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Formerly the "Best Detailer", now just Super Wax Waster Man. Not necessarily tactful, but normally right. It`s good to be da King !!!Post Thanks / Like - 1 Likes, 0 Thanks, 0 DislikesBoden liked this post
Boden, looks like you will fit in here just fine! Lol
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Boden- Thanks for the good responses to my earlier post.
Yeah, that whole Layering thing *can* be a hornet`s nest! Some people sure get, uhm....invested....in their opinions.
FWIW, I almost *always* just use clay to remove tar/etc, and if I use the right clay (Sonus SFX) and the right techniques (very VERY gentle/careful..stroke-by-stroke, inch-by-inch, kneading constantly) I don`t have to reLSP. I can`t remember the last time I used a solvent to clean off tar, must`ve been back in the 1990s or something. But yeah, that does trash the clay pretty fast.
Bugs/etc. come off easily enough with a little 1Z Anti-Insekt presoak, and as long as I don`t let it dwell too long that won`t mess with my LSP either.
I generally don`t bother cleaing off bird-bombs as they don`t etch through my LSPs.
We might just be dealing with completely different situations, especially as I`m only doing my own vehicles. And as you can tell, I work kinda hard at *not* having to reLSP. Just doing a quick maintenance wash ("quick" for me is at least 5 hours of hard work) is enough, don`t want to do *anything* more if I can help it.
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You guys who think 5 hours is long....heh heh, I can`t help but wonder how anybody can do what I do in less time.
JustJesus- Well, I seem to recall that at one time you weren`t spending much time on stuff like the springs on the backside of wiper arms All such stuff takes a few moments and those moments add up (e.g., how many surfaces ya think there are on an A8`s trunk hinges? How many individual slots in the grilles? And then there`s undercarriage....). A whole lotta vehicles would probably be easier, and thus much quicker, to do than mine.
Boden- Well, none of my vehicles are what I`d consider a "work truck" so it might just be apples/oranges and IMO some vehicles are simply appliances. Heh heh, this has me thinking how some guys here are all Autopian about their lawn/etc. equipment whereas I simply couldn`t care less and wouldn`t wax such stuff for anything.
Current Fave LSP: Most of our vehicles are now wearing FK1000P, and sooner or later I`ll put it on most of the others...maybe *all* of `em, even the Jag. Durable and very protective, simply kills every other LSP I`ve ever used and does so without needing very many layers/applications.
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I wasn`t surprised by the 5 hr thing. Makes sense to me. Heck, I`ve spent hundreds of hours restoring a old motorcycle which is mostly taking them apart, cleaning the bits and reassembling.
Thinking about it, I flew out and detailed my dads A7 for his birthday last fall and took ~14hrs. He`s getting a little to old to do it himself
I`ll have to give the FK1000p a go. Actually, y`all have inspired me to tidy up the old truck. I`m gonna need a lot of clay
Boden- Good on you for taking on your Dad`s A7.
Regarding the truck, actually I *really* like such details. No question of getting it Perfect, just making a well-used tool more pleasant to keep on using...sorta like the old motorcycles or cleaning a well-worn tool after you`ve used it. Even if the cosmetics don`t matter to you, most stuff that ya rely on is better when it`s clean, especially something like a vehicle where leaks/visible wear/etc. can be important to spot early. Like.... a filthy undercarriage/engine compartment can hide a lot of nasty surprised that`re about to change your life. And Service Techs have a different attitude towards vehicles that scream "the owner knows every inch of this thing!"
Rather than knocking yourself out with a lot of claying, you could use the Prep Towels that some here like (IF you`re planning to do a lot of correction anyhow) or do the chemical decontamination that I prefer. I`ve used both ValuGard`s ABC and the considerably more potent/less idiot-proof stuff from FinishKare, and nowadays there are others on the market too.
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Oh, I`ve got a plan for the truck. Bit of a comic "redneck detail video review" using plumbers putty "clay", bottom of a mouse pad "clay", bit of fun with a belt sander and few other bad ideas I`ve seen floating around the web. I`m going to have some fun. (Don`t worry I`ll use stunt paint)
Heh heh heh...sounds like you and I, uhm....have the two opposite ends of a few spectrums covered
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On my own daily driver, i still don`t But yeah, I do more steps these days when I`m giving a car a [more] proper wash.
My wife`s, her`s gets treated better. I spent 5 hours just doing her interior. Tried to touch, clean, protect every surface on that thing. I did forget the headliner, though.
First off, Welcome!
Sorry to thread jack, but did someone say `old motorcycles`?
I have a client with several `special` bikes including the one below - a new old-stock 1956 MV Agusta racing bike. We started prepping them for eventual sale at auction, and he is letting me document and assist with the task.
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Ride it, I haven`t even straddled it! Those are the original tires, so nothing more than pushing it around for detailing and pictures. The front tire has a break in the sidewall on the other side, but we can hide it OK for pictures. He lets the air out of them once it is put away for a few days.
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