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    Quote Originally Posted by Chopper280 View Post
    Makes me want to check my cabinets that are full of the old days products. Probably no good. I’ve thrown out a bunch of it already.
    None of my solvents have ever gone bad, though a few evaporated if they weren`t stored properly. My *OLD* (not just a decade or two) can of Wurth CleanSolv is still fine.

    Sigh..PrepSol, PreKleeno...all gone now..
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    Re: Is this crazy or genius

    Shoot, I am still using a gallon of Ditzler wax and grease remover from the 70`s. Now known as PPG. Worked fine for my painting projects. I just checked the price of PPG and it is still very reasonable for a gallon. Some things are just way over priced, Griots Rinseless wash and Wax being one of those.

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    Re: Is this crazy or genius

    Quote Originally Posted by Accumulator View Post
    None of my solvents have ever gone bad, though a few evaporated if they weren`t stored properly. My *OLD* (not just a decade or two) can of Wurth CleanSolv is still fine.

    Sigh..PrepSol, PreKleeno...all gone now..
    Klean Strip makes a good one at about $13.00 a gallon. Must be good since you cannot buy it in California

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    Re: Is this crazy or genius

    Had to throw away several bottles of 80’s early 90’s 3M polish, separated or dried. Had 2 5 gallon cans of lacquer thinner evaporate.
    I don’t throw away anything that I can save.
    Don’t buy large quantities of paint, bondo, or hardeners. They dry up quick.
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    Re: Is this crazy or genius

    Quote Originally Posted by Coleroad View Post
    I`ve been using the rust oleum for years myself. I don`t know if it`s any better or worse than anything else. I`ve not had a reason to try anything new. Like said above, before that it was prep sol.Is this crazy or genius-image.jpg

    I i have a bottle of this stuff too but i found that it left behind a greasy residue....was it just me? I have not tried anyting else but a good IPA 90% mixed with distilled water, which is still what i prefer.
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    Re: Is this crazy or genius

    Quote Originally Posted by Chopper280 View Post
    Stokdgs I used DuPont prep sol for many years when I was doing paint and body. The stuff couldn’t be beat!
    I ran out about 5 years ago. I have no idea why I switched products. Sometimes the old ways are still probably the best ways.
    Makes me want to check my cabinets that are full of the old days products. Probably no good. I’ve thrown out a bunch of it already.

    Chopper280 ---
    Yes ! We had gallons of Prep-Sol.. It always cleaned up everything from before primer spray to before paint and after that, a new tack rag, carefully wiped so it didnt stick to the panel..
    I was first the Apprentice and then the Journeyman Painter, so I have much experience as you sound like, as well....

    Sometimes, I would use acrylic enamel reducer on lacquer paint for clean up, and lacquer thinner on acrylic enamel paint for clean up...
    Long as you didnt get them mixed up, all was good..

    Saw all those candy paints and the more beautiful murano pearl paint.. Lots of extra Clear !!!

    Wow - life was much simpler back then... Everything came as Factory Pack Paint from Dupont, or the foreign stuff (Glasso, Glasurit), etc., for those European cars, etc...

    I got out of the bizz when they wanted me to use that nasty Urethane airplane paint.. That stuff was way too toxic for me..
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    He makes good and valid points in the video. A bottle of Eraser that tipped over in a box eventually leaked and stained the box and subsequently the carpet underneath is in blue. On the other hand, I would question if Carpro would knowingly add anything to Eraser that would defeat it`s purpose in creating a clean surface for it`s coatings.
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    Re: Is this crazy or genius

    CarPro and gyeon (both Korean companies) source their paint/coat prep bulk chemicals from the same manufacturer (tac systems in Korea). The blends vary slightly by what dyes the retail companies mix in.
    Both are good products but are not silly strong. This way pple cant do too much damage when using them.

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    Re: Is this crazy or genius

    Quote Originally Posted by RZJZA80 View Post
    ...I would question if Carpro would knowingly add anything to Eraser that would defeat it`s purpose in creating a clean surface for it`s coatings.
    I`ll admit that I think that about the different Coating vendors too. I can see why it could be naive, and with some advocating IPA (which I never find all that good as a Detailing solvent) I can and wonder what they`re thinking...but still, if something compromises the selling points I`d think they could just recommend something else that doesn`t instead.

