Chemicals

# gallons of chemicals

  • 1-3 gallons

    Votes: 7 23.3%

  • 3-5 gallons

    Votes: 8 26.7%

  • 5-10 gallons

    Votes: 14 46.7%

  • I use 55gal drums

    Votes: 1 3.3%
  • Total voters
    30
Would you put Xpel on a two year old car ?

My wife's car has just a few chips that can be repaired and I wonder about investing in Xpel.

Do you have to strip Klasse before applying it?
 
I've thought about this myself......

How do you prep the surface? i.e. wax... etc.



Once the product is on will it retain a good shine?

How do you keep it looking good?



Intermezzo....

My so called personal attack was nothing more than venting at his stereotyping.

I think his attack was a little more flagrant.



Again I've let this go...... do the same.

SW
 
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by F1Crazy [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>Would you put Xpel on a two year old car ?
My wife's car has just a few chips that can be repaired and I wonder about investing in Xpel.
Do you have to strip Klasse before applying it? [/b]</blockquote>
Yes, you have to remove all protectants from the panels you wish to cover with XPEL in order to achieve the best bonding. A two year old car would benefit if you plan of keep the car a long time because the tiny pits and chips are just going to get worse and worse. The XPEL also works great on headlights.

Sfiveten,

Yeah, this was gettin kinda petty. No need for anymore of this. :up

Prep the surface the way you normally would to make it as free of surface imperfections as you can. Make sure you are happy with the way it looks, because it's going to look like that for a long time. Then wash it with something strong enough like ABC or Dawn or even spray isopropyl alcohol on it to completely remove any oils that might have been placed there from prepping.

Too keep it looking good, the same rules apply as they do on normal clearcoat...except you would never want (or need) to use an abrasive on it. Bugs and other particles will wipe right off. Keep a layer of protectant on it to keep it shiny.

Also, if you haven't already, do a search under XPEL and you'll find a lot of info from people who have been using XPEL for a lot longer than I have.

HTH
 
Thanks for the input Intermezzo330I.



I'm really starting to consider this. I will have to get the hood repainted or do some serious touch up first though.

thanks,

SW

:xyxthumbs
 
Fixing up the hood first is a great idea. If you're a perfectionist like the rest of us, you are not going to be pleased with the look of chips underneath the paint protection film. Laters
 
grungy said:
How many gallons of chemicals (wash, degrease, clay lube, etc) do you have on hand?
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I could take 1 gallon of ONR and make a LOT of gallons of clay lube... :p

Since detailing is only a hobby for me, I have a gallon of D103, a gallon of degreaser, a gallon of ONR, and a gallon of Megs Shampoo Plus. Everything else is quart sized or less :smile:
 
It's hard to say because the only gallon container that I have is ONR. However, I have many 16 and 32 oz. bottles, so I would have to guess at 3-5.
 
OK. I'll clarify the poll. Total all your chemicals (even those not in gallon containers) and add them up to determine how many gallons total (remember 32oz = quart, 4 quarts = 1 gal). :cornut:
 
You post reminds me that I need to clean out my cabinet of those old gallons of presta polish and compound. I have not used that garbage in over 2 years. :p
 
So this is interesting.. not to make people go out and count by any means, just to see how much stuff you keep handy (I've seen some pics of shops here in TID with tens of gallons of product sitting on shelves - makes me wonder if they buy during the deals or just stock up once a quarter). :-B
 
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