wizardofahs
04-10-2002, 07:38 PM
Today i tried a new (to me) detailing product, the toothbrush. To my suprise i found an old one in my bathroom, it was an Oral-B. (sorry for the pic quality)
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/brush1.jpg
I wasn`t sure what to do since it was my first time, so i grabed a white cotton towel, and a bucket. I filled the bucket about 1/3 full with water and then added some dawn (this became a good choice).
My plan was to use the brush in hard to reach areas like between body panels, under trim, side modlings, and emblems in the back.
My Procedure: I diped the brush in the dawn solution then put the tip of the toothbrush into the crevice i was working with. I then use a back and forth motion (with the crevice, not against), to loosen the dirt inside it. I found that the toothbrush doesn`t work well as a stand alone product. The best results were obtained using it in pair with the towell. I would use the toothbrush to losen the dirt, and then put the edge of the towell inside, to wipe the dirt away.
Here is the product in action:
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/brush2.jpg
The manufacture states that you should brush for about 5 minutes, i`ve found that if you want to do a decent job, you should expect to spend at least 40 minutes or more.
Pros:
The toothbrush/towell combo is so far the only way i`ve found to really attack these hard to reach areas.
Using the dawn was a great choice, a lot of the gunk in the areas was old wax and polish, the dawn helped to break this stuff up for easy removal.
Cons:
when the brush touched the paint it did leave noticble marring, I tried calling around, and looking online, but i haven`t yet been able to find a 100% cotton or microfiber version. Untill then the best way to overcome this is to use the product prior to the swirl removal and polishing. The marring is very aparent, but easy to cover up with SMR or a similar product.
Overall i was very impressed with the product. Most of the downsides can be overcome simply by changing your method. I do plan on using the system again.
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/brush1.jpg
I wasn`t sure what to do since it was my first time, so i grabed a white cotton towel, and a bucket. I filled the bucket about 1/3 full with water and then added some dawn (this became a good choice).
My plan was to use the brush in hard to reach areas like between body panels, under trim, side modlings, and emblems in the back.
My Procedure: I diped the brush in the dawn solution then put the tip of the toothbrush into the crevice i was working with. I then use a back and forth motion (with the crevice, not against), to loosen the dirt inside it. I found that the toothbrush doesn`t work well as a stand alone product. The best results were obtained using it in pair with the towell. I would use the toothbrush to losen the dirt, and then put the edge of the towell inside, to wipe the dirt away.
Here is the product in action:
http://www.mines.edu/students/p/pfchrist/brush2.jpg
The manufacture states that you should brush for about 5 minutes, i`ve found that if you want to do a decent job, you should expect to spend at least 40 minutes or more.
Pros:
The toothbrush/towell combo is so far the only way i`ve found to really attack these hard to reach areas.
Using the dawn was a great choice, a lot of the gunk in the areas was old wax and polish, the dawn helped to break this stuff up for easy removal.
Cons:
when the brush touched the paint it did leave noticble marring, I tried calling around, and looking online, but i haven`t yet been able to find a 100% cotton or microfiber version. Untill then the best way to overcome this is to use the product prior to the swirl removal and polishing. The marring is very aparent, but easy to cover up with SMR or a similar product.
Overall i was very impressed with the product. Most of the downsides can be overcome simply by changing your method. I do plan on using the system again.