Tell me why

[Old Pirate]

Just wait till your down here for DF and see all the products before hand and then get the ones you want and have them ship home. Don`t forget the great time you will have here and meeting many members from the forum also.

[Blacktruckowner]

Just wait till your down here for DF and see all the products before hand and then get the ones you want and have them ship home. Don`t forget the great time you will have here and meeting many members from the forum also.

Sorry what is DF, lost me on this one. Would like to meet people when I`m down there.

[Blacktruckowner]

I know I`m going to stick with xmt360 stuff. I washed my truck last Friday and used the xmt360 spray wax. This morning it was a little dirty so I rinsed it off, went to p/u the wife and she asked if I had washed the truck again. She was surprised it looked so clean and shiny.

[rzatch]

So would it not be best to start with the pc to get out the tough stuff, then use the xmt 360 after all the scratches are gone. I don`t mind spending some time every other month on making it look good. If I just used the xmt360 after would I need to use anything else with it. I wish we had classes like you guys have down there in Florida.

You will find that after you have spent the time initially after that it will be much easier to maintain it. That is assuming that you take care of it which it sounds like you do.

[BIOLINK]

I have a bottle of XMT360 but haven`t tried it on an entire car yet. I did one test panel and was happy with what I saw. I ended up using another AIO on the entire car because I didn`t have time for the learning curve of a new product.

As a side note, I eagerly await news that the BF AIO is more than a rumor.

[Blacktruckowner]

Just wait till your down here for DF and see all the products before hand and then get the ones you want and have them ship home. Don`t forget the great time you will have here and meeting many members from the forum also.

I think I know what DF stands for and I don`t get down to Florida till April 7th in the afternoon and leave the morning of the 14th.

[rzatch]

Detail Fest

[Thomas Dekany]

It is just the pro in me - I apologize. However, I did read everything.

My point was: we never just rinse the car off and drive away. I think that is a very goal lesson to learn. At least I thought so when I first started out.

Remember the water spots once the sun starts inspecting it for you.

[Blacktruckowner]

thanks now you are teaching me something, so no matter what I should dry my truck and not dry it on the highway.

[Thomas Dekany]

NO - the lesson is to NOT JUST HOSE OFF THE CAR:

Either you do a normal wash with car soap, clean mitt, 2 buckets etc... or you leave that paint dirty, until you can wash it properly.

thanks now you are teaching me something, so no matter what I should dry my truck and not dry it on the highway.

[Concours.John]

I enjoy personally the fact that I DONT CARE. I bought a Disco 2 to see what it can do. Bushes brush have at it, as long as it gets to the top of a trail I`m happy. I try to not let it get too bad. Fall on the roof not so good. If you see my vehicle you would never know what I do for a living. My vehicle is my release from always making everyone elses perfect. I can see trying to keep your DD as nice ad possible but it should not take away from the important things in life.

John.. Prepared to get slammed

[rzatch]

Concours.John I agree with you to a point. I like my stuff to look as nice as I can possibly keep it but at the same time I don`t want to be a slave to it either.

[Rocket]

I think the key is to be realistic. If you drive a vehicle every day it`s going to have imperfections. That`s part of life. Use proper wash technique and you can minimize swirls and marring.

I like to keep my cars clean and I do what I can to keep the paint swirl free but it`s going to happen regardless of all the precautions you take. I have 3 cars to keep up with and I won`t spend every weekend trying to make them look perfect. I think I would lose the enjoyment I find in detailing if I tried to keep my daily drivers defect free

[BobbyG]

Many of the new 1-step products do a pretty nice job. The main objective I see is it meeting your goals in both time and personal satisfaction.

While most of these products perform to some level they in most cases will not equal the performance of a multistage correction. That said, if your car is properly maintained and cares for you might find yourself using one maybe twice annually and an occasional clay & wax to spruce things up a bit.

• Understand where your finish is today
• Set realistic expectations
• Test a couple of products
• Pull the trigger and begin..

[Thomas Dekany]

Listen, I am not one to talk, but reading the OPs posts, he seems to want to drive a black car that looks very good. In THAT case at least, you DO NOT just rinse a car down and drive OR rinse and dry. If you don`t car about the condition of the paint? By all means go ahead and trash the car. So if that is the case, why would he be on a detailing forum?

How my car looks in the winter here most of the time and I detail for a living



Finally there was a day that wasn`t rainy and wasn`t too cold

I enjoy personally the fact that I DONT CARE. I bought a Disco 2 to see what it can do. Bushes brush have at it, as long as it gets to the top of a trail I`m happy. I try to not let it get too bad. Fall on the roof not so good. If you see my vehicle you would never know what I do for a living. My vehicle is my release from always making everyone elses perfect. I can see trying to keep your DD as nice ad possible but it should not take away from the important things in life.

John.. Prepared to get slammed