Alcohol rub down OR not?

**Don2000g** · 03-18-2002, 07:55 AM

The finish looks very impressive. Reminds me of some of Tim`s pics of his black truck. Keep up the great work! Laters

03-18-2002, 05:34 PM

Thanks William, Clean dean, Chris and don. It is you guys that keep me motivated in keeping my car looking sharp. Thanks again. :up

**bjwebster** · 03-18-2002, 08:30 PM

Looks Great..I know all about black mls, klasse, swirls..ahhhhh makes me feel like I need to go wax!

03-18-2002, 08:39 PM

yea BJ I wanna see some pics of yours and JohnN`s ML, why am I the only one representing

**bjwebster** · 03-18-2002, 08:57 PM

Hmmm...

**bjwebster** · 03-18-2002, 08:58 PM

**bjwebster** · 03-18-2002, 08:59 PM

And There You Have It!

03-18-2002, 09:03 PM

wow! looking good man, what kind of products do you use?

**bjwebster** · 03-18-2002, 09:16 PM

The first pic is present state.

That is aio, sg, sg, sg, Pinnacle souveran

Pic 2

Gold Class A long long time ago

Pic 3

Zymol, prior to klasse

Pic 4 and 5

Present state with klasse

Tires Vinylex

303 Interior

I will take some new pics soon, I have different wheels on it now!

**imported_jlineman** · 04-28-2011, 10:49 AM

I am kind of new to this, after not doing any of this, for a while, other than waxing the car and ran across the subject of rubbing down your paint with a 50/50 mix of alcohol and water after polishing to remove all the polish oils before applying a glaze or sealant. I am planning on detailing the wife`s car, wash to strip everything, clay, polish, glaze and then sealant. I want to polish with Blackfire Gloss Enhancing Polish ( which claims to have a sealant in it ) and then apply Chemical Guys EZ-Creme Glaze before applying Blackfire Wet Diamond Sealant. After I polish do I need to or should I wipe the paint down with Alcohol before applying the glaze?
Appreciate any advice.

**CarbonCrew** · 04-28-2011, 11:29 AM

Hopefully the OP doesn`t mind, but I`d like to ask a question along the same lines. As alcohol comes in various dilutions, what is recommend? 70%, 90% Iso, with how much water?

**never gone** · 04-28-2011, 12:01 PM

Couple things. When I do the 50/50 wipe down, it`s just while I`m polishing to make sure I`ve actually corrected the paint and not just masked some of the fine swirls with the oils that are in some polishes. Once done polishing I wash the car and I wouldn`t recommend putting the glaze down first because when you use a sealant, most will agree you want it going on fresh clean paint for better bonding and longevity. Once you`ve sealed the car feel free to lay down a glaze or wax at that point but definitely sealant before glaze. Just in case it wasn`t clear, I do a alcohol water mix of 50/50.

**imported_firebird** · 04-28-2011, 12:14 PM

Alcohol rub down sounds like a back rub which sounds wonderful! Saying alcohol (IPA) wipedown is detailing talk! Interesting thread as I was wondering the exact same thing.
never gone, thanks for your input but interestingly I heard you use the glaze before sealant. Other people have done that process with much success. So now I don`t question the IPA wipedown, I question if glaze goes before sealant or sealant before glaze. I too plan to use BF Enhancing polish, EZ creme glaze and then BFWD.

**bmw5541** · 04-28-2011, 12:18 PM

As long as you use an Acrylic based glaze (like EZCreme Glaze), you will have no problem with the sealant bonding to the glaze. If you put a glaze over the sealant, it will only last until it rains next.

**mikenap** · 04-28-2011, 12:43 PM

Just a heads up for those that are wanting to use Blackfire Gloss Enhancing Polish followed by EZ-creme glaze: they are VERY similar products, glazes with cleaners in them. They are both non-abrasive so won`t offer any real correction. I don`t see any benefit in using both products, the cleaners in one will most likely remove the "glaze" of the other.