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Dan- HA! I expect they just drive 'em through the carwash like everybody else around here!

Dan- Yeah, my FK, and lately the GG Ceramic stuff, are as brightly reflective as I can stand. Everywhere I look these days I see vehicles that are just so shiny that I think...[EDIT!]..well, that look isn't for me. Heh heh, yeah#2, some houses can, uhm...eat your life before you know it.

Bull6791- Ah, you have the 845! OK, see what you think the car needs after you wash it and apply the 845. (I'm changing gears here now that I see why you're interested in 845/OptiSeal.) What do you plan to do with the G9 when you get it? What *issues* do you want to solve with it? With the...

Bull6791- I wish we had somehow responded to your initial Q differently...this has sorta gone down a rabbit-hole with all the different stuff being discussed but nothing actually getting done. We've never discussed the topics I consider truly important here: - what are your facilities...

Jacobpockros- Glad the GG stuff worked so well. IF that dash isn't leather, I'd use it on that too. I just used it on all the interior [synthetics] and it worked fine.

Bull6791- The process would be basically the same with a different LSP. I have no experience with OptiSeal and can't comment on it. You seem determined to use either 845 or the FK, so...OK, do that. If you decontaminate it, you'd better plan on doing some sort of correction before you do the...

Gotta log off soon...but the FK lasted so much longer than anything from Collinite that there was simply zero comparison. But, of course ;) one person here, who lived in AZ, found that the 845 lasted *longer* than the FK! Utterly opposite my experience (over many, many years!) but that's just...

Bull6791- Just saw your "can you.." post as I was about to log off...here's a quick take that oughta cover the bases OK: -Wash the car -Decontaminate if necessary (method and severity of contamination should determine whether it's part of the wash process or a separate step) The car should now...

Bull6791- IME, the primary benefits of FK1000P (now named Big White Marine or somesuch) are that it lasts longer than anything else I've used (except now-unavailable coatings) and protects so well against birds/bugs that I don't have to clean them off to prevent etching. Whole different...

Bull6791- Sorry about muddying the waters by mentioning that Einman Fabrik Clear Pearl. I sent some to Tyler (was it really *THAT* long ago?!? Oh man...) and couldn't help but mention it. Eh, never mind.... I've never tried the Collinite 520, just used their 845 and 476S. Those were among...

Risely- A G-wagon is pretty big....the spray would be enough work for Yours Truly even if I were a user of Coatings. Sounds like you're happy with it, so I wouldn't try to fix what isn't broken.

TGates- You ever try that EF Clear Pearl as a Drying Aid? And yeah...I *still* have another jug of it on the shelf! Bull6791- The short-answer is that you can use anything that won't mess with your LSP. SprayWax, Quick Detailers, Rinseless Washes...I've had great results with all of those...

Bull6791- FWIW, my guidelines for "when to reapply" are: 1) before it needs doing. Stay one step ahead by re-LSPing every now and then even though it's obviously not necessary. If you use something really quick and easy (e.g., SprayLSP as a Drying Aid) you can keep a car "just waxed" with...

Lonnie- Yeah, sigh...I *DO* have to break that iBrid out of its box and see what I think of it. I didn't end up needing it (or my G8 with the 1" conversion) the last time I did a Detail, but if I do the latest, uhm...accumulation...instead of just selling it (yeah, big "oops!" :o ) I'll sure...

I used the GG Ceramic Trim Restorer on some plastic interior bits that had the same appearance and it worked great, although some areas needed a few applications. Of course (disclaimer time!), that doesn't mean it'll work for anybody else's issues ;) But like their Rubber Prep, the Ceramic...

Remember to flush out the Fuel Filler Coves on vehicles that have them, especially the back side where the filler neck comes out going to the tank. Some vehicles even have foam in this area, and that can really get loaded up with salt.

Setec- Well, yeah...you got me searching for a way to incorporate the foamcannon into the undercar sprayer. And yeah, I do think about how to fabricate a means of combining that with the BHB too, that'd be ideal.

Setec- Thanks for mentioning that! I just now ordered the ToolDaily foamcannon setup to use with my DetailKing unit. *NOW* I oughta be all set!

Setec- Yes indeed, the right facilities do make all the difference. If I didn't have the current shop I'd just pay somebody to do this stuff (not that I can find anybody good, or they'd already be doing it ;) ). I just got this: https://www.detailking.com/products/under-carriage-cleaner-20...

Setec- Gee, that sounds like the Disposable Car approach that I can't quite bring myself to do with, well... anything.