Getting a little burnt out on detailing

Migue said:
Yup, that's what i meant(sorry for the confusion) , so it looks like the one with brass would be the way to go since i'd be getting better quality for the same price.
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I understand your logic here. I'd first say that one of the pluses I see in this design is it's big base, they don't want to easily tip over, haven't had that happen yet. One potential problem that I could see happening is the brass nozzle is more prominent and prone to breakage. If it were to get knocked over it might be a bit more fragile. Both are great sprayers. I'd probably opt for the plastic nozzle unless I intended to use this sprayer for a dedicated solvent based liquid. The brass one does however give you the option of going either way. The spray pattern looks the same to me.

mnehls86 said:
Mine did too but then I unscrewed the big plastic tube that goes down, pulled out the rod and just had to straighten out the o-ring that some how popped out of its seat...
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The Kwazar sprayers actually come with a small vial of what I assume is mineral oil. It's used for lubricating the shaft and vitron O-Ring.
 
The Driver said:
I take it he's the one cutting the lawn early sunday mornings...
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:D

Nope. Super nice guy. (I got GREAT neighbors) He's a car nut like the rest of us. Has 8 cars that I've seen, and another like 6-8 that I haven't. He came over and asked me about spots on his Mercedes, we tried for about 10 min to get some out (test spot) then it started to rain.

I handed him my flex a few pads, some polishes and then remembered the spotless. Told him about the problems I had read about, and told him to use at his own risk.
 
I am and I only do my own car and have kind of lapsed on the detailing of it this last summer. It is black, need I say more! I am in my third year of ownership and this last summer I mostly have been taking it to self serve touchless and wanding it off I am that tired of trying to make it look pretty. The cleanliness is short lived. It is driven year round and is my DD. I am another one of those that has enough product that it will never get used in my lifetime. I used to enjoy cleaning it up but that passion is gone. My plans are next spring is to try and get a complete detail done on it and look for my next new ride.
 
Ronkh said:
:D

I handed him my flex a few pads, some polishes and then remembered the spotless..
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Sounds like a recipe for disaster - unless you school him on what he is doing. Of course, if it's a neighbor - chances are he will screw up his car and think it looks great. Or, you will end up over there polishing it for him for free to fix his screw ups.
 
skibik said:
I am and I only do my own car and have kind of lapsed on the detailing of it this last summer. It is black, need I say more! I am in my third year of ownership and this last summer I mostly have been taking it to self serve touchless and wanding it off I am that tired of trying to make it look pretty. The cleanliness is short lived. It is driven year round and is my DD. I am another one of those that has enough product that it will never get used in my lifetime. I used to enjoy cleaning it up but that passion is gone. My plans are next spring is to try and get a complete detail done on it and look for my next new ride.
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Sometimes, I do agree. This spring I may be getting a new ride as well depending if it makes it to production.
 
Swanicyouth said:
...[Lending somebody a polisher/etc.]..Sounds like a recipe for disaster - unless you school him on what he is doing...
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Never know...I lent a (female) friend a polisher and such and gave her a *VERY* cursory explanation of how to do it. But she's smart ("seemed like a pretty straightforward process") and approaches everything with the right mindset so it turned out fine. Could I have gotten it better? Sure...but I doubt her husband would have, given the way his "details" turn out. Not like she [messed] it up or anything, easily attained that "best car in the parking lot at work" level.
 
I have a few of these last generation kwazar brand. If you get the foaming tip it's a great way to save on chemical.
 
I would be happy to help you out anytime No worries. I did my buddies Avalanche and all that's left is the trim. I ordered 2 bottles of the Gyeon trim to knock it out.

Mastercraft241 said:
Sad to hear you are getting tired of detailing I was going to ask for a hand with coating the plastic on this 2009 avalanche I just picked up:unsure:
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I'm an enthusiast and only detail my car; and, at times, clean up my parents' cars. I haven't posted much since I initially joined, and that's because I got burned out for a while. I just didn't have the same motivation to detail. I would keep my car clean with rinseless washes when I felt like it. I also focused way too much energy into my career, and while that is a good thing, I continually burned myself out from that. I didn't allow for myself to experience a proper work-life balance.

It got so bad that I was letting the dealership wash my car when I brought it in for service. If it wasn't being washed by the dealer, I drove it through automatic car washes. This went on for a few years and with multiple cars. I bought a new car in July, and I have yet to do a new car prep on it. I'm hopefully going to tackle that next week, as I've recently found a new motivation to get back into detailing.

The reason I brought up me getting burned out from my work is because I relate it to detailing. If you focus too much energy and time to it, you'll burn yourself out. I know I do. Find that balance and don't stress over the small stuff. Realize that your DD doesn't have to always have show car shine.

I've recently gotten back to wanting to take better care of the exterior and interior portion of my car. I've always taken care of the mechanical stuff when needed, but got lazy about washing and waxing. That being said, I plan on performing a good wash, clay, spot correction, polish, and wax; and then after that, just regular rinseless or waterless washes. I'm hoping that would provide enough of a balance for me to not burn out from it again.
 
alpha said:
The reason I brought up me getting burned out from my work is because I relate it to detailing. If you focus too much energy and time to it, you'll burn yourself out. I know I do. Find that balance and don't stress over the small stuff. Realize that your DD doesn't have to always have show car shine.
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Well said!
 
I read what you wrote and I nod my head, but I cant be in the middle of anything. I either go full out or I pass. I'm not ready to pass and I like my car spotless. I just need to fin better, more durable products. I would love to find a product that lasted 36 months and it would be a once a lease process.

Maybe its because I suddenly have 5 cars to deal with and its a lot. Me, Wife , 2 kids and a winter beater. Dirty cars don't bother any of them.



alpha said:
I'm an enthusiast and only detail my car; and, at times, clean up my parents' cars. I haven't posted much since I initially joined, and that's because I got burned out for a while. I just didn't have the same motivation to detail. I would keep my car clean with rinseless washes when I felt like it. I also focused way too much energy into my career, and while that is a good thing, I continually burned myself out from that. I didn't allow for myself to experience a proper work-life balance.

It got so bad that I was letting the dealership wash my car when I brought it in for service. If it wasn't being washed by the dealer, I drove it through automatic car washes. This went on for a few years and with multiple cars. I bought a new car in July, and I have yet to do a new car prep on it. I'm hopefully going to tackle that next week, as I've recently found a new motivation to get back into detailing.

The reason I brought up me getting burned out from my work is because I relate it to detailing. If you focus too much energy and time to it, you'll burn yourself out. I know I do. Find that balance and don't stress over the small stuff. Realize that your DD doesn't have to always have show car shine.

I've recently gotten back to wanting to take better care of the exterior and interior portion of my car. I've always taken care of the mechanical stuff when needed, but got lazy about washing and waxing. That being said, I plan on performing a good wash, clay, spot correction, polish, and wax; and then after that, just regular rinseless or waterless washes. I'm hoping that would provide enough of a balance for me to not burn out from it again.
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Dirty cars don't bother my wife either, but I hate getting in her car and it is too dirty for me to drive. I haven't washed my car in two weeks and I am jonesing to get out and get it shiny. Rain is expected this weekend, argh.
 
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