What did you do detailing wise today?

**kevincwelch** · 09-05-2016, 08:22 PM

Washed the cars today. Felt good since it`s been over two weeks since they were both addressed.

Power washed the S and then did a 2BW with Gyeon Bathe+. The hood was a mess with some water spots that came out after with Gyeon WaterSpot. I think it got rid of the Kamikaze Over Coat though since the hood wasn`t beading up like it did before. No problem. A round of Wet Coat on the car. Applied Over Coat on the hood. Dressed the tires with a bit of Sonax gel. Interior completed with Kenotek Vinyl and Leather Cleaner.

Foamed up the Highlander with CarPro HydroFoam. Topped/dried the car with Adams H2O Guard and Gloss. Tires dressed with BF AIO. Windows with DG Rain Repel.

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**512detail** · 09-05-2016, 08:50 PM

Found the Jazz Blue

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**ShawnF350** · 09-05-2016, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by The Guz

I was not impressed with it. Seems gimicky like most strip washes. I have another test that I will be doing now that I polished off the hood and used all Adams protection products on the hood.

I use Turtle Wax Max Power to strip clean.
I think it`s a winner for the price. If you don`t think it has the lubricity, just add a touch of what u like.

**Angus** · 09-06-2016, 07:26 AM

Shaved down a Flex 4 3/8 BP to 4" allowing it to accept 5" LC Hybrid pads (backing is 4"). Given the failures I`ve seen of LC Interchangeable BP system I didn`t want to risk it happening to me.

**Migue** · 09-06-2016, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by Angus

Shaved down a Flex 4 3/8 BP to 4" allowing it to accept 5" LC Hybrid pads (backing is 4"). Given the failures I seen of LC Interchangeable BP system I didn`t want to risk it happening to me.

I did this with the stock BP so that I could use the LC 5.5" pads. The edges did not come out as clean as yours but it`s been working great, the 4 3/8" BP was starting to damage my 5.5" pads so right now it`s decommissioned until I find use for it.

What was your process to shave your BP?

**Angus** · 09-06-2016, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by Migue

I did this with the stock BP so that I could use the LC 5.5" pads. The edges did not come out as clean as yours but it`s been working great, the 4 3/8" BP was starting to damage my 5.5" pads so right now it`s decommissioned until I find use for it.

What was your process to shave your BP?

Good to hear yours is working great! The reason the edges on mine look clean is because I have access to a lathe. I used a coarse file to shave down the hard plastic, then a fine file to smooth the foam out, and finally a utility knife to trim off the excess BP velcro. It was a bit of PIA but came out great in the end.

**Mary B** · 09-06-2016, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by Migue

Brandt- just keep repeating "they`re not paying flawless" and it gets easier.

Mary- thank you, I have a bottle of that Sonax BSD coming in this week and I`m very excited to try it out. I`m going to test it on my car`s old hood I removed to replace , I knew it would come in handy one day and this is it, gonna use it to test some of these "quick" spray waxes/selants for average durability.

Here are some pics after a rain, BSD drivers, BF pass.

BSD side

BF side

And trunk

I like the looks of the BSD. One thing is I had to use a
Good fluffy towel or it was grabby

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**PA DETAILER** · 09-06-2016, 01:32 PM

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DP poli coat paint sealant.

**Ronkh** · 09-06-2016, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by Mary B

Here are some pics after a rain, BSD drivers, BF pass.

BSD side

BF side

And trunk

I like the looks of the BSD. One thing is I had to use a
Good fluffy towel or it was grabby

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BSD is kinda grabby, but does a GREAT job

**Migue** · 09-06-2016, 01:49 PM

how are you all approaching application ? Spray/spread/buff off?

**Ronkh** · 09-06-2016, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by Migue

how are you all approaching application ? Spray/spread/buff off?

That`s how I did it.

**512detail** · 09-06-2016, 05:52 PM

Labor day project...Writeup coming eventually...

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**Migue** · 09-08-2016, 04:11 PM

Gave my Corolla a RW and tested out my new LC Blue Sponge, not sure how i feel about it yet. Topped with Mckee`s 37 Fast Wax as drying aid. Unfortunately I got some solvent pop from the repaint job, but it`s something I can live with it since i didn`t pay a lot for the work.

Also running a test on some spray "waxes" on an old test panel , will provide more details after the fist week or 2 go by.