, however it is offensively expensive if you use it a lot like I do
A PTG will confirm how little of the clear you remove. Swirl removal will be 1 micron or less. You'll have 100+ of clear on there.
I ended up with:
Cherry
Golden State
Newport Newcar
Coconut
Trying the coconut, I did not follow instructions and could not really smell it.
So I started rotating them using a tissue. Just as I was doing it partner had to stamp on the brakes.
Nearly faceplanted the dash as I was sat forward a bit, and two bits shot on the floor other om my shirt. Needless to say my shirt needed a wash!
However it smells much stronger. They all smell nice! (especially cherry)
Decided to clay, polish and wax today.
Used Autoglym Clay, Super Resin Polish, Poorboy's Black Hole and Victoria Red Concours Wax.
Need a couple more coats tomorrow and will take some proper pics then (with tyre shine also), but here are a few teasers.
Used Autoglym Clay, Super Resin Polish, Poorboy's Black Hole and Victoria Red Concours Wax.
Need a couple more coats tomorrow and will take some proper pics then (with tyre shine also), but here are a few teasers.
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Lol what gittish parking
I have my Auto Finesse Tripple and C2V3 arrive today. Going to attack it tomorrow weather pending.
SNAP!! Looking like a good day tomorrow, up at 0600 to get cracking
I can't see it, perhaps I need specsavers?
Yep the wheels are going in for a touch up soon and calipers painted.
Let me know how you get on with the Tripple, might give that a go on the Scooby.
As for the parking, you can't park anywhere in the Wharf, it was there for 2 mins
Let me know how you get on with the Tripple, might give that a go on the Scooby.
As for the parking, you can't park anywhere in the Wharf, it was there for 2 mins
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