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    Re: Is this crazy or genius

    21.00 a gallon. Body shop use so you know it`s removing everything. Just an example. I`m sure if you check your local auto body shop supply store they would have it.

    https://www.autobodytoolmart.com//kl...hoC0JwQAvD_BwE
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    Re: Is this crazy or genius

    I have two (2) different body shop prep pre-VOC era solvents from PPG (Pittsburg Paint & Glass):
    DX-440 Ditz-O® Grease and Wax Remover
    DX-330 Acryla-Clean® Grease and Wax Remover

    I`ve used them to remove OEM door hinge grease before waxing door jams and they work pretty good on vehicles with very dried-on wax left in emblem cracks and crevices, although it MUST be used judiciously on emblems attached with self-backed adhesives. Wish I could still get these solvents, but majority-rules public-induced legislation for health-and-safety and the environment take precedence over my detailing product preferences.

    I find that 90% IPA is a cheap and effective prep solvent, especially in cool weather, as it evaporates nicely. The "problem" is that after HOURS of compounding and polishing, wiping off the TSO`s (Trade-Secret Oils) used as a lubricant and suspension agent in these polishes with a product that has absolutely NO lubricants in it can cause, as Accumulator has pointed out, micro marring, not to mention the abrasive micro-dust left behind from compounding and polishing. I think it is one of the reasons many top detailers WASH the vehicle again after polishing. I never have washed a vehicle after polishing (it IS sometimes tempting after using dust-prone M105), but then again I detail run-of-the-mill daily drivers, not museum-quality, concourse d`elegance-ready, 6-figure valued show cars (phew, what a mouth-full!). My thinking the McKee`s37 N-914 rinseless wash might be a good compromise and alternative.
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    Initially I wondered about the colors of the cleaning chemicals but figured the experts here would have seen issues if there was any. I still think the color in chemicals are leaving behind something on the surface but it doesn`t affect what I need out of my car.

    *As a side note I use red Chem Guys MF towels and the red colorant definitely is left behind b/c my blue polishing pads are turning pink.

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    Re: Is this crazy or genius

    Quote Originally Posted by Lonnie View Post
    I have two (2) different body shop prep pre-VOC era solvents from PPG (Pittsburg Paint & Glass):
    DX-440 Ditz-O® Grease and Wax Remover
    DX-330 Acryla-Clean® Grease and Wax Remover

    I`ve used them to remove OEM door hinge grease before waxing door jams and they work pretty good on vehicles with very dried-on wax left in emblem cracks and crevices, although it MUST be used judiciously on emblems attached with self-backed adhesives. Wish I could still get these solvents, but majority-rules public-induced legislation for health-and-safety and the environment take precedence over my detailing product preferences.

    I find that 90% IPA is a cheap and effective prep solvent, especially in cool weather, as it evaporates nicely. The "problem" is that after HOURS of compounding and polishing, wiping off the TSO`s (Trade-Secret Oils) used as a lubricant and suspension agent in these polishes with a product that has absolutely NO lubricants in it can cause, as Accumulator has pointed out, micro marring, not to mention the abrasive micro-dust left behind from compounding and polishing. I think it is one of the reasons many top detailers WASH the vehicle again after polishing. I never have washed a vehicle after polishing (it IS sometimes tempting after using dust-prone M105), but then again I detail run-of-the-mill daily drivers, not museum-quality, concourse d`elegance-ready, 6-figure valued show cars (phew, what a mouth-full!). My thinking the McKee`s37 N-914 rinseless wash might be a good compromise and alternative.
    I use the McKee`s at paint prep ratio for my first wipe down to remove the majority of everything left behind after polishing. It has great lubricants. It also flashes fairly slowly, but completely.

    I alway do a final wipe with a dedicated panel wipe product before coating though. I coat ever car I do and would really hate to see a coating fail because I only used this to prep the paint before coating. One of these times I`m going to have to go ahead and give it A shot.

    When you buy 914 by the gallon it makes the cost of using it as a paint prep one of the least expensive.
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