What did you do detailing wise today?

[The Guz]

Anyone know about these paint meters. I need to get one soon. I just booked two coating jobs and one of them has been painted about 6 months ago.




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I was looking at the HighLine one Autopia sells but never has in stock. Hmm.

I eventually need an affordable one as well


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This one is decent. You can actually find it pretty cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/Paint-Coating...t+gauge+DT+156

[CerceS550]

This one is decent. You can actually find it pretty cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/Paint-Coating...t+gauge+DT+156

That`s the one I bought and returned. It would keep a zero and I tested spots on my car twice after calibration and they were way off from each other.

It also put little dents in the calibration disks so I can only imagine what it was doing to the paint.


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[The Guz]

That`s the one I bought and returned. It would keep a zero and I tested spots on my car twice after calibration and they were way off from each other.

It also put little dents in the calibration disks so I can only imagine what it was doing to the paint.


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Have not had an issue with the one I got. Seems to work fine for me.

[Buster906]

Follow up to my post on page 427. I conducted a waterless wash on my truck. A heavy rain storm occurred a few days ago. Did some freeway driving. Never in my time of detailing vehicles has my truck been so dirty from rain and Hydro Blue. Usually when I waterless wash, I do not have to wait before I wipe. This time I had to wait for the layer of filth to be broke down for easy removal. The shine is still there. The next evaluation will be how well Hydro Blue can repell daily contaminants in the air.

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[Nizmo]

First oil change on the GTI today at 1400 miles, so needed to spruce up the engine bay.



Decided the whole car deserved it. Its been outside for a couple weeks and was really dusty. Natty`s Blue really does look better after a couple of weeks.









Now to focus my attention on our newly acquired black Jeep.... Ugh.

[Civicclutch]

So got all prepped for a coating job I`m doing Saturday. Got clean towels folded and put away cart top emptied and reset and new side baskets for cart temporally modded and installed onto cart till they can permanently be modded


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[Bunky]

I purchased a 75 ft. Flexilla hose. I have not had a chance to use (was purchased more for yard). It is definitely softer than a traditional hose but it claims it does resist kinking under pressure. A regularly hose that has a stiff wall actually is not es easy to unkink once it has kinked. We shall see. The fittings do not seem any better than other hoses.

[jrock645]

D.C. A quick rinseless on my car. Fusion spray as drying aid, then wipe down with V07. Dressed tires with the Opti stuff. Took about 45 minutes. Feels good to have that pollen off of there!

[mnehls86]

I purchased a 75 ft. Flexilla hose. I have not had a chance to use (was purchased more for yard). It is definitely softer than a traditional hose but it claims it does resist kinking under pressure. A regularly hose that has a stiff wall actually is not es easy to unkink once it has kinked. We shall see. The fittings do not seem any better than other hoses.

If that doesn`t work out for you I got the 100` Stanley hose that Swanicyouth recommended a while back. It is very well made, never gets hard and under pressure will not kink. I love it.

[Ancient_1]

A 2-step polish (menz 400&3800) topped with CSL&EXO

[BudgetPlan1]

Finished polishing off last year`s coating (M205/Flex/white Force pad), decon`d again with Sonax Fallout remover (love the bottle/spray top...smell not overpowering even doing in garage) and got thru 1/2 the car with Rupes 15, Rupes white pad, Rupes Ultra Fine Polish. I swear the finish never looked this good before. The metallic is really coming out and gloss really popping after the Rupes. Easy, quick going compared to all those vans I been doing. Hopefully the Kamikaze really brings it all together...ISM has anecdotal reputation of really bringing metallic paints glow...we`ll see.

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[trashmanssd]

Gave the Camaro its first bath after getting its new tires. Winter is over garage queen season begins again.

[path1976]

The younger kids and I did a quick rinseless wash with McGee`s N-914 on the bikes. I think they need more practice before they can go pro!


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[Civicclutch]

A 2-step polish (menz 400&3800) topped with CSL&EXO

That`s one nice Indian friend


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[kevincwelch]

Beautiful day in Chicago. I transferred all my detailing products out of the basement and into the garage.

I`ve rearranged the cabinets. It`s now organized to cleaning tasks. Top shelf consists of LSP and coatings with their coordinated MFs. Second shelf is washing and cleaning. Third shelf is interior. Bottom is bulk.

On the other side, there is polish and prep. Second shelf is tires and wheels.





It will stay that organized for a couple of days and then become a mess.

Ready to dispense:




Tires cleaned with D103 and the Tuf Shine. Final clean with TW cleaner:



Going on today:



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