OK, looks like I`ll have all my supplies for this Saturday for my 1st detailing job (please rain...please rain...please rain...lol).
Just a couple of last-2nd questions on my mind:
(1) When applying stuff by hand or by PC, is it necessary to cover vinly and rubber with masking tape? I won`t be going over it directly, but yeah, maybe the pad in hand I am using or the PC`s pad goes over it or some stuff splatters. Or should I just worry about clay and abrasives, and not the final applications like Klasse AIO or my Poorboys final layer (whatever it`s called, sorry I forgot).
(2) Ditto the headlights/taillights....do you guys mask them off partially? Does it depend on what you`re using? I guess any SSR`s wouldn`t be good for them, but would a little wax or final coating be fatal?
(3) Any thoughts on that Rain-X product I used years ago? Still OK -- I want something quick and simple for the windows, otherwise I`ll just wash it only.
(4) I`m using Microfiber pads on the car itself and will use PVA sponges on my wheels (at least until 1 MF pad is worn down to the point where I use it for the wheels). Any problems with using the PVA on the wheels?
It`s amazing to me all the concern with using stuff -- MF, PVA, towels, etc -- that won`t scratch. Heck, when I had a Corvette in the late 1980`s the only thing I worried about then was not using Brillo or something like that (lol). Anything else was deemed OK; dirty and worn-out sponges would be used on the wheels, new ones strictly for the body. That was all you needed to keep straight in your mind. I used to get wax over the edges of the rubber and lights all the time and never noticed any damage. But maybe I was just lucky -- or not particularly attentive.
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