Snappy Clean

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I was doing some regular maintenance on a cutomers BMW 850 today and it needed another coat of blitz (been about 3 months), even though the surface was still smooth, i found blitz wasnt going on as easy as it usually does. So i whipped out a wax based QD, griots speed shine in this case, and very lightly misted the applicator so it was ever so slightly damp, and the blitz whent on much easier. I know that One grand doesnt sapecificaly recomend this, but i found that the blitz whent on easier and the results wer the exactely the same. Also, i treid the concours method today for the first time. I let the first coat of Blitz frost over, then applied another coat right over that one. Results were great, and saved time because i didnt have to remove the first layer. Oh yeah, on a side note, EF Carpet cleaner works great and Klasse AIO really makes interior wood look awesome.:)
 
Well my way of doing Blitz concours is to apply one coat as usual. let frost, remove. apply another coat to an entire panel (hood, door, turnk lid) and then apply to half the panel and remove immediately. Then do the other half, remove immediately. Do this to all the panels on the car. thats my basic way of doing it.



My test in line for a future use.



Apply Blitz as usual, let frost, and remove. Applt to one panel and immediately remove, do this to all panels. Then come back to first panel and apply to half remove imemdiately, then do other half and remove immediately. Do this to the entire car.



Just my 2 cents

Jason
 
Yeah, i ahve heard of that method, which is you right, the true "concours method", and i wish i had the time to do it but i was just planning on doing two coats. I remember reading somewhere else about not having to remove the first coat, and to just apply anther coat on tiope. Worked great for me. Yeah, but its not i guess the concours method.
 
Jason, its been a long while since I've used the Concour's method. It's so much fun. Kind of wish I didn't have the Zaino on my car right now. Oh well!
 
I bought some Snappy Clean from PAC and I had some questions.
It says you can use it for a week unless using more frequently. Now this is assuming you are using the pad washer. Since I haven't dropped $120 for this I am going to use the powder in a regular bucket to wash the pads.
Question...About how many pads can I wash with one packet before I need to clean out the water?
Right now I have about 10 pads I need to wash, will one packet wash all of those or do I need to use 2 or will one packet wash more than this?
How do I know when I need to dump the water and replace?
And do I wash one pad at a time or do I throw 2-3 pads in at a time and let sit for the suggested 5 min before washing?
Hopefully some of you have used this product in a regular bucket and can help me out. Thanks in advance.
 
Mobilejay said:
I bought some Snappy Clean from PAC and I had some questions.
It says you can use it for a week unless using more frequently. Now this is assuming you are using the pad washer. Since I haven't dropped $120 for this I am going to use the powder in a regular bucket to wash the pads.
Question...About how many pads can I wash with one packet before I need to clean out the water?
Right now I have about 10 pads I need to wash, will one packet wash all of those or do I need to use 2 or will one packet wash more than this?
How do I know when I need to dump the water and replace?
And do I wash one pad at a time or do I throw 2-3 pads in at a time and let sit for the suggested 5 min before washing?
Hopefully some of you have used this product in a regular bucket and can help me out. Thanks in advance.
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Loads of good questions MJ. I have personally never used snappy clean so I can't respond, but look forward to others responses :toetap05:
 
I cannot give you a large scale answer since I never had more than five to clean at one time. Snappy clean is great stuff. The polish on the dirty pads just seems to melt away very easily.

I usually use part of a pack and have never had a problem with dirty cleaning water. Last weekend I cleaned 4 pads with about a third of a snappy clean packet.

Method:

  • Warm water in a bucket.
  • Let the pads soak for a few minutes
  • Use my hands to scrub, wash, squeeze out the pads in the bucket
  • Rinse them out in the sink under a stream of warm water
  • Squeeze clean pad with clean cotton towel to remove excess water
  • Air dry pads in a clean wash bucket. I set them on a grit guard to allow air to reach all sides
They seem to rinse clean regardless how dirty the water in the bucket gets.

For ten pads, I would do five at a time with half a pack of snappy clean for each set of five.
 
Mobilejay said:
I bought some Snappy Clean from PAC and I had some questions.
It says you can use it for a week unless using more frequently. Now this is assuming you are using the pad washer. Since I haven't dropped $120 for this I am going to use the powder in a regular bucket to wash the pads.
Question...About how many pads can I wash with one packet before I need to clean out the water?
Right now I have about 10 pads I need to wash, will one packet wash all of those or do I need to use 2 or will one packet wash more than this?
How do I know when I need to dump the water and replace?
And do I wash one pad at a time or do I throw 2-3 pads in at a time and let sit for the suggested 5 min before washing?
Hopefully some of you have used this product in a regular bucket and can help me out. Thanks in advance.
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I use about 1/2 a packet in two gallons of water. I use hot water to fill the bucket with and then stir in the cleaner with a paint stick... the granules dissolve better this way.

If you use a bucket with a lid, like the cheap ones from Home Depot, you can keep it covered when not in use.

If you have 10 pads to clean, I'd do 'em in batches of 5 or so, although you could probably just stuff all 10 in there. Let 'em soak for awhile and then rinse the pads, while massaging the polish out of them under warm or hot water. I wear gloves and use hot water... haven't had any problems with the velcro separating from the foam.
It only takes a minute to rinse them out and they come clean very nicely.

If you have a pad that's real caked with dried polish, try spraying some Megs Super Degreaser (mixed 10:1) and let it sit for a minute or so... then clean with Snappy. I learned about the degreaser idea from a thread Todd did here. Works like a charm.

After they're clean, I squeeze the water out as best I can and put each pad on a rotary for a spin in a bucket to get the water out. Turn the rotary up all the way to "burn right thru the paint" speed ;)
I use a wire storage rack to set them out afterwards, so air gets all around 'em. Depending on foam density, they dry pretty quickly this way.

Hope that helps!
 
Thanks Roadrunner for the info. I have procrastinated and haven't cleaned them yet as this week is supposed to rain all week sooooo....I have some time. LOL anyway, thanks again guys.
 
Okay so my last question....how do you know when its time to change the water out? How many pads are you getting out of it?
 
Just keep using it 'til the pads aren't coming clean. Keep covered when not in use. I think Snappy recommends up to one week.

Take a wooden paint mixing stick and dip it down to the bottom of the bucket after you've cleaned a bunch of pads, you'll be surprised by how much sludge is down there... it'll be like a mud bog.
 
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