yeah, I am old, fat and slow now lol takes me a day and a half min. to do a full detail. Thats why I am anal about what touches my paint lol I prefer to do good upkeep vs polishing shitty marks out of the paint.

dang ive not used a rotary before. those things are quick to burn through the clear. :D

yah, that's about the pace im going too. then when you do like wheel wells and stuff, that takes up like 2hrs easy.

when i qd my car every week, i clean the brake calipers too when im done cleaning my wheels. i like clean calipers. :D

I was looking at a small RO for door jams and such. What 3" model/brand you use?

Heh, they are easier than you think. The hardest part is learning which way to move and the speed of moving. Fight it and you are going to have a bad time lol easy, fluid motions with right amount of polish and its pretty easy.

griots. :icon17:

and for even smaller areas i use a Kiwi shoe polish applicator and do it by hand. :D

yah, im just going to stick with my random orbitals. :icon17: unless i do more painting work and use it with compound.

:tup:

I'm still pissed I had to park my poor Z in the rain while my garage door got installed. I haven't had a chance to clean it up since then. :mad:

It's waaaaay beyond dusting with quick detailer, but I didn't actually drive it except for a few feet, no puddles or anything, so it's not really "get the hose and spotless rinse stuff out" dirty either.

I was thinking I'd do Griot's waterless - it's just some dust/pollen from the rainwater, should be OK, right? I have a 32-oz bottle I bought to try it out since you recommended it.

I cut up pads and glue them to wood Shish-kabob skewers lol can make them any shape and get into really tight spots like between emblem letters :tup:

yah definitely try the spray-on car wash. thing is an absolute must-have :tup:

I used this the other day after getting caught in the rain and having waterspots all over it the next day. Was very easy to use and left no marring. I went through about 25 MF towels doing the car.

:rofl2: gotta make sure you dont accidentally place it in your mouth thinkin it's a marshmallow over a camp fire.

yah, the water u dont use to wash/rinse the car, u use with your washing machine after the work is done. lol lots of towels to wash!

Speaking of MF towels, the 15 I ordered the other day just showed up :tup:

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detail detail detail... :barf: <= madwi eats a foam pad on kabob stick

In fact I ordered a gallon jug of it today too.

:tup:

u like a store (once again) :rofl2:

I just wanted a snack!

yah, i go through that and speedshine fast! :tup:

Pretty much! I tossed about 10 gallon jugs of stuff I havent touched in a couple years this spring. Of course my bug remover was amungst them :mad: lol I did end up ordering the wizards stuff to try though.

yah, detailing makes me HUNGRY! good time for a nice charburger and cheeze fries. :yum:

in fact, i had that last night. :yum: was delish :yum:

yah, that BugRelease does help remove bugs. i do an initial rinse, spray the bumper and side mirrors. give it a nice soaking..3min? then shampoo with a mitt.

easy off. i only use it when i need it.

I normally get a lot of bug suicide though living out in the country. A small price to pay though.

BLTs tonight. :yum:

yah, especially if u have Xpel Ultimate no issue. small marring will eventually disappear as it self-heals. :D


:yum: nice~

My favorite combo with the rotary is:
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Perfect finish before sealant/wax. :tup:

wow, with the thin clear unless i must use polish i use a product call Prima Amigo.

it's a glaze (filler) that makes the surface flat. works great to hide haze and minor swirls. :D

Megs. #3 Machine glaze, that stuff will cover darn near anything for a week :icon17:

I have only had to polish the Z once, right after I got it. Theclear/paint is so thin I am so cautious to keep it blemish free for as long as possible.
The 3m is a final polish and is hardly abrasive and the blue waffle pad doesnt generate a lot of heat and is very soft. I shudder to htink of having to run a heavy polish/pad combo on the Z.

damn you:postwhore:s

dude.

rage in a cage!!!!

:rock::rock:

painus in YOUR anus!!!!

:rock::rock:

:rofl2::rofl2::rofl2:

I thought I would pad my post count a bit today :icon17:

Knocking at mr EW doorstep :rock: :stirthepot:

Whats up Nis? :hello:

So this just happened as I was cruising around
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